Agent420 wrote:Lakers will for sure take down Dallas. The Heat and Celtics series will be a great one. I hope the Celtics take them down.
███ NBA Playoffs Conference Finals start tonight
NEW YORK (AP)
We are at the stage of the Conference Finals which will start tonight at 8 p.m. when the Miami Heat will host the Bostons Celtics @AmericanAirlines Arena.
Later on the Lakers will host the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in Playoffs since 1988.
The NBA Finals could be either a rematch of the Celtics-Lakers finals from last year, but there are also chances that the Mavs will face the Heat in a 2006 finals rematch.
Dallas vs Bostons and Heat vs Lakers would be the first Finals matchups respectively. It's also interesting to see the four best regular season teams being the last four teams in the Playoffs.
1. Los Angeles Lakers vs 2. Dallas Mavericks
1. Miami Heat vs 2. Boston Celtics
███ Shock for Mavs: Butler out for Lakers series
DALLAS (AP)
Mavericks fans and officials are shocked: Caron Butler will be out for the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-7 swingmen sustained an knee injury in the Mavs' game vs the Thunder.
"At first we thought it wasn't too bad, but X-rays showed that Caron has torn a ligament in his knee, which won't require surgery, but needs at least four weeks to heal", GM Donnie Nelson confirmed speculations.
Butler, whose contract will expire after the season, has been Dallas' 2nd option in the postseason so far averaging 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
"For us, that is a huge blow, I cannot believe how this happens right now", an obviously shocked Dirk Nowitzki told media yesterday.
███ Shaq: "Heat haven't faced real Superman yet"
BOSTON-MIAMI (AP)
After the heated controversy about Dwight Howard saying that the Heat cannot guard him, and the elimination of the Magic in seven games against Miami, Shaquille O'Neal tries to keep the dispute on going.
Shaq said via his twitter account THE_REAL_SHAQ, that "they haven't faced the real Superman yet", in allusion to the Magic's center calling himself "Superman" since the 2009 dunk contest.
O'Neal is averaging 9.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as the Celtics' starting center in postseason.
███ Terrence Williams named Most Improved Player of 2011
NEW YORK
New Jersey Nets swingman Terrence Williams has been named "Most Improved Player" of the NBA's 2011 season, the NBA announced yesterday.
Williams upped his averages from 8.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last year to 13.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists in this year's season.
Nevertheless, the sophomore forward has been linked to trading rumours recently and attracts attention from many ball clubs looking for a point forward.
███ Howard named Defensive Player Of The Year
NEW YORK (AP)
Dwight Howard is the Defensive Player Of The Year of the NBA in 2011. The 6-11 power center averaged 12.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game this season.
Howard has won the award for the third time in a row, beating out Gerald Wallace and LeBron James who were voted 2nd and 3rd respectively.
"I already told you, that Dwight Howard determines how often he will win this award", Magic Coach Stan van Gundy told reporters earlier today.
The Magic have been eliminated in a seven game series against Miami and Howard has already been seen in the gym working on his game.
███ Spoelstra is Coach Of The Year 2011
NEW YORK (AP)
Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra has been named Coach Of The Year 2011 by the media, the NBA announced two days ago.
Spoelstra has led his Heat from a 47-35 to a 66-16 record, although many link this to the top notch roster improvement by Pat Riley, who won the Executive Of The Year award for this year.
Spoelstra is the first Filipino-american to win this award and one of the youngest coaches next to Mike Brown and Doc Rivers to ever win the COTY.
hova- wrote: Martti., Yeah, it's what everybody likes to see. But a Mavs-Heat rematch would also be awesome.
hova- wrote: Thierry •, well, Howard will win this award IRL for the next 5 years, Spoelstra will win it if the Heat end the season with a similar record like in my D ... Williams is the only one who shouldn't be rewarded in every D.
Valdis wrote:As I said another Celtics-Lakers finals with Lakers raping the Celtics
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