
Sit wrote:Sheed wanted to help his teammates, “Let me get that cocky son of a bitch!”
Sit warned him, “Don’t you dare.”
Sheed turned to Ariza, “I could take them. Ben Wallace taught me a thing or two.”
Lamrock wrote:An enemy of an enemy is a friend. I love the camaraderie between KD and Ty!
Thierry. wrote:Great start to this 3rd part of ALIB.Loving the KD-Ty duo!
dare wrote:Once again, nice chapter man. I would personally like to see Sheed gets Chara
Valor wrote:Perfect chapter
Sit wrote:Sheed wanted to help his teammates, “Let me get that cocky son of a bitch!”
Sit warned him, “Don’t you dare.”
Sheed turned to Ariza, “I could take them. Ben Wallace taught me a thing or two.”
God, i can't stop laughing at this
Martti. wrote:I bet if Sheed had been on the court, he would of kicked Chara's ass.
hova- wrote:Sweet start. They cooperate to beat Chara, we'll see how it works out. You should have put in Westbrook more, I mean Durant and him hate each other since the whole girl thing.
StupidBoy wrote:I'm loving this new rivalry in the making, the NBA needs something like this. I hope you meet the Kings again in this years playoffs
ChrisO0 wrote:Nice start!
Lamrock wrote:Liam Washburn: 115 points
Offensive Awareness: +20 (80 points)
Three-Point Shooting: +8 (32 points)
Cartar wrote:Just to make sure, did you get my PM?
2011-12 Recap Part 6 – 2012 Playoffs: First Round
Manu To The Rescue
The New Jersey Nets were hoping for a first round upset of the second seeded Atlanta Hawks and that nearly eventuated as the Nets took a 3-2 series lead. However, Many Ginobili would return from injury and help his side reach the second round, courtesy of back to back wins to close the series. Although the score line would not suggest it; Game 6 proved to be an exciting affair as the Hawks stopped the Nets from winning on their home court and avoided an improbable loss.
New Jersey’s offseason acquisition Carmelo Anthony led New Jersey with 30 points to open the series with a surprise 116-102 win in Atlanta. Melo came back two nights later to score 29 but his Nets were the losers in a heartbreaking and heart stopping Game 2. Al Horford led the Hawks with 19 points and 13 rebounds, including the clutch basket that would win the game. Horford’s bucket put the Hawks ahead 114-113 with 4.3 seconds left and set up Melo with the final shot. Melo would shoot an airball and the series would be tied 1-1 heading to New Jersey.
Nets’ fans were ecstatic that the playoffs were back in town with memories of the 2002 and 2003 NBA Finals runs on their minds. However, those fans were reminded that their current Nets team isn’t Finals material just yet as they were on the wrong end of a 123-88 drubbing. Josh Smith scored 30 and Andrea Bargnani had 25 in the win for the Hawks.
Game 4 was the point where the Nets redeemed themselves. Melo led the side with 26 points. Raymond Felton was huge off the Nets bench with 22 points, 9 assists amply making up for another sub-par performance from Barney Steele. Marcus Banks scored 22 points and Brandon Bass and Josh Smith each had 21 to lead the Hawks. The game came down to the last shot with Melo making up for his Game 2 miss. His three pointer at the buzzer tied the series at 2-2 and gave the Nets a morale raising 132-130 win.
The Nets then pulled off a 119-103 win in Game 5 to move one step closer to the second round. Melo led New Jersey with 23 and Yi Jianlian had a double double of 23 points and 11 rebounds. After missing the first four games of the series and scoring 23 in his first game back in Game 5, Ginobili’s presence lifted his team to a Game 6 win, tying the series at 3-3 in front of a boisterous Nets home crowd. The Hawks were booed on and off the court but Ginobbili, a championship winner with the San Antonio Spurs, fed off of the negativity and produced 19 points, leading six other Hawks in double digit scoring. Melo scored 28 and Jianlian added 24 in a 129-117 losing effort.
The final game of the series was meant to be a close affair but ended up as a blowout victory for the home team. Atlanta won Game 7 121-106 in front of their fans and advanced to the second round. Ginobili once again led six others in double figures with 26 of his own. Josh Smith was all over the court with 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Melo finished with 28 in a losing effort.
The Hawks advanced to play the sixth seeded Washington Wizards in the next round.
2012 First Round Series Summary
1. Portland Trailblazers defeated 8. Memphis Grizzlies 4-1
4. Utah Jazz defeated by 5. Seattle Stealth 4-1
3. New Orleans Hornets defeated 6. Golden State Warriors 4-3
2. Sacramento Kings defeated 7. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1. Cleveland Cavaliers defeated 8. Boston Celtics 4-1
4. New York Knicks defeated by 5. Orlando Magic 4-1
3. Miami Heat defeated by 6. Washington Wizards 4-2
2. Atlanta Hawks defeated 7. New Jersey Nets 4-3
Sit wrote:2012 First Round Series Summary
1. Portland Trailblazers defeated 8. Memphis Grizzlies 4-1
4. Utah Jazz defeated by 5. Seattle Stealth 4-1
3. New Orleans Hornets defeated 6. Golden State Warriors 4-3
2. Sacramento Kings defeated 7. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1. Cleveland Cavaliers defeated 8. Boston Celtics 4-1
4. New York Knicks defeated by 5. Orlando Magic 4-1
3. Miami Heat defeated by 6. Washington Wizards 2-4
2. Atlanta Hawks defeated 7. New Jersey Nets 4-3
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