Up-tempo, penetration, passing out along the perimeter and shoot—that’s the basic Warrior way and coach Don Nelson’s blueprint for creating three-point opportunities. Although the last seed Warrior lost to the fourth seed Jazz in the first game of their Western Semifinal match-up, it was more of one team outlasting the other than Golden State Breaking down.
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The Detroit Pistons defeated the Chicago Bulls handily in game two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals 108- 87. By the end of the first quarter it was 34- 18 and by the half 58- 43. That marked the second home court victory in a row for the East’s first-seed Pistons.
The Cleveland Cavaliers earned the first victory in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the New Jersey Nets. LeBron James had a stuffy nose and was slowed down a bit but with 21 he was still the top point maker for Cleveland. For the Nets, Vince Carter led the way with 21 points. But Jason Kidd was only good for seven.
So, do you think the Dallas Mavericks are a little confused today? I am. I thought they would go all the way. Instead, they join the other team that made is to the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat, on the golf course of elimination.
It was a clean sweep. The closest game was the first, which the Bulls won 96- 91. The third-game was won by eight-points. But the Bulls beat the heat by 13-points in Miami to win game four and take the series! Very few analysts picked Chicago. Continue reading “NBA: Bulls Are Back and the Heat is Out”