Dirk Nowitzki can shoot free throws + Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls Game 2 :: 2011 NBA Playoffs Day 33

Dallas Mavericks 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 112 (Mavs lead 1-0)

Mavs Moneyball vs Welcome to Loud City

Newsflash: Dirk Nowitzki can shoot. Nearly 50 points on only 15 shots? 24 free throws in a row? INSANE. When Nellie hyped up Dirk back in 1998 he sure knew what he was talking about.

I'm impressed the Thunder made it to the Western Conference Finals with such a young and up-and-coming team, but I think this is the beginning of the end of their nice run this season. They've got an extremely bright future, but it takes time.


Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls Game 2 (Bulls lead 1-0)

Peninsula is Mightier vs BlogaBull

I don't know about you, but I was pretty shocked that the Bulls won Game 1 so easily. That Taj Gibson throwdown on Dwyane Wade was unreal. I still see a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals in the script though. The Heat will come back with some fire- they'll bring the heat if you will.

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Djokovic: Nadal still king

ROME - Novak Djokovic was twice beat Rafael Nadal on clay court tournament. However, Djokovic still think Nadal as King of Clay.

Yes, Djokovic managed to reap a second victory over Nadal on clay, after winning the Rome Masters tournament 2011. In the final match, The Djoker, nicknames Djokovic, won with a score of 6-4 6-4.

Previously, The Djoker also managed to become champion at the Madrid Masters 2011, after defeating the same opponent in the final. Practically, Djokovic became the third player after Gaston Gaudio and Roger Federer beat Nadal more than once.

In fact, Nadal immediately think Djokovic as the top-seeded player to win the French Open this season. However, the world's second ranked tennis player denied it. The Djoker still consider Nadal as the King of Clay or clay-court king.

"Nadal is the king of clay court. He is playing the best tennis player in this field, Nadal has dominated this field for a long time,"said Djokovic Sportinglife quoted as saying on Monday (5/16/2011).

"Yes, I really won twice in eight days and it was amazing achievement for me, this adds confidence ahead of the French Open tournament. But that is just two tournaments, while Nadal dominated for years," he said.