A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans
The NBA Finals have begun, and the chase for Dirk or LeBron’s first ring is underway.
This game came down to three things; defense; bench play; and rebounding. The Miami Heat are quite fond of all three, and they proved it last night. As for the Mavs, they had the game’s leading scorer, but that did not translate into a Game 1 W.
Miami has started the playoffs 3-0.
A perfect start to the NBA’s second-season has the Heat looking brilliant at the moment, and they are being considered by many as one of the favorites to win the Finals at this point.
LeBron and Wade are playing some golden basketball, and Bosh is as well. The role players seem to be in sync also. Mike Bibby and Mario Chalmers have done a great job with the tag-team PG system, James Jones is beginning to heat up from three, and the three bigs are playing with some added toughness since the 82-game season ended.
Yes, the Heat are beginning to look like the formidable opponent we have all been waiting for. Sure, I can’t get too far ahead of myself; they are only playing the youthful Sixers. But you have to wonder…an 82-game season is much different from the NBA’s playoff season. In the playoffs, you have seven shots to take down a team four times; that is seven chances to get the X’s and O’s and the emotion right; seven chances to prove you are better than your opponent.
So with that said, I want to ask you the reader: are the Miami Heat an entirely different team in the post-season?
They look like it to me, as they have shown signs of being built for a championship run.
The time has come once again my NBA friends!
The NBA playoffs are about to begin, and surely this is one of the most exciting playoffs I have seen in recent years. With new-look teams like Miami and New York on the prowl, we are sure to be in for a treat almost every night.
Then there are the young rising talents such as Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant, guys who are ready to prove to the NBA world that they are ready for the big show!
And let’s not forget the usual contenders like Los Angeles, San Antonio, Boston and the many other powerful teams seeking a ring!
Yes, the time has come!
Kobe Bryant never really loses sleep because of another team.
Sure, he did mention that Miami will be a damn good team, and he does mention how the Spurs and Mavericks are forces to be reckoned with out West, but the thing Kobe usually doesn’t do is dwell on something for too long.
Well it might be time for Kobe to start thinking, and thinking pretty damn hard, and possibly even worrying.
His Lakers were handed a gift-wrapped spanking on Christmas evening, courtesy of LeBron’s triple-double, the firepower of Wade and Bosh, and some suffocating South Beach defense.
Not only did this show that the Heat are where we thought they would be, but it also shows that the Lakers can be beaten, and that Kobe and friends need to start doin’ work!
It’s that time of year again my friends! Christmas season (and Kwanzaa) has arrived, and for some amazing reason, the holiday feeling seems to be a bit stronger than in past years. That can never be a bad thing guys.
Since it’s almost that time, you know what that means, right? My NBA nuts sure do! It means that the NBA is about to dish out another magnificent NBA schedule, just for us on the magical December 25th.
So what’s in store?
Well, courtesy of the fellas at ABC and ESPN, we can watch each and every single game on national television. So don’t worry, while you’ll be enjoying the amazing cranberry sauce, tweeting your butt off, cleaning up the wrappings, or ripping them apart, you’ll be able to have the TV on in the background and enjoy some great NBA action!
Here’s the lineup:
The King did it.
LeBron James returned back to his Cleveland throne, and in stellar fashion, dropping 38 points in 30 minutes, including a 24-point 3rd quarter, as he wiped out the Cavaliers. He ignored each and every boo he heard, ignored the t-shirts, signs and hate from everywhere. And he did it all with a few smiles, chuckles, jumpers in front of the Cavs bench, and sideline celebrations.
Yes, LeBron has passed the toughest emotional hurdle he’ll have this season.
But what now? He didn’t curse back at the Cavs fans, he didn’t flip the bird to anyone. He let his game speak, and it spoke louder than ever. But what exactly did his game say?
It said: he is accepting his role as one of the most hated and loathed players in the NBA. He has accepted his role, as the villain.
The time has arrived. The Miami Heat, and the small forward who bears # 6, will arrive into Cleveland for the first, and only time this season.
Though the Heat’s season has been somewhat of a disappointment, with coach Erik Spoelstra having his job on the line, Wade and LeBron not being on the same page, and the injury bug looming, we still find someway to hype this up. And with much reason…
The Ohio-native returns; the King of Akron is about to have a not-so-homecoming party. Not in wine and gold, but in red and black.
LeBron James, is returning to Cleveland.
News broke folks.
LeBron James is now going to my home in South Florida.
More precisely, Miami.
Does that do anything for me? No. Without a doubt.
I’ve been a Cavs fan since I can remember, but this one goes down as a defining moment in sports history, and it has two sides, the beautiful, and the ugly.
If you haven’t heard of the Amar’e trades you are one of two, you either have no life whatsoever, or you have so much of a life you could barely pay attention.
So to get to the point, the deadline is under 60 hours away, and one of the league’s best big man is about to be moved, and I can tell you it’ll be at least to two destiniations:
With much talk and confusion breaking loose, there needs to be someone to clear things up.
Ta-da, here I am! And here is what has been going on as of late with Amar’e, Cleveland and Miami.
Miami is an…interesting…place.
I lived in Miami for two years after graduating from Indiana University and after living my entire life in Bloomington and West Lafayette (strange combo, I know). I’d been to Miami many times before, perhaps once a year on average, because my mom grew up there and we still have a lot of family down there.
Still, actually living in Miami was a pretty big culture shock for a small town Indiana dude like me.
That is why I am taking some time this morning to provide a few tips to all of the Hoosiers who will be heading down to Miami this week and next for the Super Bowl.
I know that many Colts fans made the jaunt a few years back when Indy beat Chicago in the Super Bowl, so some will have familiarity with the city, but I am sure that there will be many other Miami newbs bopping around las calles de Miami for the next fortnight. Those people need serious, expert, no-tongue-in-check-whatsoever advice.
And that’s why you come to Midwest Sports Fans.
