Foreword by – J.C. Carnahan The celebration began for the Los Angeles Lakers during a timeout with 40 seconds to go on Sunday night, but their 15th NBA title had already been wrapped up long before that though. It didn’t take much from there to make it official either, by way of a 99-86 Game 5 decision over [...]
Foreword by – J.C. Carnahan In the most recent episode of the NBA Finals on Thursday night the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers overcome a parade of whistles by an eager officiating crew at Amway Arena to actually make a game out of Game 4. The 99-91 win for L.A. gives the Lakers a firm 3-1 series lead and inches the franchise [...]
Foreword by – J.C. Carnahan Proving there is indeed a first time for everything, the Orlando Magic won their first NBA Finals game in seven tries on Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Lakers. That cuts the series lead to 2-1 for L.A. and improves Orlando’s futile mark in the Finals to 1-6 overall in this, their second trip. The [...]
Foreword by – J.C. Carnahan You would think that after the second-half blowout we sat through in Game 1 on Thursday night the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic would remember they’re in the NBA Finals and act accordingly. But instead we at Joint Contrast had to ride the edge of our sofas into overtime before finding out how the second [...]
Foreword by – J.C. Carnahan After what felt like a two-week layoff for fans, the NBA Finals finally got underway Thursday night at The Forum in California as the Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) played host to the Orlando Magic (59-23). We here at Joint Contrast caught the action up close and personal straight from the comfort [...]
By – J.C. While the Sacramento Kings entered the week just happy to be as close as they are to securing the No. 1 selection in the NBA Draft, the majority of NBA fans and league personnel care more about the anticipated championship showdown between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. This dream matchup has induced [...]