Grizzlies 72 @ Thunder 99 While it took three overtimes to decide a victor in Game 4, it took less than 3 quarters to see who was going to win Game 5.  While games 1-4 were close affairs, we finally got a blowout victory in this highly contested series. It was pretty clear the reason this...

The 15th largest city in the United States. The home of the world-renowned Space Needle. The birthplace of major corporation such as Boeing, Nordstrom and even little start-up companies called Microsoft & Starbucks. Seattle, the Emerald City, has also been the source of premier basketball...

Some sad news out of Puerto Rico, ESPNDeportes is reporting that former NBA player and Michigan legend Robert “Tractor” Taylor was found dead in his apartment Wednesday. Traylor was playing for Vaqueros de Bayamon but was missing for the past three days. His body was discovered...

Hawks 83 @ Bulls 95 At this point you are who you are. The Bulls are a great defensive team with one reliable scoring option they can depend on game after game. The Hawks are a group of guys who happen to wear the same uniform and have shown how dangerous they are capable of being when...

Miami 98 @ Boston 90 This was the type of game Miami had to have if they want to win not one, not two, not three, but seven championships.  Boston had to have this game if they want to make it back to Boston for Game 6.  This was a game for Boston’s taking.  Even with a one-armed Rajon...

Game 3: Los Angeles 92 @ Dallas 98 Game 4: Los Angeles 86 @ Dallas 122 When I first looked back at Games 3 and 4 of one-half of the Western Conference Semifinals I couldn’t possibly put together just any ‘ol recap. This was transcendent. This was the fall of a dynasty, retribution...

Thunder 133 @ Grizzlies 123 (3OT) If you ducked out of this one early because Memphis held a 18 point lead in the second quarter, then you missed out on one of the best games in these playoffs so far. This game had pretty much anything and everything that could be included in a basketball...

Bulls 88 @ Hawks 100 “We can freak it, freak if you want to…” –Kurupt. I think Joe Johnson may have been listening to that before Game 4 and decided to make sure Keith Bogans felt the effects. The man stayed crouched over for the remainder of the play! My guess is he was looking for...

Heat 81 @ Celtics 97 The Celtics awoke from their rocking chairs as they took down the Heat on Saturday. Playing in what was by far their most important game of the season, the Celtics came out attacking and took a 6 point lead after the first quarter but the Heat countered and took a 2 point...

Thunder 93 @ Grizzlies 101 (OT) For 3 quarters the Thunder easily had this game under control. Once the 4th quarter hit, fortunes were reversed and it may have highlighted a problem with the Thunder…is the Westbrook/Durant dynamic turning into a Kobe/Shaq situation? I’m probably...

Bulls 99 @ Hawks 82 “My 4-4 make sure all your kids don’t grow! You m^th@f*ck@$ can’t be us or see us!” –Tupac Shakur. In arguably one of the greatest diss records of all time, Tupac came with electrifying energy & sincere passion. He was rapping like a man...

Dallas 93 @ Los Angeles 81 “We knew we could play with these guys,” said backup Dallas point guard Jose Juan (J.J.) Barea. With a 8-point, 2-assist fourth quarter that dissected the Lakers’ defense, that’s exactly what happened; and it all started with the...

HoopSmack would like to raise awareness of elderly abuse in the NBA playoffs. Its a serious issue and if left unchecked, our elders could be taken advantage of in the process. We all saw that tragic events of the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs incident and we don’t want to...

Hawks 73 @ Bulls 86 CLANK! WHAMP! BAP! KAPOW! Game 2 of this Eastern Conference Semifinals series was more like a fight scene from an episode of Adam West’s Batman. It was about as entertaining as watching a grandma knit a sweater in a rocking chair on the front porch. An energetic Joakim...

Wait a second…The Lakers and Celtics are down 0-2? Atlanta won Game 1? Memphis is tied with OKC? Is this the playoffs? Join the HoopSmack gang as they navigate the murky waters of the 2011 Playoffs. Music Featured: Eminem & Royce Da 5’9″ – Fast Lane Download...