NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Joe Johnson had 20 in the 4th quarter
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You must admit it.
You did not see this coming.
Atlanta has taken both of their home games and now the series with the Boston Celtics is tied at 2 to 2.
Game 5 is back in Boston.
So how did Atlanta do it?
Well, it may have started with the trade for Mike Bibby.
Oh, you want to know what happened in the game?
After starting the game on a 16-3 run, the Celtics cooled …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Nuggets are upset, because they just lost to the Utah Jazz in Utah.
They shouldn’t be.
As your intrepid author predicted two days ago, Denver would lose to Utah, while Golden State would probably beat the Clippers at home. Denver is still safe. Denver has the tie breaker.
Golden State is on the road with the Suns and home with the Supersonics. Call that one loss and one victory.
Denver has two home games remaining. One with the Rockets and one with the Grizzlies. Most likely …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James All Star MVP – Time to get out of Dodge err Cleveland!
With David Stern happy to have NBA Marketing Icon LeBron James as the MVP of the 2008 All Star game, the world can move on.
If you had to lay odds, it had to be James as MVP.
The NBA is a marketing organization, not a sports organization. Right now the future of the NBA seems secure, with possible expansion out of the USA and many stars in the league, but it can change …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Mike Bibby will bring shooting and poise to the Hawks
On the surface, most fans are saying, “So what.”
Mike Bibby gets traded from one under .500 team to another under .500 team.
But there is more here than meets the eye.
In the Western Conference, to be under .500 is to be out of the playoff race. In the Eastern Conference, only 5 teams are above .500. That is right, only 5 teams.
Atlanta is still in it.
The Hawks played my Pistons the other night in …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James knows he must improve for Cleveland to win
It is not often that LeBron James is humbled.
It is even less often that the King is shown to be at a deficit with his hoop skills.
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised a lot of teams last year, but unless LeBron and the team improve, they will fall behind the Pistons, Celtics, and probably the Magic.
And right now LeBron is behind Kobe in his ability to finish a game.
In last year’s Championship, the San Antonio Spurs took LeBron and basically punished …read more