Category: BASKETBALL

By Dalton Del Don ROUND ONE Cavs over Bulls 4-0 Magic over Bobcats 4-1 Hawks over Bucks 4-1 Celtics over Heat 4-3 Lakers over Thunder 4-1 Spurs over Mavericks 4-2 Suns over Trail Blazers 4-1 Nuggets over Jazz 4-3 Comments: Cleveland and Orlando should have no problem, each of those series are more likely to…

Just for the hell of it, here are my predictions for Saturday night: H.O.R.S.E.: Kevin Durant Skills Challenge: Steve Nash Three-Point Contest: Stephen Curry Slam Dunk Contest: Gerald Wallace

Video footage has finally emerged from the infamous facial, and while the quality of this one is much better than TMZ’s version, the dunk itself is hardly worth the hype. LeBron has no one to blame but himself for making this a much bigger deal than it was, as there’s no way the hype would…

Rounds three, four and five now in the books.

I’m currently doing a mock fantasy basketball draft over at Yahoo’s Roto Arcade. Here are the results of round one.

1. Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin 2. Memphis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet 3. Oklahoma City Thunder – Ricky Rubio 4. Sacramento Kings – Tyreke Evans 5. Minnesota Timberwolves – James Harden 6. Minnesota Timberwolves – Stephen Curry 7. Golden State Warriors – Jordan Hill 8. New York Knicks – Jonny Flynn 9. Toronto Raptors…

Nuggets over Mavs 4-3 Celtics over Magic 4-3 Lakers over Rockets 4-1 Cavs over Hawks 4-0

By Dalton Del Don Cleveland (1) vs. Detroit (8) Comments: The Cavs won the season series 3-1 and should have no problem dismissing an under .500 Pistons squad – the only such team that made the postseason. It’s safe to say the Chauncey Billups/Allen Iverson trade didn’t work out too well for the Pistons. It’s…

MIDWEST Louisville over Morehead St. Ohio St. over Siena Utah over Arizona Wake Forest over Cleveland St. West Virginia over Dayton Kansas over North Dakota St. USC over Boston College Michigan St. over Robert Morris Louisville over Ohio St. Wake Forest over Utah West Virginia over Kansas Michigan St. over USC Louisville over Wake Forest…

By Dalton Del Don Patient owners or those who were quick enough to grab Larry Hughes off the waiver wire after getting traded to the Knicks have been nicely rewarded. During seven games this month, he’s averaged 19.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 threes and 2.3 steals. Hughes is even shooting an uncharacteristic 44.3…

By Dalton Del Don Since Marc Lavaroni was fired and Lionel Hollins instituted a much more friendly system for guards, Mike Conley has finally stopped looking like a bust. During February, he’s averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.0 steals. He’s never going to score a bunch of points, but he’s clearly establishing…

By Dalton Del Don First off, I almost missed H-O-R-S-E (or more accurately, G-E-I-C-O. I would give this sponsorship a hard time, but that company usually comes correct with its commercials, so I’ll let this one slide), since it occurred in the middle of the day and without much notification. Secondly, if you did miss…

By Dalton Del Don Quietly, Shaquille O’Neal is having a very good season. His 17.7 ppg and 1.5 bpg are his highest marks since 2005-06, and his 62.8 percent free throw shooting, although still bad, is his best mark during his 17-year career. He’s gotten stronger as the season has progressed, and Shaq’s turnovers are…

By Dalton Del Don With LeBron James and Kobe Bryant seeing fewer minutes on loaded teams this year, Dwyane Wade has emerged as the best fantasy player on the planet, although Chris Paul is a close second. Finally back to health, Wade is currently averaging career-highs in points (29.0), steals (2.3) and blocks (1.6) to…

By Dalton Del Don After a somewhat disappointing first month of the season, Kevin Durant is fast developing into a true superstar, averaging 25.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks in 15 December games. He even shot 47.2 percent from the field, including 41.9 percent from downtown. The move to small…

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LeBron James or Kobe Bryant?

Take a look at how I see the first round of the NBA playoffs unfolding.