Tag Archives: Boston Celtics
Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling
Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference. Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10. The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have a stranglehold on [...]
NBA Fantasy Star Search (March 3rd): Kevin Durant’s Thunder Strikes
Knowing and mastering fantasy basketball is more than just drafting well and landing a big trade or two. It takes relentless pursuit for the “next big thing”, striving to win every singe category, and improving in any way possible. The second you get complacent, you can start to fall. We’re marching into the home stretch [...]
Week 19 NBA Fantasy Start and Sit
We’re getting down to the nitty grity in Fantasy Basketball. With less than seven full weeks remaining in the regular season, every fantasy owner needs to buckle down, scan the waiver wire relentlessly, and think about pulling one last big trade (if your deadline hasn’t passed). Keep up to date with the hottest games by [...]
Taylor Smith’s Week 19 NBA Power Rankings
Out West, the Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Jazz appear to be separating themselves from the pack as we near the playoffs. In the East, the Cavs appear to have gotten things back in order, and the Celtics are struggling once again. Here’s the full NBA rundown as we head into the second-to-last month of the regular [...]
SimuPick Pick of the Day (Feb. 25): Boston vs. Cleveland
Thursday’s Pick (2/25/10) NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8 P.M. ET, TNT) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Cleveland -2.5 Moneyline: Cleveland -145 Over/Under: 193 Cleveland looks to be rolling towards the top seed in the East, but if Boston or Orlando have any hope of catching the Cavaliers over the last [...]
Week 18 NBA Preview: Lakers Vs Nuggets Highlight Top Games Of The Week
It’s getting down to crunch time in the NBA, as we have a bit of a log-jam in the Eastern Conference, with the Chicago, Miami, Charlotte, and Milwaukee battling it out for the final three spots. We won’t know until the end of the season who will be the odd team out, while the Western [...]
NBA Fantasy Star Search (Feb. 11th): Stephen Curry Makes History
We’re back to checking out the league’s primo content deliverers, the guys who can dish out dimes like no other, swish three’s like they’re getting paid for it (even though they actually are), and block shots like they’re diseases. But really, this column is all about giving props to the stars, and tiny shout-outs to [...]
Taylor Smith’s Week 16 NBA Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition
With the trade deadline looming about a week-and-a-half away, fringe teams are trying to decide between being buyers or sellers, while contenders are contemplating standing pat as opposed to making a move to beef up the roster for the playoff stretch. While the Cavaliers continue to roll at the top, each of last season’s Finals [...]
NBA All-Star voting needs tweaking
The NBA announced its starters for the 2010 All-Star game Thursday night on TNT. To no surprise, the fans voted the typical no-brainers into the starting line-ups. LeBron James edged past Kobe Bryant as the leading vote getter. Both amassed over 2.5 million votes from the fans. James and Bryant will be joined by fellow [...]
NBA (Jan. 18th): Top Five Games of the Week
If you’re looking for the spot to be in, it’s the left side of your couch. The one with the table stand right next to it, where you set the beer, the remote control, and casually fiddle with your iPhone. But if you want to know when you should be sitting in that exact spot, [...]
