Blog Profile / Keeping Score: Basketball
| URL : | http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/category/basketball-2/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Sports / Basketball | |
| Posts on Regator: | 55 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1 | |
| Archived Since: | May 16, 2012 | |
Blog Post Archive
NBA Playoffs: Why Are The Small Markets Winning?
Are you psyched about a Pacers-Grizzlies NBA Finals? Unless you’re from Indianapolis of Memphis, probably not. In truth, this matchup probably won’t happen, given that Indiana is trying to knock off LeBron James and the Miami Heat, who...Show More Summary
Why The Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat Series Isn’t All That Rough?
Raw intensity, and physical play, have stamped the Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls playoff series, which continues with Game 4 tonight (Miami leads, 2-1). The shorthanded Bulls and their defense-first coach, Tom Thibodeau, know there’s only one way they can beat the Heat: by beating them up. Show More Summary
How Nate Robinson and Stephen Curry — The Little Guys — Have Taken Over the NBA Playoffs
The wave-off, really, was the highlight. And it tells you everything you need to know about Nate Robinson, Chicago‘s 5’9? sprite of a point-guard/gunner. About 20 seconds earlier, Robinson had hit a 19-footer to give his team an 88-86...Show More Summary
Is Not Voting For LeBron James As NBA MVP Defensible?
As expected, LeBron James won his fourth MVP award on Sunday afternoon. The only surprise: he didn’t receive every first place vote. James had a stunning statistical season. He became the fifth player in NBA history to average at least...Show More Summary
Will Jason Collins Get An NBA Shot Next Year?
In Sports Illustrated’s cover package announcing that NBA center Jason Collins is gay, one paragraph is particularly telling. And Collins didn’t even write it. Instead, it was penned by Arn Tellem, Collins’ agent. Tellem writes that,...Show More Summary
Basketball Blues: Why Russell Westbrook’s Injury Is So Depressing
Not this year. Please, not this year. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook needs surgery to repair cartilage in his knee. This year. He’s out indefinitely. What a punch to the gut. Why? Well, two recent stories — one on LeBron James, one on Kevin Durant — got me thinking about how, as basketball fans, we live in a blessed era. Show More Summary
AP Source: Rutgers, Eddie Jordan reach agreement
(NEWARK, N.J.) — Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program out of one of its darkest hours and into a future that will see it enter the Big Ten Conference in 2014. A person familiar with the situation...Show More Summary
Kobe: ‘Frustration Is Unbearable’ After Injury
(LOS ANGELES) — Kobe Bryant took to Facebook in the wee hours of Saturday morning to vent about the Achilles tendon injury that likely ended his season, writing the “frustration is unbearable” but the setback will not end his career....Show More Summary
Louisville Beats Michigan 82-76 to Win NCAA Title
(ATLANTA) — Luke Hancock made all five of his 3-pointers and led Louisville to its first NCAA men’s basketball championship since 1986 with a 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night. Coach Rick Pitino added this title to the one he won at Kentucky in 1996 and is the first coach to win a championship at two schools. Show More Summary
Louisville To Play Michigan for NCAA Title
(ATLANTA) — Start studying, Louisville. Michigan spoiled what would have been one heck of a going-away party for the Big East on Saturday night, beating Syracuse 61-56 to earn a spot in Monday night’s championship game against top-seeded Louisville. Show More Summary
Tim Pernetti Out as Rutgers Athletic Director
(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — A person familiar with the decision says Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made yet. The school will hold a press conference on campus at 1 p.m. Show More Summary
Ed Rush Resigns As Pac-12?s Head of Officials
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Ed Rush has resigned as the Pac-12 Conference’s coordinator of officials following comments that he targeted Arizona coach Sean Miller during internal meetings before the league tournament. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry...Show More Summary
Can A Woman Play In The NBA?
On Tuesday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made waves — shocker, I know — by suggesting that he would be open to selecting 6’8? Baylor center Britney Griner in the second round of this year’s NBA draft. Or he’d invite Griner, probably the most dominant player in women’s basketball history, to play on Dallas’ summer league team. Show More Summary
Louisville’s Ware Breaks Leg in Tourney Game
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino wiping away tears and shocked teammates openly weeping during Sunday’s Midwest Regional final. Show More Summary
Miami Heat’s Winning Streak Ends at 27 in Chicago
(CHICAGO) — The Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak was snapped Wednesday night by the Chicago Bulls, 101-97, when a furious comeback by LeBron James and his teammates fell short. The Heat finished six games short of the record held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. Show More Summary
The Big Dance: NCAA Basketball Players Do Ballet
It’s called “The Big Dance,” for a reason, though this might not be exactly what the NCAA had in mind. Basketball and ballet are more similar than one may think. Both require years of practice, skill and…pointe shoes? March Madness might be making us crazy, but it seems this year’s athletes came ready to dance in more ways than one.
March Sadness: Photos of Upsetting Loss at the NCAA Tournament
In the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a glorious win for one team is a heartbreaking, season-ending defeat for the other. The stakes—and emotions—run high in the single elimination tournament where 68 teams enter but only one leaves a champion. Here, TIME focuses on the feeling of loss that comes with being sent home after a passionate game of basketball.
The 17 Worst Mascots of March Madness
Mascots are supposed to bring luck and rouse competitive energy for the team that they represent—usually, they range from ferocious animals to warriors who embody the spirit of the school. How hard can that be? Still, some schools insist on keeping mascots who remain uninspiring, nonsensical and downright insulting. Show More Summary
Why Indiana Should Be Happy It Didn’t Get the Overall No. 1 Seed
Many of the Indiana faithful expected the Indiana Hoosiers to get the overall No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday, despite the fact that they got bounced from the Big Ten Tournament early. But they didn’t, and Hoosier fans should be thankful. Show More Summary
Here’s the Best Alley-Oop of the NBA Season
Last night during the second quarter of the Clippers’ dominant 129-97 victory over the Pistons, point guard Chris Paul lobbed a pass to DeAndre Jordan, who promptly dunked the ball over and through the outstretched arms of Detroit’s Brandon Knight. Show More Summary