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2015 HALL OF FAME CLASS




TIM DUNCAN



Career Achievements

2 time league MVP - 2002, 2003
4 time NBA Champion - 99, 03, 05, 07
3 time Finals MVP - 99, 03, 05
13 time NBA All Star
9 time All NBA 1st team
3 time All NBA 2nd team
1 time All NBA 3rd team
8 time 1st team All Defense
5 time 2nd team All Defense
1998 rookie of the year

DIRK NOWITZKI



Career Achievements

1 league MVP - 2007
1 time NBA Champion - 2011
1 Finals MVP - 2011
11 time NBA All Star
4 time All NBA 1st team
5 time All NBA 2nd team
3 time All NBA 3rd team

PAUL PIERCE



Career Achievements

1 time NBA Champion - 2008
1 finals MVP - 2008
10 time NBA All Star
1 time All NBA 2nd team
3 time All NBA 3rd team
1999 rookie of the year

KOBE BRYANT



Career Achievements

1 league MVP - 2008
6 time NBA Champion - 00, 01, 02, 09, 10, 13
2 time Finals MVP - 09, 10
16 time NBA All Star
10 time All NBA 1st team
3 time All NBA 2nd team
2 time All NBA 3rd team
9 time 1st team Defense
3 time 2nd team Defense

2015 NBA FINALS



Cavs (60-22) #1 seed in East vs Lakers (47-35) #4 seed in West


GAME 4


Cavs sweep Lakers to win 2015 NBA Championship!

**GAME 4** Cavs win 104-88 (4-0)
- LeBron James - 32 points - 10 reb - 5 ast
- Kyrie Irving - 28 points - 7 reb - 3 ast
- Roger Fox - 22 points - 2 reb - 4 ast - 3 stl - 7/29 fg
- Dwight Howard - 14 points - 7 reb
- Kobe Bryant - 14 points - 5 reb - 4 ast - 5/17 fg

- In Game 4 of the 2015 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a chance to erase 50+ years of sports misery in Cleveland Ohio... The Cleveland sports fans are some of, if not THE most loyal fans in all of sports... They've been through everything imaginable as a fan base, and yet, they still support their teams through and through...

- The Drive - Elway, 98 yards in 4 minutes in AFC Title Game
- The Fumble - Ernest Byner fumble on the 1 yard line in AFC Title Game
- The Move - Art Modell moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore
- and who could forget Game 7 of the 97' World Series when the Indians were 1 strike away from a Championship...
- The Decision - LeBron James leaving

Cleveland Ohio has been easily the most tortured sports city in America... On this night however, all of that was a distant memory as their Cavaliers were on the verge of an NBA Championship...

The Q was rocking yet again in this game and the Cavaliers did not dissapoint... They wanted to end this thing tonight, and not give the Lakers any chance to make history and come back from down 3-0... LeBron, Kyrie and the rest of the Cavaliers did just that... They played inspired basketball for 48 minutes and in the end, they brought Cleveland its first Championship since 1964 (browns)...


Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson celebrate during Game 4 win vs Lakers


When LeBron decided to come back home last summer, this is exactly what he and the fans and the Cavaliers front office had dreamed about... LeBron, since his 'Decision' in 2010 has admitted that he regrets that decision, to leave Cleveland, to leave home but ultimately, it made him stronger as a person... His return wasn't something he had to do, it was something he wanted to do, to make things right with his hometown fans...



2015 NBA Finals MVP - LeBron James
32.2 points - 8 reb - 6.2 ast - 1 stl - 1 blk - .564 fg% - .348 3pt%

LeBron took his game to an even higher level in these NBA Finals, claiming his 2nd NBA Title and his 2nd Finals MVP Award.

2015 NBA FINALS



Cavs (60-22) #1 seed in East vs Lakers (47-35) #4 seed in West


GAME 2


Irving shines in Game 2 victory

**GAME 2** Cavs win 119-91 (2-0)
- LeBron James - 35 points - 9 reb - 7 ast
- Kyrie Irving - 36 points - 4 reb - 5 ast
- Anderson Varejao - 4 points - 18 rebounds
- Roger Fox - 21 points - 6 reb - 2 ast
- Tyshawn Taylor - 20 points - 4 reb - 5 ast
- Dwight Howard - 16 points - 8 reb - 1 blk
- Kobe Bryant - 13 points - 4 reb - 5 ast - 4 stl

- After winning Game 1 by 18 points, the Cavaliers knew the Lakers would bring their "A Game" in Game 2 of the NBA Finals... That was the case, well, in the 1st half at least... The Lakers were actually leading in this game 53-50 at the half... In the 2nd half however, the Lakers totally fell apart, only scoring 41 points and shooting a terrible 32% from the field in the 2nd half... The Cavaliers cranked up the defensive pressure in the 2nd half and picked up their offensive game as well shooting 48% from the field... The Cavs outscored the lakers 69-41 in the 2nd half of the game.

Kyrie Irving was putting on a show vs 2nd year Laker PG Tyshawn Taylor... Irving put in 36 points on the night and dished out 5 assists... He was setting up his teammates all night long and, when he wasn't scoring or assisting, LeBron was taking care of the rest... LeBron's line for the night, 35 points - 9 reb - 7 ast has been a typical night in this playoff run for James... He's dropping over 30 points per game, and averaging nearly 8 rebounds and 8 assists... Nobody has put up numbers like that, on a nightly basis in a long time, if ever in NBA history...

A major question that's being asked in LA is WHERE IS DWIGHT HOWARD? In Game 1, Dwight only scored 10 points and had 6 rebounds, here in Game 2 he only scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds... Thats not going to get it done if the Lakers are going to turn things around in this series... They need Dwight to be "Dwight" and start dominating the game on both ends of the floor...


Also, in this game and series to this point, Kobe Bryant has been all but taken out of both games at the hands of LeBrons James' Defense... Kobe was held to 16 points on 5/20 shooting in Game 1, in Game 2, only 13 points on 6/24 shooting... Kobe didn't get to the foul line at all in Game 2, which is a shocker considering the game was played in Los Angeles... Its no secret that Kobe is older and less explosive than he used to be, but, I think its a bit surprising that LeBron has been able to completely take him out of the series so far...

The LA Lakers' backs are firmly against the wall now as they have to head to Cleveland for Games 3,4,5 (thanks 2k glitch)... Down 2-0, after losing the first two games of the series at home, I don't see any way the Lakers can prevent the inevitable... They are going to have to win 2 of 3 games, in Cleveland, where the Cavs have only lost 3 times all year (1 in playoffs to sixers)...

2015 NBA FINALS



Cavs (60-22) #1 seed in East vs Lakers (47-35 #4 seed in West


GAME 1


LeBron and the Cavs take Game 1

**GAME 1** Cavs win 115-97 (1-0)
- LeBron James - 30 points - 5 reb - 3 ast
- Kyrie Irving - 27 points - 5 reb - 6 ast - 2 stl
- Shabazz Muhammad - 24 points - 5 reb - 3 ast
- Roger Fox - 29 points - 6 reb - 3 ast
- Kobe Bryant - 16 points - 7 reb - 4 ast - 2 stl
- Dwight Howard - 10 points - 6 reb - 2 blk

- The Cavaliers came out hot in the 1st quarter, jumping out to a 30-18 lead. From that point on there was no turning back as Kyrie, Irving, Shabazz Muhammad and LeBron James dominated the game on both ends of the floor... As expected, LeBron played Defense vs Kobe Bryant all night long, and as you can see, LeBron's Defense clearly effected Kobe as he only scored 16 points on 5/20 shooting...

Dwight Howard lost his first battle vs the Cavaliers cast of Centers... Anderson Varejao, Tyson Chandler, and Rambo Hightower did a great job keeping Dwight off the boards and holding him to just 10 points in the game...

The lone bright spot for the Lakers was Roge Fox, who kept the game relatively close for awhile as he scored 29 points... On this night, he didn't have enough help to keep up with the Cavs. The Lakers are going to need to figure out how to slow down this Cavaliers Offense, as right now they look over-matched and much less athletic on both ends of the floor...

Season 3, 2015 Playoffs... I'm entering the NBA Finals, as soon as the Western Conference Finals wrap up between the Lakers and the Nuggets... Here's my post celebrating the Cavaliers victory in Game 5... Follow my Association here or click the link in my sig for more details / info about my association... Comments and Critics welcomed

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2015 NBA FINALS



Cavs (60-22) #1 seed in East vs Lakers (47-35 #4 seed in West

Tale of the Tape | May 29, 2015
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Cleveland Cavaliers (60-22, 23-18 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (47-35, 30-21 Home)
Stats Comparison 109.7 Points Per Game 103.4 97.2 PPG Allowed 101.8 .502 Field Goal % .502 .360 3-Point % .365 .745 Free Throw % .690 29.6 3-Point % 23.9 53.4 Rebounds 44.9 6.6 Steals 6.6 5.5 Blocks 5.7 Injury Report none Game Notes Because of a ridiculous 2k Glitch the Lakers will have home-court advantage despite having a worse regular season record

KEY MATCHUP

LeBron vs Kobe


This is the matchup we've been waiting to see for years... Quite possibly Kobe's final Season and LeBron, fresh off his 6th league MVP Award, his "eliteness" has never been higher... Athletically LeBron is light years ahead of Kobe at this stage in their Careers, but Kobe's 6 NBA Championship Rings speak volumes about the type of winner this guy is... His burning desire to "BE" Michael Jordan, and now, be "BETTER" than Michael Jordan and win his 7th NBA Title is what will drive him in this series... Will it matter vs a younger, more talented Cavaliers team?

KEY MATCHUP

Dwight Howard vs Andy Varejao and Cavs Centers


Dwight will have the edge athletically with whoever the Cavaliers put against him, however, the Depth of the Cavs frontline will be a challenge, even for Dwight Howard... Anderson Varejeo, Tyson Chander, Tristan Thompson and Rambo Hightower will all get their shot at stopping Dwight in the series... The Cavs strategy will to throw bodies at Dwight in waves, they will have 24 fouls per game to use against Dwight if need be...

All in all I think this series is going to be more competitive than it may look on Paper... The Cavaliers are young, but they have a few guys that have been there before in LeBron James, Tony Allen and Tyson Chandler... The Lakers on the other hand have Kobe Bryant, who's got 6 rings and Dwight Howard who's got 1... I think this series is going to be very good, but I think the Cavaliers, from top to bottom are just more talented and should win in 6 games.

Season 3, 2015 Playoffs... I'm entering the NBA Finals, as soon as the Western Conference Finals wrap up between the Lakers and the Nuggets... Here's my post celebrating the Cavaliers victory in Game 5... Follow my Association here or click the link in my sig for more details / info about my association... Comments and Critics welcomed

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2015 NBA PLayoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS




(1) Cavaliers (60-22)
vs
(2) 76ers (49-33)



NBA Finals bound! Cavs beat Sixers in Game 5


Game 5, "The Q" was rockin like only Cleveland can.


- During the regular Season the Cavaliers had the best Home record in the NBA, winning 37 of their 41 home games. In Game 1 of these Eastern Finals, the Cavaliers fans were shocked that their team had been beaten by a Sixer team who wasn't all that good on the road, only 15-26 during the regular season. The loss brought back terrible memories for Cavs fans, memories of the Cavaliers loss to the Orlando Magic in 2009... That year, LeBron and the Cavs had the best record in the NBA, 66-16, with a 39-2 home record, only to lose to Orlando in the Eastern Finals.

This Cavaliers team by every account is better than that team. That team was all about LeBron James and on occasion someone else would step up and help him out, with this team, there are 3 or 4 guys that can beat you on a nightly basis. This team can score the ball from anywhere, inside or outside, they play great defense and they believe in one another, which is something that was lacking on previous Cavalier teams that came up short in the past.

With all that being said, the Cavaliers were entering the game, One Win away from their 2nd trip to the NBA Finals in Team History. It was only fitting that it was at Home, at "The Q" in front of the fans that have been with them through thick and thin.

**GAME 5** - 107-103 Cavs win (4-1)
- LeBron James - 31 points - 9 reb - 8 ast - 2 blk
- Shabazz Muhammad - 24 points - 3 reb
- Kyrie Irving - 14 points - 7 ast - 7 reb
- Jrue Holiday - 16 points - 10 ast
- Evan Turner - 16 points - 10 reb - 4 ast
- Jrue Holiday - 13 points - 5 reb - 14 ast
- Sixers shoot 70% in 4th qrt - 14/20 fg - 4/6 3pt



The Sixers put up a hell of a fight in that 4th quarter, but, the deficit was too much to overcome and they came up just short in this game... The Cavs win the series and LeBron leads the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2007... This time, the shoe is on a different foot as the Cavaliers will be favored in the Finals regardless of who they match up against, whether its Denver or Los Angeles...

THIS IS BELIEVELAND!

2015 NBA PLayoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS




(1) Cavaliers (60-22)
vs
(2) 76ers (49-33)



Cavs lose Game 1 -


Kyrie struggles in Game 1 vs Philly

**GAME 1** - 107-101 76ers win (1-0)
- Thaddeus Young - 31 points - 6 reb
- Jrue Holiday - 18 points - 6 reb - 8 ast
- LeBron James - 34 points - 6 reb - 2 ast - 3 stl
- Kyrie Irving - 11 points - 8 reb - 10 ast - 5/15 fg - 1/6 3pt

- Kyrie Irving struggled mightily in Game 1 as the Sixers stole home court advantage from the Cavaliers with a 107-101 victory... Sixers Power Forward Thaddeus Young was a monster all game, putting in 31 points and grabbing 6 rebounds... The Cavaliers simply didn't have an answer for him all game long...

There is a saying in the NBA, that, A series doesn't start until someone wins on the road, well, consider this Eastern Conference Finals Series officially underway... The Cavaliers are going to have to regroup quickly in Game 2, as their chances of advancing to the NBA Finals become even slimmer if they lose the first two games of a series at home...

2015 PLAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS



(2) Denver Nuggets (51-31)
vs
(4) LA Lakers (47-35)



Nuggets out-run Lakers in Game 1


Danilo Gallinari came up huge in Game 1 for the Nuggets

**GAME 1** - 118-79 Nuggets win (1-0)
- Danilo Gallinari - 25 points - 9 reb - 7 ast
- Ty Lawson - 17 points - 7 reb - 9 ast
- Dwight Howard - 17 points - 11 reb - 3 blk
- Roger Fox - 14 points - 6 reb - 2 ast - 2 stl - 2 blk
- Kobe Bryant - 12 points - 1 reb - 7 ast - 5/16 fg - 1/6 3pt

- After averaging nearly 30 points per game in the last Series, Kobe Bryant seemed to be defying all odds as the 37 year old wasn't showing any signs of being, 37 years old... Well, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Kobe looked, well, tired... His jumper was flat and he simply couldn't keep up on Defense with the uptempo Nuggets... Kobe struggled all game long and only scored 12 points on 5 of 16 shooting...

Nuggets SF Danilo Gallinari on the other hand was on fire, putting in 25 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out 9 assists... Ty Lawson had a great game also and the Nuggets look like the better, younger team in Game 1... The Lakers need to figure out how to slow this team down or its going to be a quick series...

2015 PLAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Preview


(2) Denver Nuggets
vs
(4) LA Lakers


Nuggets Playoff Leaders

Denver Nuggets (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Ty Lawson	11	38.4	18.2	2.6	10.9	1.4	0.1	4.5
Danilo Gallinari	11	32.5	16.8	6.0	3.7	1.2	1.2	1.4
Javale McGee	11	30.6	16.7	9.0	0.9	0.9	1.6	0.8
Kenneth Faried	11	32.3	12.9	8.4	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.6
Anthony Randolph	11	24.5	12.4	6.8	0.5	0.9	0.8	1.4
Corey Brewer	11	31.6	11.8	4.1	2.5	2.2	0.1	2.6
Jordan Hamilton	11	13.2	8.0	2.3	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.0
Mirza Teletovic	11	6.2	3.4	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5
Isaac Newman	11	9.1	3.1	0.6	1.8	0.4	0.3	0.5
Evan Fournier	11	8.1	2.5	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.5

LA Lakers Playoff Leaders

Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Kobe Bryant	11	38.6	25.1	3.5	8.1	1.5	0.3	2.5
Dwight Howard	11	33.5	21.1	8.8	1.3	1.2	2.2	1.2
Roger Fox	11	38.1	14.2	4.2	5.3	1.5	0.6	2.0
Tyshawn Taylor	11	28.0	9.8	3.1	5.3	0.5	0.3	1.5
Wilson Chandler	11	21.3	9.5	4.3	0.5	0.5	0.2	1.6
Kris Humphries	11	26.2	8.8	7.3	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.5
Chris Kaman	11	14.0	7.9	3.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.8
Ray McCallum	11	11.1	5.5	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.0	0.5
Jordan Hill	11	12.3	3.5	4.3	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5
Chris Singleton	11	3.5	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1

Nuggets / Lakers Matchup

Matchup Preview | May 13, 2015
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Los Angeles Lakers (47-35, Away)		Denver Nuggets (51-31, Home)
Stats Comparison 107.7 Points Per Game 107.5 101.4 PPG Allowed 97.4 .524 Field Goal % .511 .417 3-Point % .328 .725 Free Throw % .737 25.5 3-Point % 25.1 44.5 Rebounds 46.5 6.9 Steals 8.4 5.4 Blocks 5.7 Projected Starters Tyshawn Taylor (74) Point Guard Ty Lawson (88) Kobe Bryant (91) Shooting Guard Corey Brewer (73) Roger Fox (81) Small Forward Danilo Gallinari (84) Kris Humphries (74) Power Forward Kenneth Faried (83) Dwight Howard (96) Center Javale McGee (80)

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2015 NBA PLayoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Preview


(1) Cavaliers (60-22)
vs
(2) 76ers (49-33)


Cavaliers Playoff Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
LeBron James	9	36.6	30.3	8.3	9.6	1.0	1.3	3.2
Kyrie Irving	9	37.1	24.0	4.7	8.8	1.3	0.8	4.2
Shabazz Muhammad	9	32.4	20.2	7.3	3.7	0.8	0.2	1.3
Tristan Thompson	9	31.1	10.1	11.4	1.0	0.3	0.9	1.1
Trey Burke	9	10.4	7.0	0.9	2.0	0.3	0.0	1.1
Tony Allen	9	14.1	4.4	2.4	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.4
Tyson Chandler	9	19.8	4.4	4.7	1.1	0.6	0.9	0.2
Ronnie Brewer	9	13.9	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.6
Anderon Varejao	9	25.2	3.3	8.2	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.7
Rambo Hightower	9	7.3	1.6	2.2	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.3

76ers Playoff Stats

Philidelphia 76ers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Anrew Bynum	10	36.6	19.4	9.7	1.6	1.1	2.2	1.2
Thaddeus Young	10	35.0	16.7	7.2	0.2	1.5	0.9	1.7
Jrue Holiday	10	34.7	15.4	4.7	8.1	1.7	0.4	2.4
Evan Turner	10	34.0	10.6	6.4	5.3	0.4	0.5	2.2
Jason Richardson	10	29.2	9.1	5.5	0.2	0.6	0.0	1..8
Dorell Wright	10	17.7	8.8	1.1	3.0	0.5	0.3	1.2
Cole Aldrich	10	10.1	5.0	0.4	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.4
Sean Kilpatrick	10	7.2	3.0	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.5
Jordan Aboudou	10	6.3	2.9	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.8
Delonte West	10	12.7	2.5	0.2	1.5	0.6	0.0	0.7

Cavs / SixersTeam Matchup

Matchup Preview | May 13, 2015
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Philadelphia 76ers (49-33, Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (60-22, Home)
Stats Comparison 95.8 Points Per Game 111.1 89.3 PPG Allowed 94.6 .483 Field Goal % .517 .376 3-Point % .378 .803 Free Throw % .747 20.1 3-Point % 30.1 46.4 Rebounds 55.2 6.8 Steals 5.6 5.0 Blocks 5.3 Projected Starters Jrue Holiday (90) Point Guard Kyrie Irving (92) Jason Richardson (70) Shooting Guard Shabazz Muhammad (88) Evan Turner (91) Small Forward LeBron James (99) Thaddeus Young (80) Power Forward Tristan Thompson (80) Andrew Bynum (90) Center Anderson Varejao (73)

2015 PLAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE 2nd Round Review


(1) Thunder (51-31)
vs
(4) Lakers (47-35)


Series Results

**Game 1** Lakers win 103-97 (1-0)
- Dwight Howard - 25 points - 13 reb - 2 blk
- Kobe Bryant - 25 points - 3 reb - 10 ast
- Kevin Durant - 20 points - 7 reb - 6/15 FG - 1/4 3pt
- Russell Westbrook - 9 points - 2 reb - 2 ast - 3/9 FG - 0/2 3pt

**Game 2** Thunder win 122-100 (1-1)
- Kevin Durant - 35 points - 7 reb - 5 ast
- Russell Westbrook - 29 points - 4 reb - 13 ast - 4 stl
- Kobe Bryant - 28 points - 3 reb - 5 ast
- Dwight Howard - 23 points - 12 reb

**Game 3** Lakers win 137-119 (2-1)
- Kobe Bryant - 34 points - 3 reb - 7 ast
- Dwight Howard - 26 points - 9 reb
- Kevin Durant - 37 points - 7 reb - 5 ast
- Russell Westbrook - 30 points - 2 reb - 9 ast

**Game 4** - Lakers win 109-81 (3-1)
- Kobe Bryant - 27 points - 5 reb - 8 ast - 3 stl
- Dwight Howard - 19 points - 6 reb - 2 blk
- Kevin Durant - 14 points - 8 reb - 4 ast - 6/23 FG - 2/9 3pt
- Russell Westbrook - 17 points - 3 reb - 6 ast

**Game 5** - Thunder win 112-109 (3-2)
- Russell Westbrook - 33 points - 8 reb - 11 ast - 2 stl
- Kevin Durant - 31 points - 11 reb - 7 ast
- Kobe Bryant - 35 points - 2 reb - 8 ast
- Dwight Howard - 31 points - 6 reb

**Game 6** - Lakers win 104-100 (4-2)
- Kobe Bryant - 27 points - 8 reb - 4 ast - 2 stl
- Roger Fox - 18 points - 2 reb - 6 ast - 2 stl
- Dwight Howard - 13 points - 12 reb - 3 blk
- Kevin Martin - 33 points
- Kevin Durant - 23 points - 3 reb - 5 ast - 9/14 fg
- Russell Westbrook - 18 points - 2 reb - 13 ast - 5 stl - 8/22 fg

- Kobe Bryant played like the Kobe of old, averaging nearly 30 points per game in the Series and playing great Defense on Kevin Durant... Kobe was the deciding factor in the series and with him, Roger Fox, and Dwight Howard, the Lakers are playing better then ever... If this is Kobe's "last ride" and he keeps playing like this, its looking like he might have a chance to bring home his 7th NBA Championship

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(2) Nuggets (51-31)
vs
(3) Hornets (50-32)


Series Results

**Game 1** Nuggets win 111-103 (1-0)
- Ty Lawson - 24 points - 3 reb - 12 ast
- Anthony Davis - 30 points - 14 reb - 2 blk
- Nerlens Noel - 16 points - 11 reb - 3 blk

**Game 2** - Hornets win 96-94 (1-1)
- Eric Gordon - 24 points - 2 reb - 2 ast
- Austin Rivers - 23 points - 4 reb - 5 ast
- Ty Lawson - 18 points - 2 reb - 10 ast - 2stl
- Javale Mcgee - 17 points - 13 reb - 4 blk

**Game 3** - Hornets win 98-93 (2-1)
- Nerlens Noel - 21 points - 21 reb - 3 blk
- Anthony Davis - 17 points - 9 reb - 3 blk

**Game 4** - Nuggets win 106-104 (2-2)
- Ty Lawson 24 points - 11 ast
- Nerlens Noel - 28 points - 10 reb - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 21 points - 7 reb - 3 blk

**Game 5** - Nuggets win 91-84 (3-2)
- Ty Lawson - 15 points - 3 reb - 12 ast - 2 stl
- Javale McGee - 17 points - 9 reb - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 19 points - 10 reb - 3 ast - 3 stl - 4 blk
- Nerlens Noel - 19 points - 13 reb - 5 blk

**Game 6** Nuggets win 98-88 (4-2)
- Ty Lawson - 19 points - 12 ast
- Anthony Randolph - 18 points - 8 reb
- Austin Rivers - 16 points - 4 reb - 1 ast
- Nerlens Noel - 21 points - 9 reb - 3 stl - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 10 points - 5 reb

- The young Hornets had a great run, and they without question have a great future ahead of them, but, in this Series the uptempo Nuggets just wore them down... Ty Lawson averaged a double double in the series, 20 points and 11.1 assists per game... In the end the Nuggets were just too deep for the young Hornets and outside of Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel, they couldn't get much help from the rest of the team...

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Stay tuned for a full Western Conference Finals Preview.

2015 NBA Playoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE 2nd Round Review



(1) Cleveland Cavliers (60-22)
vs
(5) Milwaukee Bucks (43-39)


Series Results

**Game 1** Cavs win 11-97 (1-0)
- LeBron James - 33 points - 4 reb - 14 ast
- Shabazz Muhammad - 16 points - 9 reb - 7 ast
- Danny Granger - 27 points - 7 reb
- Brandon Jennings - 16 points - 6 ast - 4/14 FG - 2/7 3pt

**Game 2** - Cavs win 107-98 (2-0)
- LeBron James - 30 points - 10 reb - 9 ast - 3 blk
- Shabazz Muhammad - 30 points - 9 reb - 2 ast
- Kyrie Irving - 21 points - 6 reb - 8 ast
- Brandon Jennings - 40 points - 3 reb - 8 ast - 3 stl

**Game 3** - Bucks win 122-114 (2-1)
- Brandon Jennings - 49 points - 4 reb - 8 ast
- Danny Granger - 23 points - 4 reb - 4 ast
- LeBron James - 36 points - 12 reb - 11 ast - 7 TO
- Kyrie Irving - 21 points - 4 reb - 11 ast - 5 TO

**Game 4** - Cavs win 109-92 (3-1)
- Kyrie Irving - 34 points - 2 reb - 12 ast - 16 points in 4th qrt
- LeBron James - 31 points - 8 reb - 6 ast - 3 stl
- Brandon Jennings - 29 points - 4 reb - 7 ast - 2 stl - 9 points in 2nd half (LBJ Defense)

**Game 5** - Cavs win 104-97 (4-1)
- LeBron James - 35 points - 11 reb - 9 ast
- Kyrie Irving - 21 points - 5 reb - 10 ast - 3 stl
- Danny Granger - 37 points - 3 reb - 5 stl
- Brandon Jennings - 15 points - 6 reb - 6 ast - 5/23 fg - 2/7 3pt

- We said before the Series started that the Matchup at the Point Guard Position, between Brandon Jennings and Kyrie Irving would be the determining factor, and it was a big factor, but, overall the more talented team won the series... Kyrie Irving only scored 30 points or more in 1 game during the Series, while Brandon Jennings was over 29 in 3 of the 5 games, but it was Irving's consistency that was the difference in his matchup with Jennings... Jennings exploded in Games 2 and 3 with back to back 40 point games, but Irving was steady all series long and helped lead his team to victory... LeBron James was the player of the series, nearly averaging a triple double in the 5 games... He's playing even better than his MVP Regular Season and heading into the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers are going to need James to be at his very best...


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(2) 76ers (49-33)
vs
(3) Bulls (46-36)


Series Results

**Game 1** - 76ers win 112-92 (1-)
- Thadeus Young - 26 points - 3 reb
- Jrue Holiday - 19 points - 7 reb - 8 ast - 3 stl
- Derrick Rose - 30 points - 4 ast

**Game 2** - 76ers win 97-95 (2-0)
- Andrew Bynum - 26 points - 10 reb - 4 ast
- Derrick Rose - 31 points - 10 reb - 6 ast - 2 stl

**Game 3** - 76ers win 97-74 (3-0)
- Jrue Holiday 24 points - 7 reb - 7 ast
- Andrew Bynum 19 points - 11 reb
- Derrick Rose - 20 points - 5 reb - 6 ast - 3 stl

**Game 4** - 76ers win 85-74 (4-0)
- Anrew Bynum - 22 points - 10 reb - 3 blk
- Thadeus Young - 18 points - 10 reb
- Jrue Holiday - 11 points - 6 reb - 9 ast - 2 stl
- Derrick Rose - 13 points - 3 reb - 7 ast - 6/15 fg - 0/3 3pt


- I have to admit, I'm a little surprised by how this Series played out, I'm not sure if the results were so lopsided because of the Sixers great Defense, or, the Bulls bad Offense, whatever the reason, the Sixers swept the Bulls and weren't really challenged outside of a 2 point win in Game 2... Chicago only averaged 84 points per game in the 4 game series, which is surprising considering they have Derrick Rose who usually puts in 25 to 30 by himself... The Sixers will move on to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals...
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Stay tuned for the Western Conference 2nd Round Rreview coming soon...

2015 PlAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Preview


(2) Denver Nuggets
vs
(4) LA Lakers


Nuggets Playoff Leaders

Denver Nuggets (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Ty Lawson	11	38.4	18.2	2.6	10.9	1.4	0.1	4.5
Danilo Gallinari	11	32.5	16.8	6.0	3.7	1.2	1.2	1.4
Javale McGee	11	30.6	16.7	9.0	0.9	0.9	1.6	0.8
Kenneth Faried	11	32.3	12.9	8.4	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.6
Anthony Randolph	11	24.5	12.4	6.8	0.5	0.9	0.8	1.4
Corey Brewer	11	31.6	11.8	4.1	2.5	2.2	0.1	2.6
Jordan Hamilton	11	13.2	8.0	2.3	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.0
Mirza Teletovic	11	6.2	3.4	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5
Isaac Newman	11	9.1	3.1	0.6	1.8	0.4	0.3	0.5
Evan Fournier	11	8.1	2.5	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.5

LA Lakers Playoff Leaders

Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Kobe Bryant	11	38.6	25.1	3.5	8.1	1.5	0.3	2.5
Dwight Howard	11	33.5	21.1	8.8	1.3	1.2	2.2	1.2
Roger Fox	11	38.1	14.2	4.2	5.3	1.5	0.6	2.0
Tyshawn Taylor	11	28.0	9.8	3.1	5.3	0.5	0.3	1.5
Wilson Chandler	11	21.3	9.5	4.3	0.5	0.5	0.2	1.6
Kris Humphries	11	26.2	8.8	7.3	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.5
Chris Kaman	11	14.0	7.9	3.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.8
Ray McCallum	11	11.1	5.5	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.0	0.5
Jordan Hill	11	12.3	3.5	4.3	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5
Chris Singleton	11	3.5	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1

Nuggets / Lakers Matchup

Matchup Preview | May 13, 2015
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Los Angeles Lakers (47-35, Away)		Denver Nuggets (51-31, Home)
Stats Comparison 107.7 Points Per Game 107.5 101.4 PPG Allowed 97.4 .524 Field Goal % .511 .417 3-Point % .328 .725 Free Throw % .737 25.5 3-Point % 25.1 44.5 Rebounds 46.5 6.9 Steals 8.4 5.4 Blocks 5.7 Projected Starters Tyshawn Taylor (74) Point Guard Ty Lawson (88) Kobe Bryant (91) Shooting Guard Corey Brewer (73) Roger Fox (81) Small Forward Danilo Gallinari (84) Kris Humphries (74) Power Forward Kenneth Faried (83) Dwight Howard (96) Center Javale McGee (80)

2015 NBA Playoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Preview


(1) Cavaliers (60-22)
vs
(2) 76ers (49-33)


Cavaliers Playoff Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
LeBron James	9	36.6	30.3	8.3	9.6	1.0	1.3	3.2
Kyrie Irving	9	37.1	24.0	4.7	8.8	1.3	0.8	4.2
Shabazz Muhammad	9	32.4	20.2	7.3	3.7	0.8	0.2	1.3
Tristan Thompson	9	31.1	10.1	11.4	1.0	0.3	0.9	1.1
Trey Burke	9	10.4	7.0	0.9	2.0	0.3	0.0	1.1
Tony Allen	9	14.1	4.4	2.4	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.4
Tyson Chandler	9	19.8	4.4	4.7	1.1	0.6	0.9	0.2
Ronnie Brewer	9	13.9	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.6
Anderon Varejao	9	25.2	3.3	8.2	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.7
Rambo Hightower	9	7.3	1.6	2.2	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.3

76ers Playoff Stats

Philidelphia 76ers (Playoffs) Stats - 2015
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Anrew Bynum	10	36.6	19.4	9.7	1.6	1.1	2.2	1.2
Thaddeus Young	10	35.0	16.7	7.2	0.2	1.5	0.9	1.7
Jrue Holiday	10	34.7	15.4	4.7	8.1	1.7	0.4	2.4
Evan Turner	10	34.0	10.6	6.4	5.3	0.4	0.5	2.2
Jason Richardson	10	29.2	9.1	5.5	0.2	0.6	0.0	1..8
Dorell Wright	10	17.7	8.8	1.1	3.0	0.5	0.3	1.2
Cole Aldrich	10	10.1	5.0	0.4	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.4
Sean Kilpatrick	10	7.2	3.0	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.5
Jordan Aboudou	10	6.3	2.9	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.8
Delonte West	10	12.7	2.5	0.2	1.5	0.6	0.0	0.7

Cavs / SixersTeam Matchup

Matchup Preview | May 13, 2015
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Philadelphia 76ers (49-33, Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (60-22, Home)
Stats Comparison 95.8 Points Per Game 111.1 89.3 PPG Allowed 94.6 .483 Field Goal % .517 .376 3-Point % .378 .803 Free Throw % .747 20.1 3-Point % 30.1 46.4 Rebounds 55.2 6.8 Steals 5.6 5.0 Blocks 5.3 Projected Starters Jrue Holiday (90) Point Guard Kyrie Irving (92) Jason Richardson (70) Shooting Guard Shabazz Muhammad (88) Evan Turner (91) Small Forward LeBron James (99) Thaddeus Young (80) Power Forward Tristan Thompson (80) Andrew Bynum (90) Center Anderson Varejao (73)

2015 PLAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE 2nd Round Review


(1) Thunder (51-31)
vs
(4) Lakers (47-35)


Series Results

**Game 1** Lakers win 103-97 (1-0)
- Dwight Howard - 25 points - 13 reb - 2 blk
- Kobe Bryant - 25 points - 3 reb - 10 ast
- Kevin Durant - 20 points - 7 reb - 6/15 FG - 1/4 3pt
- Russell Westbrook - 9 points - 2 reb - 2 ast - 3/9 FG - 0/2 3pt

**Game 2** Thunder win 122-100 (1-1)
- Kevin Durant - 35 points - 7 reb - 5 ast
- Russell Westbrook - 29 points - 4 reb - 13 ast - 4 stl
- Kobe Bryant - 28 points - 3 reb - 5 ast
- Dwight Howard - 23 points - 12 reb

**Game 3** Lakers win 137-119 (2-1)
- Kobe Bryant - 34 points - 3 reb - 7 ast
- Dwight Howard - 26 points - 9 reb
- Kevin Durant - 37 points - 7 reb - 5 ast
- Russell Westbrook - 30 points - 2 reb - 9 ast

**Game 4** - Lakers win 109-81 (3-1)
- Kobe Bryant - 27 points - 5 reb - 8 ast - 3 stl
- Dwight Howard - 19 points - 6 reb - 2 blk
- Kevin Durant - 14 points - 8 reb - 4 ast - 6/23 FG - 2/9 3pt
- Russell Westbrook - 17 points - 3 reb - 6 ast

**Game 5** - Thunder win 112-109 (3-2)
- Russell Westbrook - 33 points - 8 reb - 11 ast - 2 stl
- Kevin Durant - 31 points - 11 reb - 7 ast
- Kobe Bryant - 35 points - 2 reb - 8 ast
- Dwight Howard - 31 points - 6 reb

**Game 6** - Lakers win 104-100 (4-2)
- Kobe Bryant - 27 points - 8 reb - 4 ast - 2 stl
- Roger Fox - 18 points - 2 reb - 6 ast - 2 stl
- Dwight Howard - 13 points - 12 reb - 3 blk
- Kevin Martin - 33 points
- Kevin Durant - 23 points - 3 reb - 5 ast - 9/14 fg
- Russell Westbrook - 18 points - 2 reb - 13 ast - 5 stl - 8/22 fg

- Kobe Bryant played like the Kobe of old, averaging nearly 30 points per game in the Series and playing great Defense on Kevin Durant... Kobe was the deciding factor in the series and with him, Roger Fox, and Dwight Howard, the Lakers are playing better then ever... If this is Kobe's "last ride" and he keeps playing like this, its looking like he might have a chance to bring home his 7th NBA Championship

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(2) Nuggets (51-31)
vs
(3) Hornets (50-32)


Series Results

**Game 1** Nuggets win 111-103 (1-0)
- Ty Lawson - 24 points - 3 reb - 12 ast
- Anthony Davis - 30 points - 14 reb - 2 blk
- Nerlens Noel - 16 points - 11 reb - 3 blk

**Game 2** - Hornets win 96-94 (1-1)
- Eric Gordon - 24 points - 2 reb - 2 ast
- Austin Rivers - 23 points - 4 reb - 5 ast
- Ty Lawson - 18 points - 2 reb - 10 ast - 2stl
- Javale Mcgee - 17 points - 13 reb - 4 blk

**Game 3** - Hornets win 98-93 (2-1)
- Nerlens Noel - 21 points - 21 reb - 3 blk
- Anthony Davis - 17 points - 9 reb - 3 blk

**Game 4** - Nuggets win 106-104 (2-2)
- Ty Lawson 24 points - 11 ast
- Nerlens Noel - 28 points - 10 reb - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 21 points - 7 reb - 3 blk

**Game 5** - Nuggets win 91-84 (3-2)
- Ty Lawson - 15 points - 3 reb - 12 ast - 2 stl
- Javale McGee - 17 points - 9 reb - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 19 points - 10 reb - 3 ast - 3 stl - 4 blk
- Nerlens Noel - 19 points - 13 reb - 5 blk

**Game 6** Nuggets win 98-88 (4-2)
- Ty Lawson - 19 points - 12 ast
- Anthony Randolph - 18 points - 8 reb
- Austin Rivers - 16 points - 4 reb - 1 ast
- Nerlens Noel - 21 points - 9 reb - 3 stl - 2 blk
- Anthony Davis - 10 points - 5 reb

- The young Hornets had a great run, and they without question have a great future ahead of them, but, in this Series the uptempo Nuggets just wore them down... Ty Lawson averaged a double double in the series, 20 points and 11.1 assists per game... In the end the Nuggets were just too deep for the young Hornets and outside of Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel, they couldn't get much help from the rest of the team...

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