Kevin Durant came up big for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Sunday’s Game 1 semi-finals against the Memphis Grizzlies by knocking down a clutch 19-foot pull-up jump shot with 11.1 seconds remaining for a 93-91 victory. “I just wanted to get up the floor as quick as possible and find a shot,” said Durant, who [...]
James Harden Leads Rockets Past The Thunder
February 21, 2013 | Posted by
In the third game against his old team, James Harden reminded the Oklahoma City Thunder of his unique skill set, dropping a career-high 46 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 122-119 victory. Harden along with Jeremy Lin, who added 29 points, managed to mount an intense fourth-quarter comeback after being down 14 points [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Passing Gives Lakers Hope Of Turn Around
January 28, 2013 | Posted by
In last two games, Kobe Bryant has shot less and passed more and the Los Angeles Lakers — the surprise disappointment of the season — won both times. Maybe, just maybe, the elixir has been found to turn around their season. Bryant, one of the fiercest competitors in the NBA, surely hopes so. The league’s [...]
Sports Community Impacted By Connecticut Tragedy
December 15, 2012 | Posted by
There were multiple sports figures that took to social media websites Friday to express their feelings about the shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, with every NBA game having a moment of silence before their Friday night start. “I don’t know if any of you have family, friends or connections to the horror that took place [...]
James Harden Dazzles In Debut With Rockets
November 1, 2012 | Posted by
James Harden seemed comfortable as a Houston Rocket, although he practically just got there. In his first game with his new team, Harden had 37 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals – remarkable at any time but especially since he was had only two practices with the team – leading the Rockets to [...]
Kobe Bryant Closer To Surpassing Michael Jordan Than LeBron James
October 30, 2012 | Posted by
It has been amusing and a little confusing listening to all the recent chatter about LeBron James one day, possibly, maybe eclipsing the legendary Michael Jordan as the game’s all-time best player. With the 2012-13 season beginning tonight, seems the appropriate time to lend a little perspective. This notion is funny because only in the [...]
Rory McIIroy defeats Tiger Woods in Head-To-Head Exhibition
October 29, 2012 | Posted by
In the first head-to-head exhibition between the two biggest names in golf, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, McIlroy managed to shoot a 5-under 67 to defeat Woods by one stroke in an 18-hole match on Monday in Zhengzhou, China. The match labeled as “Duel at Jinsha Lake,” McIlroy jumped out to an early lead with [...]
James Harden Traded to Houston In NBA Shocker
October 28, 2012 | Posted by
James Harden, one of the Oklahoma City trio of stars that led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in June, was traded to the Houston Rockets when he refused a $55-million contract extension offer. The news that OKC had broken up its dynamic young core of Harden, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook was met with [...]
NBA Puts Time Limit On Pre-Game Hijinx; Players Not Happy
October 17, 2012 | Posted by
Don’t look now, but the NBA has instituted another new rule. This one minimizes the time players put on their little performance during pre-game introductions, exhibitions that the league feel is slowing down the start of games. Seriously. Starting this season, as soon as player introductions are finished, there will be 90 seconds put on [...]
LeBron James and Kevin Durant Training Hard Together
September 11, 2012 | Posted by
LeBron James, Kevin Durant meet in Akron for a week of workouts This would never happen in the old days. Imagine Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain training together. Or Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Or Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Just would not happen. Back then, which was not that long ago, competitors did their [...]
