NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs – Round 1

The NBA regular season has finally ended. The playoffs begin on April 13, let’s look at each Eastern Conference matchup.   (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs (8) Detroit Pistons The Bucks finished the season with an Eastern conference best, 60-22, record. A team does not win 60 games by accident. Coach Bud has

The Magic Is Gone

Just as fans in Los Angeles were sitting down to eat dinner, the news breaks that Magic Johnson stepped down from his role as President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s run down the list of accomplishments Magic Johnson had in his tenure…ok, well that just about

C Us Rise or C Us Fall?

Tuesday night, the Celtics got destroyed by the Toronto Raptors. They played like garbage and the Raptors did not. That essentially sums up the game, there is not much else to really say. As a Celtic fan, the lackluster effort more than frustrated me; as did the comments Marcus Smart

Deadline Day Recap

From a player who is one season removed from being the number one pick in the draft to an aging veteran who is still uber productive at his position and has an elite skillset, there were players to be had at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Trade deadline day lacked the

The Wizards Go Bull Riding

February 6th had a number of moves take place in the NBA as the February 7th trade deadline approaches. Maybe it’s because I’m a Duke fan, but I was particularly intrigued by one of them. Otto Porter was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Jabari Parker, Bobby Portis, and a

The Sixers Go All In

Last night Tobias Harris hit a game winning jump shot for the Clippers to defeat the Hornets. This morning, Tobias Harris is no longer a Clipper as he was traded to the Sixers. Tobias has been a good player in the league and is still younger than most people realize

Unicorn Sightings Increase In Dallas

The Knicks could not handle Anthony Davis and the Pelicans GM taking all the headlines. On one hand, you have the Pelicans GM saying Wednesday that he was not picking up the phone for Anthony Davis trades. On the other, KP says he is unhappy in New York and in

Trading The Brow

It finally happened on Monday morning; the Woj bomb that NBA fans didn’t know when it would come but knew it was inevitable nonetheless finally dropped. Anthony Davis and his agent, Rich Paul, informed the Pelicans that he has no intention of singing his contract extension after next season and

The Celtics Would Be Smart To Have The Marcus Identity

It is no secret that the Celtics are not succeeding the way fans and those around the league expected them to so far this season despite the immense talent they have on the roster. When you watch the superiorly talented Celtics team lose to teams like the Magic and the

Step Back and Enjoy

James Harden is playing like the best player in the world and to put it simply, people don’t know how to feel about it. Calm down, I’m not saying he is, but he is playing like it as of late. No matter what Harden does, there is a divide among