There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on what we think will happen the rest of the regular season. Since the races are so tight we have to [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder may as well get used to it. It is a done deal. But wait, the Lakers are still under .500. They went out and laid an egg against the Denver Nuggets when they finally had a chance [...]

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference #1 spot. The San Antonio Spurs look like they will take the Western Conference #1. The Oklahoma City [...]

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if the season ended today. We will start with the Eastern Conference: #1 Miami Heat vs #8 Milwaukee Bucks- This match [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Chris Paul. Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups back to the lineup of Friday against the Miami Heat. But it was hardly noticeable as Lebron James scored 30 points on only 11 shot attempts from the floor and Dwayne Wade chipped in 20 points to blow the Clippers out 111-89. The [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers got a much needed win on Friday night when they beat the Utah Jazz 102-84. The Lakers displayed a balanced attack with Ron Artest and Dwight Howard leading them with 17 points each, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash with 15 and Kobe Bryant with 14.  Artest hit five three point shots [...]

Basketball is funny. You think it’s a game where better teams beat up on the little guys all the time. For the most part it’s true, but sometimes in an 82 game grind, teams can have off nights or lose focus for a game and you can get some pretty strange results. Take these past [...]

The Chicago Bulls are 3-0 this season against the New York Knicks. On Friday, the Bulls raced out to an early 20 point lead and held that advantage until there were only three minutes left, then held on as the Knicks rallied for a 108-101 win. Luol Deng led Chicago with 33 as they ran [...]

This Los Angeles Clippers/Los Angeles Lakers is just good TV. You have the Lakers, who were supposed to walk away with the whole thing this year with their new superstar studded lineup of Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and perhaps the game’s best player in Kobe Bryant. The Lakers have all the [...]

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers lead the standings in the Pacific Division with a record of 27-8. They also lead the Western Conference by a [...]