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Bulls no match for Suns' 4th quarter surge, Phoenix wins 88-77

The nation was primed to see the Suns/Bulls game today, but Chicago's poor record forced ABC to modify the 1st game of a doubleheader - showing Celtics/Magic instead (which didn't disappoint despite the absence of Kevin Garnett). While most Suns fans are use to seeing Steve Nash & Co. run up &...

Posted to Phoenix Suns News, Suns Scores, Game Recaps & Commentary (Weblog) by chowell on 01-27-2008
Great Teams That Couldn't Close: the 1993 Phoenix Suns and 1998 Utah Jazz

Over on ESPN.com, David Schoenfield has written an article chronicling the 18 greatest teams that choked . In short, what teams that had great written all over, were destined to win it all, but then choked when it was showtime. The 2007 Dallas Mavericks are ranked #6, and probably rightfully so. Reading...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott Mitchell on 01-24-2008
Midway Through the First Round...

We're nearing the midway point of the first round of the NBA playoffs... let's see how my predictions are faring. Let's start with the East... I picked Detroit to sweep Orlando, and they did that this afternoon. I predicted that the Cavs would sweep the Wizards, and they are playing right now with the...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-28-2007
2006-2007 Playoff Predictions

Each year I post my playoff predictions before the start of the playoffs, from the first round through the Finals. In last year's predictions I mistakenly picked the Pistons besting the Heat and the Spurs beating the Mavs, resulting in a Spurs-Pistons rematch with the Spurs taking the title again. Whoops...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-19-2007
We've Got Ourselves Some Series!

I didn't think there'd be too much drama in the first round of the playoffs this year, but we certainly have some interesting series! The Bulls just knotted up their series with the Heat at two games apiece, the Pacers are giving the Nets a run for their money, and the Lakers are amazingly playing their...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-30-2006
No Big Surprises in the Playoffs...

No big surprises after the first couple of games in the playoffs. The "Contenders" - San Antonio, Detroit, Miami, and Dallas - all hold 2-0 leads. Some people pegged the Bulls or Grizz as the surprise teams, and while 2-0 isn't the same as 4-0, I can't fathom any of the "Contenders" dropping four of...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-26-2006
2005-2006 Playoff Predictions

Time for this year's insanely inaccurate playoff predictions! But before we begin, let's review my oracle skills from last season, when I made my 2004-2005 playoff predictions . My Eastern Conference picks were nearly perfect. I ended up picking all of the first round winners and did predict the Pistons...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-20-2006
Assessing my Playoff Picks Thus Far

Back on April 22nd I made my NBA playoff predictions . I am notoriously poor when it comes to making predictions, but, if you don't mind me saying, I did a pretty decent job in picking the teams through, at least, the first round. Eastern Conference My pick : Heat (1) beats New Jersey (8) in 6 Results...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-07-2005
My Playoff Predictions

The NBA playoffs get underway tomorrow, so I best be making my picks. Before I do, though, let's look back at my, accurately dubbed, “insanely inaccurate” picks at the beginning of the season . Out of the east I thought the conference would shake out like so: Detroit Pacers Heat 76ers Bucks Cavs Nets...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-22-2005
Most Exciting Endings of All Time?

There have been a gaggle of professional basketball games played over the years, so it's not surprising that there have been some amazing endings to games. Last night, Tracey McGrady provided such an ending, helping the struggling Rockets overcome the Spurs . The Spurs were up by 7 with under a minute...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 12-10-2004

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