The specter of a “sweep” (broom sweep, 4-0 defeat) flew away Friday night in Georgia. For its reunion with the public of the State Farm Arena, Atlanta regained a foothold in its series against Boston (130-122) after losing the first two sets in Massachusetts. A success acquired largely thanks to the pair Dejounte Murray (25 … Read more
At home, the Miami Heat finished the job on the night of Friday to Saturday by winning Game 6 of their play-off series against the New York Knicks (96-92) and joined the Eastern Conference final for the third times over the past four seasons. Despite a very bad start (14 points behind in the first … Read more
The Miami Heat won Sunday, at Madison Square Garden, the first game of its Eastern Conference semi-final against the New York Knicks (101-108). The outcome of a meeting where it took until the third quarter to see the match reversed, after a start totally missed by the Florida franchise. The first period was indeed catastrophic … Read more
With an infirmary still busy, RJ Barrett (injured finger), Trevor Keels (groin), Derrick Rose and Obi Toppin (knee), Evan Fournier, sidelined between Nov. 13 and Dec. 30, could claim more than game against the Suns that the Knicks faced on Monday. After 17 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs (122-115 loss, December 30) and then … Read more
The Philadelphia Sixers gave themselves a nice Christmas present by winning against the Knicks (112-119) on Christmas Day opener this Sunday. Long abused by the New York franchise, Doc Rivers’ men finally managed to topple their opponent in the fourth quarter. Thanks to their victory, the Sixers have the eighth consecutive success and are still … Read more
Crazy dunks dressed as Santa Claus, giant karaoke and Carmelo Anthony in the stands: everything was there for the 19,800 New York Knicks fans to spend a successful Christmas Sunday evening in Madison Square Garden. But Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia Sixers decided otherwise. ” I like this place. There is nothing better to play … Read more