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Dennis' Basketball Blog June 2008 Archive

By Dennis Velasco, About.com Guide to Basketball

The 2008 NBA Draft... The Future Is Now!

Thursday June 26, 2008
The Fig Cap: This is where amazing happens. Tonight, the NBA holds its annual rite of passage for young men hoping to lace up their kicks and have the sole of ... Read More

2008 Olympics Basketball Roster Named

Tuesday June 24, 2008
After only winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, how will USA Basketball respond? By sending these players to try to get back the gold ... Read More

About.com Contributors 2008 NBA Mock Draft - Update!

Sunday June 22, 2008
Okay, folks, we are thisclose to being done with this NBA mock draft amongst some of the contributors here at About.com. So, check out the UPDATE. Looking at ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game Six - Lakers 92, Celtics 131

Wednesday June 18, 2008
The Fig Cap: Number 17 for the Celtics... the first for KG and the Truth. It wasn't even close. After Kobe Bryant started on fire, but then crashed by missing ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game Five - Celtics 98, Lakers 103

Monday June 16, 2008
The Fig Cap: Kobe slamming it home to stay alive! Well, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers held serve, as well as elimination from the NBA Finals, as they beat ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game Four - Celtics 97, Lakers 91

Sunday June 15, 2008
The Fig Cap: Who Wants The Ball and Win More? Definitely KG and the Celtics! Wow. I'm still stunned. And I bet I'm not the only one. ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game Three - Celtics 81, Lakers 87

Wednesday June 11, 2008
The Fig Cap: "I'm gonna take this one if it's okay with you, KG." Never did I think that 66% of the "stars" on the team would play so bad in ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game Two - Lakers 102, Celtics 108

Tuesday June 10, 2008
The Fig Cap: Leon Powe is unstoppable! The Boston Celtics' Leon Powe came off the bench, played a little less than 15 minutes and scored 21 points. How did he ... Read More

2008 NBA Finals: Game One - Lakers 88, Celtics 98

Friday June 6, 2008
The Fig Cap: "Hey Kobe, do you know who Willis Reed is?" The big story of this game is, of course, that the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers to ... Read More

It's GO Time!

Thursday June 5, 2008
Game One of the 2008 NBA Finals goes down tonight! The Los Angeles Lakers will be traveling to the town of beans and play against the best team during ... Read More

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