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I’m so glad that the New York Giants won the Super Bowl this year. If the Patriots had beaten them, like everyone expected and predicted, then the blather of Boston being “Titletown” would never have stopped once the Celtics thrashed the Los Angeles Lakers in this year’s NBA Finals. To commemorate the Celtics’ victory, 2K Sports has put out a teaser trailer for NBA 2K9, and it looks pretty damn good.
Pierce pump-fakes a defender into the air, then drives past him towards the basket. He goes up for the lay-in, but when Pau Gasol (aside: I can’t believe he really tried to pull this off) attempts a block, Pierce merely switches to his left hand and goes (in mid-air, mind you) to the other side of the basket. Then he flips up the ball for a swish to end the video with the tagline “Make This Season Matter.” Oh, did you not want a play-by-play? My bad.
The venerable Visual Concepts-developed basketball series is returning for its tenth year, and it has been the top-rated basketball sim for the past seven in a row. Look for this year’s iteration, NBA 2K9, to hit stores for the PS3, 360, and PS2 on October 7th.
Samit Sarkar is a founding Destructoid editor and go-to Sports guy. Samit was the son of the Duke of Knees, rescued from a burning village in the afghan desert by a golden condor. He is an ace Backgammon player and lost both legs in a whaling tour. He lives for free in a nursery in Scotland where he teaches monks how to capture butterflies without hurting them.
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3:12 PM on 08.15.2008
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EA should be scared of this. Really.
And wow at that newspaper pic. Gasol tried to defend it, but he's not that good amirite?
I won't even look at Live 09 until after I buy 2k9 and I will buy it.