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      Rondo triple-doubles as Celtics win Game 4

      May 9, 2010 /

      Rajon Rondo posted 29-18-13 (the fourth triple-double of his career) and Tony Allen added 15 points (on 6-of-7 shooting) to lead the Celtics past the Cavs in Game 4, 97-87. Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen had 18 points apiece, but it was Rondo and Tony Allen who put Boston over the top. These playoffs have featured some great performances by reserves. Goran Dragic almost single-handedly beat the Spurs in Game 3, Kyle Korver shot the lights out in Game 3, and now Allen posts this crucial performance to keep the Celtics in the series.

      While the Lakers, Suns and Magic look like they’re going to cruise to the conference finals, this Cavs/Celtics series is shaping up to be a dogfight. Boston outrebounded Cleveland 47-33 and held the Cavs to 40% shooting from the field.


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      Wake up, Hernandez!

      May 9, 2010 /

      It’s been a relaxing day in the baseball world, unless you count the Mariners’ firing of hitting coach Alan Cockrell and Joe Mauer’s return to the Twins’ lineup as earth-shattering news.

      So, I guess we should rag on Keith Hernandez, the current SNY broadcaster who fell asleep during the Mets’ extra-inning win over the Giants on Saturday. Now, I’d give the former Elaine Benes flame a pass if this was the Mets recent 20-inning showdown against the Cardinals, but this one only went 11. Come on, man.

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      McNabb once again takes the high road

      May 9, 2010 /

      Eagle fans can say whatever they want about Donovan McNabb – and they have. He couldn’t win the big one, he didn’t lift his play when the game was on the line, he’s a choke artist, etc. and whatever.

      But one thing they can never say about McNabb is that he wasn’t a class act. Even though he’s had to deal with idiots like Terrell Owens, he’s always taken the high road no matter what the situation has been.

      Following the Eagles’ trade of McNabb to the Redskins last month, current Philadelphia wideout DeSean Jackson took the opportunity to channel his inner T.O. While speaking to The Sporting News, Jackson said of the McNabb trade that, “I don’t think we lost anything, even with McNabb being gone” and that he was “very happy with the decision.”

      Instead of reminding the young receiver that he played a part in Jackson’s success over the last two years, McNabb once again took the high road when responding to the comments.

      From ESPN.com:

      “It’s so wild when people get to talking when you’re not there, but when you’re there everybody loves you,” McNabb said.

      “So I guess people will go deeper into it than I will. I’m a Redskin, no longer an Eagle. I had 11 great years and I’m moving on with my life, so whoever may say things when I’m gone, more power to them, but it’s not making you look like a bigger man.”

      Maybe Jackson didn’t mean for his comments to come out the way they did. Maybe he was just trying to pump up his teammates and keep the situation positive. Either way, he gains nothing by saying what he did. His immaturity came through in his comments.

      Either way, McNabb handled the situation with grace – much like he always does. He knows that saying anything won’t be beneficial to him or the Redskins, so he took the high road. One of these days, maybe he’ll finally get the respect he deserves.


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      Has Tim Duncan become a defensive liability?

      May 9, 2010 /

      This is a nice collection of clips from Game 2 of the Spurs/Suns series showing Tim Duncan guarding the pick-and-roll with Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire.

      I don’t think the Suns are running the pick-and-roll so much because they want to attack Duncan. I think they run it because they’re really, really good at it. Nash is one of the best ball handlers and decision makers in the league, and Stoudemire is one of the best finishers in all of basketball. It makes sense that they’d run this over and over because everyone has trouble defending it, not just the Spurs.

      That said, Duncan (34) is not quite the defender he once was, which is why I was so surprised when he made the All-Defensive Team over Andrew Bogut, who was terrific on that end of the floor this season.

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      Lakers survive, win Game 3

      May 8, 2010 /

      Despite a Goran Dragic-type effort from Kyle Korver (9-of-10 from the field, 5-for-5 from 3PT, 23 points), the Lakers were able to edge the Jazz, 110-109, and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

      The Lakers got 35-4-7 from Kobe, but it was Ron Artest (20 points, including a surprising 4-of-7 from 3PT) and Derek Fisher (20 points) that kept the Lakers in the game for much of the second half.

      This game featured a great stretch of shooting late in the fourth quarter. Check out this series of shots:

      2:25 Lamar Odom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lakers lead, 101-100)
      2:10 Paul Millsap makes layup (Jazz lead, 102-101)
      1:43 Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot (Lakers lead, 103-102)
      1:23 Kyle Korver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jazz lead, 105-103)
      0:54 Kobe Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper (tied at 106)
      0:42 Deron Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Jazz lead, 108-106)
      0:28 Derek Fisher makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lakers lead, 109-108)

      If you’re counting, that’s six made jumpshots from 18+ feet to tie or take the lead in less than two minutes. That is some seriously good shooting.

      Unfortunately for the Jazz, that’s where it ended as both Wesley Matthews and Deron Williams missed jumpers that would have given Utah the lead with less than 0:10 to play.


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