The NBA thread

[Newcastle Forever]

Unfortunately I don't watch as much as I probably should.

I go for the Lakers, who beat Utah 113-100 in their first play off game of the series.

Anyone else follow it?

[bigdan]

This takes me back to the mid 90s with the basketball card boom, MJ and the Bulls, Shaq when he was with the Magic, their foray into Canada with Toronto and Vancouver (who are now in Memphis), and Ten's total coverage with both the NBA and NBL.

Can't wait for Southern Cross Ten to pull their fingers out of their backside and put One on the air out here...when I get a job, pay TV might soon follow...

[Newcastle Forever]

MJ23 was the biggest sports star in the world in the 90s. No 2 ways about it

[jamesgould]

Go Houston.

[Newcastle Forever]

Houston, we have a problem

[bigdan]

I'm a big fan of Shaquille O'Neal. So big, a threat at both ends (not so much now), and knows how to play up to fans.

[Denno]

Yeh I used to love watching Shaq play at the Lakers. Probably also cos I'm a Lakers fan, another great year now hopefully we can finish the Jazz off and move on to the next series.

[Vallabinho]

Go the f***ing Lakers!!! They Rule!! Cobe!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!

[mozza]

Never watched a game of Basketball but I've seen Space Jam a million times

[Jonno_Knights]

im a cavs fan, not a bandwagon fan, been going for em since about 04 or 05, before they even made the finals with Lebron, actually i think the first yr i started following it was the first yr they made the finals in a long time. Lebron might have had something to do with my choosing though :lol:

anways they are looking good this year, Mo Williams has been almost buy of the season, cause really he is the difference between our 47 win season last yr, and our 66 win season this yr. Our side this yr is 100x better then the side that got beaten 4-0 in the NBA finals in 06, and with lebron now playing 48 minutes a game if needed we will be unstopable

[Newcastle Forever]

I'm a big fan of Shaquille O'Neal. So big, a threat at both ends (not so much now), and knows how to play up to fans.

Wendell Sailor

http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/264402~SHAQUILLE-O-NEAL-Posters.jpg

Shaq

http://www.globalspeakers.com.au/images/speakers/034501092005wendell-sailor.jpg

[Frizzed]

Celtic fan here, unfortunately I don't get to watch many games, however I regularly check results etc.

[Newcastle Forever]

yeah thats the same with me frizzed

lakers beat jazz again

[Denno]

yeah thats the same with me frizzed

lakers beat jazz again
woo yeah! we better go all the way this year.

ps Shazard, Kobe* lol

[Brogga]

Nuggets for me.. It's all about Carmelo :)

[Vallabinho]

woo yeah! we better go all the way this year.

ps Shazard, Kobe* lol

Oh :lol: thought I wrote Kobe.

Anyway, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::dancing:

[NovaScouse]

Shaq is terrible.

Suns didnt even make the bloody play offs

[beez]

Shaq is terrible.

Suns didnt even make the bloody play offs

I'm a Suns fan, worst season for a while, I love the guys in the team at te moment but I also loved them 10-15 years ago which probably explains why they missed the playoffs - they're old.

As for the NBA, I've watched a game pretty much everyday since I got to China in January, they love it here & there's nothing else I can watch on TV. As long as the Lakers, Celtics, Mavs, or Spurs (gone!) don't win than it's alright. And I'm not a really a fan of Kobe or Lebron but those two going head-to-head in the Finals would be something special.

[Denno]

As long as the Lakers, Celtics, Mavs, or Spurs (gone!) don't win than it's alright.
:fist:

I don't think the Lakers will have any problem going one step further than last year. I'm just surprised they dropped one against the Jazz.

[beez]

anways they are looking good this year, Mo Williams has been almost buy of the season, cause really he is the difference between our 47 win season last yr, and our 66 win season this yr.

Along with Lebron continuing to improve, especially on defense. I'd say Mo Williams almost behind Chauncey Billups for best acquisition.

:fist:

I don't think the Lakers will have any problem going one step further than last year. I'm just surprised they dropped one against the Jazz.

Yeah looks like the Lakers to win it. Celtics are screwed with no KG, it would have to be Lebron or an extremely good series from the Nuggets to stop the Lakers.

[Jonno_Knights]

Lakers wont reach the NBA finals, count on it :) Will get beaten in 7 by the Nuggets.

[Denno]

Lakers wont reach the NBA finals, count on it :) Will get beaten in 7 by the Nuggets.
Oh we'll see :badgrin:

[beez]

Lakers wont reach the NBA finals, count on it :) Will get beaten in 7 by the Nuggets.

I hope so!

[beez]

Haven't managed to see any of the Celtics v Bulls series but it sounds like one of the all time greats.

[Jonno_Knights]

Double Overtime, then Overtime, and triple Overtime again today :crazy:, if the celtics go through it'll be interesting to see how they pull up against the magic.

[Ron Burgundy]

I'm a Suns fan, worst season for a while, I love the guys in the team at te moment but I also loved them 10-15 years ago which probably explains why they missed the playoffs - they're old.


TBH, the suns have made some critical mistakes.
Firstly, sacking Porter was a terrible decision. The suns wern't travelling that bad. Ontop of that it has been the first season in along time that the suns could take on top teams. As barkley would say "turrible".
Secondly, Bell and Diaw for Richardson? Strengthen the top 5 by all means, but they just killed their defence. Bell and Diaw were the best defensive players the suns had (doesn't say much...). The suns left themselves with far to much offensive power that they just didn't need, (they have nash putting up 20 dishes a game, as if they need richardson?) and no strength on the other end.

There are a few teams that i am a big fan of and the suns are one. Mainly because of the players. Amare, Shaq, Bell, Diaw, Barbosa, Nash... that is entertainment +... Pity they are more entertaining than good.



The bulls/celtics series has been the best series i have seen in a long time. 4/6 games in over time :D.

I would love to see Wade grab another ring, pity his only two supporting cast are an aging Haslem and a rookie in Beasley. O'neal is a hack IMO. On his day he can be anything... pity his day has happened once or twice the whole season.

As for titles, Cavs look unbeatable.

[knight-no-7]

Double Overtime, then Overtime, and triple Overtime again today :crazy:, if the celtics go through it'll be interesting to see how they pull up against the magic.

Just saw the replay of that game on ONE and it was crazy game!

[beez]

TBH, the suns have made some critical mistakes.
Firstly, sacking Porter was a terrible decision. The suns wern't travelling that bad. Ontop of that it has been the first season in along time that the suns could take on top teams. As barkley would say "turrible".
Secondly, Bell and Diaw for Richardson? Strengthen the top 5 by all means, but they just killed their defence. Bell and Diaw were the best defensive players the suns had (doesn't say much...). The suns left themselves with far to much offensive power that they just didn't need, (they have nash putting up 20 dishes a game, as if they need richardson?) and no strength on the other end.

There are a few teams that i am a big fan of and the suns are one. Mainly because of the players. Amare, Shaq, Bell, Diaw, Barbosa, Nash... that is entertainment +... Pity they are more entertaining than good.

The worst mistake was probably sacking Dantoni, or trading Marion away (as much as I love Shaq). It sounds as though the players had lost interest in Porter & ultimately he had to go, maybe a good coach but not with this lineup & the mentality of the players. They definitely played more exciting ball after Gentry came in so I was all for it. I'm not a fan of what Sarver has done/threatened to do, it will interesting to see where they go from here. I mainly like them for their style of play so I'm hoping they stick with Gentry.

[Ron Burgundy]

The worst mistake was probably sacking Dantoni, or trading Marion away (as much as I love Shaq). It sounds as though the players had lost interest in Porter & ultimately he had to go, maybe a good coach but not with this lineup & the mentality of the players. They definitely played more exciting ball after Gentry came in so I was all for it. I'm not a fan of what Sarver has done/threatened to do, it will interesting to see where they go from here. I mainly like them for their style of play so I'm hoping they stick with Gentry.

They are the most exciting team in the NBA. Only the Trailblazers come close. BUT, the trailblazers can also Dup. The Shaq Marion trade, not so bad imo. Shaqs season speaks for itself i think. IMO, Porter would have been much better than Gentry because he is a defensive coach and lets face it, Suns play some d and they are top 4.

I don't mind sacking Tony, because he had many years and kept folding at the playoffs. I like it when NBA teams roll the dice.

In theory the suns made a great move. They can score 130 points a match, so they figure if they d up they will be at the top... shame it didn't end that way eh?




I don't think i have seen an NBA first round finale that i have been more excited about! Bring it on!

[beez]

I don't mind teams rolling the dice but I think Porter was the wrong fit, he put too much emphasis on fixing the d & with the offensively minded roster they had it just didn't work, all that happened was their offense got worse & that's what made them decent.

Now they are in a hole because they changed things to suit Porter but have gone back to the Dantoni system with Gentry. What's done is done, be interesting to see what happens next season, I hope they stick with what they have as the end to the season was fun to watch at least.

[Frizzed]

Finally we beat Bulls and ended their chances of advancing, hopefully we can regroup now.

[beez]

Finally we beat Bulls and ended their chances of advancing, hopefully we can regroup now.

Not too much time to regroup, next game in two days. It will be interesting to see how much this series has taken out of them, didn't hurt them too much last year. Maybe the series will even have a postive effect for them, they know what they're in for to do defend their title.

[Ron Burgundy]

I don't mind teams rolling the dice but I think Porter was the wrong fit, he put too much emphasis on fixing the d & with the offensively minded roster they had it just didn't work, all that happened was their offense got worse & that's what made them decent.

Now they are in a hole because they changed things to suit Porter but have gone back to the Dantoni system with Gentry. What's done is done, be interesting to see what happens next season, I hope they stick with what they have as the end to the season was fun to watch at least.

TBH, i thought they were better with Porter than with Gentry. They Needed a defencive coach. They have folded in the past 4-5 years in the finals because they haven't been able to D up... Alot of those seasons had close to 60 wins too.





Celtics v Orland well, ill go the upset with Orlando in 7.

[Jonno_Knights]

Celtics v Orland well, ill go the upset with Orlando in 7.

At this stage i think the Celtics winning will be an upset, I reckon Orlando in 6

[beez]

Orlando should have killed them today, had the chance to make a big statement by blowing them out. Celtics are struggling but they're the defending champs. It got ugly at times but was fun to watch, interesting series - hard to pick.

I expected Houston to be a tough matchup for the Lakers but didn't expect them to win Game 1... Lakers in for a fight.

& lock in Denver & Cleveland to win their series.

[Jonno_Knights]

Cavs look unstopable atm, havent even been challenged in a playoff game yet, that could be a bad thing though.

[Jonno_Knights]

Another double digit win for the Cavs, i wouldnt be suprised if our first real challenge comes in the NBA finals, If Orlando progress, they might challenge, but i think we have Bostons measure.

[beez]

Another double digit win for the Cavs, i wouldnt be suprised if our first real challenge comes in the NBA finals, If Orlando progress, they might challenge, but i think we have Bostons measure.

They'll definitely have a harder test than they've had so far. Detroit were never going to trouble them & Atlanta looked like they may push them yesterday, had a big roll on then Zaza got ejected & they fell to pieces.

Boston are the champions & have showed, both last year & this year, that they won't go down without a fight.

[Ron Burgundy]

Celtics v Orland well, ill go the upset with Orlando in 7.

:D.

[Denno]

Lakers through with a big game 7 win over the Rockets. :D

[Jonno_Knights]

Lakers through with a big game 7 win over the Rockets. :D

Denver will be tough though,

I'll go Cleveland in 6, and Denver in 6

[beez]

Denver almost took out the Lakers in Game 1.

I'll go Lakers in 6 or 7... tough series
LeBron is going to have to show his all around game to beat Orlando, he isn't going to be able to score as freely in the paint with Dwight in his way.

Good to see the top four teams battling it out though. Celtics just not quite up there without KG.

[Jonno_Knights]

disappointing loss, but there is still a long series ahead for the cavs. Its a gam they needed, seeing they havent had a challenge yet, but would have been nice to get the win

[MoneyMullen]

good to see the magic step up and win the first game. I hope they take it out this year

[beez]

Cavs bench was MIA, Dwight was a monster in the paint. Great game to watch right from Dwight's opening dunk. Orlando now with the homecourt advantage.

Clippers get the No.1 Draft Pick, looks like Blake Griffin is certain. I'm excited about Ricky Rubio who impressed for Spain at the Olympics.

[Jonno_Knights]

Cavs dominate first half again, and magic pull back.

Absolutely crazy buzzer beater from James wins the game, and keeps the series close. Once Mo Williams and Delonte get their shots on, the magic wont be able to compete.

[Denno]

Cavs dominate first half again, and magic pull back.

Absolutely crazy buzzer beater from James wins the game, and keeps the series close. Once Mo Williams and Delonte get their shots on, the magic wont be able to compete.
Yeah I saw that was a such a good shot


What about game 2 Lakers v Nuggets. 2-1 Lakers lead the series now.
Down by 8 going into the final Q, Anthony fowled out with not too long to go and that was it. Sure shut the crowd up.

Haven't watched a good NBA game (the whole game) like that for agesss.

[patskies]

Kobe Bryant 3 pointer with 1 mintue to go . :crazy:

[Newcastle Forever]

Lakers are in the finals

[patskies]

im hoping orlando can win so it will be a Lakers vs Magic final

[Denno]

im hoping orlando can win so it will be a Lakers vs Magic final
You got your wish. Hopefully Lakers can win it all this year though
Big series from Fisher i hope.

[patskies]

You got your wish. Hopefully Lakers can win it all this year though
Big series from Fisher i hope.

:lol: yes indeed i did . I got one more wish Denno. i wish Orlando will beat LA :lol:

[Denno]

:lol: yes indeed i did . I got one more wish Denno. i wish Orlando will beat LA :lol:
No chance of that happening ;)

Also I must say I'm pretty disappointed that it's not Kobe vs LeBron in the finals..

[Newcastle Forever]

Also I must say I'm pretty disappointed that it's not Kobe vs LeBron in the finals..

Here, here

But Kobe v Dwight should still be good

Lakers 4-2

[Jonno_Knights]

Denver will be tough though,

I'll go Cleveland in 6, and Denver in 6

Damn, just got the teams mixed around :lol:

[Newcastle Forever]

lol good stuff Jono!

[Denno]

Lakers 2 games wins away from the prize :D

Kobe's 4th ring.

[patskies]

Lakers 2 games wins away from the prize :D

Kobe's 4th ring.

Come on orlando, how close was yesterdays game aye ? 2 seconds after full time and they shoot it. Dwight vs Kobe is pretty good but i agree with you Kobe and Lebron would of been awesome.

[patskies]

wooo magic won . 2-1 . catching up Denno

[Denno]

Goodluck to them when the series goes back to LA!

[knight-no-7]

Just watched the replay of Game 3 on ONE, was pretty good. Whens game 4.. tomorrow?

[patskies]

Just watched the replay of Game 3 on ONE, was pretty good. Whens game 4.. tomorrow?

i think its around 10 since its Magic's home game.

[Jonno_Knights]

Dissappointed they are delaying the games on ONEHD by a whole day, must be some TV rights with payTV or sumthing. But Game four is tomorrow, but will be televised on ONE on saturday i think.

[cleeoo]

I think it just said on ESPN HD that it's on at 11am Friday.

[knight-no-7]

Dissappointed they are delaying the games on ONEHD by a whole day, must be some TV rights with payTV or sumthing. But Game four is tomorrow, but will be televised on ONE on saturday i think.

Yea thats why i was wondering. I looked up the TvGuide and its at different times. I thought they were showing NBA live...as they advertised a while back.

[cleeoo]

Yea thats why i was wondering. I looked up the TvGuide and its at different times. I thought they were showing NBA live...as they advertised a while back.

They probably can't. It's just like how Foxsports can't show the Friday night RL matches live, or the Sunday match live. I to be honest am sick of the One channel. I am so sick of flicking to it, and it's usually either Netball or Baseball.

[knight-no-7]

They probably can't. It's just like how Foxsports can't show the Friday night RL matches live, or the Sunday match live. I to be honest am sick of the One channel. I am so sick of flicking to it, and it's usually either Netball or Baseball.

They are just starting off. Give em a year or two and they should have some quality stuff on there i reckon. Mind you, its not bad for a free-to-air channel!

[Denno]

Lakers up 3-1 in the series :mrgreen:
1 to go...and the celebrations will all start at LA!!

[Denno]

They probably can't. It's just like how Foxsports can't show the Friday night RL matches live, or the Sunday match live. I to be honest am sick of the One channel. I am so sick of flicking to it, and it's usually either Netball or Baseball.
Baseball is good though :fist:

[patskies]

Lakers up 3-1 in the series :mrgreen:
1 to go...and the celebrations will all start at LA!!

orlando will comeback .....

[Vallabinho]

Yeh go Lakers!! Gonna win the next match!

[Matho]

see Kobe can win a championship without Shaq!!!

[patskies]

I can't believe the final series ended so quick . Orlando :fist:

[Denno]

orlando will comeback .....
:lol:

They pretty much showed no fight in game 5 with their backs against the wall. Well deserved championship to the Lakers ;)

[Vallabinho]

Go Lakers!!:crazy::crazy:

[jamesgould]

I'm no NBA expert, but that must be one of the biggest finals blow-outs in a while. I don't remember a team only winning one game before.

Has any side ever made a clean sweep of the finals?

[beez]

I'm no NBA expert, but that must be one of the biggest finals blow-outs in a while. I don't remember a team only winning one game before.

Has any side ever made a clean sweep of the finals?

There were two games that went to overtime; Orlando should have won them both in regulation. Lakers were a much better team though.

Most years the Finals are a blowout, last year the Celtics were far too good for the Lakers. Two years ago the Spurs swept the Cavs, last time Orlando made the Finals in 1995 they were swept, it's happened a few times.

[Denno]

I'm no NBA expert, but that must be one of the biggest finals blow-outs in a while. I don't remember a team only winning one game before.

Has any side ever made a clean sweep of the finals?
Well the last 3 Lakers championships haven't been all that close...

2001-02http://www.nba.com/images/spacer.gif | Los Angeles Lakers v New Jersey Nets 4-0 | MVP: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A
2000-01http://www.nba.com/images/spacer.gif | Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 | MVP: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A
1999-00http://www.nba.com/images/spacer.gif | Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers 4-2 | MVP: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A

[Newcastle Forever]

anyone else see the huge crowd that greeted the lakers at the la colosseum stadium :D

[jamesgould]

Well the last 3 Lakers championships haven't been all that close...

Oh, I forgot the finals were Eastern vs Western, and most of the time one conference sucks compared to the other haha.

[Jonno_Knights]

Some big trades over the last few days leading into the draft.

Shaq >>> Cleveland
Richard Jefferson >>> San Antonio
Vince Carter >>> Orlando
Jamal Crawford >>> Atlanta

All teams were contenders this year, looking to improve next year as the lower teams try and save money and rebuild.

[bigdan]

Patrick Mills will be a Trail Blazer next year - picked in the second round, pick 55.

[Jonno_Knights]

Patrick Mills will be a Trail Blazer next year - picked in the second round, pick 55.

Good pick up for them, they are a very young team and will only get better with time. They will be a force in the NBA for a long time to come if they stick together, esp Brandon Roy.

Mills was projected 1st round after his strong Olympic games, but i think he suffured an injury which is why his value slid a little

[Denno]

Love the way Mills plays... should be good to see him going around on the biggest stage.

[(.)(.)]

Some big trades over the last few days leading into the draft.

Shaq >>> Cleveland
Richard Jefferson >>> San Antonio
Vince Carter >>> Orlando
Jamal Crawford >>> Atlanta

All teams were contenders this year, looking to improve next year as the lower teams try and save money and rebuild.

Some other note worthy signings:

Ben Gordon >>> Pistons
Charlie Villanueva >>> Pistons
Rasheed Wallace >>> Celtics
Trevor Ariza >>> Rockets
Ron Artest >>> Lakers
Antonio McDyess >>> Spurs
Shawn Marion >>> Mavs
Hedo Turkoglu >>> Raptors

[Jekk]

When does the schedule come out for 09/10 season?

[beez]

When does the schedule come out for 09/10 season?

Sometime in August. Looks like opening game will be Cavs v Celtics & Cavs v Lakers on Xmas - Shaq v Kobe again.

[Denno]

Kobe > Shack
but;
Kobe + Shaq > *

[beez]

Schedule is out, the season starts on October 27.

http://www.nba.com/schedules/index.html

[Jekk]

Schedule is out, the season starts on October 27.

http://www.nba.com/schedules/index.html

What a total poop! I fly out of LA on October 27. Looks like I'll have to go to a Pre season game instead. Won't be the same but still will be something.

[Denno]

What a total poop! I fly out of LA on October 27. Looks like I'll have to go to a Pre season game instead. Won't be the same but still will be something.
Ah that sucks. Have you been there before? I loved LA, didn't watch a Lakers game however :( managed to drive past the Staples Centre though.

[Jekk]

Ah that sucks. Have you been there before? I loved LA, didn't watch a Lakers game however :( managed to drive past the Staples Centre though.

I have been to LA before but not an NBA game! I just want to experience the atmosphere - I'm sure it's great :)

[Swinno_Knights]

I think the Cavs are going to win the this season 2009-2010. Lebron James, Shaq, Mo Williams, Ilgauskis, Delonte West, Daniel Gibson. What more can i say.

[Newcastle Forever]

Kobe you legend!!

1FLPquyyuk8&

[mozza]

Kobe you legend!!

1FLPquyyuk8&
Pretty sneaky, I didn't know you could do that in Basketball.

[Vallabinho]

Yeh, he's awesome!

[jamesgould]

Sweet, we need more NBA videos posted here, crazy plays like that seem to be pretty regular.

[Lynchyknight]

Im goin to Townsville crocs v Cairns Taipans tonight, Hope crocs can pull of a win

[Newcastle Forever]

Yes!!!!!! Kobe you are a legend :D

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[Theknightsrule7]

Never been to a basketball game in my life. Is it any good live?

[Lynchyknight]

Never been to a basketball game in my life. Is it any good live?

I had not been to a game before either but I had free tickets so I went, and it was pretty good, way better then I expected

I might even go this weekend again

[Newcastle Forever]

I went to a Hunter Pirates game once, it was great and wanted to go back but unfortunately they folded :sad:

[Newcastle Forever]

Kobe v Milwaukee

57yR0MphgwU

:D

[Higgo]

Never been to a basketball game in my life. Is it any good live?

I always thought basketball was a load of crap...I think I grew to hate it when the Brisbane Bullets were the flavour of the month up here before the Broncos started.

Anyway, was in the US early this year and went to a Cleveland Cavaliers game...the first round of the conference playoffs versus Orlando. Sat in the second back row but let me tell you the joint was rockin'.

Had a cracker of a night. LeBron James is an unbelievable athlete. Now I'm hooked and hope the Cavs win it all this year.

Guess the moral is just about any top level sport is great if you're there...except maybe soccer!

[mozza]

Guess the moral is just about any top level sport is great if you're there...except maybe soccer!
The atmosphere at a top level soccer match woulfd be unbelievable it would amazing to go to a game at Anfield or the Nou Camp

[Newcastle Forever]

Guess the moral is just about any top level sport is great if you're there...except maybe soccer!

Can't agree there

Even A-League is awesome when you are in the active support section.

I couldn't imagine how good it would be with 60k at the Emirates singing their hearts out :crazy:

[Higgo]

Can't agree there

Even A-League is awesome when you are in the active support section.

I couldn't imagine how good it would be with 60k at the Emirates singing their hearts out :crazy:

I don't know...0-0 is still not enough to keep me awake. Maybe if some idiot let off a flare next to me.

One other caveat...it's best when the home team wins, or is at least competitive. I've been to an NFL game where the home team got soundly beaten, and half the crowd was gone by three quarter time.

[Denno]

How good is Bogut going!

[Mr Goanna]

he's not going so good now...that was sickening..."Difficult to watch"...

[Newyfan_47]

Go Cavaliers!!!

[Vallabinho]

Lakers 4 life!

[knights4premiers]

Lakers 4 life!

Second that, Kobe is just unstoppable, The man is a freak.

[Knights2010]

Im a huge fan of the NBA, always have been. I used to follow the Bulls when i was a kid, purely cos of Michael Jordan. No player will ever be what he was.

These days I support the Cavs, missus and I are planning a US holiday next year, and I want to travel to Cleveland even just for a day or 2, just to watch a home game. I think the atmosphere of an NBA game would be second to none.

Kobe Bryant is a great ball player, and he can talk it up now, because he simply is the best in the game, followed by LeBron. But does anyone remember the All Star game 1997 or 1998 i think it was, wen he talked it up that he would smoke MJ, Then Michael came out and showed him how it was done. Classic

[Higgo]

Im a huge fan of the NBA, always have been. I used to follow the Bulls when i was a kid, purely cos of Michael Jordan. No player will ever be what he was.

These days I support the Cavs, missus and I are planning a US holiday next year, and I want to travel to Cleveland even just for a day or 2, just to watch a home game. I think the atmosphere of an NBA game would be second to none.

Kobe Bryant is a great ball player, and he can talk it up now, because he simply is the best in the game, followed by LeBron. But does anyone remember the All Star game 1997 or 1998 i think it was, wen he talked it up that he would smoke MJ, Then Michael came out and showed him how it was done. Classic

You will love it. I was lucky enough to be in Cleveland May last year, and saw game one of the conference finals against Orlando (which unfortunately the Cavs lost). Two days later, the Cavs beat the Magic with LeBron hitting a three pointer on the buzzer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fD1MNjkPFs

Unfortunately I wasn't there for that one, but I watched it in a bar in Columbus and the place went beserk. I was never a basketball fan, but I was converted that week in Ohio.

Go Cavs!

BTW, if you go to Cleveland you have to check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland is actually a really nice city (in the Spring!), and the Quicken Loans arena is right in town, so the whole area was buzzing with people in bars and restaurants before and after the game.

[Joey]

Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 85-76 in Game 1 of the opening round of the 2010 playoffs.

[Joey]

2010 PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND
LA Lakers lead Oklahoma City 2-1
San Antonio lead Dallas 2-1
Pheonix lead Portland 2-1
Utah lead Denver 2-1
Cleveland lead Chicago 2-1
Orlando lead Charlott 2-0
Atlanta lead Milwaukee 2-0
Boston lead Miami 3-0

[Gidley_magic01]

Go Cavaliers!!!

Im a Cav's fan too !!

[Gidley_magic01]

Dammit !! good bye cav's , I heard lebron James could be going to New Yorks Knicks next season.

[Joey]

CONFERENCE FINALS
Western Conference Finals:
LA Lakers 2-0 Pheonix Suns

Eastern Conference Finals:
Boston Celtics 2-0 Orlando Magic

*NOTE: Both series are 7 game series unless someone takes an unassailable lead. If that happens the series ends.

Personally, I am excited. I am a former Lakers fan and nowadays I am a Boston fan.

[Smiddie31]

Im a big Phoenix Suns fan. Its becoming hard to watch them play the lakers.

[Joey]

Boston beat Orlando in Game 3 94-71.

[Joey]

NBA PLAY-OFFS
Pheonix 118 def. LA Lakers 109

This win for the Suns takes the series to 2-1 in favour of LA.

Boston need one more win to get into the Grand Final Series.

[Joey]

NBA PLAY-OFFS 2010
Orlando 96 def. Boston 92

This takes the series to 3-1 in Boston's favour.

[Denno]

Ron Artest with the winner for the Lakers, they lead 3-1 now... I rkn they will go on for their 2nd straight title.

[Joey]

NBA PLAY-OFFS 2010
Boston won Eastern Conference 4-2 over Orlando

[Joey]

NBA PLAY-OFF 2010
LA Lakers won Western Conference, defeating Pheonix 4-2

I am so pumped for Boston vs Lakers lol. My new team vs my old team!

[Vallabinho]

Go the Lakers!

[Newcastle Forever]

Go the lakers!!

[Denno]

Yep go the Lakers. Both teams have a strong lineup. Kobe is amazing but the Lakers are a strong all around team and with guys like Pierce, Garnett and Allen, the Celtics can definitely go all the way. Tip: 4-1 to Lakers

[Newyfan_47]

Go Celtics!

[Frizzed]

Carn Celtics!!

[Denno]

Lakers def. Celtics 102 - 89. Big turnaround needed by the Celtics.. they gave up way too many offensive boards and they need to find a way to shut Kobe down without leaving any other holes open because this Lakers team is strong enough to exploit even the tiniest of weaknesses.

[Joey]

boston won game 2

[Maddog78]

C'mon Celtics 2-2 slowly ripping them down

[Newyfan_47]

I hope the Celtics win. I can't stand the Lakers at all.

[Joey]

I hope the Celtics win. I can't stand the Lakers at all.
who do you support hall1876?

[Newyfan_47]

who do you support hall8176?

I support the Cavaliers Joey. I also don't mind the Minnesota Timberwolves, even though they suck.:lol:

[Joey]

Boston lead LA 79-69 with 8:20 left in the fourth quarter.

[Joey]

Boston lead game 5 92-86 with 8.9 seconds left.

[Joey]

boston win game 5 92-86

boston lead series 3-2

[Denno]

Series back to LA.

[Maddog78]

Lakers crowned Champions!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27287574-23769,00.html

[Gidley_magic01]

Damit i hate lakers !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joey]

that's very disappointing but good on them i guess.

[Vallabinho]

Yes!!! Go lakers!!!

[Newyfan_47]

Ohh bummer! I was hoping the Celtics would get up.

[~knightsgirljess~]

Lakers!!! Woo hoo

[Matho]

LeBron James will end up at the Bulls or the Heat ...... But the chance of playing with Wade in Miami has the Heat the front runners .....

[(.)(.)]

Wade and Bosh in Miami with James a good possibility of joining them. What a trio that would be. James to make his decision by tomorrow night apparently. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Amare Stoudemire signs with Knicks too.

[Vallabinho]

OFFICIAL: LeBron James has signed a 5-year deal with the Miami Heat, worth around $100m

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/09/2949168.htm?site=sport&section=all

[Jonno_Knights]

he hasnt signed anything yet.

Max he can get is $94-95 Million over 5 years. But because Wade, Bosh and James signed, they all have to take pay cuts.

[Knights2010]

Heat are going to be the Eastern conf. winners next year for sure. Going to be interesting to see them play, but the 3 of them are used to be 1 pony shows and now the 3 have to share the 1 spotlight. Ive followed James since he started, hope they go well

[bigdan]

It'll take a hell of a lot to beat the Heat in 2010/11 with those three...

[Matho]

This is going to be something to watch, James likes having a large % of the ball so does Wade & Bosh ...... The heat will take time to gell ..... my tip is that the Magic will be the winner in the East & the Lakers in the West for next season, plus James really made a joke in the way he done this contract & having an one hour show on ESPN, when he just could of joined Wade & Bosh in there media conference on Tuesday!!!!
Plus LeBron is moving to Wades house, he won't be the centre piece at the Heat and when he retires he won't be talked about in the same way as Magic Johnston, Jordan, Shaq or Kobe Bryant ...... He had a chance to stay at Cleveland or move to the Bulls (the Bulls most likely will win a lot of championships in the next 2-3 years with Rose & Noah in Bulls set up), Nets, Knicks or Clippers & be the main man at those franchise's to lead something really amazing..... But anything that Miami does in the next 3-5 years will be seen as Dwayne Wades team ...... Not LeBron James team!!!!

[(.)(.)]

Bulls are a good young team, but I can't see them winning anything in the near future, even with the addition of Boozer.

As for Miami, yeah it's Wade's team, but that's not gonna stop the James ball washing, and if they win any championships, that's just gonna take it to a whole new level. With the way the media portrays James, he's gonna be getting the majority of the limelight in Miami, regardless of what Wade does IMO.

[Higgo]

Tragedy for the Cavs to lose LeBron...and tragic for the city of Cleveland.

I hope the Cavs recover from this.

I tell you one thing, hats off to the Cavs owner Dan Gilbert for his public slamming of LeBron.

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

Sure it was emotional and more than a little irrational...but if the Knights ever have to go down the path of private ownership I'd be glad to have someone with the passion (not to mention the bankroll!) of Dan Gilbert owning the team.

Go Cavs

[(.)(.)]

Tragedy for the Cavs to lose LeBron...and tragic for the city of Cleveland.

I hope the Cavs recover from this.

I tell you one thing, hats off to the Cavs owner Dan Gilbert for his public slamming of LeBron.

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

Sure it was emotional and more than a little irrational...but if the Knights ever have to go down the path of private ownership I'd be glad to have someone with the passion (not to mention the bankroll!) of Dan Gilbert owning the team.

Go Cavs

Personally, I thought it was uncalled. Yeah James went overboard with the whole one hour special thing on ESPN, but that's mostly ESPN. The media ball washes James so much that ESPN probably came up with the idea and threw massive money at him. What's he gonna do? Knock it back? Yeah the whole thing comes across as selfish and makes James look like a massive douche with all the camers and spotlight on him, but Dan Gilbert's comments were uncalled for. Only reason he said what he said was because he was bitter he couldn't re-sign his once upon a time love child. Dan Gilbert's a bigger douche than LeBron. Get over it and stop crying like a 7 year old school girl who fell over and scraped their knee. You'd have to be mentally retarded not to sign on with Miami and play alongside both Wade and Bosh, as appose to the scrubs in Cleveland. Not to mention the lifestyle Miami offers too. Dan Gilbert, wash the sand outta your vagina before you decide to open your mouth again.

[Knights2010]

This is going to be something to watch, James likes having a large % of the ball so does Wade & Bosh ...... The heat will take time to gell ..... my tip is that the Magic will be the winner in the East & the Lakers in the West for next season, plus James really made a joke in the way he done this contract & having an one hour show on ESPN, when he just could of joined Wade & Bosh in there media conference on Tuesday!!!!
Plus LeBron is moving to Wades house, he won't be the centre piece at the Heat and when he retires he won't be talked about in the same way as Magic Johnston, Jordan, Shaq or Kobe Bryant ...... He had a chance to stay at Cleveland or move to the Bulls (the Bulls most likely will win a lot of championships in the next 2-3 years with Rose & Noah in Bulls set up), Nets, Knicks or Clippers & be the main man at those franchise's to lead something really amazing..... But anything that Miami does in the next 3-5 years will be seen as Dwayne Wades team ...... Not LeBron James team!!!!

Well Jordan was not a 1 man team, like James was with the Cav's n woulda been at the clippers or Nets etc. Jordan had Pippen as a full time wingman, Rodman, Grant, Armstrong. He always had great talent next to him. The Bulls didnt start winning until Jordan started passing, and playing with his team mates, instead of being a show pony. Same with the Lakers.

3 Years back Garnett and Allen went to the Celtics, they won the title that year, It was Paul Pierce's team b4 that, but it was the BIG 3 that won the title, thats how the heats dynasty would be remembered hear, not Wade and his 2 pals, besides, count on wade sitting out 1/4 at least of the season with an injury, the guy loves the injury roster.

Kobe has Artest, Fischer, Gasol, Odem
DUncan has Ginoboli, Parker, Hill etc
Nash (had/has) Stoudemire, Hill
Celtics have retained Rondo, Peirce, Garnett and Allen

All these are quality teams, none of which are run by 1 man, Kobe might think so, be he wouldnt have won titles without the help of key players.

[Knights2010]

Personally, I thought it was uncalled. Yeah James went overboard with the whole one hour special thing on ESPN, but that's mostly ESPN. The media ball washes James so much that ESPN probably came up with the idea and threw massive money at him. What's he gonna do? Knock it back? Yeah the whole thing comes across as selfish and makes James look like a massive douche with all the camers and spotlight on him, but Dan Gilbert's comments were uncalled for. Only reason he said what he said was because he was bitter he couldn't re-sign his once upon a time love child. Dan Gilbert's a bigger douche than LeBron. Get over it and stop crying like a 7 year old school girl who fell over and scraped their knee. You'd have to be mentally retarded not to sign on with Miami and play alongside both Wade and Bosh, as appose to the scrubs in Cleveland. Not to mention the lifestyle Miami offers too. Dan Gilbert, wash the sand outta your vagina before you decide to open your mouth again.


Man, there was that much hype about James' going to, that a normal press conference woulda been an anticlimax to the build up, ESPN knew it would get veiwers of such a thing, they knew it would draw a crowd, and he wouldnt have done it for free, good on em him, he's making his fortune, and has been quoted saying in 20 years he wants to be 1 of the richest men in the world. He coulda stayed at Cavs for more money, but doesnt wanna be the scapegoat when they lose, and the hero when they win. Unless the rest of the roster changed dramatically, they would never have won a title

[Matho]

Shaq will play for the Boston Celtics .....

Match up of the year will happend on xmas day in the the states Heat @ Lakers & December 2 will be Lebron James first game for the heat @ Cleveland (then again March 29)..... Heat @ Celtics is the first game of the season on October 26.......