The NBA playoffs are starting to heat up in the second round as the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder look to be the favorites to bring home the NBA championship. With the Bulls out and Miami looking vulnerable it looks like the winner will come from the Western Conference. But not according to the people who make the line. Miami is still a heavy favorite to come out of the Eastern Co [...]

The NBA playoffs has seven of eight teams set and if the second round is indicative to what we saw in the opening round, NBA fans have some good basketball to look forward to. The Eastern Conference features the No. 1, 2, 3 and 5th seed remaining with the Atlanta Hawks being the lone upset in the East with the series win over Orlando in six games. The overall number one seed Chicago Bulls [...]

[...] g equation. Another thing that separates the NBA playoffs from the NBA regular season is intensity. Let's face it, during an 82-game regular season every player on every team isn't going to give a maximum effort in every game. Human nature being what it is, good teams won't always be motivated against lesser opponents. But the playoffs, literally, are a whole new season. So, if you w [...]

The New Orleans Hornets will head west this week in defense of a recent hot streak that has helped them ascend the Western Conference standings. The rise to the top of the pile wouldn’t be the first time this season. After a torrid 2010-11 start in November the Hornets sloughed off as the year progressed. Now heading in the second half of the season, the Hornets look poised to finish w

Lakers, Celtics all-tied in Boston The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers could be headed for a long series, but it’s not because of the officials. The teams are tied 1-1 with Game 3 in Boston on Tuesday night. The NBA Finals are here! Get a 100% Sign-up Bonus up to $100. Sign-up here using promo code: HOOPS100. BroburySports.com has the odds out al [...]

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Philadelphia shocks Detroit in Game One The Philadelphia 76ers have played the Detroit Pistons tough in the regular season but the Sixers had not been playing their best basketball. Most experts didn't think the 7th seeded Philadelphia 76ers had a chance in game one. At times the Philadelphia jitters were apparent but they did not back down and shocked the Pistons with a 90-86 win. Detroit was

[...] a half court style of game. Looking at this years NBA playoffs and seeing how the Spurs and Jazz are still playing and the Mavericks and Suns are not probably proves Van Gundy's point. This year Houston was knocked out in the first round by the Jazz. Houston lost a game 7 at home which probably sealed Van Gundy's fate. Houston finished 52-30 on the year and both Tracey McGrady and Yao [...]

Deron Williams and the Jazz beat the Warriors 116-112 in the NBA Playoffs With 17 seconds left in the 4th quarter, Utah’s Carlos Boozer made his 20th rebound into the tie-breaking basket to beat Golden State Monday night 116-112. The Jazz are now one game ahead in the Western Conference Semifinals, which you can wager on now at BetOnline.com. Even though the Warriors had four playe [...]

[...] Joey Crawford for the rest of this season and the NBA playoffs. Crawford has worked more playoff games than any other active referee called a second technical foul on San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan while he was on the bench apparently laughing. ESPN published a story quoting Duncan, "He looked at me and said, 'Do you want to fight? Do you want to fight?"' Duncan said. [...]