They say a series doesn’t really begin until someone loses on their home-court. Well, Heat vs Pacers is now officially a series, and I think it happened a bit sooner than most thought.
Without Bosh, the Heat really struggled to score in the paint and defend in the paint. LeBron and Wade did their best to [...]

San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers
JT: The Spurs are a well-oiled machine so I can’t see a beaten down Clippers’ side getting in their way. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Caron Butler are all banged up, but even at full strength they’d still likely struggle against a well-rested Spurs’ team; their too deep, too well-coached and just [...]

Round 2 is upon as! Well, at least for the Eastern Conference. Those Los Angeles teams out West just can’t seem to take care of business.
For now, here are our thoughts and predictions for the two East series. We’ll be back once the West match ups are finalised.
Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76′ers
JT: I’m a Boston [...]

The closest series of these playoffs now has the finish it deserves – a game 7. The Grizzlies and Clippers battled through another tough-fought encounter, full of hard fouls, tough defense and outrageous flops. And in the end, a bit of poise and Zach Randolph is what got the Grizzlies over the line.
No doubt their [...]

Let’s be honest, the playoffs had been a little boring till now. A little too predictable, a little too inevitable. Spurs swept, Thunder swept, Lakers had the Nuggets on the rope, Celtics had the Hawks on the ropes, and the Bulls would fade away into a tragic sunset.
Today changed all of that.
Today the Hawks showed [...]

These playoffs are certainly keeping us on our toes so far. Just when it looked like the Bulls were cruising to a 2-1 lead and stranglehold on the series, the 76′ers came storming back. Just when the Lakers looked like they were in control early, the Nuggets went on a 19-0 run and never looked back. And [...]

So the drama continues. Two road team wins and another potentially serious injury (J-Smoove). Seems like all you can count on is the Lakers these days. On to the votes…
3 votes – Paul Pierce. With three minutes left in the third quarter, the Celtics looked cooked. The Hawks were up by eleven, were getting contributions [...]

Reeling from the emotional high of watching the Thunder-Mavs game just moments ago, I sat down and loaded ESPN in my browser only to be confronted with the wincing face of Derrick Rose lying on the floor, his post-season finished before it had barely begun. Such were the highs and lows of a drama-filled Day [...]

Tomorrow is Day 1 of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. That means tomorrow is Day1 of NBAMate’s annual playoff diary. That means it’s time we put our balls on the line and made some predictions. Read on.
Western Conference
1-San Antonio Spurs vs 8-Utah Jazz
Ash: The Jazz are happy to be in the playoffs. This Spurs team is [...]

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