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The Golden State Warriors blowout the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-91 to take the 1-0 lead. Kevin Durant had a game high 38 points 9 rebounds and 8 assist, shooting 53% from the field. Stephen Curry played outstanding finishing with 28 points 10 assist 6 rebounds, making 6 3-pointers LeBron James finished with 28 points 15 rebounds 8 assist, while Kevin Love grabbed a game high 21 rebounds game high with 15 points. Man... I wasn't expecting this. I was looking forward to a good game since the rest of the playoffs been such a drag. Half of me wants this to be a great series full of "scrappiness" and close games, but the other half of me know what time it is. And this Game 1 blowout is what time it is. The Warriors have been waiting on this moment since the day Kevin Durant signed. Golden State threw the best punches time after time after time. There were a few times, especially in the first half where the Cavs had life but Durant was too much. twincitiesbusinessradio.com ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are getting ready to start an epic NBA Finals maybe the greatest we've seen in the last 15-20 years! This is Ali vs Frazier, Tyson vs Holyfield, Mayweather vs Manny, I could go on and on.. This two teams come into this series with a combined record of 24-1 in which the one loss was an obvious fluke! You have the best player in the world in Lebron, The best scorer in the world in Kevin Durant, The best shooter in Steph, the best ball handler in Kyrie, and the best defender in the game right now in Draymond! I didn't even get to mention the perennial all stars Kevin Love and Klay Thompson name! This is set up to be one of the greatest playoff series in history!  First things first there is no underdog in this series, let's stop that. The Cavs are on the same level as the Warriors are. If the Cavs beat the Warriors it's no upset they just win! Dallas beating Miami was an upset, Detroit beating the Lakers was an...

According to ESPN's Ian Begley, the Minnesota Timberwolves is interested in signing 3-time All-Star Derrick Rose this offseason. At 28 years old, this will be Rose first time being a free agent. Last season for the Knicks, Rose played 64 games averaging 18 points a game with 4 assist and 4 rebounds.  Frequently injured, Rose played 64 out of the Knicks first 74 games before missing the remainder of the season with a right knee meniscus tear. Minnesota has a huge question mark coming into this off season at the point guard position. Starter Ricky Rubio will be an unrestricted free agent this off season. Rubio is a solid point guard and consistently among the league leaders in assist and steals, but lack scoring ability and the athleticism that is the trend in today's point guard game. Kris Dunn, 5th pick in last years draft, has the athleticism and the size at 6'4 205 lbs but had a disappointing rookie season, only averaging 3.8 points per game. Rubio is a great poi...

The NFL owners voted to make most touchdown celebrations legal again. This includes group celebrations, using the ball as a prop and snow angels. Celebrations that will still be penalized include, dunking the goal post, miming weapons and any sexually suggestive action. Mixed responses have came from the decision. Players are excited that they can  have fun after a touchdown without costing their team 15 yards. NFL coaches, such as Bengals Marvin Lewis are against the rule changing saying that players should play the game "The right way." Rodger Goodell, NFL Commissioner (nesn.com) I'm excited that the NFL will stop penalizing players for celebrations. It made no sense to me in the first place. I'm a firm believer in the saying "If you don't want me to celebrate, stop me." I understand the rule in college football. Most college football players have no intentions on playing NFL football, so there's no need to rub it in kids faces when your p...

LeBron's 11 point performance in Game 3 shouldn't be a cause for any panic. The Celtics are without their leading scorer Isaiah Thomas for the remainder of the series. There's no way the Celtics come back in this series. Brad Stevens is a top 5 coach in all of basketball. The way he draw up plays out of timeouts will put the right player in position to score every time. Avery Bradley was wide open for that game winning three. Much credit should be giving to Boston for coming out and competing on the road and down 21. But we all know how this series is going to end. LeBron not scoring in the 4th quarter only tells me that he was taking the night off. LeBron can score whenever he wants. Boston is notorious for their defense but holding James to 11 points will not be the norm. At this point it's clear that the Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will be in the Finals. It will be best if both teams conserve as much energy as possible because this year's finals wil...

Coach of the Year Finalist - Mike D'Antoni Houston Rockets, Eric Erik Spoelstra  Miami Heat, Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Mike D'Antoni is my favorite to win this award. The main thing I look for in a Coach of the Year is the turnaround in team record. Last season the Rockets were 41-41 and turned it around to 55-27. Popovich is a mainstay as a  Coach of the Year finalist. The Spurs have been title contenders for as far back as I can remember. Surprised Eric Spoelstra a finalist. I like the job he's doing with Hassan Whiteside and that roster but the Heat missed the playoffs. Feel like Utah's Quin Snyder should've been a finalist. The Jazz missed the playoffs last season and had a losing record. This season Utah finished 5th in the west and knocked out the favorite L.A. Clippers. Sixth Man of the Year - Lou Williams Houston Rockets, Eric Gordon Houston Rockets, Andre Iguodala Golden State Warriors My preseason pick for this award was Eric Gordon and I'...

 Yesterday's Game 1 one matchup couldn't have been going any better for the San Antonio Spurs in which they jumped out to a 14 point lead at the end of the first quarter and eventually adding to that going into half leading by 20 points and holding that high powered Warriors offense to only 42 points. Steph Curry came out cooking in the second half even before Kawhi went down in which he hosted 19 of his 40 in the 3rd but the obvious changing moment in the game was when Kawhi attempted a jump shot and ZaZa Pachulla who has a history of questionable plays closed out and Kawhi Leonard landed on his foot reinjuring that left ankle that kept him out of Game 6 vs the Houston Rockets. bing Was it a dirty play? In my opinion it was a basketball play that was committed by a dirty player so he really can't get the benefit of the doubt. It is a play we see happen multiple times over the course of a season, and in the game of basketball it is a surprise that it doesn't happen...