2014 NBA Season

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Who have you got for this season. Reckon if the Thunder stay healthy they win the Championship. Cavs win the East

Pacers snapped the Cavs 12 game winning streak in an entertaining match last night.

Magic suffered a heart breaking loss to the Bulls, 7 point lead going in to the last minute but lost by a point. Harris looked extremely annoyed after he missed a pretty easy last gasp shot.

Kevin Love kept up his recent good form with another stand out performance against the undermanned LA Lakers. 32 points for Love and 28 for Ivring.

Cleveland 13-1 in last 14 matches and 20-9 at home

So amped for Irving. Uncle Drew has the best handles in the game. Good to see him translating that to raw figures

Historic achievement for Gregg Popovich has he registered his 1000th NBA victory last night as the Spurs rallied in the forth quarter to edge the Pacers.

Apparently former Knicks player Anthony Mason has suffered Congestive heart failure, heart attack, 4 surgeries, last one 9 hrs.

Hopefully the guy pulls through.

Fernando wrote:Apparently former Knicks player Anthony Mason has suffered Congestive heart failure, heart attack, 4 surgeries, last one 9 hrs.

Hopefully the guy pulls through.

+1

Cleveland handed Miami a beat down last night, LeBron was catalyst. 113-93.

Wonder which Bulls side turns up tonight for the Cavs?

Great win over the knicks for us last night

Impressed with how we've bounced back since Vaughn left, been a tough season as always with the Magic but there are a few bright spots, especially in Payton.

My boy D-Rose wracked up 30 points as the Bulls ended the first half off the season with a 113-98 win over the Cavs. 

Cavs struggles away from home holding them back as they remain under .500 on their travels.

Fernando wrote:

Might have to go clean a little pre-cum now

What has been a horrible season for the Knicks, has got worse with the news that Carmelo Anthony is out for the season & Amar'e Stoudemire has committed to joining the Dallas Mavericks

Bad news, people. Bulls guard Derrick Rose has a torn meniscus in his right knee and will undergo surgery. An exam and subsequent MRI confirmed the tear.

A timetable for Rose's return will be determined once he has surgery, the team said. The Bulls and Rose decided to fix the meniscus tear instead of cutting the damaged part out in order to elongate Rose's career.

Desperately disappointing news for D-Rose. With every passing injury the 2011 MVP(the youngest ever) might just have peaked and may now never return to that previous level.

The Bulls have paid Rose in excess of $58m is the passed 3 seasons and he's hardly played.

Might be time to face the fact D-Rose isn't gonna be the man to lead the Bulls to that 7th Ring

Never reaching those levels again, might play one or two games at that level in a seven game series, however, the consistency & levels of stress to perform at that level are seemingly beyond Rose.

Gerry SA wrote:Might be time to face the fact D-Rose isn't gonna be the man to lead the Bulls to that 7th Ring

Having had successful surgery, it's been announced Rose could return to action within 4-6 weeks.

Fernando wrote:Apparently former Knicks player Anthony Mason has suffered Congestive heart failure, heart attack, 4 surgeries, last one 9 hrs.

Hopefully the guy pulls through

In an update to this

Anthony Mason, who carved out a reputation for rugged defense over 13 seasons in the NBA, including 5 on the Ewing-era New York Knicks, is dead at 48.

The Knicks organization confirmed Mason's death, which the New York Daily News reported happened early Saturday morning after a struggle with heart problems.

'We would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt thoughts and strong prayers. Anthony felt each and every one. He fought like a warrior to the very end,' the Mason family said in a statement.

John wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:Might be time to face the fact D-Rose isn't gonna be the man to lead the Bulls to that 7th Ring

Having had successful surgery, it's been announced Rose could return to action within 4-6 weeks.

But the main concern is D-Rose's mindset.

Watching him play, you can see he still favours his left leg after his ACL injury. That in part could be the problem which is causing the right knee injuries.

Different sport but in the MLB, Manny Machado did an ACL and because he was still worried about his reconstructed knee, he ended up injuring his other knee.

It would be tragic if D-Rose's genius isn't fulfilled.

Russell Westbrook doing crazy things currently, just notched his fourth straight triple-double

Another win for the Magic over the Celtics last night, biggest concern I have is when Oladiepo leaves how long it'll be before we get a game changer in again.

Heat lost to the Celts. On the bright side the most useless big man in the game, Chris Bosh will definitely be playing in Heat gear next season

Long time away but sad news today.

NBA legend Steve Nash has finally retired. One of the all time greats, and 2 x MVP(neither Shaq or Kobe can say that). Shame that his time with the Los Angeles Lakers was blighted by injuries.

Undoubtedly the greatest free thrower in NBA history. Enjoy your retirement Mr Nash and thanks for the memories!

Reigning MVP Kevin Durant underwent successful bone graft surgery on his fractured right foot, but will miss the rest of the season(roughly 6 months out).

Steph Curry pulling in all the stops. Sing it with me
M-V-P
M-V-P

You mean the one & only Russell Westbrook. Sing it with me
M-V-P
M-V-P

Look I like Russell, and any other season, he's energy and all round contribution would count for something. But this season, Curry has been scoring with a rarely before seen efficiency. It's almost unfair

NBA playoffs match up are confirmed

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

(1) Atlanta vs (8) Brooklyn
(4) Toronto vs (5) Washington
(2) Cleveland vs (7) Boston
(3) Chicago vs (6) Milwaukee

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

(1) Golden State vs (8) New Orleans
(4) Portland vs (5) Memphis
(2) Houston vs (7) Dallas
(3) L.A. Clippers vs (6) San Antonio

Some very interesting match up, but I'm intrigued by the potential Texas showdown in the Western semi finals, if the Spurs get passed the Clippers.

ATL
Toronto
Cavs
Bulls

Curry and the gang
Memphis
Dallas
Clippers

Then
ATL
Cavs

Curry and the Gang
Clippers

Cavs
Clippers

Clippers

#Bookmark it

Anyone else watch that Game 7? Absolutely insane. The end of Duncan?

Steph Curry has been named 2015 MVP

They're saying it's too early to react, but I'd say it's probably time for Duncan & Manu to retire, nearing 40. Spurs have had a good run, but things come to an end at some points. Think Danny Green is also a free agent.

Interesting for LeBron going up against the Bulls, see what Rose & co. can do. Still pretty much going for a Golden State v Cleveland NBA Finals?

Yeah, didn't Wiggins win the Rookie? Curry has been superb, toss up between him & Westbrook but I guess Curry's performances deserve it.

Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 1 of the ECSFs last night. Gotta say, aside from the error in game 4 vs the Bucks, Derrick Rose is starting to look and play like the youngest MVP of all time again.

Jermaine2015 wrote:Derrick Rose is starting to look and play like the youngest MVP of all time again.

Hopefully you're right. Game 3 ended with Derrick Rose hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Bulls a 99-96 win over the Cavaliers & take a 2-1 lead in the series. Great to see him back like this.

Clippers took the Rockets to the shed last night. Cruising to conference finals

John wrote:

Jermaine2015 wrote:Derrick Rose is starting to look and play like the youngest MVP of all time again.

Hopefully you're right. Game 3 ended with Derrick Rose hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Bulls a 99-96 win over the Cavaliers & take a 2-1 lead in the series. Great to see him back like this.

Rose certainly seems inspired in recent times and I agree it's great to see.

Anything Rose can do, James says I can do it too!

Game 4, 86 points all. 1.5secs remaining. James sinks a buzzer beating 2 pointer to level up the series 2-2.

Chicago will be bitterly disapointed to have lost. Cleveland had to play an injured Ivring and Chicago still couldn't seal the deal.

LeBron James inspired the Cavs in game 5, as they won 106-101.

Cavs now lead 3-2, with game 6 in Chicago tomorrow.

Cleveland Cavaliers outclassed Chicago Bulls in game 6 and sealed the series 4-2. Chicago will be bitterly disappointing that they lost 2 matches at home. Looking at the Bulls roster it seemed their best chance of finally winning a championship post Jordan. It wasn't to be, and I don't see them winning one any time soon.

If you missed it, Clippers blew a 19 point lead on Thursday night, and lost by 12 points to the Rockets. Was basically the definition of failure to launch.

Clippers are my second team, which was probably where they went wrong

John wrote:pretty much going for a Golden State v Cleveland NBA Finals?

Looks more than likely now, Atlanta have folded vs Cleveland & GS lead 3-1

Would be a fantastic achievement if LeBron wins a third ring.

Mind you I'm still coming to terms with the Clippers implosion.

Hope the Golden State takes the Championship. Just a quality organisation, with quality from top to bottom. Fantastic fans, and a superstar in Curry. Plus Cleveland winning things is just unnatural

Game one. LeBron with the star performance, but Chef Curry with one.
MVP
MVP
MVP

Chef Curry was on absolute flames last night

Monster games from the two best players in the world right now, Curry Torching 37, while James had a triple double anchored by another 40+ points performance. Unfortunately, the difference in support cast is too strong, and Warriors ran to a rather comfortable win. Bit of a shame for James, as he's currently playing with his support cast's support cast, but Chef Steph is going to be rightfully crowned

The Golden State Warriors finally scratched their 40 year itch to seal the 2014/15 NBA championships. The Warriors sealed the series 4-2 by clinching a 105-97 victory in Cleveland in game 6.

Golden States Andre Iguodala was named the Finals MVP. The first player to ever win the award who hadn't started every match.

LeBron James slips to 2-4 in NBA finals. He ain't no Michael Jordan.

Guess with it being MVP, rather than "Player of the finals" or whatever, Andre had to win it, but LeBron absolutely tore up this finals. MJ comparisons are by the by, the fact is your finals record in a team sport isn't a complete illustration of your abilities. Let's not forget MJ was 1-9 in playoffs until Scottie Pippen joined.

LeBron was a monster during these finals, taking away Love & Irving for the whole duration of the finals was a shame for the spectacle, simply left James too much to do. It was basically a one-man fighting machine in the end vs the Warriors.

Lebron did everything he possibly could to win this one, I don't think you can compare players ability based on their teams performance in the playoffs.

The fact the only two players have scored multiple triple doubles in the finals, Lebron and Magic Johnson.

When you think Lebron was within 2 assists in 3 other games of managing to triple double 5 of the 6 games speaks volumes for his performance in these finals.