Sunday, May 15, 2011
NBA Playoffs 2011: Miami Heat Vs Boston Celtics Game 2 Highlights (2-0)
no one can gaurd dirk one on one whos gonna guard put jason kid on wade because he gaurded kobe bryant and i put dirk on lebron. having said that the whole team play defense not just a couple of players. so dalllas mavericks are old and washed up hah? well they beat the champions.and you forget the dallas has the best bench and the best 3pointers in the nba.we are are talking about matchups not the big 3 vs a complete.team. not to mention the dallas bench beat the la lakers.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
los angeles lakers
NBA: Dallas 122, Los Angeles Lakers 86DALLAS, May 8 (UPI) -- A record 3-point barrage led by Jason Terry Sunday sent Dallas storming past Los Angeles 122-86 to finish an unlikely four-game playoff sweep of the Lakers.
The Mavericks finished off the two-time defending NBA champions in embarrassing fashion and set up a meeting for the Western Conference title against either Memphis or Oklahoma City.
The game was almost certainly the last for Los Angeles Coach Phil Jackson, who has won 11 NBA crowns in a Hall-of-Fame career. He dodged a direct question after the game as to whether it was his final contest, but he said "it is my hope and aspiration that it is."
If it was the end of his coaching career, he leaves the NBA having been swept in a seven-game playoff series for the first time.
Twice in the series Dallas rallied in the fourth quarter, leaving the Lakers in need of an historic effort to keep their hopes for another championship alive. No team has ever won an NBA playoff series after losing the first three games.
The Mavericks did not require a comeback in Game 4 thanks to a dominating second quarter that gave them a 63-39 halftime lead.
Terry, in his 11th season, made 6-of-7 shots from 3-point range in the first half and finished with 32 points. He made an NBA playoff record nine 3-pointers overall in 10 attempts and Dallas hit 20 shots from beyond the arc to equal the league's high playoff mark.
The Mavericks shot a staggering 61 percent from the field while winning their sixth straight playoff game.
With Los Angeles unable to make any kind of second-half charge, it was left to the Dallas bench to finish off the sweep.
The reserve players scored 86 points for Dallas, the same number as the entire Los Angeles team managed. Backup point guard J.J. Barea had 22 points and Peja Stojakovic added 21.
Dirk Nowitzki was the only Dallas starter in double figures with 17.
Kobe Bryant, who paced the Lakers to their most recent league titles, scored 17 points in his final game of the season while making 7-of-18 shots.
Frustration for the Lakers bubbled over the final minutes when Lamar Odom threw a shoulder into Nowitzki, knocking him to the ground, and Bynum floored Barea with an elbow to the ribs.
A flagrant foul was called in both instances and Jackson said he "was not happy with the way our players exited the game."
Dallas will now have a chance to rest while Memphis and Oklahoma City battle in what could be a long series. Memphis has a 2-1 advantage in the series and will host Game 4 Monday.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2011/05/08/NBA-Dallas-122-Los-Angeles-Lakers-86/UPI-20691304893525/#ixzz0InoOnSLJ
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the Boston Blazers (NLL), and the Boston Bruins of the NHL. The Celtics' 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise,with their Western Conference rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, following behind with 16 NBA Titles. From 1957 to 1969, the Celtics dominated the league winning 11 championships in 13 years, and eight in a row (1959–1966), the longest consecutive championship streak of any North American pro sports team.
The Celtics dominated the league during the late 50s and through the mid 80s, with the help of many Hall of Famers which include Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Larry Bird and legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach, combined for a 795–397 record that helped the Celtics win 16 Championships. During that span the Celtics met the Lakers 12 times in the Finals during the mid 1950s and 80s with the Celtics winning nine and Lakers winning three. Before the retirement of the “Big Three”, who included Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale, thanks to some creative maneuvering by Auerbach, the Celtics had drafted second overall pick Len Bias but the team fell into decline as the college star died two days after he was drafted. Later, the team suffered another tragedy when their star player Reggie Lewis died of a heart attack in his prime.
The franchise returned to prominence during the 2007–2008 season when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce and the new "Big Three" led the team to its 17th championship. Four Celtics (Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Dave Cowens and Larry Bird) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards.
1946–56: The early years starting with Bob Cousy
The addition of Bill Russell helped the Boston Celtics win 11 championships in his 13 seasons.
The Boston Celtics were formed in 1946 under the ownership of Walter A. Brown as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League in the fall of 1949.In 1950, the Celtics became the first franchise to draft an African American player, signing Chuck Cooper In 1951 Brown, who was one of the founders of the Ice Capades in 1940, bought the Boston Bruins National Hockey League franchise as well, when the founder Charles Adams' son Weston faced financial trouble. Brown was looking to fill the Boston Garden when the Celtics had a night off or were on the road.
The Celtics struggled during their early years, until the hiring of coach Red Auerbach[6] who had coached in the military during WW II. In the early days of the franchise Auerbach had no assistants, ran all the practices, did all the scouting—both of opposing teams and college draft prospects—and scheduled all the road trips. One of the first great players to join the Celtics was Bob Cousy, whom Auerbach initially refused to draft out of nearby Holy Cross because he was "too flashy". Cousy eventually became the property of the Chicago Stags.,[8] but when that franchise went bankrupt, Cousy was acquired by the Celtics in a dispersal draft. After the 1955–56 season, Auerbach made a stunning trade. He sent perennial All-Star Ed Macauley to the St. Louis Hawks along with the draft rights to Cliff Hagan in exchange for the second overall pick in the draft.[9] After negotiating with the Rochester Royals—a negotiation that included a promise that the Celtics owner would send the highly sought-after Ice Capades to Rochester if the Royals would let Russell slide to #2—Auerbach used the pick to select University of San Francisco center Bill Russell.[10] Auerbach also acquired Holy Cross standout, and 1957 NBA Rookie of the Year, Tommy Heinsohn.[11] Russell and Heinsohn worked extraordinarily well with Cousy, and they were the players around whom Auerbach would build the champion Celtics for more than a decade. Russell, who delayed joining until the middle of the 1957 season in order to play for the U.S. Olympic Team,[11] had an immediate impact.
[edit] 1957–69: The Bill Russell era and championship years
The addition of Bill Russell helped the Boston Celtics win 11 championships in his 13 seasons.
The Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals and defeated the St. Louis Hawks in seven games, giving the Celtics the first of their record 17 NBA Championships In 1958, the Celtics again advanced to the NBA Finals, this time losing to the Hawks in 6 games.[13] However, with the acquisition of K.C. Jones that year, the Celtics began a dynasty that would last for more than a decade.[14] In 1959, with Cousy at point guard, Russell at center and Heinsohn at forward, the Celtics won the NBA Championship after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers Still coached by Auerbach, the Celtics won seven more consecutive championships, a record eight in a row. During that time, the Celtics met the Lakers in the Finals five times, starting an intense and often bitter rivalry that has spanned generations. In 1964, Auerbach made the Celtics the first team to have an all African American starting lineup. The Boston Celtics of the mid-1950s–60s are widely considered as one of the most dominant teams of all time.
Retired as coach after the 1965–66 season and Russell took over as player-coach, which was Auerbach's ploy to keep Russell interested. With his appointment, Russell also became the first Black coach in the NBA.[18] Evan would remain the General Manager, retiring after a year a position he would hold well into the 1980s. However, that year the Celtics' string of NBA titles was broken as they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The aging team managed two more championships in 1968 and 1969, defeating the Lakers each time in the NBA Finals. Russell retired after the 1969 season, effectively ending a dominant Celtics dynasty that had garnered 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons.The streak of 8 consecutive NBA championships is the longest streak of consecutive championships in U.S. professional sports history
Shaquille O'Neal
Personal information- Date of birth March 6, 1972 (age 39)
- Place of birth Newark, New Jersey
- Nationality American
- High school Robert G. Cole (San Antonio, Texas)
- Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
- Listed weight 325 lb (147 kg)
| Career history | |
|---|---|
| 1992–1996 | Orlando Magic |
| 1996–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2004–2008 | Miami Heat |
| 2008–2009 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009–2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2010–present | Boston Celtics |
Following a standout career at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He quickly became one of the top centers in the league, winning Rookie of the year in 1992–93 and later leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won three consecutive championships, playing alongside Kobe Bryant, in 2000, 2001, and 2002. O'Neal's relationship with Bryant eventually declined into a feud, leading to O'Neal's trade to the Miami Heat in 2004. A fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. Midway through the 2007-2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he played alongside LeBron James in the 2009–10 season. O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010–11 season
O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999–00 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections. He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000); the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998. He ranks 5th all-time in points scored, 5th in field goals, 12th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks.
In addition to his basketball career, O'Neal has released four rap albums, with his first, Shaq Diesel, going platinum. He has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs.
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