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2018 NBA Playoffs, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, NBA Live 18, Rodney Hood, Sim Life, Stephen Curry, Tyronn Lue - June 06, 2018

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Cavs at Warriors NBA Finals Game 3: LeBron drops 43, but Dubs still cruise

Now that the Finals shift east, the Cleveland Cavaliers are hoping to hit the reset button and recover the swag needed to even this series. Coming home has been the solution for what ails the Cavs all playoffs long. Let’s see if the Cavs’ role players can get back on track or if the defending […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Cavs at Warriors NBA Finals Game 1: The King strikes the first blow

So here we are again for a fourth-straight time. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The Warriors, the defending champs, are still miffed they didn’t get the sweep last year. Will the Dubs’ wishes come true as King James returns with a much weaker […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Celtics at Cavs Game 6: Cleveland forces final game in Boston

Whether you are a LeBron James hater or supporter, all eyes will be locked on Game 6 as the pressure is on the Cleveland Cavaliers and King James. Will James’ supporting cast show up at home? Will The Chosen One have enough in the tank to force Game 7 against the Boston Celtics? Is this […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Rockets at Warriors Game 4: Dubs drop Houston into 3-1 hole

Only two storylines are at the forefront of Game 4 between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. First, can Houston avoid being down 3-1, all but guaranteeing Golden State another berth in the NBA Finals? Second, how will the “Hamptons Five” minus one perform defensively with Andre Iguodala doubtful because of a knee […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Celtics at Cavs Game 4: LeBron’s triple-dub leads to blowout win

The Cavaliers’ Game 3 blowout win not only told us that Cleveland isn’t quite dead yet but also gave us hope that we might get a seven-game series to see who reps the East in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers handled biz in Game 3, but will King James be able to hold court in […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Warriors at Rockets Game 2: Dubs dish out another L

The Houston Rockets worked all season to have the best record in the Western Conference and home-court advantage against the Golden State Warriors — and lost it after one game. What changes should be made? Can Houston bounce back in a must-win Game 2? Let’s see if James Harden and the crew get their mojo […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Cavs at Celtics Game 2: The real King shows up to take over the Garden

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers got molly whopped in Game 1, so will changes be coming for the squad that has won seven of its last eight? Coach Ty Lue hinted that Tristan Thompson’s past success guarding Al Horford might be something to look at. So even though no official announcement has been made, […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Warriors at Rockets Defending champions deliver opening statement

Here we go, run-and-shoot hoopin’ at its finest. Golden State and Houston are sure to provide the offensive fireworks, but as the saying goes, defense wins championships, so which squad will be able to lock down the other when it matters most? We are finally at Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, so let’s […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Sixers at Celtics The Process is still alive and kicking

First the Philadelphia 76ers fought off the sweep from the Boston Celtics. Can they avoid the gentleman’s sweep in Game 5? Well, history certainly isn’t on Philly’s side. No team has ever rallied from down 0-3 to win an NBA playoff series. You’d be insane to continue to “Trust the Process,” but how about we […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Jazz at Rockets, Pelicans at Warriors H-Town closes out Utah, New Orleans sent packing

Rajon Rondo and the New Orleans Pelicans crew have come up empty so far at Oracle Arena vs. the Golden State Warriors. Will the Utah Jazz get sent packing by Houston? Will the Pelicans survive in the Bay? Let’s look to NBA LIVE 18 to see which series will be extended or which teams will […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Celtics at Bucks Milwaukee moves on to force Game 7

The only game worth watching Thursday night is the elimination game: Celtics at Bucks. So far each team in this series has been able to protect home court, so fans of the Bucks should feel confident, right? Well, the Milwaukee faithful should have some legit fears and had better hope that Giannis Antetokounmpo finds his […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Wolves at Rockets, Jazz at Thunder Houston misfires at home, OKC strikes back

Another round of NBA playoff elimination games is upon us as Round 1 starts to shake out. On Wednesday night we have both the Rockets and the Jazz looking to be done with the Timberwolves and Thunder, respectively, for this season. Utah has been impressive and hopes to put the OK3 experiment to bed at […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Nuggets at Wolves The game before the game … Minnesota puts the chill on red-hot Denver

Now that we have come to the final night of the NBA season, the basketball gods have blessed us with a winner-take-all showdown in Minneapolis between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The loser goes fishing, and the winner gets the honor of being molly whupped by […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Wolves at Rockets, Mavs at Lakers The game before the game … Minnesota thwarts Houston, Dallas dumps Lakers again

Now that the NBA All-Star break is over, it’s time to focus on how things will start to shake out for the playoffs. Based on the current standings, the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets (8 p.m. EST) may be a Western Conference semifinals preview, while the Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles matchup (10:30 p.m. EST) […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: NBA All-Star Game The game before the game … Team LeBron crowned kings of L.A.

The 67th edition of the NBA All-Star Game is all about Team LeBron vs. Team Stephen. Under the new All-Star Game format, in which leading vote-getters LeBron James and Stephen Curry picked the teams regardless of conference, we get to see if the new style will be worth all of the fuss. As always, we […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Clippers at Celtics, Warriors at Blazers The game before the game … Boston continues to struggle, Dubs get light workout in Portland

Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of Sim Life. First we have the Boston Celtics trying to avoid their second three-game losing streak in a month. The Los Angeles Clippers should be the cure for Boston’s ills in Wednesday night’s game (8 p.m. EST) but let’s see how it plays out on NBA LIVE 18. […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: How will the Cavaliers look vs. the Celtics and Warriors when Isaiah Thomas returns? The game before the game … It’s a split decision for the LeBron James gang with IT in the lineup

LeBron James says he’s already visualized how Isaiah Thomas will fit in with the Cleveland Cavaliers when he returns from injury by playing video games. Since we’re all about that Sim Life, let’s do King James one better and see how Cleveland does against Golden State and Boston with all rosters injury-free (except for Gordon […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Warriors at Hornets The game before the game … Dubs coast in Charlotte

Well, it’s never a bad night when you get the world champs visiting the Hive in the Queen City (8 p.m. EST) and we don’t have to stay up late to see Golden State do work. Let’s check out the breakdown … WARRIORS AT HORNETS Top things to No Stephen Curry ohhhh no no […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Nuggets at Jazz The game before the game … Favors and Hood get the job done for Utah

Two teams that hardly get any national shine, the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, will have the ESPN spotlight all to themselves when they meet at 10 p.m. EST on Tuesday night. Both teams love firing up the 3-ball, so let’s see if a shootout takes place. NUGGETS AT JAZZ Top things to If […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Thunder at Spurs, Pelicans at Nuggets The game before the game … San Antonio has no answer for OKC, and Davis dominates in Denver

Fresh off a strong showing during Wednesday’s doubleheader, EA Sports’ NBA LIVE 18 has started a new streak after going 2-0, and it now sports a mark of 8-2 on the season for correctly picking winners. Friday night’s games feature Oklahoma City at San Antonio (8 p.m. EST) and, making their first appearances, New Orleans […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Cavs at Hornets, Sixers at Lakers The game before the game … Love clutch for Cleveland, Ball no match for Simmons

So after a strong start to the season for EA Sports and NBA LIVE 18, Nov. 8’s doubleheader brought an end to the perfect 6-0 mark correctly predicting the winning team for each game. Time for a new streak to begin. We’ve got the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets facing off at 8 p.m. EST […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA LIVE 18’: Lakers at Celtics, Timberwolves at Warriors The game before the game … Lopez leads upset, Durant-less Dubs fall

Before we get into Wednesday night’s slate of games, we’ve gotta once again big up EA Sports and the NBA LIVE 18 team, as the game has a perfect 6-0 mark for predicting the winners for ESPN’s games. In typical Undefeated fashion, let’s see how these latest matchups will shake out. Thursday night’s double is […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA Live 18’: Cavaliers at Wizards, Celtics at Thunder The game before the game … Love cures Cavs’ ills, C’s win seventh straight

First of all, we gotta salute EA Sports and the NBA Live 18 team for remaining UNDEFEATED on the season with a perfect 4-0 mark so far. Will the hot streak continue for Friday’s games? Kicking off the doubleheader to end the week we are in Washington, D.C., as the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers and the […]

Sim Life with ‘NBA Live 18’: Rockets at Knicks, Mavs at Clippers The game before the game … Harden blasts off in the Garden, Jordan stings the Mavs again

We kick off Week 2 of Sim Life with a salute to the good folks at EA Sports, as NBA Live 18 correctly picked last week’s games 2-0. Let’s see how the game fares this week. First up on the Wednesday doubleheader, we have the Houston Rockets paying a visit to Madison Square Garden at […]

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NBA Live 18 - October 25, 2017

Sim Life with ‘NBA Live 18’: Spurs at Heat, Wizards at Lakers The game before the game … it’s all Spurs and Lakers

We are all about that real, and EA Sports is one of the best at capturing the realism of the games we love today. This is the first in a series forecasting how the signature slate of games on ESPN will play out using NBA Live 18. First up we have a Wednesday doubleheader featuring […]

Daily Dose: 8/9/17 Maya Rudolph’s coming home for Christmas

I’m in New Orleans for #NABJ2017 and very excited about it. I’ll also be broadcasting #TheRightTime on ESPN Radio live 4-7 p.m. EST from the convention floor for the rest of the week, which should be interesting. Tune in! Can't lose the 2020 election if there is no 2020. pic.twitter.com/PhMdPu3x1h — Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) August […]