Before helping his team defeat the Indiana Pacers and end their playoff run Thursday night (May 24) in Game 6 … Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat already had people talking, and it had nothing to do with his skills on the court.

Dressed in a white button-up shirt and a pair of hot pink pants (and matching pink/white sneakers), the NBA player made one hell of a fashion statement as he made his way into the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (See below)

Rick Kamla from NBA TV called Wade’s choice of wardrobe a “flagrant fashion foul,” but the Heat guard embraced the criticism in the post-game interview.

“I know they’re killing me in the studio over my pants,” he said. “And they’re just mad they can’t pull it off.”

Accroding to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, even Dwyane’s own teammate LeBron James made fun of him before the game.

LeBron James: “Damn, for real, those are close-out pants? And the finger sleeve?”

Dwyane Wade: “You gotta coordinate.”

James: “You look like Eddie Murphy in the ’80s”

Wade: “Eddie Murphy wishes he looked like me.”

After he changed into his basketball gear, Dwyane Wade went on to score 41 points and 10 rebounds, assisting his teammates in their 105 to 93 victory over the Pacers. Not too bad for a guy who wears hot pink pants.

Your thoughts on Dwyane Wade and his hot pink pants?

T.I. and his 16-year-old daughter Zonnique Pullins (one-third of the “OMG Girlz”) sat courtside at the Philips Arena in Atlanta last Tuesday night (May 1) as the home team — the Hawks — took on the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs.

R&B singer/songwriter/producer The Dream was also in attendance at the basketball game, which resulted in the Celtics defeating the Hawks, 87-80.

Check out a few pics below:

Amar’e Stoudemire couldn’t put out the Heat …. so he punched a fire extinguisher instead!!

Last night, the New York Knicks basketball star severely cut his left hand after he had a temper tantrum following the team’s loss to the Miami Heat 104-94 in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs.

According to several media outlets, Amare punched a fire extinguisher case on his way to the locker room, and had to be treated by the paramedics. Witnesses to the incident reported that there was “a lot of blood.”

Stoudemire left the America Airlines Arena with his arm in a sling and his hand bandaged. At this time, his status for Game 3 is unknown.

Amare tweeted about the incident later on last night and apologized to his teammates and fans:

“I am so mad at myself right now, I want to apologize to the fans and my team, not proud of my actions, headed home for a new start. We all have done thing out of anger that we regret. That makes us human. Bad timing on my part. Sorry guys. This to shall pass.”

We all do things in the HEAT of the moment … just gotta be a little more careful next time, son!

The Boston Celtics won their final game against the Detroit Pistons and now are heading to the finals to face the Lakers. The Celtics won by 8 in Game 6 in Detroit (89-81). Boston won took 4 games out the 6 to reign the title as Eastern Conference Champs. (4-2). Paul Pierce scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Kevin Garnett had 16 rebounds, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Ray Allen put up 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. K.G. was excited about the win but he was exhausted from playing Detroit so hard. He responded after Game 6:

“It’s kind of surreal,” Garnett said. “Probably hasn’t even hit me yet because we haven’t slept in about four days, going on five days now. Going to the Finals, I’m just hoping to get some sleep.”

The Pistons couldn’t come out and win at home but there’s always next year. Sorry Pistons Fans but don’t worry the Lakers will come and revenge you. Chauncey Billups totaled 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Pistons. Richard Hamilton put up 21 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Billups talked about the sudden loss last night:

“This is really tough, Billups said, we had it, and we didn’t get over the hump.”

The Celtics will play Game 1: Lakers Thursday (June 5th) @ 9PM on ABC. Don’t forget to tune in to the NBA Finals!!! Check out video reactions below.

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The Los Angeles Lakers won so gracefully tonight!!! I’m beyond ecstatic about this win by the Lakers! The San Antonio Spurs had a good run but it’s L.A.’s time to win some RINGS! More »

The Los Angeles Lakers won so gracefully tonight!!! I’m beyond ecstatic about this win by the Lakers! The San Antonio Spurs had a good run but it’s L.A.’s time to win some RINGS! The Lakers took 4 games out the series (4-1). The Lakers won by 7 (100-92) and became the WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! I’m so proud of the Lakers. They’ve come so far in these series and show no signs of slowing down. MVP Kobe Bryant totaled 39 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Pau Gasol racked 12 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists. Lamar Odom put up 13 points and 8 rebounds. Kobe vented after last night’s victory and said:

“I think it is a tremendous accomplishment,” Bryant said. “I think the West is extremely tough. We’re all extremely excited and proud about it. Now, it’s time to go on and see if we can finish it off.”

I’m pretty sure that ya’ll will Kobe! The Spurs did well despite the loss to the CHAMPIONS. Tim Duncan scored 19 points and 15 rebounds. Manu Ginobili totaled 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Tony Parker put up 23 points and 4 assists. Duncan responded to the loss postively and said:

“Just got to gear it up again to go to next year,” Duncan said. “Love what we had this year. We just weren’t good enough through stretches.”

The Lakers will play the winning team of the Boston Celtics Vs. Detroit Pistons series. Check out video reactions below.

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I must say it’s coming to an end with the San Antonio Spurs. The Los Angeles Lakers won the away game last night by two (93-91). The Lakers go home in Game 5. L.A. haven’t lost a home game in the series yet so it’s not looking too good for the Spurs. The Lakers are leading the series (3-1). Kobe Bryant totaled 28 points and 10 rebounds. Pau Gasol scored 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Lamar Odom put up 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Kobe stated at the end of the Game 4′s win:

“It is a big step for us,” Kobe said, “Tonight we came out and did a much, much better job to win in this building in this particular game. It’s big for us.”

Game 5 airs Thursday (May 29th) @ 9PM on TNT.

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The San Antonio Spurs finally win one at home against the Los Angeles Lakers! Hooray for them! Good Job! Nah, but the Spurs went hard and yeah I’m hating cause I wanted my boy Kobe to dominate last night. The Lakers still lead the series though (2-1). The Spurs won by a 19 points (103-84). Manu Ginobili scored 30 points and 2 rebounds. Tim Duncan put 22 points and 21 rebounds. Tony Parker scored 20 points and 5 assists.

Check out reactions after the cut!

Game 4 airs Tuesday (May 27) @ 9PM on TNT.

Was there any doubt the Lakers wouldn’t win?! The Los Angeles Lakers continues to show and prove they deserve to win the championship this year. The San Antonio Spurs got blew out by 30 (101-71)! The Lakers are currently and steadily leading the series (2-0). My boy, Kobe Byrant, scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Lamar Odom came out and scored 20 points and 12 rebounds. Pau Gasol put up 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Although, Kobe is basically unstoppable he still knows that he cannot underestimate his opponents:

“You have to take care of business,” Kobe said. “Get to practice [Saturday] and work on things that we want to adjust or get better at and get ready to rock ‘n roll on Sunday.”

Tony Parker scored 13 points and 4 assists. Tim Duncan scored 12 points and 16 rebounds. Manu Ginobili scored only 7 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds. Ginobili didn’t make any excuses at the results of the ending of the game and the way he played last night. He responded:

“I blame myself for these two losses,” Ginobili said. “It should be 1-1. My mind is not fatigued. I need to step up. It will be different in Game 3.”

Check out reactions from Game 2:

Game 3 airs Sunday (May 25) @ 8:30PM on TNT.

The Detroit Pistons win Game 2 in Boston last night against the Celtics. The Boston Celtics let the Pistons beat them at home and it’s going to be a hard few games on the road since the Celtics don’t do too well on road games. Home games is their ticket to the finals and they lost the first home game. The series are now tied (1-1). The Pistons won by 6 in Game 2 (103-97). Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds. Chauncey Billups put up 19 points and 7 assists. Hamilton responded at the end of Game 2 about how excited he is about the win and returning to their home court in Game 3:

“The atmosphere’s going to be crazy,” Hamilton said. “We’re geeked about getting back to our home court. The fans are excited, and now it’s our job to take care of home court.

Kevin Garnett scored 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics. Paul Pierce totaled 26 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Rajon Rondo scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Check out the Celtics and Pistons reactions after Game 2:

Game 3 airs Saturday (May 24) @ 8:30 on ABC.

The Los Angeles Lakers take another victory after being down by 20 points in the first half of the game against the San Antonio Spurs came back and won by 4 (89-85). Kobe Bryant, who only had 2 points in the 2nd quarter, scored his last 25 points in the second half of Game 1. Kobe totaled 27 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Pau Gasol scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. I’m so proud of K.B. and I hope he gets his ring this year! If anyone deserves it this year it can only go to Kobe Bryant. The Lakers are currently leading the series (1-0).

Check out video reactions after the cut!

Video Reactions After Game 1

Game 2 airs Friday (May 23) @ 9PM on TNT.

The Boston Celtics win another game against the Detroit Pistons after the progression from Game 7 with the Cavs. The Celtics won by 9 (88-79). The Pistons need to win away games if they want to progress in the series. Kevin Garnett had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Paul Pierce scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Although resting is very vital in these series, Garnett says he ready to give it his all:

“Rest is not an option,” Garnett said. “So we don’t even think about that.”

Tayshaun Price had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Antonio McDyess scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 1 assists. Richard Hamilton put 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Celtics are leading the series (1-0). It’s anyone’s game in Game 2.

Game 2 airs Thursday (May 22) @ 8:30PM on ESPN.

(Photos: Getty Images)

The Boston Celtics won at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last game of the series (4-3) between both teams. The Celtics won by 5 (97-92). Paul Pierce totaled 41 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Kevin Garnett scored 13 points and 13 rebounds. Rajon Rondo scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. I must say I am disappointed about the Cavs loss. I really wanted to see LeBron progress within the playoffs. Garnett said at the end of Game 7:

“Today it was basically get the ball to Paul Pierce and get the hell out of the way,”

LeBron James scored and made history despite the loss. He scored 45 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Delonte West totaled 15 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.

Check out the conference video after Game 7.

The Celtics will play the Detroit Pistons in the next set of series.

Game 1 airs Tuesday (May 20) @ 8:30 on ESPN.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won last night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The Cavs won by 5 (74-69). The series are now tied (3-3). LeBron James got off last night! He scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Delonte West scored 10 points and 3 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas totaled 7 points and 10 rebounds. Video reactions after the cut.

Game 7 airs Sunday (May 18) @ 3:30PM on TNT.

Kobe Bryant pushed it to the limit last night as usual!!! The Los Angeles Lakers won the last game of the series between the Utah Jazz (4-2) by 3 (108-105). Kobe Bryant was injured a few games back but could that stop him from getting closer to his ring WITHOUT Shaq…NOT PERIOD! K.B. scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Pau Gasol totaled 17 points and 13 rebounds. Lamar Odom had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Kobe stated at the final game’s end:

“It’s a big step for us,” Kobe said. “It shows a lot of character on our part to come in here and come out of here with a victory. It’s been a great journey and we want to keep it rolling, it’s a great accomplishment to get to the conference finals, but we believe we can accomplish much more.”

The Lakers will play the team who wins the series of New Orleans Hornets Vs. San Antonio Spurs. I hope the Hornets’ win. I can’t wait to see Kobe and Chris on the same court!

Check out the video reaction from the Lakers’

The San Antonio Spurs win Game 6 at home against the New Orleans Hornets. CP3 didn’t come through like I wish he did but he had a pretty good game overall. The Spurs did take the win by 11 (99-80). The series is still tied though (3-3). Tim Duncan scored 20 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tony Parker had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Duncan stated how he felt about the stakes of these series played between the Hornets’:

“We know what we’re facing. We’re facing elimination,” Duncan said. “And we know we have to put a good game together there. … We’re going to take it in there and it’s do-or-die.”

Chris Paul did well in last night despite the loss. He totaled 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. David West scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Hornets will play the next game at home in New Orleans. The Spurs will have to step it up in Game 7. This should be intense! Check out reactions on the video below.

Game 7 airs Monday (May 19) on TNT.

(Photos: Getty Images) The Lakers win again! They can’t whoop Kobe at home on his worst night! The L.A. Lakers defeat the Utah Jazz by 7 points in the final score (111-104). Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds to lead the series (3-2). Kobe responded on the win last night and he said:

“I just had to pick my spots,” he said. “I knew I wasn’t 100 percent healthy, so I wanted to get us off to a good start, give us an emotional boost. Then in the third quarter, there were moments where I had to pick it up, and I was able to do that. And in the fourth quarter, Lamar [Odom] and Pau [Gasol] took it from there.”

Pau Gasol was on point last night scoring a total of 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Lamar Odom put 22 points and 11 rebounds. The Jazz can kiss these last few game goodbye because the Lakers are not going to lose these series!

Check post reactions of Game 5.

Game 6 airs Friday (May 16) @ 10:30PM on TNT.

 

The Cleveland Cavaliers lose again! The Boston Celtics are now in the lead after winning the tie-breaker last night (3-2). The Celtics won by 7 points (96-89). Kevin Garnett put up 26 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James totaled 35 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. LeBron commented on the loss after the game:

“We know it’s a win-or-go-home situation. We’ve got to approach it that way,” LeBron said “We’re a very good team at home. But a LeBron James team is never desperate.”

Reactions after the cut…

Stay tuned for Game 6 on Friday (May 16) @ 8PM on ESPN.

The New Orleans Hornets blew the San Antonio Spurs out last night by 22 points (101-79). The Hornets now lead the series (3-2). David West totaled 38 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists last night for the Hornets. CP3 also known as Chris Paul had 22 points, 14 assists and 3 rebounds.

Game 6 airs Thursday (May 15) @ 9PM on ESPN.

The Detroit Pistons take the victory of the series (4-1) between the Orlando Magic. Detroit had an advantage a home by winning the last game in the series but it’s go hard or go home. The Pistons came harder leading them further into the playoffs. The final score of last night game was [91-86]. Richard Hamilton would not let his team lose at home..period. He scored 31 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. Hamilton said proudly after the final game win:

“Now we expect to do this,” Hamilton said. “We’re supposed to be here.”

Rasheed Wallace scored 14 points and 7 rebounds for the Pistons. Antonio McDyess had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists. Tayshaun Prince put up 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. The Pistons can rest up now because they’re going to need it for whoever they face in the Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. Boston Celtics series.

Cleveland Cavaliers play the Boston Celtics tonight (May 14th) @ 8PM on TNT. Series is tied (2-2).

Click play on the video to hear the Pistons’ reaction to the final win between the Orlando Magic.

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics in Game 4 last night. The series is now tied (2-2). The Cavs won by a good 11 points (88-77). The indeed had to win Game 4 in order to stand ground in this series. LeBron James, who had 21 points, 13 assists and 6 rebounds, said at the game’s end:

“We took care of home court and turned it into a three-game series,” James said.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Kevin Garnett finished the game with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics.

Click play on the video for more details.

Game 5 airs Wednesday (May 14) @ 8PM on TNT.

The Los Angeles Lakers unfortunately loss to the Utah Jazz yesterday by 8 after going to overtime (123-115) but the series is still tied (2-2). Deron Williams had 29 points and 14 assists. Kobe Bryant had 33 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. The Lakers need to win Game 5! Check out the video for more details.

Game 5 airs Wednesday (May 14) @ 10:30PM (ET) on TNT.

The New Orleans Hornets fell under the San Antonio Spurs in yesterday’s game losing by 20 points (100-80). The Spurs tied the series in game 4 (2-2). Top performer of the night was Tim Duncan. Duncan totaled 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists. Here’s quick reaction from Tim Duncan on how he felt about tying the series:

“I’m just trying to do my part,” Duncan said. “It’s just that. You’ve got to step up at playoff time. It’s win or go home. So you’ve got to step up and make plays.”

Check out the video recap for more details.

Game 5 airs Tuesday @ 9:30 PM (ET) on TNT

The Cleveland Cavaliers take the victory at home in last night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The Cavs won by 24 in Game 3 (108-84). LeBron James was determined to win for the home team last night. James had 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Delonte West was on point last night with 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. West said at the end of the game:

“We came out, jumped on them and didn’t give it back,” West said.

The Celtics are still leading this series (2-1) but a lot can change in the next game. Game 4 will be in Cleveland which will make it harder for the Celtics to maintain their lead.

Game 4 airs Monday (May 12) on TNT.

(Photos: Getty Images)

It seems whenever a team is home it’s easier for them to win games but this wasn’t the case for last night’s game. The Detroit Pistons defeats the Orlando Magic with a 3-pointer by Tayshaun Prince in the last 8.9 seconds in the final quarter (90-89). Pistons still leading the series (3-1). Tayshaun Price totaled 17 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Pistons’ coach Flip Saunders feared they would lose without their star point-guard, Chauncey Billups, but Hamilton stepped in and took charge. Richard Hamilton scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Game 5 airs Tuesday (May 13) @ 7 on TNT

The Utah Jazz won Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers at home by 5 (104-99). The Lakers still lead the series for now (2-1). Top perfomers of the night were Carlos Boozer and Kobe Bryant. Boozer had a total of 27 points and 20 rebounds. Kobe had 34 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Click the on the pic above for a video recap for more details.

Game 4 is Sunday (May 11) @ 3:30PM on ABC.

{Video Courtesy of ESPN}

The San Antonio Spurs finally win a game against the New Orleans Hornets but the Hornets still lead the series (2-1). The Spurs win by 11 last night and take the victory of Game 3 (110-99). Tony Parker did not want to lose 3 games in a row to the Hornets so he stepped up his game a little bit. Parker totaled 31 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. Manu Ginobili also scored 31 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Ginobili said after the victory last night:

“We know that going 3-0 — it’s never been done to come back like that,” said Ginobili, “Today, for us, it was a Game 7. We knew if we didn’t win today, it was almost over. So we had a different approach. We played with more passion, more edge.”

 

Although the Spurs won Game 3 the Hornets are still leading the series. Chris Paul still seem as unstoppable as they won the game themselves. Paul had a whopping 35 points, 9 assists and 2 rebounds. David West had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul talked about Game 3 loss and said:

“They made a lot more shots,” Paul said. “We got away from our defensive game plan somewhat. We didn’t defend as well as we did the first two games.”

 In order to win these series Chris Paul will have to go harder in the next away game against the Spurs.

Game 4 airs Sunday (May 11) @ 8 on TNT.

(Photos: Getty Images) The Boston Celtics win again against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s two in a row (2-0). Beating the Cavs by 16, the final score was (89-73). It’s kind of surprising LeBron James hasn’t been shutting it down but these games can go either way. Kevin Garnett was on his game tonight and did not let up. K.G. scored 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists. Paul Pierce was even shocked to see that King James wasn’t beating them! Here’s what Pierce had to say:

“I’m a little shocked that he’s 8-for-42, but this is what we work on. We work on trying to contain him,” said Pierce, “LeBron is what makes them go. And if we can somehow control him, we control their team. And with the help of the guys around me, we’ve been able to do that.”

Ray Allen scored 16 points and 3 assists. Paul Pierce scored a total of 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. I guess they are kind of succeeding in this theory cause it’s not looking to good for the Cavs. LeBron can even admit this himself. LeBron said after the game:

“Being down 0-2, that’s a tough hole to dig yourself out of. James said, “But if we want to win the series we’ve got to do it,”

LeBron had 21 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas put up 19 points and 5 rebounds.

Will the Cavs make a comeback in Game 3? I guess we’ll see…

Tune in to Game 3 which airs Saturday (May 10) @ 8 on local channel ABC.

(Photos: Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz once again which is no surprise. Kobe Bryant still continues to dominate right after winning the MVP award the day before. Kobe lead L.A. to another victory (2-0) with a total of 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. The Lakers won by 10 points (120-110) last night. Lamar Odom racked up 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 2 assists. Pau Gasol had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kobe was pumped last night for Game 2. After the game he stated how he felt:

“It was an emotional night for all of us,” Bryant said after the game. “We haven’t seen Staples Center this electric. It gave me goose bumps. You want to ride the momentum, and we were able to do that.”

Prepare for Game 3 @ 9 on ESPN.

(Photos: Getty Images) The Orlando Magic was determined to make a comeback and they did more than ever in last night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Last night in Orlando, Rashard Lewis was on fire. Lewis scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Orlando took the win by 25 points (111-86) but the Pistons still lead the series by 1 (2-1). Lewis stated at halftime:

“I made my first couple and really felt like I was going to have it going tonight,” said Lewis, who came to the Magic in a trade with Seattle. “I know my 3 ball hasn’t been falling this whole series.

“Detroit’s obviously been a team that’s been beating us the past couple of years,” Lewis said. “The main focus is we don’t want to dig ourselves too deep of a hole. We want to try to win our home games, take the series back to Detroit 2-2.”

Richard Hamilton scored a total of 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists for the Pistons. Tayshaun Prince had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Unfortunately, Chauncey Billups was injured in the first 4 minutes of the game. Pistons coach Flip Saunders is worried about the loss at home and fears that the Pistons’ are in jeopardy of losing the series:

“I’m concerned because [Billups is] our quarterback; he runs our team,” Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. “You saw our first two games. He’s been a huge part of why we’ve been successful — that matchup has been huge for us.”

They still have more than enough chances to redeem their streak in Game 4.

Game 4 airs Saturday (May 10) @ 5 on ESPN.

(Photos: Getty Images) The Boston Celtics won the first game of the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. I feel that the game was rigged because LeBron definitely didn’t get the foul calls he deserved during the 24.8 seconds in the final quarter. But all in all the Celtics still took the victory last night by only 5 points (76-72). Kevin Garrett scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Rajon Rondo totaled 15 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Paul Pierce had 4 points…4 rebounds, and 5 rebounds. K.G. had comments after this close game last night. He responded:

“This was two heavyweights, just body-punching,” Garnett said ”There was no finesse, no jabs, just an all-out, beat-down, defensive fight.”

LeBron James missed a lot of shots last game and didn’t average points you would expect LeBron to have. King James only totaled 12 points, 9 assists, 9 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas pulled up 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs last night. If James made more points they would’ve definitely won Game 1 last night. LeBron had something to say about the missed shot last night as well:

“I missed a lot of shots I know I can make,” James said, staring at the stat sheet. “I missed layups. Those layups I’ve made my whole life.”

This series has just begun and it’s not near over with. Game 2 airs Thursday (May 8) @ 7 on ESPN.

The best player in the league, Kobe Bryant, finally got what he deserves today and was crowned MVP of the year. Kobe Bryant should have received this award years ago but now he has to wait no longer. Kobe had some words in honor of him winning MVP:

“I really don’t know what to say to be honest with you. It’s a blessing and such an honor to be here. To recieve this award, I can go through a list of thank you’s. My family, they enabled me to be the best I can be.., training everyday and they give up so much to sacrifice for me to be able to train and prepare for games and I’m just very honored and blessed to be here.” Bryant said.

He also mentioned that his team [The Los Angeles Lakers] helped him out a great deal:

“I couldn’t have won without my players, my teammates. This is a team award. This is not an individual award. This is an award I couldn’ve won on my own. If that was the case I would’ve won when I was averaging 40,” He laughs and continues. “This gets done because we all do it as a union. I can’t thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers. Let’s get ready for tomorrow.”

Game 2 airs Wednesday (May 7) @ 10:30PM on TNT

The New Orleans Hornets win another game against the San Antonio Spurs (2-0). The final score by victory for the Hornets by 18 (102-84). Top performer of the night, Chris Paul scored a career-high 30 points and 12 assists, had a comment after the game:

“These are some of the best moments, I think, of my life that we’re experiencing right now,” Paul said. “We’re just riding a wave right now.”

Click play on the video for more details.

Stay tuned for Game 3, Thursday night (May 8) @ 9:30PM on ESPN

The Detroit Pistons defeat Orlando Magic again going on the a two game winning streak as of now at least (2-0). The defeated Magic last night by 7 (93-100). The Pistons is declaring their spot fast in the playoffs. Chauncey Billups had a total of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Billups talked about some of the difficulites of playing against these driven opponents:

“It’s tough to be on the other end of that play,” Billups said. “But I’ll take it.”

Tyshaun Prince had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jason Maxiell showed up as a top performer last night with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard scraped up 22 points, 18 rebounds and 2 blocks. Hedo Turkolgu totaled 12 pints, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Howard probably could’ve won the game if he hadn’t been trying to get in the hole all night. He responded:

“I tried to be more aggressive on the glass,” Howard said. “They can’t double you there.”

Maybe the Orlando Magic can regain some kind of recognition in these series or maybe it’s over already.

Stay tuned for Game 3, Wednesday Night (May 7) @ 8 on TNT

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The Los Angeles Lakers win again! With Kobe on the court there’s no hope! The Lakers win against the Utah Jazz by 11 (109-98). More »

The Los Angeles Lakers win again! With Kobe on the court there’s no hope! The Lakers win against the Utah Jazz by 11 (109-98). Kobe Bryant dominates once again with 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lamar Odom had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant had 23 foul shots and made 21-23 of them. Kobe know he had to bank them free throws:

“You’ve got to be able to knock those free throws down. They’re open looks,” said Bryant, “It’s my responsibility to knock them down.”

L.A. Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson was happy about the 1st win at home. Jackson responded at the ending fourth quarter:

“It’s an incredible night to have 23 foul shots,” Phil Jackson said, “I know that Utah’s not going to be happy about it. We’ll probably see about half that in the next game, if not less. So for him to do that, it was our biggest scoring threat of the night right there.”

The next game between Utah and L.A. is Wednesday (May 7) @ 10:30 on TNT

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The Boston Celtics regained their mojo back with the final win of the series against the Atlanta Hawks (4-3). The win the seventh game by 34 points (99-65). It’s been a good seven games for the Hawks though winning every home game they played. Atlanta Hawks’ coach Mike Woodson said at the finish of Game 7:

“I wish we could have played all of our games in Atlanta,” said Woodson, “Nobody thought we had an opportunity to even win a game in this series. We battled them right to the end. We just didn’t have it today.”

Kevin Garnett had a total of 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists. Paul Pierce had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Pierce seemed to know that they were slacking in Atlanta and knew they would come harder in Game 7:

“I really had no doubt in my mind how we were going to come out,” Pierce said. “You kind of saw it from the guys after Game 6 on the plane, there wasn’t a lot of talking. We knew that we let a couple of games get away in Atlanta and I knew we were just going to take care of business.”

The Celtics will play the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday night (May 6) @ 8 on TNT.

(Photos: Getty Images) The New Orleans Hornets take the win against the San Antonio Spurs (101-82). New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul went into this game ready and excited about being so close to the Finals. Seeing the rings Hornets’ coach Byron Scott gained with previous team, Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Paul responded after the win last night:

“It sort of gives you goose bumps. We understand right now we’re on that same journey and we feel like we can get there.”

Paul had a total of 17 points, 13 assists, and 4 rebounds. Top scorer of the night was David West, who had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 rebounds. Tyson Chandler racked up 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Tim Duncan didn’t perform as well as he could’ve in this first game against the Hornets’. He had only 5 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds. He talked about his performance after the game:

“Things just didn’t go my way,” said Duncan, “They did a great job. … I played badly, so credit to them.”

Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker ,on the other hand, made up for Duncan’s poor performance. Ginobili had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Parker had 23 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds.

The next game against the Spurs will air May 5th (Monday) on TNT @ 9:30PM.

The Cleveland Cavaliers take the victory of the series against the Washington Wizards in the sixth game (4-2). LeBron James scoring his 3rd-career playoffs’ triple-double in game 6 with 27 points, 13 rebounds beating the Wizards’ by 17 (105-88). The Cavs has had a great season and now they’re advancing closer to the Finals. Cavaliers’ teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. LeBron was happy to see his team coming closer to the Finals stated at the end of Game 6:

“Cleveland is advancing. We won the series 4-2. That speaks louder than me saying anything about the fans here, anything about DeShawn Stevenson ,” James said, referring back to when he called him “overrated”. “Cleveland is advancing. That’s all that matters.”

Wizards’ power forward Antawn Jamison scored 23 points and 15 rebounds. Antonio Daniels added 8 points, 5 assists, and 1 rebounds said after the loss in Game 6:

“Three times in a row. It’s tough,” Washington’s Antonio Daniels said. “But who knows what happens if we have a healthy team? A healthy Gilbert Arenas? If we had Darius Songalia for Game 6 — who knows what happens?”

The Cavaliers will play which ever team wins the series between the Boston Celtics Vs. Atlanta Hawks.

The Boston Celtics take the win at home leading the series now (3-2). Blowing the Atlanta Hawks out by a 30-point win (110-85). Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen had 19 points. Paul Pierce had 22 points and 6 assists. Boston Celtics’ coach Doc Rivers is proud of the win at home but is still second-guessing the Celtics in the upcoming game in ATL:

“We still haven’t won a road game, guys,” Rivers said. “We have to do it again. We have to do it on the road now. We have to go in there and play like tonight.”

Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Joe Johnson had 21 points and 2 assists. Atlanta will have to defeat Boston at home to still stay in this game.

Game 6 will air Friday (May 2) @ 8 on ESPN.

Here a video recap of the New Orleans Hornets final victory against the Dallas Mavericks (4-1). The final score of game 5 last night was (99-94).

The Phoenix Suns played their final game (1-4) of the series in the playoff last night losing to the San Antonio Spurs by 5 (87-92). Tony Parker had a total 31 points, 8 assists, and 3 rebounds. Tim Duncan who never doubted they’ll defeat the Suns boldly said after the game:

“Just happy we’re done with them,” he said. Really, was there ever any doubt?”

Duncan was deemed top performer in last night’s victory with 29 points and 17 rebounds. On the opposing team, Boris Diaw had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Amare Stoudemire, who had 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, was full of envy last night had a comment about the loss, quote on quote:

“Every year it seems like we always play the Spurs, and they beat us every single time,” Stoudemire said. “As long as I’m here we’re going to break it sooner or later, because I’m tired of losing to these guys. I’m sick and fed up.”

The Spurs are scheduled to play the Hornets Saturday (May 3). Check out the team’s stat widget below.

The L.A. Lakers climbed up the playoff ladder like it was as easy as taking candy from a baby. Kobe Bryant dominated last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets with a total of 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, ultimately winning straight games against Denver (4-0). Last night’s final score resulted at (107-101). Pau Gasol had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists last night. Lakers’ teammate Luke Walton tells how happy he is to have K.B. on his team:

“He is unbelievable,” Luke Walton said of Bryant, his teammates and one of the MVP favorites. “It’s always so comforting knowing you have the best closer in basketball. They were making huge plays down the stretch, but Kobe came right back to do whatever it took: huge plays, steals or an incredible shots like that fadeaway over Kenyon Martin from the top of the key. He wanted it badly tonight and we followed his lead.”

Continue reading for a video recap.

L.A. will play whomever wins the Utah Jazz Vs. Houston Rockets series. Utah is currently leading (3-1). The Rockets will have to win tonight’s game to proceed within the series.

It looks like the Atlanta Hawks stepped their game up literally. The series are now tied against the Boston Celtics (2-2). The won last night’s game by 5 (97-92). Josh Smith had 28 points, 7 blocks, and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson scored a high 35 points in Game 4, scoring the last 20 in the fourth quarter. Johnson talks about the victory after the game:

“We took care of our home court,” Johnson said. “Now we’ve got to go up to Boston and somehow steal one.”

Ray Allen had 21 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Kevin Garnett, who almost physically fought Hawks’ player Zaza Pachulia, had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. Sam Cassell said at the end of Game 4 loss:

“We’ve got to find ourselves real quick,” Boston’s Sam Cassel’s said. “We’ve got to find our team identity, our team chemistry, we’ve got to find all that real quick. Basketball is a strange thing, strange things happen.”

Game 5 is Wednesday (Apr. 30) @ 8:30PM on TNT 

 

Orlando Magic take the victory of the series with a total of (4-1) wins to losses against the Toronto Raptors. The final score of game 5 was (102-92).  Dwight Howard leads Orlando to the Eastern Conference for the first time in 12 years. Howard scored a total of 21 points, 21 rebounds, and 2 assists. Opponent Chris Bosh never underestimated Howard and even congratulated him with his recent success in the series. Bosh states:

“He’s a phenom; he’s the best center in the league,” said Raptors star Chris Bosh, who was guarded by Howard all game. “He’s probably the strongest guy in the league, and he knows how to use his body. It doesn’t surprise me at all. I’ve seen him play this whole series, I’ve seen him play this season.”

Chris Bosh racked up 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists for his final game in the series. Orlando Magic will play whoever wins the Detroit Pistons Vs. Philadelphia 76ers series, which is tied 2-2 right now. 76ers play Tuesday (Apr. 29) night in Detroit.

The Phoenix Suns become optimistic in Game 4 by winning their first game last night. The won by 19 points (105-86), but the San Antonio Spurs is still leading (3-1). Top performer of the Suns, Raja Bell, had 27 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds. Shaquille O’ Neal had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 1 assists. Steve Nash, who had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, said at the end of the game:

“A lot of woulda coulda shouldas,” Steve Nash continued. “But we’re still alive, and we played well in San Antonio and haven’t got a win yet. So we want to go down there with a very optimistic attitude.”

Tony Parker had 18 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds. Tim Duncan had a total of 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists. Duncan knew once the score was leading by double digits there was no hope:

“You lose by two and you play all those minutes, or you lose by 20 and you get some time to rest,” Duncan said. “I guess you can find a positive there. You don’t want to lose any games like this, but it happens and we’ll be ready to go the next one.”

Game 5 airs Tuesday (Apr. 29th) @ 9:30 on TNT