nba playoffs
The Houston Rockets came out strong as they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-100, to advance to the Conference finals for the first time in 18 years.
The Commissioner is planning to make adjustments to the NBA playoffs seeding system, wherein only the top 16 teams will participate, regardless of location.
As the new president of New York Knicks, Phil Jackson will certainly implement changes in the team's offense and defense, including superstar Carmelo Anthony.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) fined Paul George, forward of the Indiana Pacers, $25,000 for criticizing NBA referees publicly after the Miami Heat beat the Pacers 102-90 in Game 4. The Pacers are now on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Miami Heat won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers to move closer to ending the series with a 3-1 lead against the Indiana Pacers. The final score was 102-90.
During the second quarter of Game 3 of the Miami Heat - Indiana Pacers match of the Eastern Conference finals series, James and Stephenson had a verbal argument, which resulted to LeBron getting called for an offensive foul.
In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Paul George suffered a concussion after he was kicked in the head by Dwyane Wade
A lot of fans were talking about Game 6 of the Thunder-Clippers series. However, aside from the game itself, people noticed that there seemed to be something going on between MVP Kevin Durant and singer Rihanna, who sat courtside
After trailing the OKC Thunder by 22 points, the Los Angeles Clippers clawed back to win 101-99 to tie the series 2-2 on May 11. Game 5 will be played in Oklahoma City on May 13.
Almost all NBA playoff teams have already played two games and there were new discoveries.
On April 22, Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs was named Coach of the Year for the third time. The only two other NBA coaches who won the award three times are Pat Riley and Don Nelson.
The Golden State Warriors won over the Los Angeles Clippers 109-105 in Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference semifinals on April 19, 2014. Their victory was controversial as the NBA shared that the referees admitted missing a foul call late during the fourth quarter.014
Miami Heat won over the Charlotte Bobcats on April 21, 2014 with a final score of 99-88 in Game 1 of the first round series of the Eastern Conference
The Atlanta Hawks had the creative idea of distracting the Detroit Pistons at the line by showcasing Nicolas Cage videos to boost fan spirit.
The four-time NBA MVP has dubbed over a song by supreme rapper Jay-Z, adding a few lines in the latter's latest release "F**kwithmeyouknowigotit," which is part of the rapper's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" album.
