Lance Stephenson made it quite clear that he’ll do whatever it takes to get in Lebron James’ head, from trash talk to blowing in his ear. During game six against Miami last night, the Heat came out firing led by Lebron who had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block just in the first quarter. Stephenson decided to continue to his antics by putting his hand on Lebron’s face.
NBA: Roy Hibbert Was Reportedly Irritated By Andrew Bynum on the Team & Has Great Game When He Leaves
Indiana Pacers All-Star center Roy Hibbert was having several issues in the playoffs. His scoring and rebounding took a dramatic drop and everybody was coming up with reasons as to why it was happening. There was even a rumor that Paul George slept with his girlfriend, a story George quickly shot down. Another speculated reason was the presence of Andrew Bynum.
NBA: Roy Hibbert Says He’s the ‘Weak Link on Defense’
Roy Hibbert remains emblematic of the Pacers problems. He had 8 points on 9 shots, plus 8 rebounds in nearly 30 minutes of court time. He had no blocks… but Kyle Korver blocked him. Twice. That’ s simply not good enough.
(Video) NBA: Kyle Korver Swats Roy Hibbert’s Shot Out of Bounds!
Who said “white man can’t jump?” The Atlanta Hawks completely dominated the Indiana Pacers last night stealing homecourt and taking game one of their playoff series. The Hawks seemed to have the answer to the Pacers both offensively and defensively including this swat from Kyle Korver on Roy Hibbert.
(Video) NBA: Jeff Teague Shakes Evan Turner With Crazy Crossover Then Hits Step-back Three
The Atlanta Hawks shocked the world last night by destroying the Indiana Pacers and stealing game one. They did it mostly with the help of point guard Jeff Teague. His speed and impressive ball handling proved to be too much for the Pacers including this crossover to shake Evan Turner and then hitting a stepback three-pointer.
NBA: Oh Now the Pacers Are Fine With Being the No. 2 Seed
All the Indiana Pacers have preached about all season is getting the No. 1 seed and having homecourt advantage in the playoffs. It appeared they would secure that goal as they came out firing to begin the season and kept it up for quite some time. Then there was a significant shift and the Pacers appeared to be in a free fall. Luckily for them the Heat had some trouble as well which kept things close between them. However after last night’s 98-86 lost to Miami in a game which the Pacers were down by as many as 20 points, they now seem content with being No. 2.
