This week The Ref discusses Melo-drama, the future of the Nuggets, Knicks. He also delves into the mess of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the up rise of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Plus much more!
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Disclaimer: I am a HUGE LeBron hater. With that said, read my thoughts on LeBron, and what I truly believe the Cavs did wrong in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Boston. It’s not 100% biased either (maybe just 95% biased, haha).

After watching Game 6 of the Cavs/Celtics series, ask me if I’m happy:
You: Shooter, are you happy?
Me (Shooter): YES!!
Ok, now that we’ve cleared up that, let’s take a look at what the Cavs did wrong to go home much earlier than they thought.

Before the season started, the Cavs decided they …

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Celtics 97, Cavaliers 87 (Series tied 2-2)

Let’s start with some simple facts about this game.

Rajon Rondo had 29 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists in this game. This has to vault him into talks of being one of the better point guards in the league. Looking at his stats you can tell he had a big game, but watching thebeginning of the fourth quarter, my Dad told me it looked like he was Usain Bolt, and the rest of the players were handicapped. The Celtics were leading 2 …

Celtics 104, Cavaliers 86 (Series tied 1-1)
The Celtics give me heart trouble worse than a Double Whopper. Over the years, June Jubilation has given me “Playoff Palpitations”. There seriously is no safe lead when it comes to the Boston Celtics – it’s like they almost enjoy making it interesting.
Up 91-66 with 9 minutes to go, it appeared the C’s had it in the bag. JJ Hickson and LeBron had other ideas, scoring a combined 15 points in 5 minutes. Meanwhile, Boston was held without a basket during this period.
With the …

Pacers 99, Bobcats 94
I honestly cannot remember the last time I did a recap that had the Pacers winning a game so I decided to cover this game tonight.  With Gerald Wallace of the Bobcats out with an ankle sprain the Pacers did just enough to win.  The Pacers capitalized in Wallace’s absence by scoring thirty-two points in the second quarter.  Danny Granger led the Pacers with 26 points (9-25 from the field) and Troy Murphy had 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Mike Dunleavy had 15 points off the bench …

Bucks 98, Pacers 94
Don’t look now, but the Bucks have another winning streak going.  Tonight they did just enough to win as they edged out the dismal Pacers 98 to 94.  Jerry Stackhouse led the Bucks with twenty points off the bench.  Andrew Bogut scored himself another double-double putting in 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.  Rookie Brandon Jennings had a stat-filler type  with 8 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.  There is not much left to say about the Pacers who fell to 7-29 on the road …

Nuggets 102, Hornets 95
Down two going into the fourth, Carmelo Anthony saved his best for last.  Melo scored twelve of his thirty two points in the final frame.   Melo and Chauncey Billups helped break an 86 to 86 tie with six minutes to go outscoring the Hornets by nine in that stretch.  Billups ended up with 27 points and Nene added 17 points and 12 rebounds.  As much as I want to talk about the Nuggets winning this game, I cannot help but notice that both New Orleans Hornets …