Will it be the case of deja vu? On May 6, 2024, the Minnesota Timberwolves capped an incredible road trip by winning consecutive games in Denver to take a 2-0 series lead. However, the Nuggets went into Minnesota to…
It takes 16 wins in the playoffs to lift the Larry Obrien trophy, and now four teams are eight victories away from claiming the prize. In the preseason, it is hard to imagine any analyst or fan predicting…
"We got Mike Conley back. That was it." This was Anthony Edwards' reaction to why the Minnesota Timberwolves demolished the Denver Nuggets 115-70 in a raucous Target Center. Conley was missed in Game 5 after suffering a sore right…
Some analysts said the series was over, the Minnesota Timberwolves were about to sweep the Denver Nuggets, and they were now the favorites to win the title. However, Michael Malone and his squad used the fire to fuel a…
The intensity, passion, and scrappiness of playoff basketball has been on full display in the past three days. On the weekend, basketball fans were treated to two straight days of quadruple-header basketball that lasted more than 20 hours. Of…
It is less than two weeks from the conclusion of an enthralling NBA regular season, and the intense playoff action awaits. The season will be remembered for the dominance of the Boston Celtics, who has led the league for…
The Celtics entered their game yesterday with a 47-12 record, and it felt like a game against the Golden State Warriors was a psychological must-win. The Celtics needed to exorcise their demons after losing to their opponents in the…
It has been 16 years since the Boston Celtics won their last Championship after trouncing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals. The team was led by the big three of Paul Pierce,…
The NBA All-Star weekend is now in the rearview mirror, and the race to the playoffs will take centerstage. A look at the standings will show that the Boston Celtics will likely be the number one seed in the…
The NBA celebrated All-Star weekend this past weekend culminating on Sunday Night with the 73 All-Star-Game in Indiana. Despite the lackluster defense played in the game and lack of quality field in the dunk contest, the weekend was memorable…
“If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” The quote is from 6-time NNA Finals MVP and 4-time regular season MVP, Michael…
There is a saying in life that if you are not getting better, then you are getting worse. It can be applied to all aspects of daily life, including how executives run a large corporation. The NBA, like all…
There is a saying in today's world, 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The Boston Celtics fell short of a championship last season, and most fans agreed that something had to…
It was an amazing spectacle to witness, an estimated 750,000 people join the Nuggets in Denver to celebrate their first title in 47 years. However, teams around the league are already plotting their best move to put them in…
It is not the matchup the pundits and analysts picked at the start of the season or even the playoff. Yet, it is the matchup that the basketball world deserves in crowning a champion in 2023. Tonight, the pursuit…
It was one of the most euphoric moments as a sports fan when Derrick White pulled off a miracle by tipping in a shot at the buzzer to beat the Heat 104-103 in Game 6. All the momentum appeared…
“Don’t let us Get One.” It was the phrase that Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown told the press before Game 4, and facing a sweep in Miami. Smart credited the phrase to Kevin Millar of the Boston Red Sox,…
“In my 44 years of being associated with the NBA, I never thought I’d see a Boston Celtics team, a franchise with 17 Championships, quit. “I know Celtics fans all over the world must be disgusted and devastated.” Those…
Where were you on March 11, 2020? On that day, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. A noteworthy aspect in the sports world was that the NBA took the drastic steps…
You’re the real MVP! It was a signature line for one of the most memorable acceptance speeches from a sports athlete. It was said by Kevin Durant, the then buddying superstar of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The line was…