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Clippers Cutting it Close

12 May

I honestly thought the Clippers would be moving on to Round 2. Instead they are moving onto Game 7 against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Clippers lost Game 6, 90-88. Blake Griffin was pushing through a sprained ankle but still managed to score 17 points. Fellow Clippers and MVP Chris Paul pushed through his hip injury and jammed finger to score 11 points.  It looked like the Clippers had it in the bag with a 8 point lead in the 4th. Then the Grizzlies came back and made 10 straight points and took the lead.

The other Gasol Mark Gasol, scored 23 points for the Grizzlies. Working with him was Zach Randolph who scored 18 points and had 16 rebounds. One of the most interesting parts of the game is when the refs called a technical foul for a high-five (you know the technical foul is anything that rubs the refs the wrong way). After Clipper Reggie Evans received a pass from Griffin he got a foul on Quincy Pondexter. It was the Clipper’s chance to tie up the game so naturally Evans gave Griffin a high-five. Apparently this seemed unsportsman like to the ref and he called a technical foul. It was super confusing to everyone how this happened.

 

With the Griffin and Paul being injured it is hard to see the Clippers coming out on top. And if they do move onto Round 2 will they have the energy after playing 7 games in Round 1? Game 7 will be this Sunday at 1:00pm EST.

-M

Now That’s What I Call Surfing

12 May

This is absolutely amazing. Surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a 78 foot wave off the coast of Portugal. Guinness World Records says this is the tallest wave to be surfed. It literally terrifies me to look at this video but you just can’t look away. It has been a really good week for McNamara who won $15,000 for the ride at the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards in California. Congrats man this is awesome.

-M

Lebron James MVP Again (Sigh)

12 May

Is anybody happy (except for Lebron James and maybe his mother) that he has been named MVP again? This is James’ 3rd MVP Award. I know his former team, Cleveland Cavaliers, are not happy. The award is based on regular season performance. And James had the best regular season performance. He averaged 27.1 points during the 2011-2012 season on just 18.9 shot attempts a game. Thunder’s Kevin Durant was close in this aspect averaging 28 points on 19.7 shots a game. But James averaged more rebounds, assists, and blocks than anyone else.

There are a lot of arguments about what it means to be an MVP. The NBA really focuses on stats but a lot fans believe it should be more than that. It should be a player who without him the team would not perform nearly as well. I think Clippers’ Chris Paul is the perfect example of this, he continuously saves the Clippers’ asses. And if you think about it that way James really is an MVP because how well are the Cavaliers doing without him. After James left the Cavaliers lost 26 games in row and became the second worst team in the NBA. If that doesn’t say MVP then I don’t know what does.

Regardless of the MVP title the real question is whether James will ever win a championship.This could be the year for the Miami Heat. And what basketball outfit is complete without a championship ring.

-M