Posted on April 28, 2018, by Travis Pulver A No. 1 seed is not supposed to have much trouble with a No. 8 seed. They are expected to roll through their opening round series without breaking a sweat. But the Washington Wizards were not the typical No. 8 team. The...
James Harden, Chris Paul Struggle But Houston Rockets Eliminate T-Wolves in Game Five
Posted on April 26, 2018, by Travis Pulver Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni was probably hoping to see his team find its groove again in the first round of the playoffs. That way, when they went up against better competition in the second round, they’d be...
Philadelphia 76ers Take Care of Business in Game Five; Move on to Conference Semis
Posted on April 25, 2018, by Travis Pulver Fans in Philadelphia have been trying to trust “the process.” But you can only trust anything for so long if it doesn’t begin to bear fruit. With 52 regular season wins, there was reason to believe in it. However, until there...
Houston Rockets Ride Massive Third Quarter To Victory Over T-Wolves In Game Four
Posted on April 24, 2018, by Travis Pulver Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has been talking about his team being in a rut in recent weeks. While they were still able to win Games One and Two against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite the rut, they couldn’t...
Indiana Pacers Blow Opportunity to Push Cavaliers to Brink of Elimination; Lose Game Four
Posted on April 23, 2018, by Travis Pulver Few, if any outside of Indiana, thought the Pacers had an honest shot at beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in a best of seven series. But then they went and blew the Cavs out in Cleveland in Game One. Since then, each game has...
Boston Celtics Deserved to Lose Game Four to the Milwaukee Bucks— But Almost Didn’t
Posted on April 22, 2018, by Travis Pulver Expectations were low for the Boston Celtics as the playoffs got underway. With Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward out, there wasn’t much hope for them. But then they proved they are still a force to be reckoned with by taking...
NBA Playoffs Roundup: Joel Embiid Returns, Pelicans and Warriors Improve to 3-0
Posted on April 20, 2018, by Travis Pulver Thursday night’s NBA Playoff action had a lot to live up to after Wednesday’s action. Despite a monster night by LeBron James, the Pacers nearly took down the Cavaliers. Oklahoma City’s Big Three flopped as Donovan Mitchell...
Raptors, Celtics, and Pelicans Pull Ahead 2-0 With Big Wins Tuesday Night
Posted on April 18, 2018, by Travis Pulver Monday night’s NBA playoff games featured the end of the Philadelphia 76ers winning streak and a decent but futile attempt by the Spurs to beat Golden State. But Tuesday night, fans were in luck. There was every reason to...
Day Two Of NBA Playoffs Features A Slate Of Close, Hard-Fought Games
Posted on April 16, 2018, by Travis Pulver Day One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs didn't produce any surprises or upsets. Everyone that was expected to win did win. The games that were supposed to be easy were, and the ones meant to be closer were indeed closer. In the end,...
No Surprises On Opening Day Of 2018 NBA Playoffs
Posted on April 15, 2018, by Travis Pulver The NBA’s ‘second season’ is finally here! As of Saturday afternoon, the 2018 NBA Playoffs have begun! It is finally time to see if the Cleveland Cavaliers will get it together when it matters most. Time to see if the Golden...











