NBA Playoffs Heat take 3-2 lead

Haslem knocks in one of his many corner J's.
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     Last night the Heat took a commanding 3-2 series lead on the Indiana Pacers. The final was 79-90, while the Pacers were up 44-40 after 1 half Miami went on a tear in the third quarter outscoring Indy 30-13. Lebron had 16 in the third and assisted on all but 5 of the other 14 points. LBJ ended with a respectable 30, 8, and 6, and Udonis Haslem stepped up going 8-9 while scoring 16 points. The next game will be back in Indianapolis and the Pacers have to win if they want to keep their title hopes alive.

Conference Finals
East
(1) Heat-3
(3) Pacers-2

West
(2) Spurs-4
(5) Grizzlies-0

Athlete Of The Day

Eastern Conference Finals
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This Is The Athlete Of  The Day
1. He Is Under 25 Years Old
2. His Team Is In The Eastern Conference Finals
3. He Went To A College In California

Redskins to change their name

After 10 congress members agreed to pass a ban that said that the Washington Redskins have to change their name because of the Native Americans. Some of the Native Americans consider the word  Redskin to be like the N-word. Congress has not made the ban but they are planning on passing it soon.
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NBA Playoffs Pacers even up the series

     Last night the Pacers evened the series up with the Heat, and they are going back to Miami in a 2-2 series. Indy squeaked by with a 92-99 W. Roy Hibbert had 23 and 12 while beating up the Heat on the block. Lance Stevenson also had a good game scoring 20 on 9-15 shooting, every Pacer starter scored in double figures. Lebron had an average game scoring 24, along with 6 boards, and 5 dimes.

Conference Finals
East
(1) Heat-2
(3) Pacers-2

West
(2) Spurs-4
(5) Grizzlies-0

NBA Playoffs San Antonio Sweeps Memphis

     The San Antonio Spurs are going to the NBA finals for the 5th time in 15 years. They beat Memphis 93-86 in the 4th game of the series. Tony Parker did his part for 37 points and 6 dimes. Memphis shot only 37.2 % from the field throughout the whole game. Also Memphis was dominated by the Spurs in one of their strongest statistical categories, points in the paint. Memphis had 32 to SAS' 52.
     Sunday night Miami went to Indiana and took care of business with the Pacers. D-Wade had 18 points, 8 assists, and 2 blocks. Every Heat starter had 14+ points. The one positive from the Pacers was the fact that they held Miami to 6 fast break points.

Conference Finals
East
(1) Heat-2
(3) Pacers-1

West
(2) Spurs-4
(5) Grizzlies-0

Should the NBA have a 1 year out of high school rule?

     Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant. When you hear those names you think of Hall of Famers, and some of the top basketball players ever. They were also drafted straight out of high school. There are two sides to every argument and that rule applies especially to this one.

Read more on the NBA page coming in resource (sorry I need to polish things up)...

NBA Draft Lotto

The New Orleans Pelicans new logo
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     Last night was the annual NBA draft lottery. Cleveland won the lottery for the 2nd time in 3 years. They are now the team who won the most #1 picks since the lotto started (4). The Charlotte Bobcats also announced that before the 2014-2015 season they are changing their name back to original name. The Charlotte Hornets. They can do this because the New Orleans Hornets are now the Pelicans.
Projected order:

1. Orlando Magic 25 % chance for #1 pick
2. Charlotte Bobcats 19.9 % chance for #1 pick
3. Cleveland Cavaliers 15.6 % chance for #1 pick
4. Phoenix Suns 11.9 % chance for #1 pick
5. New Orleans Pelicans 8.8 % chance for #1 pick
6. Sacramento Kings 6.3 % chance for #1 pick
7. Detroit Pistons 3.6 % chance for #1 pick
8. Washington Wizards 3.5 % chance for #1 pick
9. Minnesota Timber-wolves 1.7 % chance for #1 pick
10. Portland Trail Blazers 1.1 % chance for #1 pick
11. Philidelphia 76ers 0.8 % chance for #1 pick
12. Toronto Raptors 0.7 % chance for #1 pick
13. Dallas Mavericks 0.6 % chance for #1 pick
14. Utah Jazz 0.5 % chance for #1 pick

Actual Turnout:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timeber-wolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philidelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (Via Toronto from past trade)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz

AOTD INFO

I don't know if any of you know this, but you can answer AOTD's from other weeks too. I will all of them even if it was 2 or 3 weeks ago. Thanks for reading

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Him As A Kid
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This Is Todays AOTD
1. He Plays A Professional Sport In Switzerland
2. He Is One Of The Worlds Best Players In His Sport
3.He Is Currently Ranked #3 In His Sport

P.S: Sorry for not posting on Monday. I will post one tomorrow and friday

NBA Playoffs Conference Finals underway!

     The Grizzlies lost 105-83 to the Spurs in the first game of the WCF. Only two starters from each team played 30 or more minutes in the game.
     In the second WCF game every Spurs starter scored in double digits once again. The Grizzlies were held to 31 first half points. The Grizz still managed to take the game to OT, but SAS came out on top 89-93. Z-Bo had 15 points and 18 boards for Memphis, but his 6-18 shooting held them back.

Conference Finals
East
(1) Heat-0
(3) Pacers-0

West
(2) Spurs-2
(5) Grizzlies-0

Pacers advance to Conference Finals

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     The Indiana Pacers beat the NY Knicks in 6 games. The final score was 106-99. Carmelo Anthony had 39 points, while only 2 other Knicks scored in double figures. Every starting Pacer had 12+ points in the game. The Knicks could have won the game if they had more than 0 fast break points. The Pacers will face the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Him in College
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This Is Todays Athlete Of The Day:
1. He is on the team that got eliminated first in the second round
2. This team went 2-0 with him in the games he played in
3. He is  a good guard

NBA Playoffs 5 teams left

     The New York Knicks were on the brink of elimination, facing the Pacers at MSG. Carmelo Anthony had a good game scoring 28 points and grabbing 6 boards. Chris Copeland gave a good effort off of the bench scoring 13 points off the bench while shooting 3-4 from deep. There was a total of 9 fast break points scored in the game 7 of which came from the Knicks. Paul George contributed 23 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. The Knicks won 85-75. In Oakland, Steph Curry and the Warriors under performed shooting only 25 % from the promise land. While Timmy D and the spurs won by 12. All 5 Spurs starters had at least 11 points.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-4
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-2
(3) Pacers-3

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-4

(2) Spurs-4
(6) Warriors-2

NBA Playoffs Conference coming

     Last night the Heat v Bulls series ended in a tight one. With a final of 94-91 Miami advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Carlos Boozer played well with 26 points and 14 rebounds, but Miami played very well as a whole. LBJ had 23 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds, while D-Wade had 18 points in a game he wasn't likely to play in. In the other series ending game last night the Grizzlies beat the Thunder 84-88. Z-Bo stepped up dropping 28 and 14. While Durant tried his best but couldn't keep pace with the Grizz. He had 21, 6, and 8 boards.
     Tonight there are two potentially series ending games. The Knicks play the Pacers at MSG. I think that New York will extend the series and Melo will drop 40. But in game 6 the Pacers will close out the Knicks and take on the Heat. The Spurs take on the Warriors at Oracle Arena aka Roaracle. I think that GSW will beat SAS in game 6 but the Spurs will win game 7 behind a great Tony Parker performance.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-4
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-1
(3) Pacers-3

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-4

(2) Spurs-3
(6) Warriors-2

Heat and Grizzlies win

In a heated Bulls vs. Heat series the Heat found themselves up in the series 3-1. They quickly got to work when they took the 21-4 lead at the beginning of the game. The bulls kept chipping away at the game but couldn't take the W in the end.Carlos Boozer contributed 26 points and 14 rebounds. While Richard Hamilton had 15 points off the bench. Dwayne Wade gave 18 points with 6 assists and Lebron had 26 points and 8 assists. In the Grizzlies vs. Thunder game Kevin Durant left it all on the floor but only shot 5-21. He only had 21 points but still had 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Zach Randolph had 28 points, 14 reound, 2 assists, and 2 steals. The grizzlies won 88-84

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Division Of Racing
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This Is Todays AOTD

1. This Person Made History In Racing (In The Last Few Years)

2. This Person Was Born In The Cheese State

3. The Car Number That This Person Drives In Is #10

4. This Person Plays In The Sprint Cup Series 

 P.S There is no picture of this person because it would be too easy to guess 

Bruins win game 7 and advance

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     The Boston Bruins had a 3-1 series choke hold on the Toronto Maple Leafs, but then Toronto came back and forced a game 7 in Boston. The Bruins were down 4-1 in the 3rd, but made a miraculous comeback, and forced OT. Patrice Bergeron had 2 goals including the game winner in OT and 1 assist for the Bruins.

Grizzlies and Heat Win

Both the Grizzlies and the Heat won last night to go up 3-1 in there series lead. First the Grizzlies beat the Thunder in OT 103-97. Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph all scored over 23 points while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol combined for 23 points. On the East side the Heat wiped out the Bulls 88-65 on Chicago's home court. Surprisingly the Heat only had one scorer over 15 points and Dwayne Wade only had 6 points.

Harper Hurt

Yesterday Outfielder Bryce Harper of the Nationals got hurt in a wall collision. Harper is receiving 11 stitches in his chin and also jammed his right shoulder. This is a pretty bad injury but he won't miss too much time if any.

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NBA Playoffs tight series

     Last night the Spurs lost to Golden State in OT. The Spurs were 0-7 with a turnover through the first 3 minutes of OT, and they let the game slip away. Manu contributed well with 21 off the bench, but no one else of the San Antonio bench did much of anything. Harrison Barnes and Jarrett Jack each stepped up last night. Barnes had 26 points and Jack had 24, together the two kept GSW in the game.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-2
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-1
(3) Pacers-2

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-2

(2) Spurs-2
(6) Warriors-2

Will the Brewers finish over .500?

Will the Brewers finish over .500? Will they make the playoffs? Will they stay healthy? Will Corey Hart and Mat Gamel make an impact once back? I will answer all of those and more. I think they will finish barely under .500, their worst possible record being 65-97, and at best probably around 88-74. With that said, I think we will probably miss the playoffs, but we might just sneak into the final wildcard spot. Will they stay healthy? I can't really answer this question but I think we will probably suffer 1 major injury to someone like Braun or Gallardo, and 1 more not as big, like a Rickie Weeks or Willy Peralta. I think Corey Hart will impact some but not a ton. He will probably bat about .275 with 18 home runs over the last 100 games. Mat  Gamel won't impact us and lose his starting job after 10 games.  Will John Axford pick it up? I don't think so. I have no reason to believe he will, and because he didn't do well at the last season either. Lastly, even though this is way down the road, I think the Brewers will sign someone like Matt Garza or maybe Josh Johnson(both free agents) at the end of the season.

MLB Leaders

With MLB Baseball One Month into the season I think it's time to decide whether or not the people that are leading the league in the stats below are Legit  Meaning they keep up the work and have a successful season even if they don't league in the category- or a Fluke- Meaning that this is only a coincedence and they won't even keep a good start going and just bomb the rest of the season.
NL Batting Average Leader: Carlos Gomez MIL .364. Legit- The Only reason that I am saying this is not a fluke is because he showed signs of doing this last year. He won't be hitting as high as he is now but at the end of the year I think he will be hitting around .315 BA.
AL Batting Average Leader: Miguel Cabrera .385 Legit- This guy is on fire, he is showing people that he was meant to have that triple crown last year and he might have a chance at it this year the way he has been hitting. And at the end of the year I think he will end up hitting around .335

(Head On Over To The MLB Page To Read The Rest Of My Legit Or Flunk)

Halladay To Have Surgery

Halladay Getting Pulled
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Roy Halladay the once Ace pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies will under go surgery to "clean out" his pitching shoulder. He said that if he needed surgery that he would retire  but I don't believe it. He should be back sometime this year hopefully and be able to play out the season. Roy Halladay has an 8.94 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP which is among the worst in the league. Maybe after this surgery he come back to be the Ace we all know.

Ferguson Done at MU

Alex Ferguson the manager of Manchester United has called it quits after over 25 years as head of the most successful soccer club in history. He lead the club to a .750 winning percentage and 4 Fa cup titles. He will be remembered as one of the best managers in soccer history.

NBA Playoffs No Advantages?

     Last night the Knicks evened the series with the Pacers on the anniversary of Reggie Miller's 8 points in 8.9 seconds. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 9 rebounds, and JR Smith had only 8 points off the bench. Paul George had 20 points for the Pacers, but the Knicks outscored them by 20 points. The final was 105-79 with the Knicks getting a blowout W. The Grizzlies also evened the series with the Thunder with a 99-93 win. Durant had a Lin-like game dropping 36 to go with 11 boards and 9 assists, but had 5 turnovers. Mike Conley had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-0
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-1
(3) Pacers-1

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-1

(2) Spurs-1
(6) Warriors-0

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NBA Playoffs Conference Semis

     Last night the rested Heat played the hobbled Bulls. Luol Deng, Rip Hamilton, and Kirk Hinrich didn't play for Chicago. Nate Robinson stepped up for the Bulls dropping 27 and 9 assists. Lebron had 24, 8, and 7 but it wasn't enough and the Bulls beat the Heat 93-86. The other game last night was Spurs and Warriors. The game went into double OT, and Manu Ginobili came up big with the game winning 3. The Spurs won, but Steph Curry had a monster game, he poured in 44 points. The final was 129-127.

Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-0
(5) Bulls-1

(2) Knicks-0
(3) Pacers-1

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-0

(2) Spurs-1
(6) Warriors-0

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This Is Todays Athlete Of The Day.

1. He plays in the NBA

2. He Wears Number #2

3. He Went To Washington College 

4. He Got Drafted In The First Round 

P.S I will try and put AOTD Every Monday,Wednesday and Friday

and will put scores on a document and have some kind of prize at the end of the month.


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Golden State Vs. San Antonio

Last night the spurs faced off against the hot Warriors in game one of the series. Stephen Curry, has been unstoppable in the 3rd quarter and in this game he was again. In the 3rd quarter alone he dropped 22 points. At the end of the third quarter the Warriors were up 92-80. But not for long. The spurs roared back in the 4th quarter to force OT. Both teams scored nine points and it was on to 2OT. The Warriors were down by one with less than 10 seconds left when Golden state got a late bucket to take the lead by 1. With only seconds left the Spurs called a timeout. They left Manu Ginobili wide open behind the arc and the ball was directed straight at him. Right when he touched the ball he shot it. Drained! He hit the 3 to go up by 2. The Warriors called a timeout to give themselves a chance but when it was all said and done the Warriors fell in game 1.

NBA Playoffs Round 1 over Conference Semi's underway

     All 4 game sixes were won by the team that was up 3-2. The Celtics made a frantic comeback but the Knicks handled them in the final minute and got the W. The Thunder, Grizzlies and Warriors each won their series. The Bulls won game 7 against Brooklyn although they were very shorthanded. Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich were out.
     I think that the Heat will beat Chicago in 5, Indiana will beat the Knicks in 7. In the west OKC will win in 6 and SA will win in 6 games.
Conference Semifinals
East
(1) Heat-0
(5) Bulls-0

(2) Knicks-0
(3) Pacers-1

West
(1) Thunder-1
(5) Grizzlies-0

(2) Spurs-0
(6) Warriors-0

Conference Quarterfinals
East
(1) Heat-4
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-4
(7) Celtics-2

(3) Pacers-4
(6) Hawks-2

(4) Nets-3
(5) Bulls-4

West
(1) Thunder-4
(8) Rockets-2

(2) Spurs-4
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-2
(6) Warriors-4

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-4

Bucks Offseason Situation

After losing to the Heat in the first round of the playoffs the Milwaukee Bucks have some decisions to make, and will most likely have to let either Jennings or Ellis go. We could probably afford to pay Redick, but if we wanted to go after someone like a Josh Smith or a Dwight Howard we would probably only keep 1. I think we will keep Jennings even though I think Ellis is better. I think this will happen because we will sign Josh Smith and Jennings said he'd stay if Milwaukee became contenders. I also think Redick will leave.

P.J. Carlesimo Fired as Nets Coach

P.J. Carlesimo was recently fired by the Brooklyn Nets GM. It comes as a surprise to me as he coached  the Nets to a 35-19 record after Avery Bradley was fired. After being released Carlesimo stated that only a title would have saved his job and that even if he won game seven against the bulls it wouldn't have saved his job.

Bulls troubled

With the Chicago Bulls playing the best team in the NBA in the Heat they don't have much chance. To add insult to injury they do not have Rose and Deng for game 1 and maybe more. I project the Heat will sweep the Bulls.

NBA Playoffs Comebacks?

     Last night the Celtics and Rockets each won their 2nd straight of the series. The Celtics beat the Knicks 92-86. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and added 18 boards as well. The Knicks were off from behind the 3pt line shooting 5-22. The Celtics also helped their own cause by shooting 100 % from the FT line. Melo dropped 22 but it wasn't enough to end the series. After the game the two teams got tangled up a little but nothing very bad happened. In the Rockets-Thunder game 8 of the 10 starters scored in double figures, and 5 of 5 Rockets' starters scored in double figures. James Harden had 31 points and 8 rebounds while going 7-9 on threes. Francisco Garcia was also launching, as he dropped 18 points on 5-12 shooting from 3 point range. Kendrick Perkins only played 16 minutes, and he could have helped them get the W. Kevin Durant scored 36 points, grabbed 7 boards, and dished out 7 assists. The final was 100-107 Rockets. ATL took on IND and the Pacers dominated the Hawks, 83-106. The Hawks shot only 21.4 % from 3. There was also only a total of 16 fast break points. Paul George had 21 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists on 7-8 shooting.

East
(1) Heat-4
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-3
(7) Celtics-2

(3) Pacers-3
(6) Hawks-2

(4) Nets-2
(5) Bulls-3

West
(1) Thunder-3
(8) Rockets-2

(2) Spurs-4
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-2
(6) Warriors-3

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-3

Celtics force a game 6

Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 18 rebounds and the Celtics stayed alive in the playoffs, cutting New York's lead to 3-2 with a 92-86 victory on Wednesday night.

The Celtics will host Game 6 on Friday night, needing two victories to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series

J.R. Smith, back from his one-game suspension for elbowing Jason Terry with the Knicks way ahead late in Game 3, missed his first 10 shots and finished 3 of 14 for 14 points. Terry also scored 17 off the bench.

Raymond Felton scored 21 pts., 6 reb., and 4 ast. for the Knicks

Adrian Payne Staying at MSU

Today Michigan State star Adrian Payne announced he will stay at Michigan State for his Senior Season. This puts Michigan State at 3 in the pre-recruiting rankings but will probably fall after the recruiting process as they don't have the appeal of a Louisville or Kentucky. Some other stars who have announced they are staying include Russ Smith, Mitch Mcgary, and CJ Fair. Some who are leaving early are Nerlons Noel, Trey Burke, Ben Mclemore, and Deshaun Thomas.

Grizz Take Series Lead

Last Night the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 103-93 and take the series lead 3-2. Also for the Clippers Blake Griffin hurt his foot. If the Clippers want to make it deep in the playoffs Chris Paul is going to have to play great. Also The Nuggets beat the Warriors last night 107-100. Stephen Curry felt like he was being targeted. Nuggets got the series back up to 3-2 saving themselves.