Cleveland Cavaliers 117 Indiana Pacers 111 CLEVELAND - Kyrie Irving (37), Kevin Love (27) and LeBron James (25) combined for 89 points as the Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. James (10) and Love (11) combined for 21 rebounds. Paul George (32) and Jeff Teague (23) combined for 55 points for the Pacers. San Antonio Spurs 96 Memphis Grizzlies … [Read more...] about Spurs and Cavaliers take 2-0 series leads
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Conley leads Grizzlies past Jazz
Sunday's NBA action. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 88 UTAH JAZZ 79 MEMPHIS - Mike Conley paced the Grizzlies (24-16) to their second straight win with 19 points and nine assists. Marc Gasol added 17 points. Zach Randolph came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 11 rebounds. Both teams came into the game ranked two of the top three defensive teams in the NBA. Vince Carter … [Read more...] about Conley leads Grizzlies past Jazz
Galloway paces New Orleans comeback
Rundown of Saturday's NBA action. NEW ORLEANS 121 CHARLOTTE 116 Langston Galloway (Saint Joseph's) scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Pelicans erased an 11-point deficit to send the game into overtime. Anthony Davis paced New Orleans 38 points (eight in overtime) and 16 rebounds. HOUSTON 111 UTAH 102 James Harden led the Rockets with 31 points … [Read more...] about Galloway paces New Orleans comeback
The Price of Success: The Greatness of the Grit-N-Grind Grizzlies
"Your success took a shot at you? What are you going to do now? How are you gonna kill it? You're gonna become unsuccessful? Frank, you can be successful and have enemies, uh? (You could) be unsuccessful too, and even have friends." - Dominic Cattano from American Gangster By JOE MAGS Whenever I fall down the rabbit hole of measuring my success with somebody … [Read more...] about The Price of Success: The Greatness of the Grit-N-Grind Grizzlies
Trail Blazers in search of silver linings
By JOE MAGS If Wednesday was the final time watching LaMarcus Aldridge in a Blazer uniform then we should all be a bit bummed out. Aldridge, a player who just last year was quoted as saying he wanted to be the “best Blazer ever,” was 5-for-18 from the field, harassed by the burly magnetism of Zach Randolph. Aldridge looked exhausted — tired of the matchup, tired of playing … [Read more...] about Trail Blazers in search of silver linings