NBL-China was 57-49 and 40 winks
CAN’T speak for anyone else but I just had the most sound night’s sleep so far in 2016, so the Sino-Australia Challenge last night wasn’t all bad after all.
Three-for-all free-for-all
THE Cleveland Cavaliers hit an NBA record 25 3-pointers in their 123-98 route of the Atlanta Hawks today, seizing a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Semi Final series.
Even fulltime refs swallow whistles
JUST when you think it’s time to start agitating for the NBL to employ a cluster of fulltime referees, Game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference semi final shows it makes no difference.
Top point guards hurt
THERE wasn’t a lot of good news in the NBA’s Western Conference today with LA’s Chris Paul breaking his hand and Golden State superstar Steph Curry confirmed to have a sprained MCL.
Patty through and Aron out
AUSSIE Olympians, Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova have moved on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, Aron Baynes is out and Andrew Bogut needs one more win.
Hornets buzzing, at last
CHARLOTTE: Jeremy Lin scored 18 points to lead a balanced Charlotte attack as the Hornets beat the Miami Heat 96-80 for their first NBA playoff victory in 14 years.
The Game Changers
I POSTED this picture at Basketball On The Internet’s Facebook page and it drew such a great reaction, I felt the relationship might warrant further revisitation – if such a word exists.
Bulls' record anything but safe
WHAT do the NBA's reigning champion Golden State Warriors have in common with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls?
Simon Says: Warriors rewriting history
IT WAS all about the Warriors in the NBA again in the past week as the defending champs went about rewriting the history books.
Simon Says: Curry still super hot
SIMON Cameron of News Corp joins B.O.T.I. with his new weekly NBA Round-Up, "Simon Says".

