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When compared to the previous game between these two sides, the Celtics-Nets matchup was fairly one-sided. The hosts went on a run in the very first quarter, never allowing Brooklyn to climb back into the game. After displaying some solid defensive effort in the Thursday’s game, the Nets went back to their old ways by allowing the Celtics to score 120 points. From the first possession of the game, it was obvious the Celtics came out ready to hustle. Atkinson’s team couldn’t get many open looks,…

The NBA is probably one of the most famous sports in today’s time, not excluding football, soccer, baseball, etc. The NBA, otherwise known as the national basketball association, has been around for 70 years and is home to some of the greatest legends known to the game. Old school legends that lead the way to the newer age of the game include such stars as; Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Scotty Pippen, and Magic Johnson. Since the creation of the NBA the game has advanced and became quiet the show…

The Toronto Raptors has successfully navigated their way to the Eastern Conference Finals for the very first time in franchise history. The Raptors defeated the Miami Heat in their best-of-seven East Semis series four games to three and advances to face the conference defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers, who were undefeated in the postseason. The LeBron James Cavaliers swept all their opponents from the Detroit Pistons in the First-Round to the Atlanta Hawks in the Second-Round of the 2016…

“ Hey Jimmy do you want to come over to my house to play basketball?” asked Fredrick “Sure I do what time should I come over?” asked Jimmy “You can come over at about 4:30.” replied Fredrick “Ok cool I’ll bring my basketball.” said Jimmy “ Hey Jimmy i’m glad you came to play.” said Fredrick “Me too.” said Jimmy “ Do you want to start to play a game of one on one so we can both work on our skills to get better?” asked Fredrick “ Sure that sounds fun.” Jimmy replied “ You shoot for ball.”…

Many people enjoy basketball. There is a certain satisfaction that cause people to enjoy that swish swish sound of the net. But when people are not careful, they can really injure yourself. Three common injuries are eye injuries, concussions, and mouth injuries. Eye injuries are very common. They usually occur when someone is hit in the eye with fingers, elbows, and possibly the ball itself. (Moms Team, N/A) But luckily, many injuries are minor and almost none required surgery. Also, less than…

The first artifact that the archaologists and forensic anthropologists would find is my basketball. This artifact could be found in my house since it is meant for indoor use. It may still be intact concidering the fact that it is a very good-quality ball. It is very important to me because I had to spend $40 dollars of my own money on it. It is also important because it is an NBA game ball replica, meaning that that is the same type of ball that they use in the NBA. Plus, when I’m bored I can…

How to: play Basketball, First let start on a basic dribbling and handling the ball this is important in basketball because if you are playing real game basketball you can move and bounce the basketball to the other side of the court and the handling part is to make a crossover and get away from the defender and make an easy basket or pass it to your teammate. First dribble the ball using one hand around the court then switch to the other hand, then when you done that we are going to practice…

As the dilemma filled season continues to wind down more complaints within and outside the New York Knicks franchise continue to make headlines. It's amazing to realize the New York Knicks have reached the dubious 50 losses mark for the third consecutive year under team president Phil Jackson. The latest defeat came in the team's final regular season road game against the Memphis Grizzles 101-88. The final points of the game quickly made more headlines with complaints rather than the Knicks…

The traumatic meniscal injuries in basketball players are caused as a result of compressive forces together with knee flexion rotation (Zedde, Mela, Prete, Masia & Manunta, 2014). Hence, the prevention of injuries in athletes has become more and more essential in recent years. Many fitness professionals advice time efficient static stretching before the competition. A pre competition static stretching is believed to reduce the risk of injury during the game. The fast paced game of basketball…

Everyone has their own unique way of choosing what they want to become. Dreaming big is having reasons of what you want to be when you grow up, including having extraordinary ideas. When people dream big, it makes them happy with all these amazing ideas they have in their minds. For example, a NBA player named Spud Webb had his own spectacular dream. Therefore, he always desired to dunk on his basketball games, but there were others who criticize him in his dreams. Spud never listened to…