All 16 teams in the playoffs have played and the most exciting game was the last one.
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Check out the full exclusive interview with Michael Jordan as he talks about minority ownership and his Bobcats’ making the Playoffs.
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Lincecum scattered four hits over six innings and set career highs with three hits and three RBIs, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 victory over the sloppy Dodgers on Saturday.
“That was a good day hitting for me. So if you put it all together, yeah, it was a pretty good day,” Lincecum said. “But I’m not going to start bragging about my batting average and start giving out hitting lessons any time soon.”
The two-time All-Star got all three of his RBIs against knuckleballer Charlie Haegerbefore the Dodgers got their first hit against him, helping the Giants build an early 5-0 lead. Lincecum drove in batterymate Bengie Molina with San Francisco’s first run, pushing a bunt single past the mound in the second inning.
“I was thinking sacrifice, and I was trying to bunt it that way. It just happened to be hard enough to get it past the pitcher,” he said.
In the third, Lincecum came up with the bases loaded and stroked a two-run single to right-center.
“I was guessing fastball in that count,” said the 5-foot 11, 163-pound pitcher, who had only three RBIs last season in 66 at-bats. “He started me off 1-0 and probably didn’t want to get to 2-0. So I just guessed right.”
Lincecum (3-0) struck out seven and walked two. He has allowed just two runs over 20 innings in his first three starts.
“This kid’s special, to accomplish what he has already,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s got great stuff, poise, and he’s so competitive. We had a tough game here last night, and then he comes out and pitching like that and do the things he was doing offensively. That’s impressive. But nothing he does surprises me anymore.”
Now we just got to get the kid to quit the chewing tobacco, because that stuff is gross.
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The opening day of the Playoffs was a snooze fest, up until Paul Pierce of the Celtics got dramatic after aggravating his pinch nerve in his shoulder. Kevin Garnett came over to check on his teammate, and didn’t appreciate Miami Heat guard Quentin Richardson voicing his opinion. Richardson would later say “I was trying to get over there to take the ball out of bounds,”. “I said to Jermaine, ‘He [Pierce] is OK,’ because I knew nobody touched him. Is he taking a break like he does so many times?”
You have to love the Playoffs, tougher,intense, and less whistles from the refs…well you can hope for the last one. KG finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds in his first playoff game since Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals. Celtics statyed composed and got big games from Glenn Davis(8 points, 8 boards) and Tony Allen(14 points, 3 steals) who guarded Dwayne Wade holding him to 26 points after averaging 33.7 in three regular-season games against Boston. Celtics up 1-0. The below video shows why KG got ejected, but I don’t think he deserves to miss next game. The elbow was accidental.
Here is the complete schedule and national television & radio arrangements for all First Round series:
West Series Matchups: LAL vs OKC | DAL vs SAS | PHX vs POR | DEN vs UTA
East Series Matchups: CLE vs CHI | ORL vs CHA | ATL vs MIL | BOS vs MIA
2010 NBA Playoffs Bracket
In our first attempt at fantasy basketball on ESPN we were victorous. Finishing the season as the #3 seed with 103-55-2 record, we went into the playoffs with our head held high, and finished on top.
I would like to thank Carmelo Anthony, Tyreke Evans, Carl Landry, Andrew Bogut, Luis Scola, Brandon Jennings, Tayshaun Prince, George Hill, Darren Collison, Jarrett Jack, and Lamar Odom for all there well rounded stats this season. Next season we welcome all challengers to our thrown and look to defend our championship with honor. Just in case you want to check the credibility of our statements then the follow the jump to pics that should help corroborate our claim!
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Bryan Williams
The 2010 Yates championship team proved nobody does it better.
“…Yates high school, classless of 2010″
–National sports writer Rick Reilly, from his column in ESPN The Magazine about the Yates High School basketball team
Brandon Peters wanted out of the tunnel.
He stood in the back of a line of Yates Lions basketball players, his teammates, teenagers in crimson-and-gold-colored warm-up suits waiting to run from beneath the stands onto the court. The players slapped basketballs, clapped their hands and chanted in unison: “Heyyyyy, ohhhhh!” Clap, clap, clap.
Trouble brewed.
It was Thursday night at the state high school basketball tournament in Austin and Yates was scheduled to play its semifinal game, and the players, restless from waiting more than an hour in the locker room because of an overtime game before them, wanted out of the tunnel. The officials held back the players until the other teams cleared the court.
All photos (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Just when I thought Ron had put “crazy” behind him after going all japanese-purple on us, he goes and gets the only person on the Lakers as off as he is, DJ Mbenga to join in. I can see it now, Ron and DJ on the plane and Ron’s like “Yo Benga, my boy Boogie is gonna dye my hair for the playoffs.” You down?” Mbenga responds, “Yes I would love to be apart of a useless cry for attention.” Lakers fans just have to enjoy Artest’s creativity, and how confident he is to play basketball in front of thousands at Staples Center, and the millions watching at home looking like Fozzy the Bear on steroids. Lakers play the Oklahoma City Thunder first round of the playoffs and Artest will be awarded the task of guarding 20-point machine Kevin Durant. The hair only adds to Artest’s defense powers(distraction), so maybe its a good thing.
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