Was anyone else surprised at Stackhouse's last 2 free throws. Considering he has been in the NBA for 10 yrs, you would think he would remember to hit the basket. :eyebrow: They came through in the end luckily, 2 seconds is more than enough time to get a shot off, luckily no more time outs. Should be a good series overall now that it's 2-1 Mavs. :)

Oh man! Yeah, Stackhouse nearly cost his team the game, but they were able to pull it out. You expect more from an experienced, veteran player like that.

Thanks, I'll post good photos as I come across them :)


In addition to Duncan's fouling out, that late turnover between Horry and Ginobili really, really hurt them.

Stackhouse's deliberate freethrow miss didn't draw iron, and gave the Spurs another shot. Too bad the inbounds pass lob was nearly impossible to catch cleanly.


Dirk didn't hold back in the immediate post game interview with ABC. He said Stackhouse, being a 10-year vet, should've known to draw iron, and that he didn't know what the hell Stackhouse was thinking. Hahaha.

Man. The last games have been very close and the post-reports all make it seem very exciting. Too bad I've been in and out of labs all week. Hell, yo. I caught the end of the Dallas/SA game and that was fun. Even fucking Cleveland won... wtf. That's not happening again.

Pretty good games last night, especially the Suns-Clippers game. The Clippers had a sizeable lead in the 4th quarter, then the Suns reeled off a 12-0 run and had the lead cut to just one. But then SAM I AM took the game over and catapulted the Clips to the victory and a 2-2 series with Phoenix. Steve Nash and Shawn Marion didn't play very well. Nash only had 8 points on 3-11 shooting and Marion only had 14 points. If it weren't for Raja Bell and Boris Diaw coming up huge, the Suns wouldn't have even been in the game.

The Heat took a grasp on their series with the Nets after beating them 102-92 in Game 4. Miami now has a 3-1 lead in the series. Antoine Walker, Udonis Haslem and Dwayne Wade all had 20+ points. Even though the Nets made a run in the 4th, J. Kidd's triple double wasn't enough, as the Heat pulled away in the end. Gary Payton hit a big 3-pointer late under pressure to seal the deal. As we saw in the Lakers-Suns series, it's not over till it's over, but I think the Heat will close the door on the Nets in Game 5.

Cleveland just knotted the series at 2-2, with momentum and confidence going into Game 5.

Detroit still has homecourt advantage, though.

I don't think Cleveland has a chance. Very overrated IMO. Detroit has not been playing their best this whole postseason pretty much. I don't know what's up with them, but they are playing down to Cleveland's level.

Well, it will most likely be over for the Spurs soon, unless they can do what the Suns did in the last round and come back from being down 3-1. Well, the Spurs have never gotten past the second round after they won the championship the previous year, so this is nothing new really, I was just hoping that they wouldn't fall into that same pattern this year.

Interesting observation.

And, other than last year's Finals Game 7 win, The Spurs have lost every single game when facing elimination. They're not known as a comeback team.

LeBron's a fucking ass hole. Bitch needs to get stabbed.

Anyway, the Spurs/Mavs game, as the announcer said it, was "RIDICULOUS!" I have the Mavs going all the way for the NBA championship, which would be awesome. With they way they were playing, i.e. Jason Terry hitting every single ill-advised shot ever, there's no way they can lose. Hots.

Ladies and gentlemen, the GuaranSHEED WAS NOT FULFILLED!! Rasheed Wallace had a horrible shooting night AND he got hurt (nothing serious though). But, LeBron James and the Cavs pulled off an incredible victory last night. The Pistons couldn't hit the ocean in the 4th quarter. They looked.... mortal. The Cavs have nothing to lose in this series and everything to gain, so they are totally playing that way. The Pistons will still win this series, but they need to get a reality check FAST!

The Mavs will now win this series over the Spurs now. Last night's game was the key for Dallas. Now that they garnered that victory, and have a 3-1 lead in the series, San Antonio seems to be up the creek without a paddle. The Spurs are the champs until they are taken out, but I do feel that the end is near.

Suns and Clips currently slugging away in double-OT.

Is this a great series or what.

Who would have ever thought that the two worst teams from the original NBA Jam would meet up in the Western finals?

Clippers need to sack up and take this game.

Clippers blow it big-time. One hell of a game.

I think it'll go 7. Suns probably take it.

The Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season last night. This is Pat Riley's first trip to the Eastern Finals in 9 years when the Bulls owned him in 5 games. Now, who will be joining them there? The Pistons are favored of course, but I think tonight's game will decide who wins this series. If the Cavs win tonight IN Detroit, I think they take the series. However, I don't think that will happen. I'm sure the Pistons will show a sense of urgency and win this game convincingly tonight... then close the series out back in Cleveland.

The Suns-Clippers series has been very entertaining to watch. I definitely hope that this goes 7 games.

The defending champs are in a must-win situation tonight. Can they overcome their injuries and use their playoff experience to fight their way back into their series? We'll find out tonight.

Cavaliers are for real. Up 3-2.


Now they have the Pistons' attention.

Exactly what Detroit needed. Pistons in 7.

Wow. What the fuck. Whatever whatever. Either team gets crushed by Miami. Miami and Dallas for the Finals. That'll be awesome.

*GASP*
*wheeze*
*choke*

Alright, Dallas and San Antonio need to STOP GIVING ME HEART ATTACKS!!! :p

Here's hoping Dallas puts it away for good on Friday...I don't know just how much of this intensity I can take...

p.s.
Oh...maybe if I gave results...
Spurs win by 1, 98-97.
Dallas holds the series lead, 3-2.
And yes, I want the Mavs to win. :)

Well, the Spurs managed to squeek out a one point victory. I don't want to get my hopes up that the Spurs could still win the series (I'll wait and see if they can tie up the series at 3-3 before I do that), but I really hope they do. But with the series going back to Dallas for game six, it's gonna be even tougher for them to pull off another victory.

The Spurs lived to play another day behind Tim Duncan's huge game last night. The guy had 28 points at halftime, hitting his first 12 shots, and finished with 36 points. Parker came up big too with 27 points. Even though they lost, the Mavs are still in the driver's seat. They have to feel confident that they are still up in the series and only lost by one point in arguably the toughest building to play in. Dallas NEEDS to win Game 6 though. If they don't, Spurs will take it.

I'll be damned, I can't believe what I'm seeing in the Pistons-Cavs series. The Pistons are not playing like their usual experienced, veteran selves. Chauncey Billups fouls out and Rasheed Wallace gets a costly technical foul in the game. This is the first time all year that Detroit has lost 3 games in a row. Their offense has become quite anemic as well. The Pistons are a superb road team though so this series is far from over. They really need to find their swagger.... quick!

Also, the All-NBA teams have been annoucned:

2005-06 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Points
Forward LeBron James, Cleveland (116) 610
Forward Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (105) 584
Center Shaquille O’Neal, Miami (45) 402
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (110) 597
Guard Steve Nash, Phoenix (106) 583


2005-06 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Points
Forward Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers (15) 309
Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio (17) 277
Center Ben Wallace, Detroit (44) 363
Guard Chauncey Billups, Detroit (21) 378
Guard Dwyane Wade, Miami (13) 373


2005-06 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Points
Forward Shawn Marion, Phoenix (4) 270
Forward Carmelo Anthony, Denver 97
Center Yao Ming, Houston (30) 261
Guard Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (1) 104
Guard Gilbert Arenas, Washington 79 79

LeBron Jams led all recipients with the most first-place votes, followed by Kobe Bryant, then Steve Nash.

A lot of players deserving on this year's All-NBA Teams. But...


Iverson should be higher than the 3rd Team.

Duncan should be lower than the 2nd Team. He had his worst individual season of his career. If it weren't for Parker, the Spurs wouldn't have been as good as they've been this season. A case can be made that Duncan probably shouldn't even be on the list at all. That spot should've been given to Shawn Marion, Carmelo Anthony, or Kevin Garnett.

To play devil's advocate, the reason for Duncan's "decline" can also be contributed to the acquisitions of guys like Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel. Alos, seeing how well Parker was playing, Popovich may have wanted to give him more plays and such in the offense. But trust, without Duncan, the Spurs would be nothing. He deserves to be on the 3rd team, at least. Carmelo's ineffectiveness in the playoffs probably hindered him from getting on either the 2nd or 1st team. They may say that these awards are for the regular season, but since these things come out after the playoffs have started, I'm sure some voters look at that as well.

Kevin Garnett had another stellar year, as usual. He didn't get as high because of how bad his team was this year. It's crazy, really. The guy turns 30 tomorrow. It only seems like yesterday that he was coming out of college. As much as you may disagree or go against it T-Wolf, I really hope the Timberwolves do the right thing and trade him this summer. He's done all he can do for that franchise. When it comes right down to it, the management didn't do a good enough job of putting guys around him to make a championship team. So, please move him and start rebuilding. He's a humble, devoted, class act. I don't want him to finish his career without a ring.

They're not your daddy's Paper Clips.

3-3.






That's true. Parker, Finley, and Van Exel have taken a lot of the burden off Duncan. Duncan had also been slowed by nagging injuries this season, so maybe that contributed to his being a little off this season.

It's kind of weird not seeing him on that 1st Team, which he's been on previously all eight years of his career.

KG's streak (and NBA record) of 20-10-5 ended this year. His assists were down this season, due to the fact that the Timberwolves no longer had jumpshooters to hit shots when KG kicked it out of double-teams. Wally's gone. Hoiberg's gone. Troy Hudson's hurt.

Instead, they had slashing-type players like Ricky Davis and Rashaad McCants, who would drive the ball after KG passed to them, and nullifying the assist.

Other than the lower assists, KG still had a terrific individual year. He shot a career-high 52.6% from the field, and still led the league in rebounding after a slow start this year.

It's his birthday today. Da Kid is 30 years old.

I just knew the Suns-Clippers series was gonna go 7 games. Right now, it's a toss up for me as to who I think will win. Being that there will be 3 days between now and Game 7, Nash will have some time to re-charge. He looked totally gassed out last night. Quinton Ross was completely abusing him down on the block. Elton Brand had a stellar game as usual. I dunno.... I have no idea who to take in Game 7.

Two HUGE games tonight. Both Finals representatives from last year are trying to stave off elimination. Not having Jason Terry in the lineup is a huge loss for the Mavs. I still think they have enough to win without him though. I'm more interested in the Pistons-Cavs game. All year, Detroit has been the team to beat, now they're looking like a JV team out there. If the Cavs can find a way to win, it would be one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.


I made a mistake. I meant to say "out of high school" there. My bad.

Happy Birthday to KG!