A LEGEND IS BORN II

tought loss man, although its good to see bayles doin weell

Nash.. is... awesome!

Like X said, maybe Ariza could help you defending Roy.

Nash is somewhat direct (maybe not arrogant) and honest in RL afaik. Well tough loss. It's nice that this is kind of a rivalry now that you mentioned it. Not only a NBA but also a local rivalry which I like a lot. I hope Wallace won't be out for the series. You could beat them inside whilst their guards are really good.

Sweet pic, do you edit those pics? They look quite real in a way.

Nash.. is... awesome!

Like X said, maybe Ariza could help you defending Roy.

Yes, Nash is awesome. Even shooting crap, he gets interview.

And I have thought about Ariza but will give Bell one more shot!

Nash is somewhat direct (maybe not arrogant) and honest in RL afaik. Well tough loss. It's nice that this is kind of a rivalry now that you mentioned it. Not only a NBA but also a local rivalry which I like a lot. I hope Wallace won't be out for the series. You could beat them inside whilst their guards are really good.

Sweet pic, do you edit those pics? They look quite real in a way.

Nash is a direct kind of guy, also dry sense of humour. I thought I portrayed him accurately... and yeah man, it's good we got a rivalry going with Portland!

And with the pics, there is editing but only to adjust the brightness of them.

Nash is saying nothing more than the truth Tough loss bro.

The Story So Far…
Round Two, Game 1 Results

Western Conference

Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors
Golden State win 109-113 (Golden State lead series 1-0)
Top Performers
LA Lakers: P Gasol 24 pt | K Bryant 21 pt, 7 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl | A Bynum 12 pt, 12 reb, 3 blk | J Carter 12 pt, 4 reb, 4 ast
Golden State: C Maggette 35 pt | M Ellis 21 pt, 12 ast | L Nixon 19 pt

Seattle Stealth @ Portland Trailblazers
Portland win 82-103 (Portland lead series 1-0)
Top Performers
Seattle Stealth: K Durant 28 pt | A Bogut 15 pt, 11 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk | J Kidd 11 pt, 5 ast
Portland: B Gordon 23 pt | J Bayless 18 pt | B Roy 18 pt

Eastern Conference

Orlando Magic @ Miami Heat
Orlando win 106-103 (Orlando lead series 1-0)
Top Performers
Orlando: R Lewis 29 pt | D Howard 16 pt, 15 reb, 5 blk | J Nelson 14 pt, 9 ast
Miami: M Beasley 25 pt, 11 reb, 3 blk | D Wade 24 pt, 7 ast | M Banks 10 pt

Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit win 116-113 (Detroit lead series 1-0)
Top Performers
Detroit: Z Randolph 31 pt, 10 reb | S Vujacic 25 pt | R Hamilton 16 pt, 2 reb, 8 ast, 2 stl
Cleveland: M Williams 27 pt, 6 reb, 6 ast | L James 25 pt, 11 reb, 14 ast, 4 stl | R Gay 22 pt

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Arggh, damn Lakers are letting me down. They were suppose to take care of the Warriors for me but they are useless

Lamrock won't like that Maggette statline

i was like lol when i saw Dwight Howard 16pt,15blk..,but then i saw the 5 blk written and i was like "ok im back in reality"
and Zach Randolph's big game is impressive too

Damn, the Heat lost thanks to Dwight's 15+5 blocks.

Rip also cooled down.

The Pistons look a lot better than I thought. Nice little article on Rip. He's definitely been underrated during his time with Detroit.

The Blazers are no joke. Though you'll bounce back, even without Sheed. Despite his cockiness, Durant's still one of, if not the best player in the league. To this day, I still find it funny how the real life Durant is a really humble guy and ALIB2 Durant is the complete opposite.

And when I said "it sucks that it's almost over", I meant the story. Chapter 30 is the last chapter before the epilogue no? Unless you'll be adding more chapters, that is.

Arggh, damn Lakers are letting me down. They were suppose to take care of the Warriors for me but they are useless

It was a close game. Anything can happen... they just gotta take the second game.

Lamrock won't like that Maggette statline

Nah he won't...

Maggette is playing very very well.

i was like lol when i saw Dwight Howard 16pt,15blk..,but then i saw the 5 blk written and i was like "ok im back in reality"
and Zach Randolph's big game is impressive too

Get back to reality!

Z-Bo is playing like a true star

Damn, the Heat lost thanks to Dwight's 15+5 blocks.

Rip also cooled down.

Rip is old. Can't do it every game you know!

Damn, the Pistons look a lot better than I thought. Nice little article on Rip. He's definitely been underrated during his time with Detroit.

The Blazers are no joke. Though you'll bounce back, even without Sheed. Despite his cockiness, Durant's still one of, if not the best player in the league. To this day, I still find it funny how the real life Durant is a really humble guy and ALIB2 Durant is the complete opposite.

And when I said "it sucks that it's almost over", I meant the story. Chapter 30 is the last chapter before the epilogue no? Unless you'll be adding more chapters, that is.

I personally like the Detroit roster, I think they are fairly versatile and talented. Great scorers/shooters but not as strong defensively as before.

Blazers are too good man. Durant has evolved into the best scorer in the league. Him and LeBron are the best scorers. I think that Kobe and Chara might be the most clutch as Durant has not proved himself yet. Durant is very humble in real life... but everyone can hate on him here. But he does have issues... if you remember when he was in Greece with Team USA, there was a moment to suggest that he's got problems... maybe handing him the team on a silver platter by trading away arch-nemesis Westbrook really made him turn into a dick?

Oh, check the first page re: chapters.

Tough loss. Now you'll be without both Ty and Rasheed. Good thing you opted to keep your depth instead of wasting money on Joe Johnson. Good luck in game 2. If you take this series, you're almost a lock for the finals.

The Lakers will take the next four. watch out.

Wtf, Vujacic-25 pts? Is he a ballhog already?

In the spirit of The X's March Madness, inspired me to dig up an older article!

(3) North Carolina 96, (1) Duke 94

Preview - Box Score - Recap

By JING XU JR, AP National Writer
April 5, 2008

INDAIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Reshawn Tyson scored the game winning trey from NBA range at the buzzer. He played defence when it mattered most and did a great job at it. He was poised when his team was down late in the game. He was rewarded with the NCAA title for 2008 but he still needed help from his team mates in the end.

North Carolina toppled their third number 1 seeded opponent in as many games on their way to national glory for a second straight year with a completely different team. With 7 players from last year’s team having left the team, it was up to freshmen Tyson and Rocky Akonnor to lead the team through the tourney.

The win in the Final was a great team effort as Akonnor took up the burden of scoring as the Tar Heels took advantage of the Blue Devil’s lack of size. Tyson came up clutch while fellow Sophomore PG Marcus Kemp made two big buckets to help get UNC back into title contention.

For their opponent’s though, it was a nightmare; especially for Moses Chara. On the night where he was presented with a Team USA jersey from Jerry Colangelo, Chara’s night quickly turned sour with a pre-game tangle with North Carolina’s Tyson. He quickly made up for the delay of the start of the game by playing exceptional basketball, leading his team to a quick and sizable margin in the first half. Chara then saw his NCAA dream go quickly and suddenly down the drain as he was carried off the court on a stretcher with an injury.

A hard hit from big man Akonnor was hard enough to give him a broken ankle. Without their Junior star, Duke let their lead slip away quickly and then gave the game away in the second half.

Coach K, who was appointed Head Coach of the National Team, was bitterly disappointed with his star player’s game, “It was a great year for Moses and it is definitely a harsh blow to his preparations for his participation with the National Team program.”

Chara’s doctors have advised that he will need to sit out for 6 weeks and take a return slowly. Chara was looking optimistic in a press meet a day after the Final though, “I (Chara) think that I will make it to Team USA training camp. That’s certain but with the NBA, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make all my commitments to trying and working out for teams. My ankle probably won’t be ready by then but teams know who I am and how I play. I’m sure that one of the top teams will pick me up at least.”

Chara is looking like a lock in the lottery but the injury may hurt where he is taken. Originally projected as a Top 3 prospect, the Duke forward who can play either PF or SF and the two guard positions may be looking to slip further, even down to pick 9 or 10. “It’s really unpredictable where I will be taken,” Chara stated, “If it looks unlikey I will go in the top three, I think I will come back to Duke.”

For his rival Reshawn Tyson, the freshman pledged to return to College for his sophomore year, “I’m not ready for it (NBA) and I will need more experience leading a team before I make the jump.” Tyson made a great case for himself though; playing his best ever basketball in the second half of the Final. As one NBA scout said, “I never knew Tyson had that range on his shot nor did I know he could play defence like he did tonight. It definitely helped raise his stocks. I think he is definitely worth a mid first round pick. In fact, he may even slip into the lottery. Either way, he’s going to make the lottery next year no matter what.”

Tyson finished the game with 35 points, 8 assists and was named player of the game despite turning over the ball 8 times. Rocky Akonnor was the driving force though as he finished with 22 points; 14 of them coming in a 5 minute period where North Carolina quickly caught up to their rivals. Marcus Kemp was also impressive with 14 points and 7 assits.

Moses Chara finished the game with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in just 18 minutes, playing mostly in the first half. After his teammate left the court, C Andy Kloss finished with a team high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Fitzy Mercer found it difficult to score and finished with just 11 points, most of them coming early in the game.

North Carolina had fallen behind early, 13-7 after 5 minutes. After 10 minutes, it was 19-7 before Duke went on a scoring romp and let the score balloon up to 36-16 with 5 minutes left in the half. As Moses Chara turned up the heat on the court, Tyson struggled as he started off ice cold. The first half ended with Duke on top 49-32 and Chara leading his team’s charge with 18 points and 6 rebounds.

The second half began with a strange twist of events as Moses Chara bumped into Tyson on one play and on the ensuing play, Akonnor flattened the Duke forward. Chara was left rolling in pain on the court as team doctors rushed to his aid and eventually sending him off to a nearby hospital. With Duke up by a large margin, the Tar Heels began to chip away at it.

This led to a scoring run that helped UNC catch up to 61-58 with 9 minutes left thanks to Rocky Akonnor overpowering his opponents in the paint and Estonian F Martti Must rattling off three consecutive jumpers; his only buckets of the game. Tyson then tied the score at 61-61 with a three pointer as Duke called a time out to try to rectify their problem. In less than 6 minutes, the two teams had went on a scoring spree staying with each other; basket for basket. In a matter of minutes though, the Duke team made a flurry of successive jumpers to push ahead to 92-84.

This is where Marcus Kemp came in to lend a hand. After Tyson converted a big three point play, the PG made back to back treys to put UNC up ahead by 1 with 40 seconds left. Duke’s PG Matty King made a great pass, wrapping the ball around to an open Andy Kloss in the paint. Kloss made it 94-93 with just 18 seconds left. It was then up to Tyson who made the most of running out time and then hitting a three pointer, two steps behind the perimeter at the buzzer.

As the North Carolina team jumped up in joy and danced at mid-court, Moses Chara was stuck in a room getting a X-ray taken on his broken ankle. Talk about a bad day!

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Corey Maggette 35 pts?
damn, the Lakers and the Heat both let me down....

Tough loss. Now you'll be without both Ty and Rasheed. Good thing you opted to keep your depth instead of wasting money on Joe Johnson. Good luck in game 2. If you take this series, you're almost a lock for the finals.

Yeah man, it was a good choice to bring in Raja Bell and re-sign my entire bench instead of getting Johnson. I mean, he's no good anyways, Utah came last!

The Lakers will take the next four. watch out.

Wtf, Vujacic-25 pts? Is he a ballhog already?

Sasha has always been good for Detroit. He was a starter for a while and averaging a respectable points total.

Corey Maggette 35 pts?
damn, the Lakers and the Heat both let me down....

Maggette is the man. Look at the boxscores for the entire first round and he usually appears. Yes, Heat lost and I was very surprised. I don't hold high hopes for LA.

Ahh the memories That was a bloody high scoring final though

Ahh the memories That was a bloody high scoring final though

Had to edit it for continuity reasons.

And yeah it was high-scoring... a lot of high-caliber players in that recap. Might even use some of them in the upcomming draft class.

But you had the most hyped matchup in College bball since Magic and Larry. Tyson v Chara! UNC v Duke!

Tyson with 35 and 8 assists, Chara with 19 in 1 half... classic game in the making...

Tyson got lucky that Chara went down, otherwise Duke would've won it

Love the flashback!

Congrats on 50 pages man!

Tyson got lucky that Chara went down, otherwise Duke would've won it

I would agree with that. But Chara would lead Duke back to the title one year later!

Love the flashback!

Congrats on 50 pages man!

Thanks man.

You reminded me to add you to the recap. It's been done, have a look to see if you can find yourself!

Oh, the memories. Can't wait to see Tirieux in one of those NCAA articles

Oh, the memories. Can't wait to see Tirieux in one of those NCAA articles

fuck you for making a name that is too hard to spell off the top of my head.

not as bad as Zoilo Resurreccion.

Also, I think you submitted your real name to me. Not Tirieux.

Also, I think you submitted your real name to me. Not Tirieux.

Change it then. I'm "Albano Spagnoletti" only in real life You need a cool name in video games.