A LEGEND IS BORN II

[puttincomputers]

lol! i thought i was the backup pg. oh well the kudos still stand.

[Fresh8]

lol! i thought i was the backup pg. oh well the kudos still stand.

No, you asked to be made a SG. Should I change you to a PG?

[Fresh8]

The Story So Far…
Round One, Game 5 Results

Western Conference

Los Angeles Lakers @ New Orleans Hornets
LA Lakers win 98-90 (LA Lakers lead series 3-2)
Top Performers
LA Lakers: K Bryant 29 pt, 7 ast | J Farmar 15 pt | A Bynum 12 pt, 8 reb, 6 blk | J Carter 9 pt, 4 ast
New Orleans: C Paul 23 pt, 7 reb, 7 ast | M Webster 15 pt, 4 reb, 6 ast | J Wright 14 pt

Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Golden State win 112-107 (Golden State lead series 3-2)
Top Performers
Golden State: C Magette 21 pt | M Ellis 20 pt, 10 ast | A Biedrins 18 pt, 11 reb
Denver: JR Smith 34 pt | C Anthony 18 pt, 7 reb | C Billups 23 pt, 10 ast

Seattle Stealth @ Los Angeles Clippers
Seattle win 94-85 (Seattle win series 4-1)
Top Performers
Seattle Stealth: K Durant 29 pt | R Wallace 11 pt | R Bell 11 pt
LA Clippers: E Gordon 25 pt | A Stoudemire 20 pt, 13 reb | C Kaman 9 pt, 8 reb

Eastern Conference

Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat
Miami win 98-108 (Miami win series 4-1)
Top Performers
Philadelphia: A Iguodala 23 pt, 6 ast | E Brand 23 pt, 11 reb | W Green 16 pt | B Brock 8 pt, 11 reb | Z Resurreccion 4 pt, 4 ast
Miami: D Wade 27 pt | M Beasley 21 pt | D Wright 17 pt, 9 reb

Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland win 96-124 (Cleveland win series 4-1)
Top Performers
Atlanta: M Ginobili 17 pt | A Bargnani 17 pt | J Smith 14 pt, 11 reb
Cleveland: L James 23 pt, 10 reb, 5 ast | R Gay 22 pt | M Williams 10 pt, 5 reb, 9 ast

Detroit Pistons @ Washington Wizards
Detroit win 144-131 (Detroit win series 4-1)
Top Performers
Detroit: R Hamilton 59 pt, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl | W Herrmann 23 pt | Z Randolph 14 pt
Washington: A Jamison 35 pt, 6 reb | G Arenas 24 pt, 10 ast | D Stevenson 16 pt, 5 ast | K Pirc 2 pt, 5 ast

Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic
Orlando win 116-121 (Orlando lead series 3-2)
Top Performers
Orlando: R Lewis 35 pt, 9 reb, 4 ast | C Lee 25 pt, 6 ast, 3 stl | D Howard 22 pt, 9 reb, 4 blk
Boston: R Allen 33 pt | P Pierce 33 pt, 8 ast | K Garnett 19 pt, 14 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk

[The X]

Bloody hell! This sucks. My guy has to sit from the sidelines as we crumble. Come back Mr. Watson, we need you to lock down Monta Ellis

I feel like my Nuggets team is like the old Sonics team. Great talent but chokers in playoffs. Hopefully we can do what we did to Jazz & wake up & take the series. Damn Warriors. Easy team to hate

[Fresh8]

Bloody hell! This sucks. My guy has to sit from the sidelines as we crumble. Come back Mr. Watson, we need you to lock down Monta Ellis

I feel like my Nuggets team is like the old Sonics team. Great talent but chokers in playoffs. Hopefully we can do what we did to Jazz & wake up & take the series. Damn Warriors. Easy team to hate

The Nuggets aren't playing bad. It's just that the Warriors are just playing better... it's the same as Lakers v Hornets... actually a bit different... CP3 disappears in the 2k playoffs... But Billups, Melo are playing great. Same with Smith. If anything, your front line is terrible...

And plus, I think Nuggets will take it to 7 games.

[The X]

That's the nature of the Warriors I guess. That's why I feared them. They are capable of beating vulnerable good teams in 7 game series if they get hot, then getting swept in 2nd Round. They're even more dangerous in a computer game.

[Its_asdf]

Miami win 98-108 (Miami win series 3-1)

Uh oh, looks like David Stern leaked out information that the Heat are taking the series before playing game 6. The conspiracy theorists were right all along!

[kibaxx7]

Wow, Rip exploded for 59?

[Fresh8]

That's the nature of the Warriors I guess. That's why I feared them. They are capable of beating vulnerable good teams in 7 game series if they get hot, then getting swept in 2nd Round. They're even more dangerous in a computer game.

Oh yes, you have awoken a sleeping giant. Especially calling out Louis Nixon like you did.

Miami win 98-108 (Miami win series 3-1)

Uh oh, looks like David Stern leaked out information that the Heat are taking the series before playing game 6. The conspiracy theorists were right all along!

Thanks for spotting that!

Wow, Rip exploded for 59?

Disappointed no one else has mentioned this. Rip is the man... could replace Ty.

[Martti.]

The Heat are just so awesome that they win 3-1.

Rip was awesome man.

[Fresh8]

Durant Leads Seattle To Second Round

Preview | Box Score | Recap


Kevin Durant gives four Clippers a parting gift

25 Apr, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kevin Durant made up for a quiet start in the first half by scoring 20 points in the second half of Game 5 of the Seattle Stealth’s first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Durant had 11 in the third quarter and 9 in the final quarter to lead the Clippers to a series win that catapults them into a second round showdown with last year’s NBA finalists; the Portland Trailblazers.

Durant was already looking ahead to their next opponents, “They knocked us out last season so we’re looking for some payback. I don’t even know where Portland is, they ain’t on my map. What are they even known for? Well, they will be known for losing to my team baby.” Durant also refused to reflect on the series that Seattle had just won 4-1, “What is there to talk about? It was fairly boring, uneventful, whatever you want to say about it. The fact is that I don’t have much to say about it.”

Stealth Coach George Karl then firmly told his superstar player to take his words back and warned against complacency. Durant looked at his coach and shook his head, leading to an awkward silence around the room. Karl then addressed the reporters, “I am very proud of Kevin’s achievements during the series. He has been exceptional and absolutely crucial for our side.”

Durant finished the game with 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks. The Stealth also saw a balanced team effort with four players in double figures and three more with 9 points. Jason Kidd led the charge with 15 assists and 4 steals; easily one of his most assertive games of the series. “Jason really set the tone and got the team going with his playmaking. He found guys like David (Lee) and Andrew (Bogut) with great passes and they had plenty of great looks early. Kevin wasn’t scoring and Jason carried the team,” Karl praised the veteran PG.

The Clippers, playing to avoid elimination, started the game with a 10-2 run. The home team looked in stride to keep their postseason alive before Seattle hit back at them and took the lead towards the end of the first period. A tightly contested match was quickly opened up in the third quarter as Durant led Seattle on a tear and built a double digit lead. However, the Clippers hit back with an entertaining display from behind the arc. LA was able to have three triples in a 2 minute span and took a 66-61 lead going into the final stanza.

Eric Gordon scored a team high 25 points opened the final quarter with a three point shot and Amare Stoudemire added a dunk to make the advantage 71-61. Seattle then stormed back with a 10-0 run. Trevor Ariza capped the run with a triple to tie the game at 71-71 with 7:29 left in the game. The Stealth did not look back from there as the momentum swung in their favor. Durant had two layups, Andrew Bogut added an easy lay in, and Trevor Ariza scored on a fancy drive to the hoop to put Seattle up 79-71. An emphatic windmill jam from Durant, with 2:59 remaining, pushed Seattle’s advantage up to 10 points.

The Clippers did try to get back in the game with some accurate three point shooting and even cut the Seattle lead to 5 points with 53 seconds left via another Gordon triple. However, Bogut then scored another easy bucket on the other end, and Gordon failed to take advantage of his free throws by hitting only one of two. Kidd iced the game with a three pointer with 18.4 left in the game.

When the buzzer sounded, Durant noticeably walked off the floor without shaking the hand of Clipper Stoudemire; an indication of the bad blood between the two stars as a result of this series. Stoudemire finished with a double double of 20 points and 13 assists.

Notes: The fifth seeded Stealth advanced to play the first seeded Portland Trailblazers… The Blazers beat Seattle, 4-2, last season in the Western Conference Finals… The Blazers lost PF Lamarcus Aldridge and SF Travis Outlaw in free agency but picked up starting SG Ben Gordon and traded young SG Martell Webster for SF James Posey at the start of the season. George Karl mentioned that he thinks the Blazers are a more experienced side after those moves… Game 1 is to be played in Portland at the start of May…

Quarter-by-Quarter Team Score

Seattle Stealth (Away) 25 – 15 – 21 – 33 – 94
LA Clippers (Home) 21 – 21 – 24 – 19 – 85

Jordan Player of the Game

Kevin Durant
29 Points
6 Rebounds
3 Assists
2 Blocks
13-19 FG
1-3 3PT
2-3 FT

Key Performers

Seattle Stealth (Win Series 4-1)

R Wallace 11 pt, 4 reb, 1 ast, 5-8 FG, 1-1 FT
R Bell 11 pt, 5-9 FG, 1-4 3PT
A Bogut 10 pt, 4 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk, 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT
D Lee 9 pt, 4-5 FG, 1-1 3PT
T Ariza 9 pt, 4-6 FG, 1-2 3PT
J Kidd 9 pt, 15 ast, 4 stl, 3-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-4 FT

LA Clippers

E Gordon 25 pt, 5 ast, 10-20 FG, 4-9 3PT, 1-2 FT
A Stoudemire 20 pt, 13 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 9-12 FG, 2-4 FT
C Kaman 9 pt, 8 reb, 2 blk, 4-9 FG, 1-2 FT
R Alston 8 pt, 4 ast, 1 blk, 3-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

[The X]

Nice work. No way you would live down losing to the Clippers

[kaiser_kobe]

Pretty balanced scoring soars the Stealth to the next round, nice job!

Good luck with the Blazers, you will need it.

[C-77]

Uh oh,the Blazers are next Good luck man

[Valor]

Second round

[Oskar]

That's good, the tough Blazers waiting, oh damn.

[kibaxx7]

You will need all the luck in the world against the Blazers, bro.

[Lamrock]

Damn you fucked them up. Containing Ricky Davis was the key. The series versus the Blazers were be interesting, A win-win series for me.

[puttincomputers]

lol! i thought i was the backup pg. oh well the kudos still stand.

No, you asked to be made a SG. Should I change you to a PG?

not at this point. i know i asked to be a shooting gaurd. i was under the impression that i was also a backup pg. I will consider the move to pg in the preseason after finding out how many points i can use on myself.

[dare]

Nice that you win the series you will have a tough match with the Blazers goodluck

[Fresh8]

The Story So Far…
Round One, Game 6 Results

Western Conference

New Orleans Hornets @ Los Angeles Lakers
LA Lakers win 89-101 (LA Lakers win series 4-2)
Top Performers
LA Lakers: J Farmar 25 pt, 5 reb, 7 ast, 6 stl | K Bryant 24 pt, 5 reb, 8 ast | A Bynum 17 pt, 8 reb | J Carter 6 pt, 8 reb
New Orleans: C Paul 26 pt, 8 ast | P Stojakovic 14 pt | M Webster 14 pt, 5 reb, 4 ast

Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors
Golden State win 112-130 (Golden State win series 4-2)
Top Performers
Golden State: M Ellis 24 pt, 5 reb, 7 ast | C Maggette 15 pt | K Azubuike 15 pt
Denver: C Billups 32 pt, 8 reb, 8 ast | C Anthony 27 pt, 6 reb | L Kleiza 19 pt, 7 reb

Eastern Conference

Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
Orlando win 117-84 (Orlando win series 4-2)
Top Performers
Orlando: D Howard 29 pt, 14 reb, 4 blk | C Lee 22 pt, 9 reb, 4 ast | J Nelson 17 pt, 8 reb, 17 ast, 4 stl
Boston: K Garnett 24 pt, 11 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl | P Pierce 20 pt, 5 reb, 8 ast | R Rondo 10 pt, 5 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl

[dare]

Yey go Lakers, Farmar really step up big time.

The Nuggets lose The X would be very upset

[The X]

Yey go Lakers, Farmar really step up big time.

The Nuggets lose The X would be very upset

We're like the 2006 Dallas Mavericks blowing a 2-0 lead It's annoying a whole season passes then you get injured just before the playoffs & you watch your team fall on their own sword

[Fresh8]

The Heat are just so awesome that they win 3-1.

Rip was awesome man.

Rip Hamilton is the man!

Nice work. No way you would live down losing to the Clippers

I know you wouldn't let me live it down... although the Clippers are a lot better now than in real life. If they got Amare to team up with Baron in LA, that would be interesting!

Pretty balanced scoring soars the Stealth to the next round, nice job!

Good luck with the Blazers, you will need it.

Sorta balanced... Durant had like 30 and everyone else had 10...

Not sure if that kind of effort will get us past the Blazers.

Great playoffs for you so far! Never expected that you'll win with 4-1!
Blazers up next...now that's a challenge.

Thanks! Hope you are enjoying the coverage!

Uh oh,the Blazers are next Good luck man

I will need it! Stupid Nash throwing like a billion alley oop passes to Oden and Boozer.

Second round

That's good, the tough Blazers waiting, oh damn.

Yeah man... damn!

You will need all the luck in the world against the Blazers, bro.

Do you have faith in the Durant? Well, if you say no, he doesn't care and will go out and drop 50 haha

Damn you fucked them up. Containing Ricky Davis was the key. The series versus the Blazers were be interesting, A win-win series for me.

You love your Blazers don't you?

lol! i thought i was the backup pg. oh well the kudos still stand.

No, you asked to be made a SG. Should I change you to a PG?

not at this point. i know i asked to be a shooting gaurd. i was under the impression that i was also a backup pg. I will consider the move to pg in the preseason after finding out how many points i can use on myself.

I will keep that in mind!

Nice that you win the series you will have a tough match with the Blazers goodluck

Thanks dare.

Yey go Lakers, Farmar really step up big time.

The Nuggets lose The X would be very upset

The X will cry like a baby!

Yey go Lakers, Farmar really step up big time.

The Nuggets lose The X would be very upset

We're like the 2006 Dallas Mavericks blowing a 2-0 lead It's annoying a whole season passes then you get injured just before the playoffs & you watch your team fall on their own sword

Very annoying seeing that I played against you just a few weeks before end of the season!

[Fresh8]

NBA Playoffs: Second Round
NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Previews At-A-Glance

Join ESPN.com’s Woody Hannes in this quick series-by-series preview to get up to speed with the NBA playoffs before they begin. Click on the links to read more about the series you are interested in.

1. Miami Heat (53-29) vs. 5. Orlando Magic (43-39)

Team Rotations
Miami: C: K Thomas | PF: M Beasley | SF: D Wright | SG: D Wade | PG: M Chalmers | S Livingston
Orlando: C: D Howard | PF: I Lane | SF: R Lewis | SG: C Lee | PG: J Nelson | M Pietrus

Series Breakdown The Orlando Magic were able to get past a Boston team on its last legs in 6 games and did not look too thrilled afterwards because an even bigger test awaits them in Miami now. The Heat are very dangerous and it will take a huge effort from Orlando to stop them. Miami just has too many weapons in their starting lineup and on their bench. Wade and Beasley are tough to contain and open up the floor for all of their shooters.

Orlando will need Dwight Howard playing like a superstar every game. He is capable of that but has not shown the consistency needed to get a series win against Miami. Jameer Nelson was a star and the superior player in his match up with Boston PG Rajon Rondo. Nelson will need to bring that good form into this series against Orlando.

“The key to winning for us,” Wade says, “Is to keep playing our game. We need to keep scoring and keep playing great defense. Our shots won’t drop every night and it is important we contain the likes of Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis.”

It’s tough to see Miami losing here. Orlando is good but not as good as Miami. The Heat are just a much deeper team than the Magic. Wade, Beasley, and Chalmers are all playing great basketball. Miami will continue its collision course towards LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Woody’s Prediction Miami in 5

2. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30) vs. 6. Detroit Pistons (43-39)

Team Rotations
Detroit: C: Z Randolph | PF: J Maxiell | SF: J Green | SG: R Hamilton | PG: L Head | S Vujacic
Cleveland: C: S Hunter | PF: R Gay | SF: L James | SG: R Fernandez | PG: M Williams | W Szcerbiak

Series Breakdown LeBron James cannot wait to make the Eastern Conference Finals so that he can take on friend and foe Dwyane Wade. First, he needs to take care of business against a rejuvenated Detroit Pistons team. The underappreciated Pistons took easy care of the talented Washington Wizards in just 5 games. That came as a surprise to everyone, James included. That is why The King has vowed to take the Pistons seriously.

“Detroit is dangerous for us,” James stated, “They are a great defensive side and always have been. They’re just finding ways to score buckets now too.” The Pistons made trades for Zach Randolph and Jeff Green and both deals have paid off. Randolph is playing like an All-Star while Green does a little bit of everything. Much to the delight of the Pistons, Rip Hamilton has taken up his leadership role by letting his game do the talking. The 59 point explosion against the Wizards was one of the most mind-blowing performances in recent playoff history.

Cleveland understands that the Pistons are on a roll but are confident that they have what it takes to stop it. Home court advantage plus the league MVP, along with the level of talent that LeBron has never played with makes everyone believe the Cavs have got this series. Rudy Gay has been a brilliant sidekick while Mo Williams lights up the scoreboard every second night. The Cavs should have a little bit of trouble but they will prevail in this series.

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Woody’s Prediction Cleveland in 6