Road to Glory II

[Mavs4Life]

Should be a great series,even though the Celtics are a pretty old team by then. Good Luck.

[hova-]

Oh c'mon, Lamrock as ROTY? God damn. I hope you can sweep the Cs and keep up your great play.

[Valor]

Should be a great series,even though the Celtics are a pretty old team by then. Good Luck.

Cheers man, they are pretty old so this is prob one of my last chances at revenge

Oh c'mon, Lamrock as ROTY? God damn. I hope you can sweep the Cs and keep up your great play.

Sit is going to be pissed but to be frank, it was a tight one between Lamrock, Sit and Harrison Barnes so I pretty much expected either one of the three win it. If Barnes started it would've been his for sure I reckon
Game 4 coming soon!

[Valor]

Rose, Bulls complete sweep of Celtics

Derrick Rose shows KG that actions speak louder than words

Boston, MA - The Boston Celtics' years of dominance are over.

Derrick Rose made sure of it.

Rose dominated with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals, and the Bulls send the Boston Celtics home in a 4 game sweep with a 94-87 victory in Boston.

Joakim Noah once again played a huge role, putting in another double double of 11 points and 10 rebounds alongside 5 blocks. Carlos Boozer chipped in with 15 points and 8 rebounds while Luol Deng had 12 and 7. Kirk Hinrich also scored in double figures with 11 points.

"It was a collective effort tonight" said Byron Scott "Guys played hard and played well on both ends of the floor"

The Celtics actually played a little harder, and the small difference on the boards showed it. Boston, not a good rebounding team, managed to outrebound Chicago 46 to 43, but their 10 turnovers ultimately cost them the game.

On the offensive end, Boston had some balanced scoring with six players in double figures. Paul Pierce led the way with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists while Kevin Garnett added 14 points and a game high 15 rebounds, including 5 offensive boards. Rasheed Wallace also had a double double as he notched 10 points and 12 boards.

Guard Ray Allen managed 13 points and backup point guard Andre Miller once again had a big game, coming up with 15 points on a perfect 4 for 4 performance from the field and 7 for 7 from the charity stripe in 12 minutes off the bench, but once again Rajon Rondo was held down to a horrible offensive performance by the Chicago defense.

Rondo was just 5 for 17 from the field and finished with a mere 11 points and 5 assists, not the performance you'd expect from an All-Star and the leader in triple doubles during the regular season.

"Their defense on Rajon has been great all series long" said Doc Rivers "They forced him into places where he's not that effective, and it hurt us"

This victory by the Bulls marks the first time that the franchise has ever defeated the Celtics in a playoff series, and it is certainly sweet revenge against the team that knocked them out in their two previous postseason meetings, one in 09 and once last season.

This also marks the first time the Celtics are unable to advance to the second round in the big three era, or indeed, unable to even win one postseason game.

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, who spoke with confidence and waved off Chicago's 3-0 lead following game three, refused to answer any of the media's questions.

The Bulls now advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they will wait to face off against the winner of the Miami-Milwaukee series.

The Bucks currently lead that series 3 games to 1.






Highlights



Jordan Player of the Game Highlights

[Valor]

First Round Results: Game 4

[Lamrock]

YESSSSSSSSSSS. U Mad now Harrison Barnes? Who's the honky now, huh?

[Martti.]

Rondo sucks balls.

[Cruzerr]

Nice sweep. Another sweeps happened in the playoffs too?

[Houndy]

Sweep. Now to see who's hearts will you be breaking, Liams or Dwaynes

[Mavs4Life]

sWEEP, VERY NICE. Celtics had a good squad too.

[kibaxx7]

Brooms! Superb job man.

[George7]

Yeah! Now time to get back to the Finals!!

[Valor]

YESSSSSSSSSSS. U Mad now Harrison Barnes? Who's the honky now, huh?

I thought your arch-rival was Sit. But this is great too I guess, seeing as you are in a playoff series against Barnes atm Congrats on the award

Rondo sucks balls.

He did suck pretty badly

Nice sweep. Another sweeps happened in the playoffs too?

Yup, the three time defending champs swept Sit's Blazers and the Magic swept the Hawks. Good eye (Y

Sweep. Now to see who's hearts will you be breaking, Liams or Dwaynes

It'll be both if they beat Melo and the Bucks

sWEEP, VERY NICE. Celtics had a good squad too.

Their starters are still solid and Andre Miller goes crazy, but just too old and no depth anymore I guess

Brooms! Superb job man.

Cheers buddy

Yeah! Now time to get back to the Finals!!

Thats the plan!

[Valor]

First Round Results: Game 5

[Valor]

Unanimous picks Washburn, Barnes leads T-Mobile All-Rookie team roster
By Official Release
Posted April 26 2011 2:16PM

NEW YORK -- T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year Liam Washburn of the Miami Heat, and number 1 overall pick Harrison Barnes of the Milwaukee Bucks, headline the 2011-12 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team as unanimous selections, the NBA announced today.

Joining Washburn and Barnes on the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team are the Indiana Pacers' Perry Jones (56 points), Octavius Ocho of the San Antonio Spurs (54 points), and Minnesota's Rodney Williams (44 points).

The 2011-12 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, Washburn averaged a rookie-third best 12.5 points and a rookie-best 6.5 assists per game.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee's Harrison Barnes averaged 15.2 points (second best amongst rookies), 5.0 rebounds (4th amongst rookies), and 1.3 assists (5th in rookies) coming off the bench for the Bucks as the team's sixth man.

Jones ranked 4th in points (11.7), 1st in rebounds (7.1), 1st in steals (1.0), and 2nd in blocks (1.2) amongst all rookies for the Indiana Pacers. He proved to be a budding defensive force this season, and showed plenty of potential as a piece the young Pacers could build around.

Similarily, 7 foot 1 center from Sudan Octavius Ocho has been a defensive presence for the San Antonio Spurs. Ocho seized his opportunity when starting center Greg Oden went down with an injury and shined in the 30 replacement starts. Ocho was second amongst rookies in rebounding at 6.6 per game and 1st in blocked shots with 1.5 per contest.

A bit of a controversal selection was Minnesota's Rodney Williams, who statistically did not rank in the top of the rookie leaders but was selected to the first team over Rookie of the Year runner-up Will Sit. Williams did provide some solid play for the Timberwolves over the course of the season and had a solid outing in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge during the All Star Weekend.

The T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team consists of Portland's Will Sit (43 points), Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas (26 points), the Cavaliers' Greg Smith (19 points), New York's William Buford (18 points), and Robbie Hummel of the Utah Jazz (14 points).

The voting panel consisted of the NBA's 30 head coaches, who were asked to select five players for the first team and five players for the second team, regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team votes.

2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team

Player	Team	First (2 pt)	Second (1 Pt)	Total
Liam Washburn	Miami Heat	29	-	58
Rodney Williams	Minnesota Timberwolves	18	8	44
Harrison Barnes	Milwaukee Bucks	29	-	58
Perry Jones	Indiana Pacers	28	-	56
Octavius Ocho	San Antonio Spurs	26	2	54

2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Player	Team	First (2 pt)	Second (1 Pt)	Total
Will Sit	Portland Trailblazers	13	17	43
William Buford	New York Knicks	1	16	18
Robbie Hummel	Utah Jazz	1	12	14
Jonas Valanciunas	Toronto Raptors	4	18	26
Greg Smith	Cleveland Cavaliers	-	19	19

[Martti.]

I'm disappointed I didn't make either team, but I'm glad that Sit didn't make the first.

[Valor]

I'm disappointed I didn't make either team, but I'm glad that Sit didn't make the first.

Ahh, yeah you were both hurt by the position thing in 2k11, Sit should've made first team over Rodney Williams and you shouldve made second team over robbie hummel. You definitely deserve to be on there, it's just bad luck that both Jonas Valanciunas and Perry Jones were playing key roles and big minutes for their lottery teams while you are playing behind Antawn Jamison on the 60+ win Rockets.

Hey! look at it this way, at least you are in the playoffs

[Valor]

First Round Results: Game 6

[Valor]

Smith wins second Kia Defensive Player of the Year Award
By Official release
Posted Apr 28 2012 2:55PM

NEW YORK -- Josh Smith of the Miami Heat is the recipient of the 2011-12 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the NBA announced today.

Traded to the Miami Heat from the Chicago Bulls in the off-season along with Dwyane Wade, the 2009-10 Defensive Player of the Year has made his presence felt on the defensive end for his new ball club almost immediately. Smith is a versatile defender that can defend multiple positions and provides great defense to his team. The 6 foot 9 forward from Oak Hill Academy is tied for second in steals in the regular season with 2.6 steals per game, and is third in blocks at 2.8 per contest. Additionally, Smith also grabbed a team-best 9.2 rebounds per game. With the presence of Smith, the Heat allowed a league-best 90.8 points per game from the opposition.

Smith received 431 points, including 70 first-place votes, from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Chicago's Joakim Noah finished second with 206 points and last season's defensive player of the year award recipient Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic finished third with 158 points. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote received.

Smith now joins the short list of players who have won this award multiple times since its inception in the 1982–83 NBA season. Dikembe Mutombo, Ben Wallace, Dwight Howard, Sidney Moncrief, Mark Eaton, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Alonzo Mourning.

The 2011-12 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is part of a series of on-court performance awards called "The Kia NBA Performance Awards." The series, currently in its fourth season, is a significant part of the multiyear marketing partnership between Kia Motors America and the NBA, and also includes the Most Improved Player, Sixth Man and Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards. It also includes the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month which are awarded during the regular season.

Below are the voting results for the 2011-12 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:

2011-12 NBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors Voting Results

Player	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Josh Smith	Miami Heat	70	23	12	431
Joakim Noah	Chicago Bulls	22	26	18	206
Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic	15	22	17	158
Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee Bucks	7	12	22	93
Yao Ming	Houston Rockets	7	11	18	86
Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	1	10	7	42
Tyrus Thomas	Washington Wizards	3	3	3	27
LeBron James	Sacramento Kings	1	3	6	20

[kibaxx7]

Noah was very close Nice to see Bogut in the mix.

[Valor]

Noah was very close Nice to see Bogut in the mix.

Yeah I thought Noah should've gotten it, but J-Smoove's blocks and steals, as well as Miami's team defense justifies the selection. Bogut has been very solid all season long

First Round recap coming soon!

[Valor]

First Round Results: Game 7

[George7]

Better luck next year for Jo.

The Bucks Heat series must have been an interesting series to watch as they turned out...

[Valor]

2012 Playoffs First Round Summary



Western Conference Round 1 Results

Los Angeles Lakers (1) v Portland Trailblazers (8)
Lakers Win Series 4-0
Top Performers
LA Lakers: Kobe Bryant - 31.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 8.8 apg, 3.3 spg | Pau Gasol - 19.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 4.0 apg | Andrew Bynum - 15.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Portland: Brandon Roy - 23.3 ppg, 1.8 spg | Will Sit - 19.8 ppg, 4.3 apg | LaMarcus Aldridge - 13.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg

Series MVP: Kobe Bryant


New Orleans Hornets (2) v San Antonio Spurs (7)
Hornets Win Series 4-2
Top Performers
New Orleans: Chris Paul - 20.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 8.5 apg, 3.8 spg | David West - 14.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.3 apg | Ben Gordon - 17.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg
San Antonio: Tony Parker - 21.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 8.8 apg | Tim Duncan - 13.8 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.2 bpg | JR Smith - 10.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.2 apg

Series MVP: Chris Paul


Houston Rockets (3) v Sacramento Kings (6)
Rockets Win Series 4-3
Top Performers
Houston: Yao Ming - 23.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.1 bpg | Kevin Martin - 23.0 ppg | Johnny Flynn - 13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 7.6 apg
Sacramento: LeBron James - 30.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.9 bpg | Tyreke Evans - 16.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.1 spg | Manu Ginobili - 15.6 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.3 spg

Series MVP: LeBron James


Oklahoma City Thunder (4) v Dallas Mavericks (5)
Dallas Win Series 4-2
Top Performers
Oklahoma City: Kevin Durant - 25.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.8 spg, 1.7 bpg | Russell Westbrook - 13.8 ppg, 7.5 apg, 1.7 spg | David Lee - 13.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.7 spg, 2.0 bpg
Dallas: Dirk Nowitzki - 20.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.2 bpg | Caron Butler - 24.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg | Jason Kidd - 10.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 11.8 apg

Series MVP Dirk Nowitzki



Eastern Conference Round 1 Results

Orlando Magic (1) v Atlanta Hawks (8)
Orlando Win Series 4-0
Top Performers
Orlando: Dwight Howard - 23.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 4.8 bpg | Vince Carter - 21.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.3 apg | Rashard Lewis - 18.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg
Atlanta: Joe Johnson - 17.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 7.8 apg, 2.3 spg | John Salmons - 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 spg | Al Horford - 7.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.8 bpg

Series MVP: Dwight Howard


Chicago Bulls (2) v Boston Celtics (7)
Chicago Win Series 4-0
Top Performers
Chicago: Derrick Rose - 31.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 6.5 apg, 3.0 spg | Joakim Noah - 12.8 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 3.8 bpg | Carlos Boozer - 16.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Boston: Paul Pierce - 15.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.5 apg | Ray Allen 20.0 ppg | Kevin Garnett - 11.8 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.8 bpg

Series MVP: Derrick Rose


Miami Heat (3) v Milwaukee Bucks (6)
Miami Win Series 4-3
Top Performers
Miami: Dwyane Wade - 31.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 6.0 apg, 3.1 spg, 1.9 bpg | Michael Beasley - 22.0 ppg, 8.9 rpg | Josh Smith - 7.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.9 spg, 3.0 bpg
Milwaukee: Carmelo Anthony - 21.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.0 spg | Andrew Bogut - 11.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.7 bpg | Derrick Favors - 8.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.0 bpg

Series MVP: Dwyane Wade


Philadelphia 76ers (4) v Washington Wizards (5)
Sixers Win Series 4-2
Top Performers
Philadelphia: Allen Iverson - 22.5 ppg, 5.2 apg, 3.2 spg | Andre Iguodala - 16.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.7 spg, 1.3 bpg | Elton Brand - 12.0 ppg 9.8 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Washington: Gilbert Arenas - 21.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 2.0 spg | Chris Bosh - 21.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg | Tyrus Thomas - 8.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 spg, 1.7 bpg

Series MVP: Allen Iverson

[Valor]

Better luck next year for Jo.

The Bucks Heat series must have been an interesting series to watch as they turned out...

Yup, I believe the Heat came back from down 1-3 to win the series. Melo really got shut down in the last three games