JACK'S BALL BLOG

Do you know who the only team to win a playoff series in the last 4 seasons is? The New York Knicks. Not the Thunder, the Celtics or the Nuggets, the three teams who have won titles in that time span, but the Knicks. Yet, there is still this belief that New York doesn’t have enough to win the championship. Is that really the case? Last week, I wrote that the Spurs and Thunder had separated themselves from the rest of the league and I do think that remains true. Even in spite

Through the first 5 games of each series just two teams have wrapped up their first round series, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. All season it has been those two teams that have separated themselves from the rest of the pack and that has not changed in the first round. While every team has shown flaws, both the Thunder and Spurs look as dominant as ever. Is this a sign of things to come? These two teams were the 2 best teams all season. They had the 2 b

The playoffs are here and I want to talk about the 6 series that are 2 games in as of Wednesday. Sorry to Magic, Pistons, Suns and Thunder fans but their teams won’t be talked about. Although, I do want to mention how impressive that game 1 win was for Orlando. Knicks 1, Hawks 1 Let’s start with the series that resumes the soonest. Game 2 was a bad one for New York, for a lot of the game it just felt like Atlanta’s offense just did not have enough to get going and then CJ McC

The NBA Play-In Tournament is here and so it is time to break down all 4 games we know of and give some picks as well. 10 Heat at 9 Hornets, Tuesday 7:30pm/EST on Prime Video This game is going to come down to whether or not the Heat can keep up with Charlotte's offense. Since Thanksgiving, the Hornets have the 4th best offense, 5th best defense and 5th best net rating in the NBA. Since January 22nd, the Hornets have the 2nd best offense, 6th best defense and 2nd best net rat