San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz - Game 3 Western Finals!

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What a turn around performance by the Utah Jazz! All of their players were dominating the Spurs in the second half! Deron Williams, the point guard for the Jazz as in the picture above, had scored almost 1/3 of his team's total points! He even had eight assists and five steals! I kinda did expect the Jazz to win this game before it had started because if they didn't, they would have set themselves 3 games back to give the Spurs a 3-0 lead. The Jazz had outscored the Spurs in both 3 point field goals as well as the field goal points. I would think that the gap between the scores would have been closer if the Spurs had not substituted their bench players in because they probably had given up at the end of the third quarter. But then again, I guess it was a wise decision to make in order to save the energy of their star players for the next few games ahead.

I also think the Jazz were just feeling a lot more comfortable to be back on their home court to play against the Spurs. It's too bad that Tim Duncan was fouled early in the game. I saw his right eye was badly bruised when he was sitting on the beach. At the end of the game, he has commented that the Jazz were indeed playing very aggressive this time. He also said how tough it was to go against the way the Jazz approached the game, about how it was extremely hard to play defense with their form of offense.

Now that the score is at 2-1 for the Spurs, I'll be looking forward to more games as there will soon be a Game 5 ahead!

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons - Game 2 Eastern Finals!

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Wow, just unbelievable. What were the chances! Game 2 of the Eastern Conference between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons ended up once again, with a 79-76 win for the Pistons to give them a 2-0 lead so far. It was the exact same score as last time! This time though, Rasheed Wallace from the Pistons was on fire throughout the whole game, and especially the fourth quarter. I think the Pistons had dominated over the Cavs during their defensive part of their game. To have crawled back from the 12 point loss during the first half, they prevented the Cavs from scoring much in the 3rd and 4th quarters. The Pistons made LeBron give up six turnovers, which was very costly for the Cavs. In the second half, the Cavs only managed to score 13 points per quarter. I don't think the Cavs have adjusted to the environment of home court of the Pistons yet. But the next two games will serve as an advantage for the Cavs with home court advantage. I really hope LeBron can keep up with the pressure and play better in his next few games.

Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers - Game 2 (Tomorrow)

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I will be looking forward to tomorrow's game. It will be quite tough for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they will be playing at the home court of the Detroit Pistons. Having lost Game 1 by 3 points only, I hope to see LeBron be much more aggressive this time around. As a matter of fact, he must play with a more aggressive attitude this time because if not, his team won't be able to win this next game. I'm also pretty sure that the Detroit Pistons are going to press the Cavs hard with their defense. Every year, the coach for the Pistons has never failed and has always trained his players to play the best defense in the NBA.

San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz - Game 2 Western Finals!

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Once again the San Antonio Spurs have defeated the Utah Jazz in the Western Finals. GOGOGO SPURS! It's too bad I missed watching this game live because I was at school. They won almost 10 points ahead of the Jazz this time, and Tim Duncan scored 26 points! (That's almost 1/4 of the total team's score!) Even Tony Parker did very well; he had a double-double by the end of the game, with 17 points and 14 assists. The Jazz scored quite low throughout the whole game, but it might have been because they were playing at the home court of the San Antonio Spurs. It's too bad the next 2 games in a row will be at the home court for the Utah Jazz. Keep it up Spurs!!!

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons - Game 1 Eastern Finals!

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Man! I can't believe how sloppy and passive LeBron was playing!!! This picture here was the game winning three-pointer by Chauncey Billups. Look at LeBron! He did not even close out or contest against the shot! Chauncey Billups so should have been double teamed during the final minutes! He had already scored almost half of his team's points in the fourth quarter before making this last three-pointer to total just his fourth quarter score to 13 points. Boy, I can't even believe what LeBron did on their last play down the court. They had set their play up so well that LeBron could have taken his three-pointer to tie the game and let both teams go into overtime, but instead, he made a quick pass to Donyell Marshall, who's PPG (Points Per Game) this season has only been 3.8. LeBron's excuse was that Donyell Marshall had the open three-pointer to take, which he missed and set their team one game back. I don't believe LeBron though. He so could have gone through with their play and taken that last shot, but at the last fraction of a second, he changed his mind. I'm sure Donyell Marshall was shocked too at that time. He probably thought what on earth was going on and just had to throw the shot before the buzzer.

San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz - Game 1 Western Finals!

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It was 3:15pm when I got back home from school today. Though the game had been scheduled to start at 3:00pm today, I was glad to have found out there was some delay with the programs in the schedule and I did not miss anything in the beginning. As expected, the Spurs had started off strong. Jason Kidd had already commented after their last game that they were working on some new plays to step up their game. Tim Duncan had scored a double-double this time. He managed 27 points and 10 rebounds! Way to go! I was impressed by how both teams had shot very well every time down the court. The game ended at 108-100 giving Spurs the victory for Game 1 in the Western Conference Finals! I think Carlos Boozer had put up a good show this time, making all of his 6 field goals attempts! I hope to be able to watch Game 2 and it wouldn't be at an awkward timing on ESPN.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Jersey Nets

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So it was three hours later, I watched the Cleveland Cavaliers vs the New Jersey Nets game. As LeBron James is a favorite of most basketball fans, including myself, so I was supporting the Cavaliers again. As usual, LeBron had worked hard to put up a great show, being the leading scorer of his team he scored 23 points and 8 assists. Even Jason Kidd had put up a good performance, scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Without home court advantage for the Cavaliers, it was easy to see that the Nets were very comfortable playing the game against the Cavs. The New Jersey Nets still had to work really hard to compete against the hard defense from the Cavs. I have to say though, the Cavaliers really got lucky with their three pointers this time, they had made more than 40% of their three-point attempts.

Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs

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So I was watching this basketball game earlier today. I got up early at 8:00am and had my breakfast. After that, I switched on my TV to Channel 81 (ESPN) and got ready to watch the Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs game at the home court of the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. At first, it was an evenly matched game, with both teams starting off very strong, ending in a tie at the end of the first quarter. The game got intense. As one of my favorite players is Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs, I was cheering for the Spurs to win the semi-finals game. Although the Phoenix Suns were playing an impressive offense all throughout the game, as the game came to a close during the final minutes, it was clear that the San Antonio Spurs had achieved a big enough lead to win the game and head off into the Western Conference Finals to play against the Utah Jazz!

NBA Draft 2007

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Wow. What luck. The Portland Trail Blazers had the odds of just 5.3% to win the first place in the NBA Draft 2007. This usually depends on how well a team has played during the last NBA season, and the Portland Trail Blazers were amongst the top teams of their division, having a record of 32 wins and 50 losses. Even a team like Memphis Grizzlies had a record of 22 wins and 60 losses gave them a 25% chance of winning first pick in the lottery, but somehow, they ended up receiving 4th place only. I am looking forward to see a much better team for the Philadelphia 76ers because during last season, Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets to join up with Carmelo Anthony.