Tim Duncan has a ways to go
October 19, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Chauncey Billups, NBA Basketball, Rasheed Wallace, San Antonio Spurs, Shaq, Tim Duncan
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
One of my favorite hoop sites is basketball reference.com
Today, why don’t we look at playoff games for a player’s career?
So who has the most NBA playoff games in their career that is still playing?
1. Robert Horry 244 - Somehow this guy gets himself on teams that win it all and he makes big shots.
2. Shaquille O’Neal 203 - The big guy was the dominant player in the game for most of his career.
3. Tim Duncan 155 - The big fundamental always seems to get the job done and creates a mismatch on the court.
4. Derek Fisher 154 - Just like Robert Horry, this guy finds a way to play for winning teams and makes big shots.
5. Kobe Bryant 152 - What Kobe did last year cemented his legacy as one of the best players in the game for all time.
6. Rasheed Wallace 149 - The mercurial center for the Pistons can be whatever he wants to be on a given night and he plays superb defense.
7. Lindsey Hunter 141 - Lindsey may be done, but Joe Dumars keeps talking him into one more year. The speedy backcourt player is one of the best one on one defenders of quick point guards.
8. Sam Cassell 136 - You could see age catching up to the quick shooting Sam Cassell as he played for the Celtics last year. Sam could always get his shot off in the playoffs, which is a special skill in itself.
9. Bruce Bowen 130 - a key member of Tim Duncan’s team, Bruce can stop any forward or big guard in the league.
10. Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker 117 - both excellent guards at the point position for their respective teams. Tony is more of a penetrator and Chauncey is known for his big shots.
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Could Lakers victory signal end of Spurs?
May 30, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tim Duncan at 32 is the baby in this group with Bruce Bowen, Brent Barry, and Kurt Thomas
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Los Angeles Lakers stay young
The Lakers are a young team and their victory over the Spurs may cause some changes to the league.
San Antonio’s elimination might signal the end of its era of dominance. With Duncan leading the way, the Spurs won championships in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007, but with a rotation made up solely of 30-something players except for the 26-year-old Parker, the future seems uncertain.
Meanwhile, starting guard Derek Fisher and seldom-used reserve Ira Newble are the only players on the Los Angeles roster over 30.
Something happens to the body as it moves into its thirties. You don’t jump as quick or push as hard. The mind is still there, Read more
Lakers - Kobe Bryant earns trip to NBA Finals
May 30, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Basketball, Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
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Legendary Jerry West and Kobe Bryant celebrate winning the Western Conference title
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The Lakers defeated the Spurs and earned a trip to the NBA Finals.
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 100-92 on Thursday night and win the conference finals in five games.
Stern rejoices
Commissioner David Stern could get his dream matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics after all. Two big money cities, one from each coast, filled with championship lore, fighting it out for the NBA Title. What more could Stern even dream of? Well, how about the series goes 7 games?
The matchup he feared was the San Antonio Spurs vs. the Detroit Pistons. That series would feature a lot of defense and low TV ratings. Sorry, but when one team has a player known as the Big Fundamental and the other team features no one, it is hard to market to the world.
Consider that in Detroit the Hockey games have been drawing better than the Basketball games.
Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win on Wednesday night earned a 2.8 national rating and an 18.2 rating in Detroit, beating out the 15.9 rating for the Pistons’ matchup with the Boston Celtics.
Game 5 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals drew a 5.3 national rating.
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How can your host city be beaten by Hockey? You remember that sport, the one with the puck? Hockey and the Red Wings are huge in Detroit.
One final note and it is not even close, Boston and LA have been to more finals individually in Basketball than any other teams. Just look at all the titles that Red Auerbach won with Boston.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson has won nine championships, tied for the NBA record with former Boston coach Red Auerbach.
Lakers fired up!
The Lakers could not contain their excitement. The Western Conference had so many teams that finished with close records that to finally win a trip to the finals was just too much to handle. It is a good thing the Lakers had home court advantage.
The Lakers are 12-3 in the playoffs, including 8-0 at Staples Center, where they haven’t lost in two months. They have won 14 straight home games and 21 of their last 24 postseason games at home.
“My heart’s still pumping, that adrenaline is still running from the game,” said Lamar Odom, who had 13 points and eight rebounds. “Maybe when I sit down and have something to eat, I’ll realize what just happened.
“We came out here, played our game, and won. It’s satisfying, but one more step.”
The NBA Finals start next Thursday.
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