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Why Lebron James and the Miami Heat will be 2013 NBA Champions.

2013-06-06T14:56:00.001+08:00

A clean slate. Back to zero. West vs. East. Big Three vs. Big Three. Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals.

A year ago, I wrote about why the Miami Heat will be the 2012 NBA Champions, and indeed I was right. Now, I am back to give you reasons as to why I think the Miami Heat will win it all against the San Antonio Spurs and become 2013 NBA Champions.

1. Miami's Pick-and-roll defense (and whole defensive scheme in general) - San Antonio's main weapon is the Pick-and-Roll. They do it almost in perfection that they can do it in their sleep, but, Miami has the #1 Pick-and-Roll defense in the league. They can slide and switch as fluidly the Spurs team executes it. They have the proverbial switch that they can turn on whenever they want to. If not defended well, Spur's pick-and-roll opens up a number of possibilities on offense.

2. Miami can sell fouls - Yes, you call it flopping, I call it selling. Have you seen how Tony Parker molested the Grizzlies defense by running through a number of screens before pulling up for an open J, driving for a layup and/or passing to a number of teammates? Yes, run through perfection. The Spurs uses the screen as main weapon since they really can't out-muscle and out-speed all the teams in the NBA, but if you look closely, some of their screens are 'moving', Memphis was just too tough to act out a foul or an illegal screen. Miami can sell illegal screens like a hot girl on a bikini sells burnt hotcakes. It will be a big factor if they can get Duncan and Splitter in foul trouble as that would mean the Spurs will have Diaw as the Center and Blair/Bonner at Power Forward. This time, Miami can go with their main weapon, playing small ball.

3. Defense on Tony Parker - Yes, stopping Tony Parker is one of the main priority and the Heat just has the weapons to stop Tony unlike other teams. Aside from Miami able to sell fouls, they have Mario Chalmers, a big and bruising PG who is deceptively quick that can man up on Tony. Then they also have Norris Cole, a quick guard who can stay on his feet against Tony. Take note, Tony is still an elite PG who can find ways to score, but at least Miami has 2 PGs who can slow him down in stretches.

4. Bosh and DWade's resurrection - Yes the Miami Heat still has the Big Three no matter how lackluster their performance have been in the Eastern Conference Finals. Against the Spurs, Bosh and DWade will not need to worry about match-up discrepancies. Bosh had a problem with Hibbert's size, defense and offense. Wade, hampered by a knee injury, was guarded by a pesky, big and bruising Lance Stephenson. Against the Spurs, Wade will only be guarded by Ginobili/Danny Green where he will match-up better and he can take advantage of. Bosh, will now only have a problem with the craftiness of Splitter and Duncan (and that is not in anyway disrespecting Duncan's D or Splitter's)

5. Lebron James - This match-up is really to hard to call as Spurs have the edge in the Coaching Department and they also have a deeper bench. But where does the best basketball player on the planet play? Lebron and Duncan met in the 2007 Finals, where Lebron's Cavs were swept. 6 years later, they meet again, now Duncan and the whole Spurs team will have to deal with an even better Lebron. Not the jump-shooting athletic freak they met in '07, but a smarter, more efficient player. Who in the Spurs roster will stop/guard Lebron? No one. The closest player who can slow him down is Kawhi Leonard, the long and lanky talented forward from the Spurs. But can he last 48 minutes of banging, chasing and guarding Lebron while not spending 6 fouls? If this was the 2007 version of Lebron, all the Spurs need to do is to force him to shoot jumpers (he shot 36% from the perimeter and 20% from the 3-pt line during the series), but you can't do that in the 2013 version of Lebron.

Also, Lebron has had enough of losing.

So who do you got? I got Heat in 6. :)

Why Lebron James and the Miami Heat will be 2012 NBA Champions.

2012-06-11T10:05:00.001+08:00

The Decision. The Big Three. 2011 Playoffs then the 2011 Finals. The 4th Quarter choke. They failed to bag the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy falling against a hungrier Dallas Mavericks team.

So another season went on. As expected, they faced adversity but lesser criticism as the season before. Wins (and losses) piled up as the lockout-shortened 2012 NBA Season progressed then the 2012 NBA Playoffs came. First the Knicks, then the hungry Pacers who gave them a really good scare, then the Boston Celtics who was the toughest test needing them 7 games to dispose of the proud champions.

The Miami Heat are back in the Finals

Now the stage is set. Miami Heat is back in the NBA Finals. Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder. Who will will it all? Here is why the MIAMI HEAT will win the 2012 NBA Championship :

1. The BIG Three. Yes the Big THREE and not two. James, Wade and Bosh have been franchise players in their past teams and they know how to carry a team in their back if they want to. This year, they have looked really good on the court together unlike the first year they teamed up.

2. Defense. If you think Oklahoma is a better defensive team because they have Sefolosha, Perkins and Ibaka then you thought wrong. The Miami Heat is 4th in Defensive Efficiency allowing just 97.1 points per 100 possesions behind Chicago (1), Boston (2) and Philadelphia (3). The Heat also has Lebron James who is part of the NBA All-Defensive Team who can guard any position from 1-5. Ibaka is part of that team too but for now, he is just a very good shot-blocker but not a great on-ball defender like James and Shane Battier.

3. They've had enough failures. The reason why the Big Three teamed up is because despite all their individual greatness, they have always failed in the postseason, Wade being the only player to have won an NBA Championship in 2006. Lebron has been there twice, getting swept by the Spurs in 2007 and "choking" against the Dallas Mavericks last year. Bosh, has never had the chance to even reach the Finals before joining the Heat. We're pretty sure they had enough of these failures and want "NBA Champion" added to their resume.

4. Chris Bosh. I did mention about the Big Three but these three players are each so good individually that they can impact the game on their own. How did the Miami Heat look while Bosh was out with an abdominal strain? Well, they lost 2 in a row against the Indiana Pacers (one at home) and almost looked like they were going to be eliminated with the Celtics up 3-2 (Bosh returned during Game 5 but played limited minutes but was effective enough). He also hit 3/4 3-point shots during the deciding Game 7.

5. Dwayne Wade. 2006 NBA Champion. 2006 NBA Finals MVP. Wade has been the franchise' face since '03 and he has proven time and again his heart to win it all. His talent coupled with his will to win has been Wade's main weapon. Though averaging 22.9 points per game this offseason, Wade has struggled in some games specially against the Pacers in Game 3 going 2 for 13 in the field and a bad shooting first half against the Celtics. Luckily, the only good guard defender in the Thunder lineup is Sefolosha (maybe Westbrook) and that should be a sign for Wade to shoot or take it hard to the rim and avoid bad shots.

6. LEBRON JAMES! I had to write it in all capital letters with an exclamation point for the emphasis. The reigning NBA MVP (and you can argue that Kevin Durant deserved it but James deserved it more) has faced criticism much of his career specially after joining the Miami Heat. Even with all these distractions, James has continued his stellar play in the regular season then even showing he deserved the MVP Crown by performing this well in the Playoffs. Honestly, who the hell in the OKC Thunder lineup can guard and shutdown Lebron James, all 6'9" 260lbs of Lebron James? Durant is too lanky and will get out-muscled by James. Ibaka? No, he will get outplayed and outsmarted and if ever he will guard James, other players will have a hard time containing Bosh. Collison and Perkins? They are too slow. James is by far the best advantage the Miami Heat has against the OKC Thunder linuep. He is a defensive and offensive machine. He can guard anybody from Westbrook to Durant to Perkins (not as if he needs to guard Perkins).

7. The Time is NOW! Bosh, Wade and James are all in their prime and you only last for so long. This year is the year they need to win. If they won't, it will be another disappointing year added to a long list. They will play in a sense of urgency. Westbrook and Durant, though good players, need another 2-3 years of maturing before they can kiss the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. The Time is NOW HEAT! NOW!

So there it is. I have presented you with the reasons why Lebron James and the Miami Heat will be 2012 NBA Champions.

What are your thoughs?

Lebron James took his talents to South Beach and failed

2011-06-13T11:22:00.002+08:00

The Larry O'brien Trophy.

This is just a very disappointing day, specially for a Lebron James fan like me.

When Lebron made "The Decision" to take his talents to South Beach to team up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, they made a super team bound to make a run for the championship and the NBA trophy.

And they did make the run for the crown finishing 2nd in the Eastern Conference and dispatching the Philadephia 76ers, Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Playoffs to reach the 2011 NBA Finals.

Meeting them in the 2011 NBA Finals is the Dallas Mavericks, who also carved their way for the crown finishing 3rd in the Western Conference and dismantling the Portland Trailblazers, sweeping the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and shutting the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The series was set with Miami being a clear favorites to win the Larry O'brien Trophy. The series saw Miami leading the series 2-1 but the Dallas Mavericks proved to be a very resilient team as what they have showed in their series against the Blazers, Lakers and Thunder. 4th quarter runs after another, Dallas proved to be a harder nut to crack than they looked.

Dallas' bench delivered when Dirk needed the help. Jason Terry walked his talked as he really needed to back up his mouth. Stevenson, Barea, Marion and Kidd delivering some timely shots and Chandler making stops and taps when needed.

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Lebron James had good games but GOOD is not good enough for a man as dominating as Lebron James. If possible, I would have wanted him to dominate the ball almost as much as he dominated the ball in Cleveland, maybe, just maybe, he may have been more effective.

Miami's Big Three (Lebron, Wade and Bosh) still has 5 years left on the 6-year contract they signed this summer. They still have 5 more chances to make a run for the title and if the 2011 NBA Finals was any sign of years to come, it is that Miamis' Big Three needs to bring it every night out and the bench needs to deliver.

Congratulations, Dallas. You deserved it.

Congratulations, Dallas Mavericks. It's your crown now. Hold on tight.

NBA Finals Game 1: Miami Heat Prevails; SHAQ Retires

2011-06-02T12:13:00.001+08:00

Game 1 of the 2011 NBA Finals has started with the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat competing for the Larry O'Brien trophy.

The 2011 NBA Finals is more like a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals that saw the Mavs going on a 2-0 lead but eventually losing to the Miami Heat in 6 games with Dwayne Wade and Shaq guiding the Heat to every victory. Of course, the 2011 NBA Finals is different with both teams very much beefed up. The Heat (Wade and Haslem left from the 2006 team) and Mavs (Nowitzki, Terry and Barea left from the 2006 team) having made big acquisition for the past 2 years (the Miami Heat revamped only this year with the 2010 Free Agency).

Game 1 saw a battle for every possession with Dallas holding the Heat to 39 percent shooting, Miami’s second-worst showing of the playoffs but the Mavericks shot 37 percent—by far, their worst night of the postseason offensively. Miami also outrebounded Dallas 46-36.

Dallas led 17-16 after the first quarter, which was the lowest two-team output in the first quarter of Game 1 of a finals in the shot clock era, according to STATS LLC. It tied the fourth-lowest total for any finals quarter since 1955, bettering only the 30 points by the Magic and Lakers in Game 2 in 2009, and the 31 posted by the Jazz and Bulls in 1998’s Game 3 along with the Lakers and Celtics in 1969’s Game 4. Due to the defensive intensity, everyone was struggling with their shot. Lebron James was 3 for 6 in the first quarter, while the rest of the Heat were 3 for 15 while half of Dallas’ four first-quarter baskets were 3-pointers by Jason Kidd.

The Heat trailed by eight points early in the third quarter before pulling away, remaining unbeaten—now 9-0—at home in these playoffs and snapping Dallas’ five-game road postseason winning streak. It was a close game until a strong fourth-quarter finish by Wade and James. Dwayne Wade had a highlight alley-oop to James which made the sell-out crowd at the American Airlines Arena go berserk.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points—tearing a tendon in the middle finger on his left, non-shooting, hand during the game and revealing afterward that he’ll likely wear a splint throughout the remainder of the series—and grabbed eight rebounds for Dallas, which got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Marion and 12 points from Jason Terry.

James scored 24 points for his first win in five NBA finals games (he was swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2007 Finals), for the Heat Wade scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half, Bosh scored 19 points and Mario Chalmers added 12 and the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the title series on Tuesday night—holding the Western Conference champions to their lowest point total of the playoffs after a dominant defensive showing down the stretch.

GAME 1 on the BOOKS! 1-0 MIAMI!

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On another note, a former teammate of Dwayne Wade in Miami Heat and Lebron James in Cleveland Cavaliers, "The Big Aristotle", Hobo Master", "The Diesel", "Shaq Fu", "The Big Daddy", "Superman", "The Big Agave", "The Big Cactus", "The Big Shaqtus", "The Big Galactus", "Wilt Chamberneezy", "The Big Baryshnikov", "The Real Deal", "Dr. Shaq" "The Big Shamrock", "The Big Leprechaun", "Shaqovic", "The Big Conductor and simply "Shaq", Shaquille O'neal has called it a basketball career after announcing his retirement through social networking site Twitter.

Here is the video announcing Shaq's retirement.

Click here

The Miami Heat is the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Champion

2011-05-27T12:36:00.001+08:00

11 months after the 2010 NBA Free Agency ended and the "The Decision" was announced, three of the best NBA Players in Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Lebron James agreed to sign with the Miami Heat to form a "super" team destined to make a dynasty and win multiple championships.

The Miami Hear Big Three: Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh

Due to the signing of 3 superstars, even at a lower rate to what their market value was, they were left with little to spare on the salary cap to fillup the roster. Still, Pat Riley was able to sign a good enough team by signing serviceable bigs and good enough ball handlers and shooters. It did not look too good for the Miami Heat as they looked disoriented at the start of the season as they went on a 9-8 win-loss slate and millions of haters to boot.

The Miami Heat was able to gather themselves and was able to finish 2nd in the Eastern Conference with a 58-24 win-loss card. Meeting and dismantling Philadelphia 76ers in the first round in 5 games, they met the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round. Fortunately, the hard-nosed Boston Celtics that we knew this past years were outplayed and outhustled by the Miami Heat and was dispatched in 5 games (they sure miss Kendrick Perkins).

And then the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals came meeting #1 seeded Chicago Bulls spearheaded by current MVP Derrick Rose. In the regular season, the Miami Heat has never won a game against the Chicago Bulls going 3-0. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals showed how deadly the Chicago Bulls can be with the Bulls winning by 21 points with MVP Derrick Rose and Loul Deng heading the attack and the Big Three shutdown. But the Chicago Bulls' part of the story in the series ended in Game 1 as the Miami Heat took over in the next 4 games.

The Miami Heat is the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Champion. Next, the 2011 NBA Championships with the Dallas Mavericks waiting for them at the doorway.

2011 NBA All-Star: Lebron James Failed Chase-down Block on Kobe

2011-02-23T12:35:00.001+08:00

You cant chase them all. Lebron James tried to chase-down Kobe on a fast break during the 2011 NBA All-Star game. He almost blocked the ball but Kobe does not want to get embarrassed in front of his home crowd, so he flushes it right away before James swats the ball forcefully.

Watch a video of Lebron James' failed chase-down block on Kobe.

2011 NBA All-Star Full Event Schedule

2011-02-18T02:12:00.000+08:00

The stage is set for the 2011 NBA All-Star Festivities. The East Team, looks to repeat another win. Lebron James is starting for the East team and he is joined by teammate Dwayne Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire (New York) Derrick Rose (Chicago) and Dwight Howard (Orlando) as the starting five for the 2011 NBA East All-Stars starting five

Here is the 2011 NBA All-Star Full Event Schedule

Complete broadcast schedule of events for the 2011 All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, CA:

Thursday, Feb. 17
All Times Eastern (ET)
• All Day Dunk Marathon, noon - 12 a.m. | NBA TV
• San Antonio @ Chicago, 8 p.m. | TNT
• Dallas @ Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. | TNT
• Inside the NBA, 1 a.m. | TNT

Friday, Feb. 18
All Times Eastern (ET)
• NBA Gametime, noon | NBA TV
• Rookie/Sophomore Practice, 12:30 p.m. | NBA TV
• Hall of Fame Press Conference, 2 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA GameTime: All-Star Interviews, 3 p.m. | NBA TV
• The Jump, 5 p.m. | NBA TV
• The Beat, 6 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA GameTime: All-Star Interviews, 7 p.m. | NBA TV
• BBVA All-Star Celebrity Game, 7 p.m. | ESPN
• T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam, 9 p.m. | TNT
• Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown, 9:30 | NBA TV
• Inside The NBA, 11 p.m. | TNT
• D-League Dream Factory, 11 p.m. | NBA TV

Saturday, Feb. 19
All Times Eastern (ET)
• Gametime, 1 p.m. | NBA TV
• All-Star Practice and Player Interviews, 1:30 p.m. | NBA TV
• Gametime, 4:30 p.m. | NBA TV
• All-Star Game at 60, 5 p.m. | TNT
• D-League All-Star Game, 5 p.m. | NBA TV
• All-Star Ultimate Fantasy Draft, 6 p.m. | TNT
• Commissioner Stern press conference, 7 p.m. | NBA TV
• The Lost Dunks Presented by GEICO, 7 p.m. | TNT
• NBA Tip-Off, 8 p.m. | TNT
• All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, 8:30 p.m. | TNT
• All-Star Weekend Presented by KIA, 11 p.m. | NBA TV

Sunday, Feb. 20
All Times Eastern (ET)
• Legends Brunch, 3 p.m. | NBA TV
• The Beat, 4:30 p.m. | NBA TV
• Magenta Carpet presented by T-Mobile, 5 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.com, 7 p.m. | TNT
• 60th NBA All-Star Game, 8 p.m. | TNT
• Inside the NBA, 11 p.m. | TNT

2011 NBA All-Stars Complete Lineup

2011-02-18T02:09:00.003+08:00

Here is 2011 NBA All-Stars Complete Lineup. Starting for the East All-Star starting five will be Lebron James joined by teammate Dwayne Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire (New York) Derrick Rose (Chicago) and Dwight Howard (Orlando).

The West All-Star starting five is headed by Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and the injured Yao Ming which will be replaced by Kevin Love.

Just a trivia, no player in history has a higher career All-Star Game scoring average than LeBron James.

NO.	PLAYER (TEAM)	POS.	HT.	WT.	BIRTHDATE	FROM
6	* LeBron James (Miami)	F	6-8	250	12/30/84	St. Vincent/St. Mary HS
1	* Amar'e Stoudemire (New York)	F	6-10	240	11/16/82	Cypress Creek HS (FL)
3	* Dwyane Wade (Miami)	G	6-4	220	01/17/82	Marquette
1	* Derrick Rose (Chicago)	G	6-3	190	10/04/88	Memphis
12	* Dwight Howard (Orlando)	C	6-11	265	12/08/85	SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
20	Ray Allen (Boston)	G	6-5	205	07/20/75	Connecticut
1	Chris Bosh (Miami)	F	6-11	235	03/24/84	Georgia Tech
5	Kevin Garnett (Boston)	F	6-11	253	05/19/76	Farragut Academy HS (IL)
15	Al Horford (Atlanta)	C-F	6-10	245	06/03/86	Florida
2	Joe Johnson (Atlanta)	G	6-7	240	06/29/81	Arkansas
34	Paul Pierce (Boston)	F	6-7	235	10/13/77	Kansas
9	Rajon Rondo (Boston)	G	6-1	171	02/22/86	Kentucky
Head Coach: Doc Rivers (Boston)

NO.	PLAYER (TEAM)	POS.	HT.	WT.	BIRTHDATE	FROM
35	* Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City)	F	6-9	230	09/29/88	Texas
15	* Carmelo Anthony (Denver)	F	6-8	230	05/29/84	Syracuse
24	* Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)	G	6-6	205	08/23/78	Lower Merion HS (PA)
3	* Chris Paul (New Orleans)	G	6-0	175	05/06/85	Wake Forest
11	\| Yao Ming (Houston)	C	7-6	310	09/12/80	Shanghai, China
21	Tim Duncan (San Antonio)	F	6-11	255	04/25/76	Wake Forest
20	Manu Ginobili (San Antonio)	G	6-6	205	07/28/77	Bahia Blanca, Argentina
16	Pau Gasol (L.A. Lakers)	C	7-0	250	07/06/80	Barcelona, Spain
32	# Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers)	F	6-10	251	03/16/89	Oklahoma
42	# Kevin Love (Minnesota)	F-C	6-10	260	09/07/88	UCLA
41	Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas)	F	7-0	245	06/19/78	Wurzburg, Germany
0	# Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City)	G	6-3	187	11/12/88	UCLA
8	Deron Williams (Utah)	G	6-3	209	06/26/84	Illinois
Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio)

* – denotes starter

# – denotes first-time selection

| – denotes injured and will not participate

LeBron James Throws Alley-Oop to Himself

2011-02-17T21:41:00.001+08:00

After D-Wade hit Lebron James with an alley-oop, which by far is the longest alley-oop in the NBA, Lebron James then throws an alley-oop to himself. Lebron to Lebron!

Who needs your teammates if you can do an alley-oop to yourself? Does that count as an assist, a rebound and points for Lebron?

Wade hits LeBron for a full-court alley-oop

2011-02-16T22:28:00.002+08:00

When Lebron James made "The Decision" to take his talents to South Beach, everybody has expected highlight reels from him and D-Wade.

Well, D-Wade just hit Lebron with a full-court alley-oop during their game against Indiana (Feb. 15) which they won 110-103. Yes, a FULL-COURT alley-oop!

A House Fit for A King: Lebron's Miami Mansion

2010-12-13T20:29:00.001+08:00

It is not new to you that Lebron James signed a 6-year contract last offseason to join the Miami Heat. So, assuming that he stays in Miami for 6 years, he will need a house to live on while in Miami.

Lebron James just purchased new Miami mansion. Lebron James' new Miami Mansion is 3-storeys high and roughly covers 12,000 sq/feet . His new mansion South Beach is overlooking Biscayne Bay with awater view from every room.

Here are the pictures of Lebron James' Miami Mansion.

The front view:

The dock:

The kitchen

His spa

Rear view

Biscaine Bay view

For the complete set of picture, visit Yahoo Sports!

Watch FIBA World Championship 2010

2010-08-28T14:34:00.001+08:00

The 2010 FIBA World Championship is coming your way. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be hosted by Turkey from August 28 to September 12, 2010. The original Redeem Team with King Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Wade and others will not be representing the USA Team, but the USA Team still looks tough enough to dethrone defending champions Spain.

The FIBA World Championship 2010 will have 24 competing nations, an increase from 16 from the previous championship. Accordingly, the groups are each playing in different cities, with the knockout round to be hosted by Istanbul. Watch FIBA World Championship 2010 Online and see the raging skills of these 24 nations ready to clash for their nations.

Glue your TV sets to the 2010 FIBA World Championship or not, watch 2010 FIBA World Championship live online for free.

Below is the list of Participating Nations who qualified to compete in the FIBA World Championship.

FIBA Africa (3)
* Angola
* Côte d’Ivoire
* Tunisia

FIBA Asia (3+1)
* China
* Iran
* Jordan
* Lebanon (Wild Card)

FIBA Americas (4+1)
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Puerto Rico
* USA (2008 Olympic Champions)

FIBA Oceania (2)
* Australia
* New Zealand

FIBA Europe (6+4)
* Croatia
* France
* Germany (Wild Card)
* Greece
* Lithuania (Wild Card)
* Russia (Wild Card)
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain (2006 World Champions)
* Turkey (Host Nation)

NBA 2010-2011 Season Schedule Released!

2010-08-05T13:40:00.001+08:00

The NBA 2010-2011 Season schedule has been released and King Lebron James with Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat will open up the new NBA season against defending Eastern Conference Boston Celtics. The opener, Tuesday, Oct. 26, we will see a matchup between the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers.

The opener between the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics will really keep everybody's eyes glued to their TV sets. Boston Celtics has the old and aging Big Three with Pierce, Allen and Garnett while the Miami Heat has formed a new Big Three with Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. With the new core of the Miami Heat already set to contend for the NBA Throphy, nobody can take the Celtics for granted as what they have proven last year by reaching the NBA Finals and going to a Game 7 to enventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.

During the opener, injured Celtics Center Kendrick Perkins will not be able to pay as his projected recovery from surgery will be February 2010 but the Boston Celtics also added at center which the Miami Heat still lacks with only Ilgauskas, Joel Anthony and Jamaal Magloire while the defending Eastern champs have signed 6-time All-star Jermaine O'neal and just recently signed 15-time All-Star Shaquille O'Neal.Yes Shaq has signed with the Boston Celtics to a 2-year $3 million contract. If Shaq can regain some lost time, Boston now has a very big FOUR! (On a lighter note, Shaq will be wearing jersey No. 36 in Boston)

3 days after the NBA Season opener, the new Miami Heat will be pitted against another title Contender, the Orlando Magic. Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat. How is that for week 1 of the new NBA Season?

And on Christmas Day, the NBA has once again prepared 5 live NBA games for the Christmas festivities. And the highlight? Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Lebron James and the Miami Heat! That matchup is tastier than your roasted Turkey. In an article in EPN, Ron Artest has said that he will be guarding Lebron, Kobe on Wade, and Lamar, Pau or Bynum on Bosh. That is how deep the Los Angeles Lakers are.

Well, you may be asking? When is Lebron and the Miami Heat going to play the Cleveland Cavaliers? Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavalier will happen on 3 occasions. The Cavs will host the Heat on March 29, according to The Plain Dealer. Cleveland will visit Miami on Dec. 15 and Jan. 31, according to multiple media reports.

Here is the partial list of marquee games for the new NBA Season:

2010-11 NBA Opening Week Schedule

Date	Matchup	Coverage	Time
Tuesday, Oct. 26	Heat vs. Celtics	TNT, ESPN Radio	7:30 ET
Tuesday, Oct. 26	Rockets vs. Lakers	TNT	10:30 ET
Wednesday, Oct. 27	Bulls vs. Thunder	ESPN, ESPN3.com	8 ET
Wednesday, Oct. 27	Blazers vs. Clippers	ESPN, ESPN3.com	10:30 ET
Thursday, Oct. 28	Wizards vs. Magic	TNT	8 ET
Thursday, Oct. 28	Suns vs. Jazz	TNT	10:30 ET
Friday, Oct. 29	Magic vs. Heat	ESPN, ESPN3.com	8 ET
Friday, Oct. 29	Lakers vs. Suns	ESPN, ESPN3.com	10:30 ET

2010 NBA Christmas Day Schedule

Date	Matchup	Coverage	Time
Saturday, Dec. 25	Bulls vs. Knicks	ESPN, ESPN3.com	Noon ET
Saturday, Dec. 25	Celtics vs. Magic	ABC	2:30 ET
Saturday, Dec. 25	Heat vs. Lakers	ABC, ESPN Radio	5 ET
Saturday, Dec. 25	Nuggets vs. Thunder	ESPN, ESPN3.com	8 ET
Saturday, Dec. 25	Blazers vs. Warriors	ESPN, ESPN3.com	10:30 ET

2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schedule

Date	Matchup	Coverage	Time
Monday, Jan. 17	Bulls vs. Grizzlies	ESPN, ESPN3.com	1 ET
Monday, Jan. 17	Magic vs. Celtics	TNT	8 ET
Monday, Jan. 17	Thunder vs. Lakers	TNT	10:30 ET

The King goes with the HEAT!

2010-07-09T23:39:00.000+08:00

The King Lebron James is indeed leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and is joining draftmates, TEAM USA teammates and All-Stars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in the Miami Heat.

The new BIG 3 is born and they are Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Now all they need is to sign a good supporting cast for this year and bump it up more next year and they'll be in for a dynasty.

Maybe the Miami Heat can get back the services of Shaquille O'neal for the veteran's minimum.

Once the new NBA season starts, time to change up this site to make it look more of the Miami Heat since the KING is now with the HEAT!

Where is the KING bound?

2010-07-08T14:06:00.000+08:00

WHERE IS LEBRON JAMES going to sign?

King Lebron James wins 2nd Straight MVP

2010-05-03T16:00:00.000+08:00

Lebron James wins the NBA MVP honor for the 2nd straight year. Dominating the MVP voting just as he dominated on the floor all season, Lebron James became just the 10th player in league history to win consecutive MVP awards, and he made sure to share it with the people closest to him, the ones who can never imagine him playing anywhere but Cleveland.

“I’m sorry,” he said Sunday, halting the ceremony at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena. “But all my teammates, you have to come up here with me, man.”

James joined Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and Steve Nash on a who’s-who list of back-to-back winners.

Now, please win the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP!!

2010 First Round Playoff Schedule Announced

2010-04-15T14:30:00.000+08:00

It's the start of the ROAD TO the NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS! To start the first round, its Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls

Here are the NBA Playoffs First Round schedule:

Game	Date	Time	City	Television	Radio
Game 1	Saturday, April 17th	3:00 p.m.	@ Cleveland	ABC	WTAM 1100
Game 2	Monday, April 19th	8:00 p.m.	@ Cleveland	FSOhio HD TNT	WTAM 1100
Game 3	Thursday, April 22nd	7:00 p.m.	@ Chicago	FSOhio HD TNT	WTAM 1100
Game 4	Sunday, April 25th	3:30 p.m.	@ Chicago	ABC	WTAM 1100 ESPN Radio
Game 5*	Tuesday, April 27th	TBD	@ Cleveland	TBD	WTAM 1100
Game 6*	Thursday, April 29th	TBD	@ Chicago	TBD	WTAM 1100
Game 7*	Saturday, May 1st	TBD	@ Cleveland	FSOhio HD TNT	WTAM 1100
*If Necessary

All times listed are Eastern time.

Will the King Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers go for a sweep for the Chicago Bulls or will they struggle with O'neal back after missing almost 2 months of action?

LeBron James becomes youngest to 15,000 points

2010-04-07T15:35:00.000+08:00

Lebron James became broke Kobe Bryant's mark by more than two years as he becomes the youngest player to score 15,000 career points. James reached the milestone at 25 years, 79 days, and he did it in his 540th game. Kobe Bryant was 27 years, 136 days and playing his 657th game, according to STATS LLC, when he did it for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Breaking that record, James said, was "very humbling" and the result of all the time he spends honing his game.

"I was born with a God-given gift," he said. "I take full advantage of it by being able to do what I do on the basketball court. Hopefully, I can continue to stay healthy, and hopefully, I'll continue to break records."

More records to break for the King! Hopefully he can win his first of many NBA Championship Throphy this year.

LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Month

2010-03-03T22:04:00.000+08:00

LeBron James wins award for the fourth consecutive month this Season and for the 15th time in his career. Is this an MVP season for the King Lebron James or what?

King LeBron James was named as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month presented by Kia Motors for games played in the month of February. The Utah Jazz’s Carlos Boozer was named the Western Conference Player of the Month. Other nominees for Eastern Conference Player of the Month presented by Kia Motors were Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, Boston’s Rajon Rondo, Orlando’s Dwight Howard and Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala.

During the month of February, James ranked first in points per game (32.6), second in field goals made per game (10.6) and assists per game (10.5) and third in steals per game (2.1) among Eastern Conference players. He scored at least 20 points in all 11 games in February and dished out at least eight assists in all but one game.

LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week

2010-02-10T00:48:00.001+08:00

For the 5th time this season, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, February 1st through Sunday, February 7th.

The Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Other nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were Atlanta’s Joe Johnson, Boston’s Rajon Rondo, Charlotte’s Stephen Jackson and Orlando’s Dwight Howard.

In three games during the week, Lebron James averaged an NBA-best 35.0 points on .541 shooting, 7.0 rebounds and 10.3 assists in 40.3 minutes per game. King James wins the award for the fifth time this season and the 25th time in his career. He has also won all three Eastern Conference Player of the Month awards presented by Kia Motors this season. With winning all three games this week, James has now led the Cavaliers to an NBA-high tying 11-game winning streak (tied with Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers) and the best record in the NBA at 41-11 (.788) record. Cleveland has also now won nine straight games at home and possesses the best home record in the NBA with a 22-3 (.880) record.

With an MVP season for James, will this also mean an NBA Championship for the Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers?

LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Month Presented by Kia Motors

2010-02-10T00:41:00.001+08:00

For the third consecutive month this Season and for the 14th time in his career, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month presented by KIA Motors for games played in the month of January 2010.

The New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul was named the Western Conference Player of the Month. Other nominees for Eastern Conference Player of the Month presented by Kia Motors were Boston’s Rajon Rondo, Charlotte’s Stephen Jackson, Chicago’s Derek Rose, Miami’s Dwyane Wade, and Toronto’s Chris Bosh.

Lebron James averaged 30.7 points on .503 shooting, 7.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists in 39.1 minutes per game, leading the Cavs to an NBA-best 12-3 (.800) record for the month of January. Their 12 wins also marked the Cavaliers most wins in any January in franchise history and the team finished January by winning their final eight games of the month. The Cavs currently stand at a league-best 39-11. Lebron James has now won the award for the 14th time in his career: for the third consecutive month this season, four times in 2008-09; two times during 2007-08, once in 2006-07, twice in 2005-06 and twice during the 2004-05 campaign. During the month, James ranked first in points per game (30.7), second in assists per game (8.5) and fifth in steals per game (1.6) among Eastern Conference players. He scored 20 or more points in 14 of the 15 games this month, including nine games of 30 or more points.

This has been a very good year so far for the king Lebron James. Do I smell back-to-back MVP?

LeBron James Named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week

2010-01-26T21:40:00.000+08:00

For the 4th time this season and the 24th time in his career, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 18th through Sunday, January 24th.

In three games during the week, James averaged an NBA-best 34.0 points on .484 shooting, 7.7 rebounds and a league-high 10.7 assists in 41.3 minutes per game. James has led the Cavaliers to an NBA-best 34-11 record and a 17-3 record at home. The Cavs are also 16-5 (.762) against the Western Conference, including a perfect 8-0 against Western opponents at The Q. In 3 games this week, Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to defeat the Toronto Raptors (with James finishing with game highs 28 points and 11 assists for his 14th double-double of the season and added 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks), Los Angeles Lakers (James tallying a game-high 37 points on 13-25 (.520) shooting, a game-high 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (where James had a near triple-double with a game-high 37 points, a season-high tying 12 assists and 9 rebounds)

The Denver Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Other nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were Atlanta’s Jamal Crawford and Joe Johnson, Miami’s Dwayne Wade, Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut, Orlando’s Dwight Howard and Toronto’s Chris Bosh.

LeBron James Tops All Players in All-Star Balloting with Over 2.5 Million Votes

2010-01-23T11:41:00.003+08:00

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James tops All Players in All-Star Balloting for the 2010 NBA All-Star Games. LeBron James has been voted as a starter to the 2010 Eastern Conference All-Star team by the fans. Lebron James became the first player in balloting history to draw at least 2.5 million votes on three separate occasions and this marks the second time in his career that he was the leading vote-getter in All-Star balloting, first was on 2007. Lebron James finished as the leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program with 2,549,693 total votes.

Lebron James becomes the first Cavalier in franchise history to be named an all-star on six occasions, with his sixth consecutive selection to the All-Star team,. He joins Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs as the only three players to have been selected as starters for each of the last six All-Star Games.

A two-time All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008), he has averages of 23.4 points on .516 shooting, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in five all-star appearances. He has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week on three occasions and earned Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors for Oct.-Nov. and December this season.

The 59th NBA All-Star Game will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, February 14th at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Lebron James not joining the Slam Dunk Contest

2010-01-20T14:31:00.001+08:00

This sure is bad news. Almost everybody wants Lebron James to join the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest. I want to see Lebron James in the Slam Dunk Contest. You want to see Lebron James in the Slam Dunk contes and they want see him in the Slam Dunk Contest too. Lebron James has decided to skip next month’s event in Dallas after originally saying he would participate.

Anyway, Shaq has a better plan to get Lebron James to join the Slam Dunk Contest and this should spark more interest from the fans. Shaquille O’Neal has made a plan to save the NBA’s All-Star dunk contest: Bring back the superstars and do it for devastated Haiti.

O’Neal was asked if he would like to see teammate LeBron James participate in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest. That’s when he offered his idea. He would like to see former dunk champion Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant and others take part along with James.

“As his manager, I will only allow ‘Bron to do the dunk contest if Vince Carter comes back out. If Kobe comes back out and if another big name comes back out. If we could get a big prize and have half of the money go to the people of Haiti and the other half to the winner.

“The guys that are in it, no disrespect to them, but there won’t really be any competition for LeBron. I want to see Kobe. I want to see Vince and I will allow my client to enter.”

Shaq added,

“I’m saying it now, So tweet it. Facebook it. E-mail it and hopefully it gets out. Vince, we’re calling you out. Kobe, we’re calling you out. We’re calling everybody out. If those guys step up in the dunk contest, then I will allow my client to step up.”

I am pro what Shaq wants but they should change the name to All-Star Dunk Contest, not Rising Stars Dunk Contest. They can add in Dwayne Wade in the list too. Also, they can add Shaq for the sake of entertainment.

Let's start a movement. Lebron James in 2010 Slam Dunk Contest movemennt. Who's with me?

LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

2010-01-12T17:59:00.000+08:00

For the third time this season and the 23rd time in his career, LeBron James was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 4th through Sunday, January 10th.

In three games during the week, James averaged an NBA-best 33.0 points on .542 shooting, 7.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists in 39.1 minutes per game.

Lebron James finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal in a 121-98 victory over the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena on January 6th. The win marked the second largest margin of victory for the Cavaliers this season. On January 8th in Denver, James put up 35 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and 7 assists. In the second road game of the week, on January 10th against the Portland Trail Blazers, he finished with 31 (20 points in the first quarter alone) of his 41 points in the first half, and tallied 10 rebounds and 8 assists to record his 12th double-double of the season.

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Kaman was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Other nominees for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week were Boston’s Rajon Rondo, Charlotte’s Stephen Jackson, Toronto’s Chris Bosh and Washington’s Antawn Jamison.