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If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 13

By ⋅ January 25, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Halfway through the season, and there’s great fun in futility. The Cavs are on pace for 15 wins, and are eight losses away from breaking their own record for longest losing streak ever. The Wizards are 0-21 on the road. But the Spurs have a six-game lead over the Lakers, and Boston is still a [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 12

By ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week down, and after a brief scare, the Celtics are back on top of the Heat, following injuries to the other Big Three. Dirk Nowitzki’s absence really took a toll on the Mavericks. The Lakers are nicely situated at #2. The #8/#9 gaps are reasonably safe, in the West due to skill and the [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 11

By ⋅ January 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week down, and the Celtics have another losing streak going, dropping behind Miami’s Big Three. The Cavaliers are the worst team in the NBA without you-know-who. Orlando is still going strong. And while the West’s eight are fairly well-entrenched, the East still has a couple of spots up for grabs, so let’s look at [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 10

By ⋅ January 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week into the season, and Boston is losing some credibility, and donating it to Miami. First a losing streak, and then Minnesota almost beats Boston. Some complacency, some abysmal “officiating,” and that’s what you get. The James-less Cavaliers are dangerously close to being the worst team in the NBA. The Spurs continue to crush [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 9

By ⋅ December 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week down, and despite the Christmas loss, the Celtics still have a comfortable lead. They and the Heat will be able to feast on first round jobbers at this rate. It looks like the Spurs will have a relatively easier time too; teams 2-6 in the West have each lost their last game, and [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 8

By ⋅ December 22, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Two months into the season, with Christmas’ quintuple header on the horizon, and there’s plenty to talk about. The Eastern Conference is once again inferior (11-16 and you’re going places), five West teams (versus two Eastern teams) have reached 20 wins, and a team affiliated with Michael Jordan is horrendous. The Lakers are still 4.0 [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 7

By ⋅ December 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics have a decent lead, but someone lit a fire under Miami, who’s holding steady. Dallas finally dropped a game to give San Antonio a bit of a cushion. Each playoff team finally has ten wins, and the Spurs have become the first to 20. It’s still very close in the middle, and several [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 6

By ⋅ December 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Ah, the East. Where you can be .381 and still make the playoffs. Where #5 and #6 can both be better than #4. And then there’s the West. Where a team that would challenge in the East is middle of the pack. Meanwhile, Dallas has built up 10 straight wins to challenge the Spurs, who [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 5

By ⋅ December 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week gone, and we’re coming up on LeBron’s return to Cleveland, which is sure to result in military activity not seen within U.S. borders since the Civil War. And for the first time in recent memory, the last playoff team from the West has a losing record. Chicago and Indiana are continuing to fight [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 4

By ⋅ November 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of “If the Playoffs…” For this past week’s NBA action, the Hornets have built a losing streak, the Clippers have built a winning streak, and despite missing out on Rajon Rondo and beating Toronto, Boston is still on top of the East. Plenty of teams are still jostling for position [...]

Durant-less Thunder Roll Through Celtics 89-84

By ⋅ November 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After a letdown loss like Friday night’s 89-84 drubbing at the hands of a depleted Thunder squad, the Celtics are no doubt reminding themselves that this is an 82-game season and titles don’t get passed out in November. Oklahoma City came to town as it was announced earlier in the evening that superstar Kevin Durant [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 3

By ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Last year, the Nets threatened to break the NBA’s 82-game season-worst 9-73 (.110) record of the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers, and this year, the Clippers are on pace for 7-75. So who’s Blake Griffin again? Stay tuned each week for updates on that, but for now, all teams have finally lost a game, and the Spurs [...]

Celtics Hold off Durant, Thunder

By ⋅ November 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming into this game, everyone knew that Kevin Durant was going to score a lot, and he did, but with a strong play from the Celtics defense and bench, Boston was able to come away with the 92-83 victory. The Oklahoma City Thunder came back in the third quarter to erase a 22-point deficit down [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 23

By ⋅ April 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Just one week remains in the season, and only one spot remains to be filled. It’ll be either Toronto or Chicago, and it’s pretty hard to go against Chicago after all those injuries to Toronto. Four divisions and one conference are locked up. Dallas has a magic number of two for their division, Utah and [...]

Durant, Thunder Rumble Over Celtics

By ⋅ April 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Kevin Durant continued his “Durant for MVP” tour across the NBA, delivering a powerful performance in leading his Thunder to their first win against the Celtics since moving to Oklahoma City, 109-104. The Thunder have now beat every team in the NBA since bolting Seattle two years ago. Durant, who scored 37 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and [...]

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