Posted on June 12, 2018, by Travis Pulver When a player reaches the final year of his contract, whether he’s in the NBA, NFL, or MLB, he typically wants a new one before his final season under contract starts. It gives him a little security and tells him he has a future beyond the upcoming season. […]

Posted on June 11, 2018, by Travis Pulver When the NBA Finals came to a merciful end last Friday night, the only thing ever in doubt had people on the edge of their seats. Who would be the MVP? Social media was in a minor uproar when Kevin Durant got the nod over Steph Curry, but […]

Posted on June 9, 2018, by Travis Pulver When the NBA Finals started, the expected outcome was almost universal. Much of the basketball-loving free world expected the Golden State Warriors to win the Championship for the second year in a row. The only question was whether it was going to be a clean sweep (4-0) or […]

Posted on June 7, 2018, by Travis Pulver For the Cleveland Cavaliers to win even a single game in the NBA Finals, they need a break to go their way. During Game Three Wednesday night they finally got one.  Steph Curry and Klay Thompson went 3-15 from behind the arc, and between the two, they scored […]

Posted on June 6, 2018, by Travis Pulver When the Houston Rockets acquired Chris Paul last year, they knew that they would have their work cut out for them to re-sign him following the 2017-18 season. It’s not that doing so would be hard to do. They’d just need to offer him a max contract. That’s […]

Posted on June 4, 2018, by Travis Pulver No one expected the Cleveland Cavaliers to put up as good a fight as they did in Game One of the NBA Finals last week. They still lost, so it was only a moral victory. But it gave NBA fans a reason to hope that the series would […]

Posted on June 1, 2018, by Travis Pulver It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The Cleveland Cavaliers were not supposed to have a chance in—you know – to win Game One of the NBA Finals. But the Golden State Warriors had a good but not great game. LeBron James was phenomenal. Kevin Love was able […]

Posted on May 31, 2018, by Travis Pulver For a time, it looked like we might get some new blood in the NBA Finals this year. The Cleveland Cavaliers were not exactly playing well. To be fair, LeBron James has been playing well; the rest of the team—not so much. The Boston Celtics had a shot, […]

Posted on May 29, 2018, by Travis Pulver The game plan for the Houston Rockets was pretty cut and dry this season. They were going to make it rain from behind the arc as much as possible. If they hit the shot—great. If they didn’t—rebound and shoot again. However, there is a potential problem for teams that […]

Posted on May 28, 2018, by Travis Pulver According to an old saying, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. However, while that has been true for years and years, it is not exactly true anymore. Death and taxes are still a certainty but so is LeBron James when his back is against […]

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 […]