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2012 NBA playoffs

NBA Playoffs: LeBron Carries Miami

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You can’t say LeBron James answered his critics on Sunday—that will take at least one championship, probably more, all with him winning Finals MVP honors, before that happens. But LeBron delivered the kind of game everyone’s been waiting to see—a completely dominating performance with all the money on the table—as Miami beat Indiana 101-93 to even their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series up at two games apiece. TheSportsNotebook recaps this game, along with San Antonio’s closeout against the Los Angeles Clippers, and we look ahead to tonight’s doubleheader…

NBA Playoffs: Black Saturday At Staples

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Yesterday at the Staples Center will undeniably go down as Black Saturday in the developing history of the 13-year-old Los Angeles arena. The Clippers and Lakers each hosted must-win playoff games, each had them seemingly in control and both let them slip away. TheSportsNotebook recaps both games and looks ahead to Sunday’s twinbill in the NBA playoffs…

NBA Playoffs: Sixers & Lakers Win Survival Tests

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The Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers each faced virtual must-win spots on their home floors—in both cases a loss would have moved them to within a game of elimination with two more road dates ahead of them, in Boston and Oklahoma City respectively. But the Sixers and Lakers got it done and kept their conference semi-finals series alive. TheSportsNotebook recaps both games and looks ahead to Saturday’s doubleheader…

NBA Playoffs: Miami Reeling, San Antoino Cruising

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The Miami Heat are officially in serious trouble—not getting a serious challenge—but trouble, as in can lose this series to the Indiana Pacers after a blowout defeat last night left the Pacers up 2-1 in the series. And one team that’s not in serious trouble is San Antonio, who laid waste to the LA Clippers to defend their home floor and take a 2-zip series lead. TheSportsNotebook recaps the games and looks ahead to a playoff doubleheader on Friday…

NBA Playoffs: The Thunder Show Championship Mettle

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The Oklahoma City Thunder showed why they may be morphing into a championship team in front of our very eyes. The Boston Celtics showed the stuff that once helped them win a championship, as both teams won last night in the NBA playoffs. OkC successfully defended its homecourt against the LA Lakers to grab a 2-0 series lead, while the Celtics reclaimed homecourt, by beating Philadelphia on the road in Game 3 and going up 2-1. TheSportsNotebook recaps both games and looks ahead to tonight’s doubleheader…

NBA Playoffs: Rebounding Keys Indiana & San Antonio Wins

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Rebounding was the story in the NBA last night, as the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs each hit the glass, and the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers either couldn’t or wouldn’t. The Pacers evened their series with the Heat at a game apiece and the Spurs took the opener of their battle with the Clippers. TheSportsNotebook recaps both games and looks ahead to tonight’s twinbill…

NBA 2nd Round Preview: San Antonio-LA Clippers

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The San Antonio Spurs have been waiting and resting for their second-round series since dispensing with Utah in a four-game sweep. The Los Angeles Clippers finally joined the Spurs in the bracket this past Sunday when they won Game 7 in Memphis. The Spurs-Clippers will be the last of the second-round series to get underway tonight down in the shadows of the Riverwalk and the Alamo, and TheSportsNotebook previews the series…

NBA 2nd Round Preview: Oklahoma City-LA Lakers

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The Western Conference semi-finals begin tonight in Oklahoma City, as the Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s a series of contrasts, as OkC swept Dallas home in the first round and has been resting since May 5. LA, on the other hand, had Denver on the ropes, failed to finish them off and got pushed to a seven-game series that ended Saturday night. So can the presumably tired veteran team match up with the fresh young team? TheSportsNotebook previews the series…

NBA 2nd Round Preview: Miami-Indiana

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The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers both took care of business as favorites in their first-round playoff series, closing out the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic respectively, in five games. On Sunday the Heat and Pacers tip off their second-round series and TheSportsNotebook previews the action…

Miami was the favorite to win the East to begin with and the fall of Chicago and to the extent anyone even considers the possibility they might lose prior to the Finals, those thoughts focus on Boston rather than Indiana. That drastically underrates the Pacers’ chances.

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