NBA - LeBron James to be named MVP on Sunday
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 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, Thu, 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. Read full story

NBA PLAYOFFS -- Clippers go for 1st round KO in Memphis
By Ryan Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2012


LOS ANGELES -- With the steady hands of point guard Chris Paul on deck, the LA Clippers have not only stayed afloat in the rough waters of these NBA playoffs, they are thriving it in, leading the Memphis Grizzlies 3-1 in their be Read full story

WHY THIS YEAR?S MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES ARE DESTINED TO FAIL
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 May 2012


Rudy Gay was not part of last year's team that had a remarkable postseason run, bulldozing the then top-seeded Spurs and forcing the young and mighty Thunder to the brink. He is considered by many (excluding me) as Memphis' Read full story

NBA PLAYOFFS -- Pacers finish off Magic, advance to 2nd round
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 09 May 2012


THE No.3 seeded Indiana Pacers became the first team in the Eastern Conference to earn a berth in the second round of the 2012 NBA playoffs when they knocked out the No.6 seeded Orlando Magic Tuesday night at the Bankers Life F Read full story

NBA PLAYOFFS - Spurs sweep Jazz, advance to second round
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 May 2012


THE San Antonio Spurs exorcised the ghosts of their recent playoffs past by sweeping the Utah Jazz in their opening round series and punch a ticket to this year's Western Conference semifinals against the winner of the winner of Read full story

NBA PLAYOFFS-- Facing elimination, no Noah for Bulls in Game 5
By Fakhouri Amjid, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 May 2012


CHICAGO -- If the Bulls were to stave off playoffs elimination Tuesday night at the United Center, they will have to do so without center Joakim Noah, whose badly sprained left ankle remains very far south from 100 percent. Read full story

NBA PLAYOFFS -- Clippers trip Grizzlies in Game 3 thriller
By Juleene Janell Aderhold, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012


LOS ANGELES - For the second time in three games, the LA Clippers came back from the brink of defeat to beat the Memphis Grizzlies and take a 2-1 series lead Saturday afternoon at the Staples Center here in downtown Los A Read full story

Pacers vs Magic -- Indy wins by a nose, leads Magic 3-1
By Jose Roberto Meza, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012


NO LEAD, no matter how large, is safe in the NBA playoffs. The Indiana Pacers got that harrowing reminder Saturday afternoon when they surrendered a 19-point fourth quarter lead and had to sweat through an overtime sessio Read full story