107.9 The River » nba http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: May 22th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-22th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-22th/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:07 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-22th/ One game of NBA Playoff action, Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat, and here are the top 5 plays of the evening.

At #5, Chris "Birdman" Andersen's put back baby dunk on a LeBron James miss.

#4, the Pacers' Paul George goes up, over and around a few different Heat players to get his slamma jamma in there

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#5 & #4:Roy Hibbert gets the first 2 post for putting it on his older peers in Tyson Chandler & Kenyon Martin respectively. Don't

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-18th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: May 14th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-14th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-14th/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:20:22 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-14th/ Here are the top 5 plays of NBA Playoff action:

#5: Steph Curry had a not so good shooting night, but still makes the highligh reel with a beautiful behind-the-back feed to Harrison Barnes for easy 3

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-14th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: May 13th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-13th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-13th/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:59 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-13th/ Here are the top 5 plays from last nights two games:

Coming in at number 5, the Durantula, KD's sweet to the rack finger role around multiple Memphis defenders, which puts the game into overtime. Durant also gets the number 4 spot for a nice assist to a cutting Kevin Martin for the slam

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Saturday's highlights come from 2 games: Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Memphis Grizzlies on the west and the New York Knicks against the Indiana Pacers on the east.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-12th/feed/ 0 Random Guy Gets Drunk, Declares Himself Eligible For NBA Draft, Gets Response http://theriver1079.com/drunk-guy-nba-draft-letter/ http://theriver1079.com/drunk-guy-nba-draft-letter/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:59:39 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=132162 When most post-college guys get drunk, they make booty calls; others decide to file for the NBA Draft despite never having played college basketball. That's the case of one Hoboken, N.J. resident who graduated from the University of Miami in 2010. According to his post on Reddit, he decided to declare hims

]]> http://theriver1079.com/drunk-guy-nba-draft-letter/feed/ 0 Ronald Martinez, Getty Images The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: May 8th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-8th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-8th/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 01:16:45 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-8th/ Here are the top 5 plays from NBA Playoff action last night:

It was pretty much the Heat running the highlight reel, but the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard managed to keep it from being a Miami only reel with a beautiful left-handed finish

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-may-8th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: April 30th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-30th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-30th/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 00:26:20 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-30th/ Last night NBA Playoff action had two game 5's and here are the highlights:

We start off the top 5 with not one, but 2 blocks from the Nuggets' 7-foot center, JaVale McGee, one seconds after the first!!! Take that Barnes and Bogut!

Next the Grizzlies' Jerryd Bayless goes coast to coast with time running out on the clock for the lay in against the Clippers

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-30th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: April 29th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-29th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-29th/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:06:33 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-29th/ Here is your NBA highlight reel from last nights games:

The Rockets' James Hardin displayed some finesse with a beautiful move over OKC's top shot blocker, Serge Ibaka (with some lucky assistance from the backboard)

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-29th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 28th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-28th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-28th/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:44:15 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-28th/ Let's play catch up on the weekend's playoff action. We'll start with Friday's top 5 and work our way forward:

My Nuggets are all over Friday's highlight reel, but not quite enough to get the win. Moving on to Saturday:

Here are Saturday's top 5 which showcase OKC's Kevin Durant and the Bulls' Nate Robinson

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-28th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 24th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-24th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-24th/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:29:35 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-24th/ The playoffs keep rolling and the highlights keep coming:

The countdown begins with a Pacers' George to George alley oop, George Hill to Paul George.

The bearded one, the Rockets' James Harden has a nice blow by OKC's Thabo Sefolosha that lead to a dunk

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-24th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 23rd http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd-2/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd-2/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:36:15 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd-2/ 3 games of playoff action last night, the top 10 are on the board!!!

Let's begin with the Bucks' Brandon Jennings reverse on Chris "Birdman" Andersen in Miami. Way to stay in front of the big man blocking machine

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd-2/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: April 22nd http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:00:43 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd/ Only 2 games last night and here are the top 5:

The Clippers' Jamal Crawford showed why his nickname is J-Crossover as he got busy on the court, making it look easy as he shaked and baked and pulled up for an easy 2 against Memphis

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-22nd/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 21st http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-21st/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-21st/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:40:28 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-21st/ Sunday was the second day of playoff action and here are the top 10 plays.

Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed Houston and Serge Ibaka helped bring the pain with block after block, 2 of which make the countdown

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-21st/feed/ 0 Nuggets Pull Off Last Second Win During Playoff Game 1 http://theriver1079.com/nuggets-pull-off-last-second-win-during-playoff-game-1/ http://theriver1079.com/nuggets-pull-off-last-second-win-during-playoff-game-1/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:56:55 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/?p=193786 The Denver Nuggets have had an incredible season thus far. They have the (active) coach with the most wins and the best home win record in the NBA this season. But doubters still assume, considering there is no one stand out "super-star" on the rooster, that this will hinder them during the playoffs.

Super-star or

]]> http://theriver1079.com/nuggets-pull-off-last-second-win-during-playoff-game-1/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 20th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-20th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-20th/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:10:49 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-20th/ The NBA Playoffs are in effect!!! Let's check out the highlights from the first days action.

Kenyon Martin (affectionately known as K-Mart) denied the Jet entry in the paint as he sent Jason Terry's shot into row 34 in the Knicks' game against the Celtics

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-20th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 17th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-17th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-17th/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:46:40 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-17th/ Last night was the end of the regular season but you couldn't tell from the players. All was left on the line and you can tell by watching the highlight reel. The countdown starts with a beautifully executed 360 slam by the Timberwolves' Derrick Williams

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-17th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Day: April 16th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-16th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-16th/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:15:32 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-16th/ With only 2 games last night, the Los Angeles Clippers in a home game versus the Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors at Atlanta facing off against the Hawks, the countdown has shrunk back down to 5

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-5-plays-of-the-day-april-16th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 9th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-9th/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-9th/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:17:35 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-9th/ Dunk City all over today's NBA.com top 10. The Wizards' John Wall starts it off with a sea-parting dunk on the Knicks. The Pacers' Gerald Green does the same as he drives for the slam in Indiana's game against the Cavs

]]> http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-9th/feed/ 0 The NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Day: April 8th http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-1st-2/ http://theriver1079.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-1st-2/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:31:55 +0000 DJ Nyke http://am1400espn.com/the-nbas-top-10-plays-of-the-day-april-1st-2/ The NCAA Basketball finals but a halt on a lot of NBA action, but here are the highlight reels of the weekend. We'll start off with Sunday's top 10. We start it off with volleyball-like scramble in Oakland before the Jazz finally come up with the ball and Derrick Favors finishes with a the jam

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