The Golden State Warriors have evened the series at 2 games a piece, triumphing over The Cleveland Cavaliers 103-82 Tuesday night. That scoreline flatters them slightly, this was a competitive game through three quarters. Here I will look at where the game was won and lost. The phrase must win was created for game 4 of The 2015 NBA Finals. …
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Game 4 of the NBA Finals was packed with all sorts of funky moments that if you saw just one of would make them instantly memorable, but to have so many was truly hilarious. The Quicken Loans arena lends itself to moments of goofyness, watching games on T.V from their it often feels like more than a religious experience than …
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Conor O’Mahony looks at how the Cavs won game three and the adjustments GSW must make. _____ Cavs Defence On Steph Curry Watching Curry play in game 3 of the finals through the first three quarters, a thought began to form in my mind. Curry was playing like LeBron did in the 2011 NBA Finals vs the Dirk Nowitski-led Dallas …
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Game 1 was all kinds of amazing. However I really feel that the Cleveland Cavaliers had to win last night to have any hope of knocking off the Golden State Warriors. Lets run it back, and I’ll explain why. The Cavs Played as Well as they Can and Still Lost. LeBron played out of his mind, going off for 44 …
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The NBA Finals are upon us! The conference finals ended 9 days ago, and the long wait for the Finals to begin is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors both took care of business early, with the Cavs sweeping the Atlanta Hawks and The Warriors putting the Houston Rockets to the sword in five games. League suits decided …
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“Game Seven,” the two sweetest words in the lexicon of NBA basketball lovers. The San Antonio Spurs verses the Los Angeles Clippers has been the series of the first round by a country mile. Whatever the result tonight, I am utterly convinced that we will be losing 1 of the 4 best teams in the entire league. It is a …
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Kyrie Irving left the basketball world in awe on Thursday night as he set a new career high and franchise record, scoring 57 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers in their overtime victory against defending NBA champions San Antonio. Irving made all of his seven three-pointer attempts and his ten free-throws and went for 20 of 32 shooting from the field …
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Here Conor O’Mahony discusses the San Antonio Spurs’ recent return to form, which has seen them win five games in a row. Obituaries were being written for the 2015 San Antonio Spurs two weeks ago. They had lost four games in a row, culminating in a pummelling by The Portland Trailblazers 111-95 on the 25th of February. Sports reporters, as they do whenever …
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In another of our NBA season previews, this time we look at the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs who are nicely primed and look ready to defend their well-deserved title. 2013-2014 record – 62-20 Key player – Kawhi Leonard Off-season acquisitions – None The San Antonio Spurs were a joy to watch for the basketball purists as they stormed to the NBA …
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Kobe Bryant has gone through a torturous eighteen months since going down with a torn Achilles tendon late in the 2013 season. Conor O’Mahony discusses the Black Mamba’s impending return. During the 2012-2013 season the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant faced every situation imaginable. The Lakers trotted out 5 All Stars on opening night* and looked for all the …
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Garbh Madigan takes us through the top five most entertaining teams to watch in the NBA, a.k.a. the League Pass Teams. There aren’t a lot of us who stay up until four or five in the morning (Irish time) to watch NBA basketball. It certainly is not an achievable feat unless the basketball is of an entertaining quality. This is …
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Day three of this special feature on “Why we love the game” centres on Kevin Durant and scoring. Conor O’Mahony discusses. The NBA is a league which promotes scoring. For fans this constitutes celebrating rim-busting dunks, fadeaway threes and exquisite offensive ball movement. It is not at all unusual to watch a game of soccer for two hours and not …
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Conor O’Mahony is here with Part 2 of this special feature looking at ‘Why We Love NBA’. Part 2 focuses on the all important playoffs; that time of the year where dreams are made, and crushed. Check Out Part 1 – The Brilliance & Hilarity of Gregg Popovich. The playoffs are the payoff for the eighty-two game slog of the NBA regular …
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In the first of three articles on why we love the NBA, Conor O’Mahony examines the little things which make the NBA compulsive viewing. Part 1: Gregg Popovich Greg Popovich is a writer’s most pleasant dream and worst nightmare, quite often simultaneously. Pop is imminently quotable, but you better come prepared to a press conference with him, otherwise you run the …
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The San Antonio Spurs avenged last year’s NBA Finals defeat to Miami with a devastating performance in Game Five to win their fifth ever NBA Championship. 1) Team Ball The San Antonio Spurs style of basketball has had so many labels placed on it over the season, European Style, Team Ball, Pass Happy etc. The only label that matters is that it …
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The San Antonio Spurs took a huge step toward winning the 2014 NBA Championship by beating the Heat in Miami on Thursday night. 1) History making It would be downright insulting not to start this column by acknowledging Tim Duncan’s historic night. With 10 points and 11 rebounds Duncan registered his 158 career postseason double-double, breaking Magic Johnson’s previous record of …
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The San Antonio Spurs rolled into Miami with a point to prove, and boy did they deliver. After gifting Miami a road victory in Game Two, Gregg Popovich’s men were faced with the tough task of winning at the American Airlines Arena. After two outstanding performances, Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs to the impossible; successive road wins in Miami. The …
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Miami accomplished exactly what it needed to – split the two games in San Antonio. Now returning to home turf what do the Heat need to do to ensure they defend their home court? What can San Antonio do to steal one of the upcoming games in South Beach? 1. Feed Tim Duncan In the first quarter of Game 2 it …
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