Alex Curtis-Slep

The Lakers took care of business and won game three 87-81. This game was close because early on LA didn’t want to win a title. They let Boston hang around and they are lucky the big three were somewhat microscopic tonight (Pierce especially). The Free Throw Line..Kobe missed six free throws tonight; a rarity. Now … Read more

In what ended up being a close game, Boston beat LA 108-102. This game looked more than over, Boston was up 20+ in the fourth, but LA would not stop trying to comeback. At one point they cut the lead all the way down to two. In other words, the Lakers got a big mental … Read more

After much anticipation the finals are underway, Boston took game 1 98-88. The game was close throughout three quarters, it seemed like Boston gained an advantage late in the fourth. Pierce was huge, despite the knee he came back out and hit huge shots late. Here’s a quick statistical breakdown: the Celtics had an 8 … Read more

Tonight the NBA finals begin on ABC, with a pre-game show starting at 8:30 pm Eastern time. I’m glad the wait is over-five days without ball is long enough. Of course there are key metrics used to predict the winner. Boston is terrific at home, but I think you can throw all of those stats … Read more

With the finals approaching, I want to breakdown the key metrics to help both the Celtics and the Lakers win. As you know, I have been taking a look at points in the last two minutes of quarters. It seems to be much more important for the Lakers. In the Celtics series against the Pistons, … Read more

The Celtics beat the Pistons 89-81 to advance to the finals after winning in six games. I have to admit that I didn’t expect Boston to win tonight. Despite all the talk about injuries for Hamilton and others, they should have come out with a lot more desperation. The end of the game was what … Read more

The Spurs got back on track and beat the Lakers 103-84 to make it a 2-1 series lead for the Lakers. The Spurs had it going tonight; Manu was back and he made lots of jumpers. I thought that the Spurs would come out with lots of energy, but it took a bit of time … Read more