Let’s play FiveThirtyEight Family Feud. Twenty seconds on the clock. Name an animal that begins with the letter ‘F’. Fox! Name a famous Super Bowl upset. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. Name a famous NBA Finals upset. I mean… umm, uh. Uhhhhhhrrrrrrrmm. That isn’t an easy question. Didn’t Bill Russell’s Celtics once lose in the finals? […]
The signature event of LeBron James’s first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers was probably his 48-point outburst against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 the 2007 Eastern Conference finals. His performance in that game said everything about the team James carried to the NBA Finals that year. In a game that was 3.1 times as important as the […]
The signature event of LeBron James’s first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers was probably his 48-point outburst against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 the 2007 Eastern Conference finals. His performance in that game said everything about the team James carried to the NBA Finals that year. In a game that was 3.1 times as important as the […]
Was the Atlanta Hawks’ 2014-15 season a success or a disappointment? The answer depends on your perspective. Judging by the playoffs alone, Atlanta — which entered the postseason as the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed — came up short. As the Hawks were swept out of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 30-point […]
Was the Atlanta Hawks’ 2014-15 season a success or a disappointment? The answer depends on your perspective. Judging by the playoffs alone, Atlanta — which entered the postseason as the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed — came up short. As the Hawks were swept out of the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 30-point […]
