While the usual suspects — James and Kyrie Irving — led the way for the Cavs with 35 and 27 points, respectively, Kyle Korver keyed Cleveland’s second-quarter run. The reserve scored 16 of the Cavs’ 33 points in the period, making six of his seven field-goal attempts (4 of 6 from 3-point range). Korver finished […] Read More →
Archive for July, 2017
Green must have selective memory when it comes to criticizing the Cavs’ competition.
Saturday, July 29th, 2017:Golden State has won by an average of 13.7 points per game during the playoffs. So why does Green think his team is different from the Cavs? “I think Utah is still playing good basketball,” he said. “Regardless Cheap Red Sox Jerseys if they win or not, I think we’re a better team. But at […] Read More →
Russell Westbrook doesn’t sound like a man who wants to leave Oklahoma City
Thursday, July 27th, 2017:Russell Westbrook is many things. He is an angry-dunking, fancy-dishing, rebound-snatching whirlwind who managed to drag the Thunder to the No. 6 seed in the West. He will throw trash talk on the court or postgame shade at any opponent, but Westbrook cares deeply for the members of his community, his team and his inner […] Read More →
NBA Playoffs: Damian Lillard predicts Trail Blazers will win in 6 vs. Warriors
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017:Usually players don’t want to give any extra motivation to their opponent, but Damian Lillard doesn’t believe in that. The Trail Blazers guard appeared on CSN Northwest’s postgame show after the regular-season finale Wednesday night and made a bold prediction for the NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers in six games over the Warriors. Citing multiple sources, […] Read More →
Russell Westbrook says basketball is only friend on court
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017:Russell Westbrook and James Harden have a friendship that goes back to when they were kids. The pair grew up in the same neighborhood in Los Angeles and were both on the Thunder from 2009-12. They continued to maintain that friendship, even when Harden moved on to the Rockets. As for the Cavs game, Williams […] Read More →
Former Pacers, Pistons coach George Irvine dies at 69
Thursday, July 20th, 2017:George Irvine, a sharpshooting forward who played alongside Julius Erving in the ABA and went on to a lengthy NBA coaching career, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Irvine is perhaps best known for three stints as an NBA head coach — with the Pacers from 1984-86 and again briefly in […] Read More →
Rockets’ Patrick Beverley fined $25K for fan exchange
Monday, July 17th, 2017:2017: As noted above, the Griffin injury hurt, but so did not taking advantage of Rudy Gobert missing nearly the entirety of Game 1 with a knee injury. Yes, Paul had a poor Game 7 by his standards to close the series (13 points and nine assists on 6-of-19 shooting). But the Clippers don’t force […] Read More →
Phil Jackson: Carmelo Anthony ‘would be better off somewhere else’
Saturday, July 15th, 2017:And in Friday’s Phil Jackson doesn’t want Carmelo Anthony on his team news, the former Bulls and Lakers coach had something else to say about everyone’s favorite New York Knick. We’ve not been able to win with (Anthony) on Cheap High Quality Soccer Jerseys the court at this time, the Knicks president said in a […] Read More →
Kevin Durant questionable for Game 2 with calf strain
Thursday, July 13th, 2017:Later, George accused the media of stirring up a controversy that wasn’t there, and he asserted that he’s not selfish. I’m still very pleased with my teammates, he said. But his willingness to rip them to the media is a trait that rubs some the wrong way, although they know their place in the pecking […] Read More →
“That’s Lord Stanley,” Tomlin said. “That’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it?”
Monday, July 10th, 2017:He added, “Hopefully we represent Pittsburgh and Western Pa. in a similar way here in a few months.” The Steelers, who finished with the No. 3 seed in the AFC last season, feel the Patriots are the final “obstacle” they need to get over. Shazier isn’t the only one confident they can do that. It […] Read More →