Author Archives: Ian Loria
The Projected Top Five Teams Favored to Bring Home the Trophy Come June
The 2012 NBA Playoffs are on the way to the 10th day. After nine great days of emotional and exciting playoff games, here are my top-five projected favorites to winning the Larry O’Brien trophy come June. The top two teams I favor from the Eastern Conference are the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. The [...]
NBA 2012 Playoffs: Day 9 Recaps
Day 9 of the NBA Playoffs were filled with exciting, must-win games. The first game of the four-game day was between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers try and take the 3-1 lead at home before they head back to Chicago for Game 4. The second game was an important, elimination game [...]
Keys to Winning Game 4 Part 3
In this third and final post of Keys to Winning Game 4, we take a look at the two teams that played the final Game 3s of the first round. The Clippers and Grizzles played at Staples Center and the Clippers took Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. The San Antonio Spurs take [...]
NBA 2012 Playoffs: Day 8 Recaps
Day 8 of the NBA Playoffs were two Game 3s and two Game 4s. The first game on the slate was between the Pacers and Magic in Orlando. The Magic tried to tie the series up, as they were down 2-1. The second game was in Los Angeles as the Clippers try to take the [...]
Keys to Winning Game 4 Part 2
In this second post of Keys to Winning Game 4, we take a look at the Celtics-Hawks, Bulls-Sixers, and Lakers-Nuggets series’. The Celtics take a 2-1 lead over the Hawks. The Sixers do the same against the Bulls. The Nuggets win Game 3 to trail by only one game. What do these teams need to [...]
NBA 2012 Playoffs: Day 7 Recaps
Day 7 of the NBA Playoffs were a full slate of close games. The Boston Celtics regained life in Game 2 and were blessed with good news as Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen came back to play for Game 3 to play against the Atlanta Hawks. The Rose-less Bulls took on the Philadelphia 76ers for [...]
Keys to Winning Game 4 Part 1
In this first post of Keys to Winning Game 4, we take a look at the Heat-Knicks, Pacers-Magic, and Thunder-Mavericks series’. The Knicks and Mavericks are both facing elimination games, as the Thunder and Heat try to sweep their series’. The Magic are down 1-2 against the Pacers and look to tie up the series, [...]
James Harden Added to Team USA Preliminary Roster
With injuries to prospective players for Team USA basketball at the Summer Games in London, a late addition was made Thursday to the preliminary roster: Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden. Harden was the recipient of the vicious elbow to the side of the head April 22 thrown by Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta [...]
Andrei Kirilenko on Brooklyn Nets Radar
At his end of season press conference Tuesday, Nets general manager Billy King said he would be at next week’s Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey. The purpose of King’s visit is to meet with small forward Bojan Bogdanovic, the team’s second-round draft pick in 2011, who plays for Fenerbache in the Turkish league. [...]
NBA 2012 Playoffs: Day 6 Recaps
Day 6 of the 2012 NBA Playoffs brought despair to two unlucky teams. Only two games were on the NBA’s slate tonight, both games, of which were on TNT. LeBron James and the Miami Heat looked to take a 3-0 lead against the Stoudemire-less New York Knicks. The situation was the same for Kevin Durant [...]
Keys to Winning Game 3 for Spurs-Jazz/Clippers-Grizzles
The San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz played along with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzles on day 5 of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. The Spurs and the Grizzles both took their Game 2s. The Spurs go up 2-0, while the Grizzles tie up the series at 1-1. What can the Jazz, [...]