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NBA WEST FINALS - Thunder strikes in OKC, derails Spurs in Game 3
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 01 Jun 2012
WITH their postseason on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder unleashed the might of their offensive firepower and easily beat the San Antonio Spurs, 102-82, in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals Thursday night at the Ch Read full story NBA EAST FINALS -- Too much Heat dooms Celtics in Game 1
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 30 May 2012
IT LOOKS like the Miami Heat won't have to breathe hard to earn a return trip to the NBA Finals.
After a see-saw first half that ended in a 46-46 tie, the Boston Celtics offered little resistance as LeBron James and the H Read full story NBA WEST FINALS - Manu Ginobili carries Spurs over Thunder in Game 1
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 28 May 2012
THEY haven't lost a game since April 11, a winning streak spanning 19 games and 46 days.
And Saturday night at the AT&T Center, the San Antonio Spurs just kept on rolling.
In a roster deep in All-Star talent, Manu Read full story NBA PLAYOFFS -- Celtics win Game 7 over Sixers, meet Heat in the East Finals
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 27 May 2012
The Boston Celtics are through to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will meet bitter rivals the Miami Heat beginning with Game 1 Monday night at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
And while the Heat got there q Read full story NBA - Orlando Magic fires head coach Stan Van Gundy
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 22 May 2012
THE Orlando Magic annouced on Monday afternoon that it had fired head coach Stan Van Gundy. The team also parted ways with its general manager, Otis Smith.
"It's time for new leadership, new voices," Magic CEO Alex Martins Read full story NBA PLAYOFFS - Spurs sweep Clippers, enter West Finals
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 22 May 2012
THE San Antonio Spurs didn't need to come back from a 24-point deficit this time, but they went through a scare in the final seconds of the fourth quarter before pulling off a 102-99 squeaker in Game 4 Sunday night and sweep Read full story NBA EAST SEMIS - Dwyane Wade rebounds from poor Game 3
By Julian Ramirez, PhilBoxing.com, 21 May 2012
INDIANAPOLIS -- To say that Dwyane Wade had a dismal Game 3 is an understatement. It was more like catastrophic, one performance he wouldn't recall one day when his Hall-of-Fame career comes to a close.
In that Game 3, where Miam Read full story NBA EAST SEMIS -- Heat overpowers Pacers, ties series at 2-2
By Scott Au, PhilBoxing.com, 21 May 2012
INDIANAPOLIS -- Down and reeling, the Miami Heat stood up fighting Sunday afternoon and tied the Eastern Conference semifinals at 2-2 by beating the Indiana Pacers, 101-93, in Game 4 of their best-of-7 series at the Bankers Life Read full story NBA -- The Black Mamba strikes again
By Jose Roberto Meza, PhilBoxing.com, 20 May 2012
LOS ANGELES -- With his team down 2-0 and falling fast and furious in the ongoing Western Conference semifinals, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant came to the rescue just in the nick of time.
The Black Mamba was Read full story NBA WEST SEMIS - Lakers outlast Thunder, take Game 3
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 20 May 2012
SAN FRANCISCO -- There's no place like home.
After losing the first two games of the Western Conference semifinals in Oklahoma, the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the friendly confines of the Staples Center Friday n Read full story Pangilinan Wants to Buy NBA's Sacramento Kings
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, 18 May 2012
Manny V. Pangilinan.
What MVP is to business, is to sports. If Manny V. Pagnilinan is, actually, the Most Valuable Player in his other endeavors, sports is no exception.
Besides heading several sports associations, MVP h Read full story NBA WEST SEMIS -- Spurs pound Clippers, take 1-0 lead
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 17 May 2012
AFTER an eight-day layoff, the San Antonio Spurs finally got to host the other half of the Western Conference's playoffs semifinal Tuesday night at the AT@T Center in San Antonio.
The extended rest did not yield rust. O Read full story NBA EAST SEMIS -- Heat not looking so hot without Chris Bosh
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 17 May 2012
No Bosh. No worries.
For the Indiana Pacers, that is.
Playing only against a Big Two instead of the usual Big Three, the Indiana Pacers edged the Miami Heat, 78-75, in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals Tu Read full story Serious power shortage in Miami
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 15 May 2012
A DUNK plus a hard foul plus a cruel twist of fate.
Add all that up and it equals one wounded All-Star.
Chris Bosh.
The injury bug, which bit Chicago and ended the Bulls' title dreams after Derrick Rose to Read full story NBA EAST - Celtics gun for 2-0 lead over Sixers
By Ryan Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 15 May 2012
A PLAGUE of team injuries didn't stop the Boston Celtics from winning their series opener against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night at the TD Garden in Boston.
Among the hurting Celtics include Paul Pierce (left MCL Read full story NBA EAST SEMIS -- Miami turns up the heat on Indy, takes Game 1
By Ryan Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 15 May 2012
LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James showed all and sundry why he was this year's runaway MVP.
The 6-foot-9, 250-pound juggernaut stuffed the stat sheets with 32 points, five assists and two steals to lead the Miami Heat past the I Read full story NBA WEST -- Clippers steal Game 7, move to 2nd round
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 14 May 2012
LOS ANGELES -- After blowing two chances, the LA Clippers finally got the job done and knocked out the Memphis Grizzlies, 82-72, in Game 7 of their Round 1 series Sunday afternoon at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
Up 3 Read full story NBA WEST -- Grizzlies maul Clippers, force Game 7
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 13 May 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Close out games are never easy. The LA Clippers found that out the hard way Friday night at the Staples Center here in downtown Los Angeles.
With a 3-2 series lead over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Clippers had the golden opportunity to close out and advance to the second round. A Read full story NBA - LeBron James to be named MVP on Sunday
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, 12 May 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Love him or hate him, LeBron James is the best player in the NBA.
According to ESPN sources, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Miami Heat forward was chosen by the media voters as this season's Most Valuable Player (M Read full story NBA PLAYOFFS -- Heat ousts Knicks, storms through Round 2
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2012
SINCE the 2012 playoffs began last April 28, LeBron James has been wearing a mouthpiece inscribed with the roman numerals XVI, which represents the number of wins the Miami Heat needs to capture this year's NBA title.
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