Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, 105-103.
“A good one, an important one,” Bryant commented on the win. “Like I told the guys in a timeout, this is a different series. We felt kind of down on ourselves with a slow start. … I told them to forget about that, this is a different series.”
The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night giving them the first chance to draft Oklahoma’s star forward Blake Griffin in the June 25th NBA draft.
“I’m going to come in and learn as much as I can on the fly and hopefully help the team as much as I can,” Griffin said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Orlando Magic have advances to the Eastern Conference finals after knocking off the defending champion Boston Celtics 101-82 in game 7 of the semifinals.
“We believe. We believe we can go all the way,” Orlando’s Dwight Howard said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference semifinals beating the Houston Rockets 89-70 on Sunday.
“Coming in here for Game 7, we knew they were going to give us their best shot, especially in the first quarter,” Rockets forward Shane Battier said after the disappointing loss. Read the rest of this entry »
The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-75 on Thursday night forcing a game 7 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Dwight Howard was the star of the night with 23 points and 22 rebounds.
“I just tried to be me,” Howard said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Denver Nuggets are heading to their first Western Conference finals since 1985 after beating the Dallas Mavericks 124-110 on Wednesday night.
“It’s special. We worked hard in the offseason and training camp and throughout,” Carmelo Anthony said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 92-88 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
“It’s all about never giving in and having the heart of a champion,” Paul Pierce said after the game. Read the rest of this entry »
Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis has apologized for bumping into 12-year-old boy while celebrating the shot of his life against the Orlando Magic.
“If I’ve hurt anybody or if I’ve done any harm to anybody, please forgive me because my intentions were just harmless,” Davis said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki forced another game with the Denver Nuggets after beating them 119-117 on Tuesday.
“It was an unbelievable game,” Nowitzki said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cleveland Cavaliers sweeped the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals after winning game 4 84-74 on Monday night.
“We’re glad to finish this series off,” said Cavs’ guard Wally Szczerbiak. Read the rest of this entry »
