1st round of the playoffs: the good, the bad, and the ugly

The first round of the NBA playoffs is officially over and the conference semifinals are underway. The first round wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination. There were awful blowouts and injuries killed teams like the Celtics, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and the Clippers. Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly from each series…

Miami Heat Playoff Preview

The Miami Heat lost LeBron James and what had seemed to possibly be a dynasty was gone. Last year Miami wanted to prove they could compete without LeBron and injuries plagued the team all year long. This year things changed and the team stayed relatively healthy, with Wade playing the most games he has in…