Tuesday, June 3, 2014

NBA (National Basketball Association)

It's down to the wire in the NBA playoffs, and here is what you need to know:


Miami Heat Vs. San Antonio Spurs 

GAME TIME: Thursday @ 9 p.m. ET

Here are My Talking points 
  • This is the third year in a row Miami has beat out the Indiana Pacers for a spot in the Playoffs
  • Not very many people are happy about this match up (it's happened so often, it's getting boring) 
  • Both Miami and the Spurs won their conference finals by game six 
    • Meaning Miami beat the Pacers in six games,  Miami won four games and Pacers only won two. Spurs did the same against the Oklahoma Thunder
  • This is the second time Miami and Spurs have played in the playoffs consecutively (I'm going for the Spurs) 
Here is ESPN talking points/ top 10 things you need to know about Miami and the Spurs




1. Sterling reputation

Suit vs. Sterling alleges offensive workplace

Donald Sterling is facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges that while she was a former employee of Sterling's she had a romantic relationship with him and was subjected to a "steady stream of racially and sexually offensive comments."



2. Timmy vs. the dynamic duo





3. Filling out the ranks

Sources: Bower nears deal to be Pistons GM

Jeff Bower and the Detroit Pistons are nearing an agreement that would make him the team's general manager, sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday.



4. Let's get physical




5. Once more, with feeling

Spurs, Heat Ready For NBA Finals Sequel

ESPN Video: Avery Johnson knows the Spurs will be more than ready to face off against the Heat for the NBA title again.

Daily Dime: San Antonio earns rematch with Heat

The Spurs showed clutch play in Game 6 against OKC, getting the NBA Finals shot they wanted against the Heat, J.A. Adande writes.





6. The Sterling timeline

OTL: NBA all-but ignored Sterling incidents

The NBA's interest in Donald Sterling's alleged misdeeds hardly existed prior to the racist recordings released last month by TMZ.


7. Back to the Finals

Daily Dime: San Antonio earns rematch with Heat

The Spurs showed clutch play in Game 6 against OKC, getting the NBA Finals shot they wanted against the Heat, J.A. Adande writes.





8. Banner bandwagon

Heat Advance To 4th Straight Finals With Rout

ESPN Video: The Heat advanced to their fourth straight NBA finals behind a combined 50 points from LeBron James and Chris Bosh in a 117-92 rout of the Pacers.

Sources: Vogel to return as coach of Pacers

Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel will return for a fifth season with the team, sources told ESPN.



9. Where do we go from here?

OKC's Fisher: Too early to determine future

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher said Sunday he remains undecided about retirement and plans to take time over the coming weeks to make a decision on his future.

Thunder's Brooks not fretting over job status

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks doesn't listen to his critics and says he hasn't even thought about the possibility of not returning next season as the team's head coach.




10. Flip the script

Flip expects Love to be on Wolves next season

No matter where Kevin Love goes on vacation this summer, Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders says he expects the All-Star will be playing in Minnesota next season.

When Kevin met Rajon ...

Without W.B. Hames, there would likely be no photographic evidence of Kevin Love and Rajon Rondo meeting on Sunday at Fenway Park. In fact, without Hames, the brief confab might never have occurred. 



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