Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant staring down LeBron after he scored a basket earlier this year.

              Kevin Durant was born in Washington D.C. and was a basketball player from birth.  He loved the game as a little kid and he was a great athlete and was very tall even as a little kid.  Kevin now stands six foot nine and is one of the NBA's superstar and is a role model for many at the age of 24.  Just a few weeks ago after a devastating  storm in Oklahoma Kevin donated one million dollars to the city and convinced the OKC Thunder to also donate one million as well as NIKE to donate all of the profits from his new shoes.  This shows how great of a man he is and why he is such a role model.

             Kevin stated his University career at the University of Texas for the year of 2006-2007.  He also won College player of the year at the end of 2007 season. He then entered the draft and was selected 2nd overall by the Seattle Supersonic's which later turned into the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Kevin Durant lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a playoff Eastern Conference Final Championship. They then lost to the Miami Heat in the 2012 NBA finals.  Kevin Durant has been a great player for the Thunder and he is continuing to grow at only the age of 24. The past few seasons the Thunder have been a serious playoff contender.

          Just the past year at the 2012 Olympic summer games in London, England Kevin won a gold medal with team USA to add to his collection of trophies.  Kevin has also led the NBA in scoring three years in a row.  He is also a four time all-star and was named FIBA player of the year in 2010.  He was named rookie of the year in 2008 and everyone knew he was a all-star in the making.  Kevin is my role model as he is a great man as he is not selfish and he is a great man.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat~NBA Finals 2013

                 Game 1 of this series will start off Thursday June 6, 2013 in the American Airlines Arena, Miami,Florida between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.

                                         
                        Series 
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             Tony Parker banked in a 16-footer with 5.2 seconds left for the last of his 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Miami Heat for a 92-88 comeback in the fourth quarter of game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Tim Duncan had 20 points, 14 rebounds,and 3 blocks, and Manu Ginobili had 13 points for the Spurs, who are pursuing their fifth championship.
             We are still in Miami and guess what? This was a game that the Heat just had to play well.Game 2 and let's get started.LeBron James scored 17 points and had 7 assists and 3 blocks. One of those blocks whose a huge one on Tiago Splitter. Here's a picture showing it.
Tiago Splitter going to dunk but LeBron gets in the way for a huge block.
               Mario Chalmers also had a huge game scoring 19 points. Before the game LeBron said he will not take or try to shoot 25 or 30 shots because he thinks the more he does, the more it gets difficult for Miami to win. So he's been passing in this series a lot.In the end, Miami had a blowout win;103-84. And the series are tied at 1 a peace.
              San Antonio plans on taking this win at home. So Game 3 gets started and LeBron James does not start off with a good start at all, missing so many shots. But it's Gary Neal who is on fire with 14 points in the 1st half and a memorable buzzer beater 3 pointer before the 1st half ended. So the 2nd half, LeBron starting to get some rythm scoring 15 points in total and 11 rebounds. But thats not enough as the San Antonio Spurs easily win game 3 of the series, 113-77. Don't forget, San Antonio Spurs Danny Green scored 27 points for them and he was the leading scorer of the night.
              Game 4. LeBron says it was all his fault in Game 3 and said the Heat will try to play better in Game 4. So let's see how they respond. This time it's the big three of the Miami Heat who play really well(LeBron, Dwayne, and Chris B.) scoring 85 points combined for the Miami Heat who win 109-93 to tie up the series 2 a peace and respond in a good way after a embarrassing loss in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
             Last game of the series that will take place in San Antonio (Game 5).This time something happens to Manu Ginobili having his best played game all year. Manu scored 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, pushing the Spurs one victory away from their fifth championship. Also Danny Green makes history. He scores 24 points and broke Ray Allen's finals record for three-pointers in a series with 25 breaking the previous record of 22.
              Game 6 was a do or die for the Miami Heat as they were down 2-3 in the series. LeBron James shrugged off a poor start and then toke off his headband and he was on. He toke that headband off in the 4th quarter and he outscored the entire Spurs team scoring 16 points and shooting 70% on the floor. Like seriously, who needs a headband when your the greatest player in the NBA? LeBron ended up scoring 32 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
            And this it, game 7. You win or go home. LeBron James had 37 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat repeated as champions with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs in game 7 of the NBA Finals. Dwayne Wade added 23 points and 10 rebounds and Shane Battier scored 18 points on 6-for-8 from three point shooting range for Miami. James made 5 of 10 3s adding to the scoreboard. San Antonio lost for the first time in five finals appearances.

Paul George

              Paul George was born on May 2nd,1990 and as of right now he is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. George was actually drafted by the Pacers as the 10th overall pick at the 2010 NBA Draft after playing two years for with the Fresno State Bulldogs. In 2013, he was selected to his first NBA All-Star Game and named the League's Most Improved Player.
             
              George signed his rookie contract with the Pacers on July 1,2010. The Contract was a two-year guaranteed deal worth 3.9 million, with team options for the third and fourth year.
             
              In the 2012-13, the Pacers had a breakout season with Paul George. He was averaging 17.0 points per game, 7.6 rebounds. and 4.1 assists. Also this post-season, the Pacers have made it really far due to the great defensive play and strong scoring. As of right in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers are down in the series 2-3 against the Heat who are looking for their third straight NBA finals appearance. The Pacers have played hard this year and put a lot of effort into their game. If they lose this year, there's always next year.

Russel Westbrook

             
              Russel Westbrook is 6 ft 3 in and weighs 187 lbs. Russel Westbrook was born in Long Beach,California on November 12,1988. He is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. This point guard is a three time All-Star, and a three time member of the All-NBA Second Team.
             
             Westbrook played high school for Leuzinger High School before playing two seasons of college basketball for UCLA Bruins. He was selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft with the fourth overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics, who relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City six days after the draft.In his first season, he was named the NBA All-Rookie First Class. Twice he hash represented the United States on their national team,winning gold medals in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics.He has the longest active streak of consecutive regular season games played in the NBA.
           
             
              He signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 5,2008 with D.J. White.In his first year, he averaged 15.3 points,5.3 assists,and 4.9 rebounds.
           
               In the 2009-10 season, he was getting better averaging 16.1 points,8.0 assists,but still averaged the same amount of rebouns per game with 4.9. Also this time his team qualified in the playoffs with a 50-32 record. He became a great passer and that was the turnaround that year.
           
              In the 2010-11 season,he just kept on getting better. On November 26,2010, Wesrbrook scored 43 points against the Indiana Pacers. He was chosen as the Western Conference reserve for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game.

              In the 2011-12 season, he was unbelievable. On January 19,2012 Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a 5 year,80 million dollar extension. In fact the whole entire team played so well, that  this hard work got them to the NBA Finals agnaist the Miami Heat. Unfortunately, Westbrook and the Thunder got knocked out in 5 games and the NBA Championship trophy went to the Miami Heat.
           
              In the 2012-13 season, he finished the season averaging 23.2 points,7.4 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game. He helped the the Thunder get into the playoffs, clinching the #1 spot in the Western Conference. But hopes were kind of over after Westbrook got injured agnaist the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. Oklahoma made it to the second round before losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in 5 games

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Stephen Curry

This is Stephen Curry taking Mario Chalmers to the basket this year versus the Miami Heat.

     Stephen Curry is the point guard for the Golden State Warriors. He was born and grew up in the Akron, Ohio(this is the same city that LeBron James was born in)  He grew up playing and loving the game which then lead to a scholarship and the Division One school Davidson.  He played there from 2006-2009.  He lead the nation in scoring in 2008-2009 at Davidson scoring 28.6 Points per game.  This  then lead him to the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA entry draft.  After the draft Stephen was subsequently signed to a four year 12.7 million dollar rookie entry contract. That season he finished second in Rookie of the Year voting behind Sacramento Kings star Tyreke Evans.

      In the 2010-2011 season Stephen started 74 of the 82 Warriors regular season games and had 18.6 points per game as well as 5.8 assist and 1.5 steals. He also set the Warriors single season free throw percentage at 93.4 percent.  In May of 2011 he had ankle surgery to repair a torn ligament. This happened while he was preparing for his first season under head coach Mark Jackson. The Warriors in the 2011-2012 abbreviated season went a disappointing 23-43 and missed the playoffs they finished 9th in the Western conference.

     The current 2012-2013 season Stephen Curry had a career year averaging 22.9 points per game and  6.9 rebounds per game as well as 1.7 steals per game. Curry lead the Warriors to a sixth seed in the Western conference with a 47-35 record. They then played the Denver Nuggets and won the series. In game two Stephen had  30 points and 13 assists leading them later to a second round birth against the San Antonio Spurs.   The Warriors lost in six games but Stephen had a career year and he said he will continue to push to get the Warriors back in the playoffs.

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My Favourite NBA Team

                Hello and welcome to my blog about the National Basketball Association. This time I will be talking about my favorite NBA team. You guys might be fans of teams such as the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, or even the Los Angeles Lakers. There's many more teams but I'm not going to name them all. You might be still wondering, so Hashim what is your favourite team anyways? It's of course the Miami Heat. Why? Not because their stacked with pros but because I was a big fan of them in general. They are a very strong team on both sides of the court. Defensive and Offensive. So far they have won one NBA Championship with LeBron James. They are of course looking for their 2nd this year with LeBron again.

       This is LeBron James celebrating his first NBA Title last year in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
                I am also hoping and expecting another Miami Heat win this year(2013).
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