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Playoff Stats of the Day (5/14): Kevin Garnett’s Unsustainable Offense and the Positive of Kendrick Perkins’ Injury

Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics (7:00ET on TNT): Celtics lead series 1-0 Stat: In his 29 point performance in the Celtics 92-91 game 1 victory, Kevin Garnett made six of nine (66.6%) attempts from…Read More

Taking My Talents….Home!

  The Miami Heat’s failure to capitalize on its first shot at an NBA Championship, with their “Big 3,” in place, will undoubtedly go down as one of the biggest disappointments in Sports History. …Read More

STS Roundtable: NBA Finals

Happy Finals Day! Today, Saving the Skyhook kicks off our Finals coverage with some very exciting news. We have three new writers joining the team today: Alex McNamee, Neil Noonan and Scott Campsall. Blake…Read More

News and Notes: May 25th

Amazing game last night between the Heat and the Bulls. A shame that someone had to lose that match up, but at the end of the day, the Heat was better able to push through the OT period and get the win.…Read More

News and Notes: May 16th

Great day of basketball yesterday, featuring an impressive game 7 performance by Kevin Durant and a monster game 1 from Chicago in their match up against the Heat. No games tonight, but here are some links…Read More

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2011 NBA Playoffs: The STS Staff’s First Round Predictions

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2011 edition of the NBA Playoffs is finally here, as we’ve got four great…Read More

2011 NBA Playoff Schedule is Set

The NBA regular season has officially come to an end, and we’re set for some great playoff basketball.…Read More

10 Things To Watch For In The 2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 are right around the corner, and are sure to be the most competitive NBA Playoffs we’ve…Read More

Season Recap: Why Predictions are Stupid, and Other Stories Part Two

To recap my last recap, I discussed the highs and lows of the Miami Heat season, and why you shouldn’t…Read More

Season Recap: Why Predictions are Stupid, and Other Stories

Well folks, as the regular season winds down, I think that now is an appropriate time to look back on…Read More

NBA Power Rankings (1-15)

Here’s a look at the Saving the Skyhook Power Rankings for the week: 1. Chicago Bulls Last Week: Wizards (W), Nets (W), Pacers (L) The Bulls continue to come on strong, led by MVP candidate…Read More

Prying Open the LA Panic Room

Lakers fans feel emasculated. Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats was one thing. Looking listless against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that practically redefined losing this year? Pathetic. It reminds me…Read More

NBA Power Rankings: 2/14/11

We had two showdown games in the NBA yesterday (not counting Cavs/Wizards), and well, one of them lived up to the hype. The Boston Celtics held off the Miami Heat after a missed three by Mike Miller was…Read More

Lakers versus Celtics: The Rematch of the Rematch

Tonight, the Boston Celtics will look to avenge an ugly loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Lakers, on the other hand, will be playing to prove that there is nothing wrong with them, and that they can hang…Read More

Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers?

While hoops fans were busy talking about the Bobcats surprising win over the Celtics last night, the upcoming showdown between Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard, and the #lastimethecavswon fun on Twitter,…Read More

NBA Power Rankings: 2/7/11

When I opened up TweetDeck yesterday and saw everyone talking about the “big game“, I’ll admit that it was a little surprising. After all, I had no idea that the Indiana Pacers/New Jersey…Read More

NBA 2k14 – Dynasty Mode

 A little more than halfway through this season, while waiting for the heavyweight night to kick off (the LA Lakers throw down with their nemesis the San Antonio Spurs, and the Miami Heat powers into…Read More

Game Preview: Spurs versus Lakers

Tonight, the San Antonio Spurs head into Los Angeles for a big game against the Lakers. If the Lakers vs Celtics game on Sunday was a preview of a potential NBA Finals, this game could be a preview of…Read More

48 Hour Twitter Chatter – Purple, Gold, and Green Edition

When I was only running  Ball Above All, a maverick muddling around in the blogosphere all by my lonesome, I entertained millions (ok, hundreds. Maybe dozens. Alright, my mom and myself) with the world’s…Read More

Recapping a Bad Night for the Cleveland Cavaliers

One of the reasons that I subscribe to NBA League Pass is to be able to watch any game that I want to. And usually, if there’s a game that’s going down to the wire, I’ll just flip right…Read More

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