Articles tagged with "NBA Finals":
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Lakers vs. Celtics Was Great, But We Could Have Had So Much More
After an exciting NBA Finals between the Lakers and Celtics, HTWS is wondering if we might have missed out on something even better.
2010 NBA Finals: The Lakers and Celtics in Spider Graphs
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are meeting again in the NBA Finals. But it’s the current rosters, not the past, that will determine the winner. HTWS tackles the matchups with Spider Graphs.
Phoenix Suns: 2010 Edition vs. 1993 NBA Finals Edition
The 2010 Suns are led by Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. The 1993 version had Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley. One of these teams was better, but not by much.
This Year’s NBA Finals Will Be in the Eastern Conference
The NBA Finals technically pit the winners of the East and West against each other. This year, that definitely won’t mean the two best teams in the league.
Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: Graphing NBA Finals Game Four
Derek Fisher was the Lakers’ hero for Game Four of the NBA Finals. Twice. His stat line doesn’t look like much—only 12 points, and he only made 2-7 from beyond the arc—but his two trios came at the best possible times. One tied the game to send it into overtime, and the other gave the [...]
Orlando Magic Shoot Their Brains Out: NBA Finals Game Three Graphs
The Orlando Magic hosted the Lakers in Game Three of the NBA Finals, and they weren’t exactly gracious hosts. The Lakers shot an exceptional 51.3 percent from the field, and cut the Magic lead to zero within the final minutes of the game. The Magic however, shot a mind blowing NBA Finals-record 62.5 percent and [...]
Lakers Get That Boom Boom Pau: Graphing NBA Finals Game Two
Kobe Bryant didn’t score 40 points in Game 2, but he didn’t have to. Pau Gasol came to play. The game went to overtime, but by the end it didn’t feel like it—Gasol scored seven of the Lakers’ 13 overtime points, and the Lakers closed out a five-point victory to go up 2-0 in the [...]
Magic Pick on Someone Their Own Size, Lose: NBA Finals Game One in Graphs
The Lakers and Magic met in LA, and the result wasn’t pretty for Orlando fans. The Lakers had what the Cavaliers didn’t: a slew of big men to throw at Dwight Howard, and enough length to put pressure on the perimeter shooting. Now that a whole day has passed, I’ve had time to crunch the [...]
