NBA

Posted on May 26, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Houston Rockets took control of the Western Conference Finals in Game Five and put the Golden State Warriors in a position they are not accustomed to—on the brink of elimination. All the Rockets had to do was take down the Warriors on Golden State’s home court. They’ve […]

Posted on May 26, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics are a very good team. That much was clear in the regular season and has remained evident in the postseason—as long as they are playing at home. After beating the Cleveland Cavalier in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston, they hoped they […]

Posted on May 25, 2018, by Travis Pulver For the Houston Rockets to beat the Golden State Warriors, it is considered a given that two things have to happen. James Harden needs to have a good night as does Chris Paul. They may be able to survive if one or the other has an off-night, but […]

Posted on May 24, 2018, by Travis Pulver If you have ever wondered if there is really anything to the concept of home court advantage all you have to do is look at the Boston Celtics. Whenever they’ve played at home during the postseason, everything has worked out for them. On the road—not so much. After […]

Posted on May 23, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Houston Rockets put their fans through an emotional roller coaster Tuesday night during Game Four of the Western Conference Finals. Game Three’s humiliating loss had fans on edge already. Could their team recover? Did they have a chance to do the impossible? Could they beat the Golden […]

Posted on May 22, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Boston Celtics had a bad habit earlier in the regular season. For some reason, they got into a habit of starting slow; sometimes it would be just the first quarter, but it was often the entire first half. But then they’d play lights out in the second […]

Posted on May 20, 2018, by Travis Pulver When you play the Golden State Warriors there is no room for error. You have to bring your ‘A’ game from beginning to end just to have a chance to win. There are no ‘slow starts’ or lapses of any kind—not if you want to win, that is. […]

Posted on May 20, 2018, by Travis Pulver No one really believed the Cleveland Cavaliers would fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals—but they did. Since the Boston Celtics franchise has never lost a playoff series after taking a 2-0 lead, the momentum would appear to be entirely on their side. But then they had […]

Posted on May 17, 2018, by Travis Pulver Everyone loves the Golden State Warriors and it is not hard to see why. They haven’t just been the best in the business, these typically cruise through the competition. But if there is one thing that people like seeing more than a winner, it is seeing that winner […]

Posted on May 16, 2018, by Travis Pulver LeBron James said all the right things after his team’s loss to the Boston Celtics in Game One. He wasn’t worried about anything, and he knew how he needed to play in Game Two. His confidence as so overbearing, it was hard not to think that the Celtics […]

Posted on May 15, 2018, by Travis Pulver The Golden State Warriors have maintained an air of confidence leading into the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets. The result of their regular season series with the Rockets (2-1, Houston) didn’t matter. Nor did it mean anything that Houston was the No. 1 seed and had […]

Posted on May 10, 2018, by Travis Pulver No one really thought that the Philadelphia 76ers had a shot at pulling off the upset in the Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Boston Celtics. No one has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. Could they win one game? Sure—and they […]

Posted on May 9, 2018, by Travis Pulver Most men will never quite understand what it means to be “always a bridesmaid but never a bride.” But Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul knows what it’s like. During his lengthy career, he has been a mainstay in the playoffs. But he had never made it past the […]

Posted on May 8, 2018, by Travis Pulver When the Philadelphia 76ers lost Game Three to the Boston Celtics in overtime Saturday night, they put themselves in a bit of hole. No team has ever been down 3-0 and won a series (129-0). But records are meant to be broken, and someone has to be first—right? […]

Posted on May 1, 2018, by Travis Pulver Prior to the start of the 2017-18 NBA Season, it was widely assumed that the Boston Celtics would likely meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. With the pieces, the Celtics added and LeBron James still on the Cavs, it was the logical conclusion. But then Gordon […]