Short and sweet

Here is the condensed version of what happened the past couple of days in sports. On Thursday, the only action going on in the NBA was the Cavaliers inching closer to the Magic 112-102 to keep the series alive (3-2) in favor of the Magic. They play again tonight in Orlando and it should be another classic. Also, the Lakers put away the Nuggets on Friday 119-92 to win the series (4-2) and go to the Finals for a record 30th time.

In the MLB, the Yankees started a series with the Indians and got off to a good start by winning 3-1 with another game coming tonight.

Over in the NHL, the Finals start tonight with the Penguins and the Red Wings. I am pulling for the Penguins in 7 games.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Shocks and Awes

There were some jaw-droppers and exits in sports the past couple of days. In the NBA, the Magic stood tall on their home court and beat the Cavaliers 116-114 in OT on Tuesday to go up in the series (3-1) to all but take the series. On Wednesday, the Lakers rallied past the Nuggets 103-94 to put them in front (3-2) in their series. Tonight, the Cavaliers try to stay in the series in Game 5 against the Magic.

Over in the NHL, there were a couple of series-enders to make up the Stanley Cup Finals. First, the Penguins blasted the Hurricanes one more time 4-1 on Tuesday to take the series (4-0). Then the Red Wings finished off the Blackhawks at home 2-1 in OT on Wednesday to take their series (4-1). So it is a repeat of last year's Finals and it should be a classic. The first game is on Saturday.

Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees were beat 7-3 on Tuesday and won 9-2 on Wednesday to improve their record to (27-20). Their next series begins on Friday.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Short day

Memorial Day was filled with baseball and some basketball, so here is the short of it.

NBA: Nuggets-120 Lakers-101; series tied at(2-2)

MLB: Yankees-11 Rangers-1

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Over the weekend

There was a lot of excitement in the air about sports over the weekend. In the NBA, the Cavaliers started the weekend off with a bang with a 96-95 win over the Magic on Friday. Lebron James hit a 3 point shot with 1.0 seconds left in the game to even up the series (1-1). Then on Saturday, the Lakers made free throws down the stretch to beat the Nuggets 103-97 to go up (2-1) in their series. On Sunday, it was the Magic downing the Cavaliers at home 99-89 to go up (2-1) in that series. Tonight's game is Game 4 of the Lakers/Nuggets.

Now in the NHL, there was a OT game on Friday that the Blackhawks took over the Red Wings 4-3 even though the Red Wings still lead the series (2-1). On Saturday, the Penguins thrashed the Hurricanes 6-2 to go up on the series (3-0). Then on Sunday, the Red Wings blasted the Blackhawks 6-1 to take the series up to (3-1). No games tonight.

Over in the MLB, the Yankees lost on Friday 7-3 to the Phillies; the Yankees won on Saturday 5-4, but lost on Sunday in 11 innings 4-3 to take their record to (25-19). Now their focus is on a series with the Rangers.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

The couple of days past events

Here is what has happened the past couple of days in sports. In the NBA, the Magic upset the Cavaliers 107-106 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and take a (1-0) lead in that series. Then on Thursday, the Nuggets beat the Lakers 106-103 in a close game to even up the series at (1-1). Tonight, the Magic and Cavaliers go at it again in Game 2 in what is sure to be another close game.

Then, in the NHL, the only game to report was that the Penguins outlasted the Hurricanes 7-4 to go up (2-0) in their series. Tonight is Game 3 between the Red Wings and Blackhawks.

Finally in the MLB, the Yankees made it 8 games in a row by beating the Orioles 11-4 on Wednesday and 7-4 on Thursday to improve their record to (24-17). Now they turn their attention to interleague play and take on the Phillies.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

In the past couple of days

Here is what going on in sports:

NBA: Lakers-105 Nuggets-103; Lakers up (1-0) in Western conference finals

NHL: Penguins-3 Hurricanes-2; Penguins lead series (1-0) in Eastern Conference Finals

           Red Wings-3 Blackhawks-2 in OT; Red Wings lead series (2-0) in Western Conference Finals

MLB: Yankees-7 Twins-6 on Monday and then Yankees-9 Orioles-1 on Tuesday

Games tonight include Game 1 of Cavaliers/Magic and Yankees/Orioles

Till Later

Rusty Butler

Not much going on

There was some action going on over the weekend. In the NBA, there were 2 Game 7's to make out the conference finals. Both games were on Sunday. First, the Lakers finally put away the Rockets in a blowout fashion 89-70 to win the series (4-3). Then, the Magic ran over the Celtics 101-82 to take their series (4-3).

In the NHL, the conference finals started with the Red Wings taking the Blackhawks to school (5-2)  to go up (1-0) in the series. Tonight the other final starts between the Hurricanes and Penguins. 

In the MLB, the Yankees took on the Twins. On Friday, the Yankees beat the Twins 5-4. Saturday the Yankees won 6-4 in 11 innings while on Sunday the Yankees won again 3-2 in 10 innings to boost their record to (20-17). The Yankees will play the Twins tonight to end the series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Excitement in the air

Excitement came last night in the world of sports.In the NBA, there were a couple of Game 6's that had me watching in delight. First, the Magic beat the Celtics 83-75 to even up the series (3-3) and force a Game 7. In the late game, the Rockets outscored the Lakers 95-80 to take the series to (3-3) and also go to the last game of the series back in L.A. 

In NHL action,  there were Game 7's in the air. The Red Wings finally took out the Ducks 4-3 to go on and meet the Blackhawks in the conference finals. Then, the Hurricanes shocked the Bruins 3-2 in OT to take the series (4-3) and go on to meet the Penguins in their conference finals.

Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees took the rubbermatch 3-2 and even up the their record at (17-17) against the Blue Jays.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

A lite night in sports

There was not much going on in sports last night. In the NBA, the Nuggets outshot the Mavericks 124-110 to take the Nuggets out of their series (4-1). While over on the NHL, a Game 7 between the Penguins and Capitals turned out to be a blowout for the Penguins 6-2 to take the series (4-3). Finally, in the MLB, the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 8-2 to even up the series where tonight is the rubber match between the two.

That's all for now,

Rusty Butler

While I was gone

Here is the latest on what is going on in sports. On Monday, the Cavaliers closed out another series by winning 84-74  against the Hawks. Then the Mavericks pulled out a win against the Nuggets 119-117 and putting the series at (3-1) for the Nuggets. Tonight's game is between the Mavericks and Nuggets.

Over in the NHL, the Capitals beat the Penguins 5-4 in OT to even up the series (3-3). They are going to Game 7 tonight and if it is like the other games, it will be another classic. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks finished off the Canucks 7-5 and won the series (4-2).

In MLB action, the Yankees had no game to play and they were to start a series against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Speaking of Tuesday, in the NBA, the Celtics took advantage of home court to beat the Magic 92-88 and go up in the series (3-2). In the late game, the Lakers blasted the Rockets 118-78 to take a (3-2) lead in that series. 

In the NHL, the Bruins took it to the Hurricanes 4-2 to even the series (3-3) while the Ducks beat the Red Wings 2-1 to even that series at (3-3).

Then in the MLB, the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 5-1 to fall to (15-17) with another game tonight.

Till tomorrow,

Rusty Butler

Over the weekend

Here are the scores for Friday-Sunday in sports

NBA Fri: Magic-117 Celtics-96; then Sunday Celtics-95 Magic-94 on buzzer beater by Glen Davis; series tied (2-2); Fri: Lakers-108 Rockets-94; then Sunday Rockets-99 Lakers-87; series tied (2-2).

NBA Sat: Nuggets-106 Mavericks-105 on Carmelo Anthony game-winning 3-point shot; Nuggets lead series (3-0); Cavaliers-97 Hawks-82; Cavaliers lead series (3-0)

NBA Mon: Cavaliers/Hawks and Nuggets/Mavericks

NHL Fri: Penguins-5 Capitals-3; then Saturday Penguins-4 Capitals-3 in OT; Penguins lead series (3-2); Fri: Hurricanes-4 Bruins-1; then Sunday Bruins-4 Hurricanes-0; Hurricanes lead series (3-2).

NHL Sat: Blackhawks-4 Canucks-2; Blackhawks lead series (3-2)

NHL Sun: Red Wings-4 Ducks-1; Red Wings lead series (3-2)

NHL Mon: Capitals/Penguins and Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB Fri: Yankees-4 Orioles-0; Sat: Orioles-12 Yankees-5; and Sun: Yankees-5 Orioles-3(15-16 record)

MLB Mon: no game

Till later,

Rusty Butler 

Last night scores

Here is what happened in last night's action. In the NBA, there was only one game between the Hawks and the Cavaliers. It was not even a game as the Cavaliers beat down the Hawks 105-85 to go up (2-0) in the series. Tonight's game include the Celtics/Magic and the Lakers/Rockets. We'll see if there is any left over tension from the ejections in both games.

Over in the NHL, the Blackhawks beat the Canucks 2-1 in OT to even the series (2-2). Then in the late game, the Red Wings took the Ducks to school and won 6-3 to even the series (2-2). In tonight's action, it is the Capitals/Penguins and the Bruins/Hurricanes.

Finally in MLB action, the Yankees lost once again to the Rays 8-6. Now they turn their attention to the Orioles. Hopefully the Yankees will turn things around being (13-15) and having Alex Rodriguez back in the lineup.

Till Monday,

Rusty Butler

Action on Wednesday

Here is what happened last night in sports:

NBA: Celtics-112 Magic-94; series tied (1-1)

          Lakers-111 Rockets-98; series tied (1-1); 2 Rockets and 1 Lakers players ejected in this

game

 

NHL: Hurricanes-3 Bruins-2 F/OT; Hurricanes lead series (2-1)

           Penguins-3 Capitals-2 F/OT; Capitals lead series (2-1)

MLB: Rays-4 Yankees-3 F/10

Tonight's action include:

NBA: Hawks/Cavaliers

NHL: Red Wings/Ducks, Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB: Rays/Yankees

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Last night events

Last night had a myriad of events going on. In NBA action, Lebron James received his MVP trophy that he so richly deserved for his play over the NBA season. Also, the Cavaliers and James were in action in their semifinal series against the Hawks and beat down the Hawks 99-72 to take a (1-0) series lead. In other action, the Nuggets took it to the Mavericks 117-105 to go up (2-0) in their series. In action tonight, we have the Magic/Celtics and the Rockets/Lakers in their Game 2's.

Going on to the NHL, in early action, it was the Canucks being victorious over the Blackhawks 3-1 to go up (2-1) in that series. The late game, it was the Ducks winning 2-1 in a close game with the Ducks moving ahead (2-1) in that series. Games tonight include the Capitals/Penguins and Bruins/Hurricanes.

Finally on MLB action, the Yankees lost again to the Red Sox 7-3 with their record falling to (13-13). They now focus on their attention to Rays at home in an interesting series.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Last night scores

Here are last night scores:

NBA: Magic-95 Celtics-90; Magic up (1-0) in series

          Rockets-100 Lakers-92; Rockets lead (1-0) in series

Tonight's games: Hawks/Cavaliers, Mavericks/Nuggets

NHL: Capitals-4 Penguins-3; Capitals lead (2-0) in series; hat trick by both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin

Tonight's games: Red Wings/Ducks, Canucks/Blackhawks

MLB: Red Sox-6 Yankees-4; game again tonight

Till later,

Rusty Butler

The weekend events

Sorry I was gone for the whole weekend. I just got caught up in all the weekend's excitement. Anywho here we go!!

In NBA action, a pair of game 7's and the start of the conference semifinals resulted in some excitement for me. The Celtics finally put the Bulls away on Saturday in their exciting series by winning 109-99 (this time in regulation for once, no OT) and taking the series (4-3). This series will be a classic for years to come. On Sunday, the Hawks took the Heat out of the playoffs by being victorious 91-78 to finally win their series (4-3). Also on Sunday, the Nuggets took Game 1 in the conference semifinals 109-95 and went up (1-0) in that series. Tonight's action include the 1st games between Magic/Celtics and the Rockets/Lakers.

While over in the NHL, Saturday's action included the 1st game between the Penguins and Capitals where the Capitals won 3-2 to go up (1-0) in their series. The Blackhawks outblasted the Canucks 6-3 to tie their series (1-1). That was one great game. On Sunday a 3 OT thriller gave the victory to the Ducks 4-3 over the Red Wings to tie their series up (1-1). Then the Hurricanes blanked the Bruins 3-0 to also tie up the series at 1 game a piece (1-1). Tonight, the Penguins and Capitals go at it in Game 2.

Finally in MLB action, the Yankees lost 8-4 to the Angels on Saturday and their game on Sunday was postponed due to inclement weather with no make-up date announced yet. The Yankees now play the Red Sox in the new Yankees stadium for the first time tonight.

Till later,

Rusty Butler 

Tonight is the night plus last night scores

In last night's action in the NBA, the Heat tied the series up (3-3) with a convincing 98-72 win over the Hawks. But tonight is the big night for Game 7 between the Bulls and Celtics. This historic series will come to an end and we will see who wants it more. It sure has been an entertaining series, to say the least, and I am looking forward to see who is coming out on top. I am playing no favorites to any one team, so I am going to enjoy this one.

In NHL action, the Red Wings took down the Ducks 3-2 in a last minute goal score to go up (1-0) in their series. Also, the Bruins blasted the Hurricanes 4-1 to take a (1-0) lead their. Tonight's game include the Penguins/Capitals first game while the Blackhawks/Canucks series is in Game 2.

The Yankees came from behind in the 9th to win against the Angels 10-9 which makes the Yankees record (13-10). They have another game going on today and I would not be surprised if that game was not exciting also.

Till later,

Rusty Butler

Who will win?

Here are some tidbits about last night's games. The Celtics beat the Bulls 128-127 in 3 OT to tie their series (3-3) in another classic game in this incredible series. I have no idea who to pick for the 7th and final game of this series. There is rumor, very little of it to be exact, that Kevin Garnett might suit up and play for the Celtics tomorrow night. I doubt that will happen, but you never know. Also in NBA scores, the Magic won 114-89 without Dwight Howard to win their series (4-2). And the Rockets finished off the Trailblazers 92-76 to take their series (4-2). In tonight's action, the Hawks take on the Heat in Game six.

In NHL action, the only game of the night was the Blackhawks and Canucks with Vancouver winning 5-3 to take the (1-0) lead in the conference semifinals. There are two games tonight with the Ducks/RedWings and the Hurricanes/Bruins start their series.

Finally, the Yankees beat the Angels 7-4 last night with another game coming on tonight so watch.

Till later,

Rusty Butler