Celtics defeat the Sixers, 85-75, to win the series. 4 games to 3.

Spurs defeat the Thunder, 101-98, in the opening game of the West finals.

Spurs have now won 19 straight games dating back to the regular season.... Amazing.

Celtics lose to the Heat, 93-79, in the opening game of the East finals.

bmwracer wrote:

Celtics lose to the Heat, 93-79, in the opening game of the East finals.

Too many FTs misses. The offensive struggles continue for this team, that's the only reason the Sixers were able to make it a seven game series. At this point, is it redundant to complain about the refs? They're the worst of any league.

Jav_sol wrote:

At this point, is it redundant to complain about the refs? They're the worst of any league.

Seems like everyone's been complaining about the refs in all of the series...

Spurs beat the Thunder again, 120-11... That's 20 straight wins.

bmwracer wrote:

Spurs beat the Thunder again, 120-11... That's 20 straight wins.

Probably the most efficient and most team oriented group I've seen.
I believe they will win it all this year. A far superior team. Impressive win-streak

qilver wrote:

Probably the most efficient and most team oriented group I've seen.

Yup... Reminds me of the Magic Johnson Lakers of the 80's.

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I believe they will win it all this year. A far superior team.

They sure look it.

The Heat beats the Celtics again, 115-111, in OT.

bmwracer wrote:

The Heat beats the Celtics again, 115-111, in OT.

Rondo was a beast though.

OKC breaks through and routs the Spurs, 102-82, ending the Spurs 20-game win streak.

Orlando Woolridge dead at 52

Orlando Woolridge, the rugged forward who carved out a reputation over 13 NBA seasons as a scoring specialist and one of the original alley-oop artists, died late Thursday at his parents' home in Mansfield, La. He was 52.

DeSoto Parish Chief Deputy Coroner Billy Locke said Woolridge died while under hospice care for a chronic heart condition.

The 6-foot-9 Woolridge was the sixth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1981 after starring at Notre Dame in college and Mansfield High School in Louisiana.

Known for his high-flying dunks and ability to throw down lob passes in the open court, Woolridge played for the Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Denver, Milwaukee and Detroit, and also coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. He averaged 16.0 points in just over 28 minutes per game, quickly emerging as an offensive spark plug no matter if he was in the starting lineup or coming off the bench.

''I just love it when we go up in the transition game, up and down the court, Magic (Johnson) looking for the open guy,'' Woolridge told Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn shortly after joining the team in 1988. ''I get excited when we start playing like that. That's the way I love playing.''

He participated in one of the greatest slam dunk contests of all time in 1985, competing against Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins and Julius Erving, among others, and he averaged 22.9 points per game for the Bulls in 1984-85, the last player to lead Chicago in scoring before Jordan took over.

''He was a good person,'' said Timberwolves assistant T.R. Dunn, who played with Woolridge for one season in Denver. ''He was a really good offensive player, athletic, could run the floor, score the basketball. He had a pretty solid career. Just a fun-loving, athletic guy. Just sad news.''

^ Just read that in Yahoo! Sports.... 52 is awfully young.

Celtics battle back and win game three over the Heat, 101-91.

The Thunder evens up the series with the Spurs with a 109-103 win.

Celtics edge the Heat, 93-91, evening the series at 2-2.

bmwracer wrote:

Celtics edge the Heat, 93-91, evening the series at 2-2.

And Allen is finally getting his stroke back.

Spurs lose their third straight against the Thunder, 108-103, and now trail in the series, 3-2.

Celtics take a page from OKC's playbook and win their third straight game, beating the Heat, 94-90.

bmwracer wrote:

Celtics take a page from OKC's playbook and win their third straight game, beating the Heat, 94-90.

When Pierce hit that three in LeBron's face I knew the game was over.