On Tuesday afternoon, RJ Hampton chose to play overseas and skip college. He was considering Kansas, Texas Tech, and Memphis. Where’s He Going? Hampton signed a contract with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League. He becomes the first player to willingly skip college for an international pro …
Read More »Raptors Steal Win From the Bucks in Crucial Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
At the beginning of the series, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to be the team with more depth. Yet, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors scored 35 bench points compared to the Bucks 15. This helped the Raptors take a 3-2 series lead over the Bucks …
Read More »NBA Roundup: Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Juwan Howard to Michigan, Drake and Budenholzer Beef
Eastern Conference Finals is Heating Up The Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors are the only two potential teams in the way of the Golden State Warriors from achieving a three-peat. Yet, most fans don’t really know who the best team out of the two can potentially defeat the Warriors. …
Read More »NBA Eastern Conference Finals Heating Up
The NBA East finals are heating up as the Toronto Raptors tied up the series against the Milwaukee Bucks after winning game four 120-102. The Bucks took the early lead in the series by winning the first two games in Milwaukee. The Raptors captured the second two games on their …
Read More »Magic Johnson Drama in La La Land
The drama unfolding in the Los Angeles Lakers front office seems more fitting of a Hollywood movie than a basketball team. Media Magic Former Lakers president of basketball operations Earvin “Magic” Johnson appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” Monday morning. He held little back as he explained why he suddenly resigned …
Read More »Warriors Head to Fifth Straight Finals After Sweeping Portland
The Golden State Warriors are on their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals appearance after sweeping the Portland Trailblazers. The Warriors are only the second team in NBA history to appear in five straight finals joining the Boston Celtics who did it from 1956 to 1966. In Game Four …
Read More »NBA Conference Finals: Warriors Look to Sweep, Raptors Seek to Even the Series
Golden State will attempt a series sweep against the Portland Trailblazers despite the initial series preview of a five-game Warriors win. Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trailblazers The Warriors could potentially be the Conference Finals champions due to the Blazers inability to hold on to an 18-point lead in game …
Read More »NBA Conference Finals: Warriors Look Dominant & Bucks Want Commanding Two-Game Lead
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight at 8:30 on TNT. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors who are up 2-0 in the series on the Portland Trailblazers head to Oregon for Game 3 at 9 PM this Saturday night. ECF: Toronto …
Read More »NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals Update
Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmporank 1-2 in Player Efficiency Rating this postseason. This is the only Conference or NBA Finals series in the last 20 postseasons where 2 players entered with a 30.0+ PER. pic.twitter.com/TnRORiVnYD — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 16, 2019 ECF – Milwaukee Wins Exciting Game …
Read More »NBA Eastern Conference Finals – Raptors and Bucks
It will be a tantalizing matchup tonight between the Bucks and the Raptors for Eastern Conference supremacy. The kick-off for the best-of-seven series will take place on Buck territory, starting at 8:30 pm in Milwaukee. It’s been almost two decades since the Bucks made it to the conference finals, the …
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