The NBA has released the Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs playoff schedule. San Antonio is the top seeded team remaining in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, so the Spurs will retain home court advantage until they get eliminated. Games 1 and 2 will take place in San Antonio before the teams travel to Staples Center for Games 3 and 4.
Do you remember where you were on May 11th, 2007? Because today is the five year anniversary of that glorious evening. And if you're a fan of my hometown team, the Golden State Warriors, it's safe to say that you probably do.
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At first, Draymond Green was thought to be a borderline NBA talent. Then, after a solid junior year, the Michigan State Spartans star was projected as a second-round draft pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) As the seconds ticked down Monday in Game 4 of what would be a first-round playoff sweep, Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors cursed all the way off the court.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Guard Raja Bell cleaned out his locker Tuesday then pronounced his career with the Utah Jazz over, calling the damage ''irreparable'' and ripping coach Tyrone Corbin as ''unprofessional'' because of a lack of communication.
The Jazz's season is over. But even after getting swept in four games by the Spurs, this unexpected playoff team was able to find a silver lining.
That quote in the headline is how ESPN/ABC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico described this pass thrown by Carlos Boozer during the second quarter of Game 4 between the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon, an extraordinarily errant air mail captured by our friends at the Yahoo! Sports Minute . Hubie Brown, Tirico's partner on the broadcast, had a more succinct, visceral description:Â "OHHHHHH, my!"
"It just kept rising as it was coming across the floor," the legendary coach and color commentator said with a laugh.
To be fair, it takes time to learn where your teammates like to catch the ball in the flow of the offense, and Boozer has only played with Kyle Korver (the presumed target of that pass) for two years and 145 games five years and many hundreds of games, going back to their time together with the Utah Jazz, which I forgot about this morning, because I'm dumb. How is he supposed to know that "five feet above my head and about seven rows back in the stands" isn't Korver's sweet spot? Between refining his ever-present "GIMME THAT S***" rebounding battle cry and getting his skull-painting game on point, it's not like he's had time to practice playing point.
The heave was one of five turnovers for Boozer on the day, but certainly not his most costly. That came in the game's final minute, with Chicago trailing 84-80 following two Jrue Holiday free throws and 51.5 seconds on the clock.
The 2012 NBA Playoffs schedule for Thursday, May 3 will feature two games. On May 2, the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Memphis Grizzlies each moved one step towards the next round with wins over their respective opponents. Which of these four teams playing on Thursday will win the next game of their respective series?
(Reuters) - San Antonio's Gregg Popovich was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) coach of the year after guiding an aging Spurs team to the best record in a tough Western Conference, the league said on Tuesday. Popovich, who also won the award in 2003, led the Spurs to a 50-16 record en route to a 15th consecutive postseason berth, which is the longest active streak in the NBA. ...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
Al Jefferson hasn't been in the playoffs since his rookie season with Boston in 2005. For Devin Harris, it has been since 2007.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Al Jefferson got two stiches over his left eye and returned to the game. Nothing was going to keep him from getting the Utah Jazz into the playoffs.
Update:Â Frye (shoulder) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's game against the Jazz, the Arizona Republic reports.
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