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Provided by SBNation.com The Heat closed out the Pacers on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 105-93 win.
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Provided by SBNation.com Just a day after reports surfaced that Shaquille O'Neal was on the Orlando Magic's list of general manager candidates, Shaq has released a statement saying he has no interest in...
Provided by SBNation.com Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger will play in Game 6 against the Heat despite suffering a sprained ankle.
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Provided by SBNation.com Facing elimination at home, the 76ers must rebound from a rocky Game 5. Fortunately for Philly, the Celtics have struggled in closeout games on the road.
Provided by SBNation.com We're heading to Game 7 after the Sixers staved off elimination on Wednesday night.
Provided by SBNation.com Avery Bradley's shoulder injury will likely keep him out for the rest of the season, according to a report.
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Provided by SBNation.com Dexter Pittman's elbow to the throat of Lance Stephenson will reportedly result in a three-game suspension.
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Provided by SBNation.com Udonis Haslem will sit Game 6 of the Heat-Pacers series out after receiving a suspension for his flagrant foul on Tyler Hansbrough.
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Provided by SBNation.com LeBron James and Dwyane Wade dominated Game 4, helping the Heat pull even with the Pacers. Can Miami's fantastic duo do it again?
Provided by SBNation.com Miami's two superstars dominated yet again, but physical play from Udonis Haslem and Dexter Pittman may result in suspensions.
Provided by SBNation.com Multiple post-game shootings outside of Chesapeake Energy Arena marred the Oklahoma City Thunder's win over the L.A. Lakers on Monday. There are at least eight victims, according to...
Provided by SBNation.com A post-game shooting outside of Chesapeake Energy Arena marred the Oklahoma City Thunder's win over the L.A. Lakers on Monday. There are at least eight victims, according to police.
Provided by SBNation.com The Golden State Warriors announced their intention to move to San Francisco in 2017.
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Provided by SBNation.com The New York Knicks and interim head coach Mike Woodson will announce a new deal this week, thereby removing the interim tag he was given after replacing Mike D'Antoni midseason.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers visit Oklahoma City needing a win in Game 5 to extend the series. Considering the last three games have been decided by eight points combined, expect another close one.
Provided by SBNation.com Considering the last three games were decided by eight points combined, many thought Game 5 would be close. Heh, nope. The Thunder dominated the Lakers late to win 106-90.
Provided by SBNation.com After allowing the Sixers to rally from an 18-point deficit to win Game 4 in Philly, the Celtics return to Boston hoping to change their luck and regain control of the series.
Provided by SBNation.com After allowing the 76ers to steal Game 4, the Celtics returned home and regained control of the series with a 101-85 blowout.
Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers are on the ropes and looking to avoid a sweep on Sunday night at Staples Center.
Provided by SBNation.com The Spurs mowed down the Clippers, finishing off a sweep on Sunday night with a 102-99 win.
Provided by SBNation.com The Miami Heat are down 2-1 in their series against the Indiana Pacers heading into Sunday's Game 4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Dwyane Wade is still dealing with lingering leg pain...
Provided by SBNation.com Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took charge on Sunday afternoon and the Heat beat the Pacers, 101-93, to even the series.
Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers and Thunder will meet in Game 4 of their series on Saturday. Oklahoma City leads the series 2-1.
Provided by SBNation.com The Thunder came from 13 down in the fourth quarter to down the Lakers, 103-100. The win gives the Thunder a 3-1 series lead.
Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers will try to make it a series against the Spurs in Game 3 at the Staples Center on Saturday afternoon.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Thunder and Lakers are in L.A. for Game 3, with OKC looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers are alive after handing the Thunder their first loss of the postseason in Game 3 on Friday night.
Provided by SBNation.com The Philadelphia 76ers are in a virtual must-win situation in Game 4. They're down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics, and Game 5 is in Boston.
Provided by SBNation.com The Philadelphia 76ers climbed out of a huge hole on Friday, coming back to beat the Lakers, 92-83, and even the series at two games apiece.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Spurs and Clippers play Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Provided by SBNation.com Another night, another easy Spurs win. San Antonio took a 2-0 series lead with a 105-88 win over the Clippers on Thursday night.
Provided by SBNation.com The Indiana Pacers host the Miami Heat on Thursday night with the series tied at one game apiece.
Provided by SBNation.com In an emotionally-charged game, the Indiana Pacers throttled the Miami Heat in the second half to take a 2-1 series lead with a 94-75 win.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Philadelphia 76ers will host the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday. The best-of-seven series is tied up, 1-1.
Provided by SBNation.com The Boston Celtics sent a message on Wednesday, hammering the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-91, to take a 2-1 series lead.
Provided by SBNation.com The Los Angeles Lakers were terrible in Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Surely Game 2 will be considerably more competitive?
Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers had the Thunder on the ropes, but OKC escaped with a win to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Miami Heat must deal with the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals without Chris Bosh, who's sidelined indefinitely with an abdominal strain.
Provided by SBNation.com The Pacers pulled even in their second-round series, holding the Heat scoreless for nearly three minutes to end the game.
Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers survived the first round, but just barely: Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are both nursing injuries that will likely limit their effectiveness against the Spurs.
Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers survived the first round, but just barely: Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are both nursing injuries that will likely limit their effectiveness against the Spurs.
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Provided by SBNation.com Winning ugly is still winning: The 76ers tied their series with the Celtics with another game decided by a single point.
Provided by SBNation.com What rust? The well-rested Thunder had their way with the visiting Lakers in Game 1, winning 119-90 without playing a single starter in the fourth quarter.
Provided by SBNation.com Two teams that were at points during this season in danger of missing the postseason entirely improbably meet in what should be a molasses-imbued slugfest in the NBA's Eastern...
Provided by SBNation.com The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers take the court on Sunday, but Pacers coach Frank Vogel started with the mind games early by accusing the Heat of being "the biggest flopping team in the...
Provided by SBNation.com Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh suffered an abdominal strain in Game 1 of the Heat's 2012 NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Indiana Pacers.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers survived a physical Game 7 on the road, finally eliminating the Grizzlies. In Miami, the Heat took Game 1, pulling away for a 95-86 win.
Provided by SBNation.com Metta World Peace's return helped Kobe Bryant and the Lakers (finally) eliminate the pesky Nuggets. In Boston, Rondo's triple-double and KG's 29 points led the Celtics over...
Provided by SBNation.com After an odd final few minutes, the Grizzlies hung on to beat the Clippers, 90-88, to force Game 7.
Provided by SBNation.com Paul Silas will not return to the Charlotte Bobcats next season after leading the team to the worst winning percentage in league history this past year.
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Provided by SBNation.com The Sixers and Celtics each advanced in six games. The Nuggets, on the other hand, beat the Lakers to force Game 7.
Provided by SBNation.com The Nuggets' Chris "Birdman" Andersen is reportedly the target of a Denver investigation into online crimes. The task force handling the investigation specializes in Internet Crimes...
Provided by SBNation.com The Heat finished off the Knicks on Wednesday night, advancing in the NBA playoffs. The Grizzlies, on the other hand, stayed alive with a win over the Clippers.
Provided by SBNation.com The Pacers punched their ticket to the second round, but the Celtics, 76ers and Lakers must wait at least one more game.
Provided by SBNation.com In sweeping the up-and-coming Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs left no doubt that they are the favorites to win the NBA title.
Provided by SBNation.com Baron Davis is out for the Knicks against the Heat with a knee injury that will knock out for the next 12 months, and maybe out of the NBA, in general. But even if this is how it ends,...
Provided by SBNation.com The Spurs have advanced to the second round, ending Utah's playoff run in four games. The Clippers look to take a 3-1 lead over the Grizzlies.
Provided by SBNation.com The Clippers took a commanding 3-1 lead in their first round playoff series with Memphis, on the strength of a virtuoso overtime performance from Chris Paul. Paul is, plain and simple,...
Provided by SBNation.com There's a reason these high-upside, low-results prospects get drafted into the NBA with such early picks. It's because they convince Exuberant Decision-Makers that they are worth...
Provided by SBNation.com Baron Davis left Sunday's game after crumpling to the ground, and the injury is very serious.
Provided by SBNation.com When did the Thunder know they broke the Mavericks' spirit? When Rick Carlisle tried a lineup combination he never would have tried in any other circumstance.
Provided by SBNation.com The Bulls may have lost Joakim Noah to a nasty ankle injury. Can we finally offer up a eulogy or is there still some life left?
Provided by SBNation.com The Thunder tore the Mavericks to pieces in a four-game sweep. Now the Mavericks will tear themselves to pieces again as Dallas prepares for the ________ era.
Provided by SBNation.com In a playoff season that has featured far too many blowouts and few competitive series, the Clippers and Grizzlies are engaged in an exciting struggle between two evenly-matched teams.
Provided by SBNation.com The number of devastating knee injuries in sports has been off the charts recently. They've been tough to watch, especially for Dan Grunfeld, because he knows exactly how it feels.
Provided by SBNation.com Oh, the suspense of the NBA Playoffs. Not who will win -- but which old or forgotten might show up that you never expected to see again. We quizzed some local hoopsters to find out: "Is...
Provided by SBNation.com Thanks to 40 points from Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks survived the Heat and won their first playoff game since 2001. And now the NBA has another excuse to wonder about Miami in crunch time.
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Provided by SBNation.com Already down Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls will also be without Joakim Noah once again in Tuesday's Game 5 versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers, Sixers and Celtics all pushed their advantages to 3-1 while the Knicks avoided the sweep on Sunday.
Provided by SBNation.com Kendrick Perkins suffered a right hip strain on Saturday and is day-to-day.
Provided by SBNation.com The Thunder moved on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs with a win over the Mavericks on Saturday, the Clippers and Pacers got wins in close games, and the Spurs built a 3-0 lead on...
Provided by SBNation.com Caron Butler was expected to be out 4-6 weeks after fracturing his left hand in Game 1 against the Memphis Grizzlies. Instead, he'll return to the lineup six days later for Game 3 on...
Provided by SBNation.com Before the 2011-12 NBA season began in December, bloggers from the NBA branch of SB Nation chose their preseason picks for various awards. Now the NBA is rolling out their official...
Provided by SBNation.com The Celtics needed overtime to beat the Hawks and the Sixers hung on for a win over the Bulls. The Nuggets beat the Lakers in Denver in the nightcap.
Provided by SBNation.com Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith suffered a sprained patella ligament in his left knee late in the Hawks' 87-80 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. He will not play in Friday's...
Provided by SBNation.com It's award season in the NBA. Gregg Popovich is your 2012 Coach of the Year, Tyson Chandler broke Dwight Howard's stranglehold on the Defensive Player of the Year award and Ryan...
Provided by SBNation.com "M*****f***** think he can pimp me over a candy bar." -- The Wire
Provided by SBNation.com The New York Knicks have fallen into an ugly hole against the Miami Heat in their first-round series of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, needing to win the next four games to come back from a 3-0...
Provided by SBNation.com At this time last year, all the draft talk surrounding players coming back to school centered around North Carolina and Kentucky. With starting lineups full of future first-round...
Provided by SBNation.com Six days into the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Finalists from the 2011 edition are heading in very opposite directions. After a pair of blow-outs on Thursday night, the Miami Heat, last...
Provided by SBNation.com The New York Knicks struggled in the second half, falling to the Miami Heat on Thursday. The Thunder have the Mavs on the brink of elimination after an easy win, as well.
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA Playoffs are in full swing. It's like a whole new season, providing the perfect chance for fans in this player-driven league to pick a new favorite team in a couple of months....
Provided by SBNation.com The Lakers were supposed to drown in a sea of complacency, Mike Brown's incompetence and Kobe Bryant's petulance. It was going to be a fun disaster -- full of Kobe death stares,...
Provided by SBNation.com Whenever any athlete gets old, you usually realize it all at once, and it becomes a disturbing reminder of how quickly time passes. This happens with superstars in any sport. Did you...
Provided by SBNation.com Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh will return for Game 3 against the Knicks despite witnessing the birth of his child on Thursday morning.
Provided by SBNation.com Mike Prada hit this point in his excellent NBA Playoffs previews last week: at least part of the reason everyone expresses fear of their team matching up against the Memphis Grizzlies is...
Provided by SBNation.com The Spurs hammered the Jazz and the Pacers did the same to the Magic on Blowout Wednesday. The Grizzlies bounced back with a seven-point win over the Clippers.
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA Draft cycle is a funny thing. It's almost like a wave pool for the prospects: Their levels rise and fall like clockwork, as if the critiques and commendations are released on...
Provided by SBNation.com While you're reading the rest of this column, I'm going to check the Clippers-Grizzlies box score and make sure I'm not losing my mind. Because there's no way I've...
Provided by SBNation.com The Knicks fell yet again in Miami while the Pacers evened the score against the Magic. The Thunder, meanwhile, survived yet another close game with the Mavs. ★ Amar'e...
Provided by SBNation.com Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged with felony assault.
Provided by SBNation.com Frustrated after a Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, Amar'e Stoudemire suffered a left hand laceration after punching a fire extinguisher in the Knicks' locker room, according to a...
Provided by SBNation.com The Celtics and Bulls went in opposite directions playing without their All-Star point guards, while the Lakers moved to 2-0 over the Nuggets.
Provided by SBNation.com Team USA will likely feature Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant in the 2012 London Olympics, but injuries have led to multiple open spots on this summer's roster.
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA Playoffs have begun. The easiest, laziest way to predict how they'll end? Well, the Spurs won the title the last time there was a lockout, so they must win now!
Provided by SBNation.com The New York Knicks have been one-upping their own absurdity all year long, so why stop now? After Saturday's 33-point loss and another lifeless loss in Miami Monday night, Amar'e...
Provided by SBNation.com The Oklahoma City Thunder were pretty much everybody's pick as the best team in the Western Conference at the start of the season. After all, the Thunder had taken a trip to the...
Provided by SBNation.com At this stage of his career, Paul Pierce can no longer do every night what he did against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. Call it aging. Call it unselfishness. Call it deferring to maintain...
Provided by SBNation.com The Los Angeles Lakers jumped out to a 12-3 lead against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series Tuesday night. Already up 1-0 in the series, the Lakers made six of...
Provided by SBNation.com You'd figure that without Rajon Rondo in Game 2, the Boston Celtics' defense would be under hard pressure from the Atlanta Hawks' talented backcourt. Instead, the Celtics held...
Provided by SBNation.com Rajon Rondo will probably be in street clothes for Game 2 of the Boston Celtics' NBA Playoff matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. Rondo found himself in a bit of a mess near the end...
Provided by SBNation.com Coach Vinny Del Negro didn't want to do it, but Chris Paul insisted. When Del Negro relented and put Paul back into Game 1 of the opening-round playoff series between the Los...
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA Playoffs arrived with a thud this weekend, and then Clippers-Grizzlies happened and we all remembered why we're here. Memphis dominated the first three quarters, led, 95-71,...
Provided by SBNation.com When Derrick Rose went down on Saturday, our thoughts didn't stick on the series between the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers for long. We immediately looked longer-term,...
Provided by SBNation.com Let's hope that Day 2 of the 2012 NBA Playoffs is remembered differently than its predecessor, which will go down as the day Derrick Rose went down. It could have been different,...
Provided by SBNation.com Ray Allen's status for Game 1 of the Boston Celtics' first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks is obviously in question after he missed the last nine games with a sore right...
Provided by SBNation.com Derrick Rose is injured and will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs, and it sucks. It sucks for the Bulls, it sucks for NBA fans and it even sucks for those Miami Heat fans that wanted...
Provided by SBNation.com The 2012 NBA Playoff schedule was officially set as soon as the final games of the regular season finished up Thursday. The first round of postseason will tip off on Saturday with four...
Provided by SBNation.com Iman Shumpert went down in pain in the third quarter of Game 1 between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat after twisting his knee.
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA got a surefire glamour matchup in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs as the Miami Heat and New York Knicks face off. The Knicks have a new defensive identity with center...
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Provided by SBNation.com The Chicago Bulls, who finished the season with the best record in the NBA for the second straight season under Tom Thibodeau, open their quest for a championship at home on Saturday in...
Provided by SBNation.com Thursday afternoon, I caught myself getting lost in old NBA videos on YouTube. Not the ones I usually watch, like Rasheed Wallace singing "Jingle Bells." But the old highlight videos...
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Provided by SBNation.com For the entire 2011-12 season, the narrative in the East was the same. No matter what the other 13 teams did, they weren't challenging the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat. The...
Provided by SBNation.com We've just gone through an NBA Season Without Reason, with a West hierarchy that has changed so much, and yet, just like last year, the Western Conference playoffs depends on the...
Provided by SBNation.com For the first time in franchise history, the Memphis Grizzlies will open an NBA Playoff series at home. When the New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night,...
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA has one more glorious night this regular season before trudging off toward what should be a spectacular postseason. With 13 games and seven NBA playoff seeds still in question,...
Provided by SBNation.com The NBA regular season finale will take place Thursday night with a slew of games scheduled to end the lockout-shortened season, but there won't be a lot of turnaround time before...
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Provided by SBNation.com The NBA has one more glorious night this regular season before trudging off toward what should be a spectacular postseason. With 13 games and seven NBA playoff seeds still in question,...
Provided by SBNation.com The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets played at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Kevin Durant scored a career-high 51 points, Russell Westbrook added 40 points and Serge...
Provided by SBNation.com Half the NBA is tanking this week while the other half is resting stars for the playoffs, and that can only mean one thing. It's time for awards season!
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Provided by SBNation.com Just about everyone in the NBA is an outrageously gifted athlete. Even someone like Matt Bonner is a thousand times more gifted athletically than the best player in your pickup game....
Provided by SBNation.com Mark Jackson's mantra as a TV analyst for ESPN and ABC and as a head coach for the Golden State Warriors has always focused on personal pride. A common yelp from his seat next to...
Provided by SBNation.com I'll be honest: I didn't pay very close attention to this game. I didn't change the channel or look away for too long, but there was a low-speed car chase going on in Los...
Provided by SBNation.com Out of the 30 teams in the NBA, only two teams have yet to confirm whether they'll be headed to the postseason or gone fishing when the regular season ends later this week. Thanks...
Provided by SBNation.com The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are set to square off on national television Tuesday night, but there's a good chance much of the TNT audience is going to be disappointed with the...
Provided by SBNation.com Metta World Peace had a little bit of a Ron Artest-y moment right before halftime of Sunday's matchup with the Thunder. World Peace was having a pretty nice game, actually leading...
Provided by SBNation.com Wouldn't it be cool if Brendan Shanahan did a video explaining the Metta World Peace's elbow to James Harden's head? Since that won't happen, you'll have to settle...
Provided by SBNation.com Oh my, is this setting up to be a tanky week or what? Teams have 1-2 games remaining, and fans of the worst clubs in the land are watching the scoreboard every night to see how the NBA...
Provided by SBNation.com If I had a nickel for every time I've heard someone say that an NBA player sucks -- in person, on television, on the Internet, or wherever else -- I'm fairly sure that I'd...
Provided by SBNation.com The Charlotte Bobcats are the worst team in the NBA this season, and may end up being one of the worst teams of all time. The Washington Wizards are pretty awful, though, and they...
Provided by SBNation.com We are a work week away from the Holy Grail, the NBA Playoffs. This has been a grueling season with seemingly a dozen games every night, wild swings in the standings and some truly...
Provided by SBNation.com Luckily for the Bobcats, this season will soon be over, freeing them from being on one of the worst teams in NBA history. It also frees them from the fear of smiling for too long and...
Provided by SBNation.com Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden will not return to Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Provided by SBNation.com The San Antonio Spurs took advantage of the Oklahoma City Thunder's double overtime loss on Sunday, cinching up the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-98 and taking a 1.5-game lead for the No....
Provided by SBNation.com Kobe Bryant is back, but all is not well in the Los Angeles Lakers universe. Bryant's first game back after missing seven with a shin injury was a troubling, 24-point loss to the...
Provided by SBNation.com The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks have clinched berths in the playoffs, but neither team's seed is set in stone. In the Eastern Conference with two clear-cut favorites for a...
Provided by SBNation.com The Orlando Magic are in the middle of a three-game road trip as they head out west to take on the Utah Jazz. The results for the Magic without center Dwight Howard have been a mixed...
Provided by SBNation.com The Chicago Bulls have one of the best records in the Eastern Conference and have locked up a playoff spot, but they've limped into the past few games, losing two of their last...
Provided by SBNation.com The Denver Nuggets are coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers but can clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday afternoon. The Nuggets own the tie...
Provided by SBNation.com The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs already played one (really ugly) game earlier this week, but Friday night's matchup is expected to be much different. Not because the...
Provided by SBNation.com We're in the home stretch of the NBA regular season, but the West could go a million different directions right now. The eighth spot is still up for grabs between the Jazz, Suns and...
Provided by SBNation.com Lester Hudson probably wasn't a name on the tips of any tongues when NBA fans were clamoring for a mid-season addition to their favorite team's roster. The combo guard has made...
Provided by SBNation.com Derek Fisher was able to lead the NBA Players Association to the end of the lockout that lasted until Dec. 8 last year, but NBPA executive director Billy Hunter has cast his vote to...
Provided by SBNation.com Every once in a while, Jeff Van Gundy gets a scorpion in his britches and trots out his Angry Voice, which comes off like a cross between Lewis Black, Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart. The...
Provided by SBNation.com The 2012 NBA standings say the Houston Rockets are in play for the final spot in the Western Conference playoff bracket and that the New Orleans Hornets are the worst team in the West,...
Provided by SBNation.com Every now and then, we come up with a comparison and/or analogy at "Bomani & Jones" that even we think is patently absurd. Until we think more and realize... nope, it's actually...
Provided by SBNation.com The Memphis Grizzlies had a fourth quarter to forget in New Orleans Sunday night as their 5-19 shooting from the field, combined with six turnovers and a possible knee injury to Marc...
Provided by SBNation.com Ryan Anderson led six Magic double-digit scorers with 26 points and Jameer Nelson added 13 assists as the Orlando Magic bashed in a previously stellar Philadelphia 76ers defense to win...
Provided by SBNation.com The Atlanta Hawks received a major blow on Thursday, as starting center Al Horford is likely to miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, according to multiple reports. The...
Provided by SBNation.com The Golden State Warriors are certainly no strangers to bad breaks and tales of woe. One of the brightest spots for the team and their fans over the past few seasons has been star guard...
Provided by SBNation.com The Minnesota Timberwolves lost their 11th-straight game in the 2011-12 NBA season and their 27th-consecutive game in the month of April on Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies....
Provided by SBNation.com The Boston Celtics will face the Orlando Magic once again on Wednesday night and, while the consequences aren't exactly enormous for the loser since both teams' spots in the...
Provided by SBNation.com The Milwaukee Bucks blew an opportunity to whip up a bad opponent and keep pace with the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the East playoff race. The mighty Washington...
Provided by SBNation.com Head coach Mike Brown confirms that Kobe Bryant will not play today against the Mavs.
Provided by SBNation.com We've got 10 days until the NFL Draft...and I still don't care. Moving on to what happened this weekend...
Provided by SBNation.com In a few months, Tom Benson will begin to reshape the New Orleans Hornets in his vision, most visibly by changing the team's name but also by doing something the team's last...
Provided by SBNation.com BOSTON -- Jerry Stackhouse has been playing professional basketball for a long time. Stackhouse debuted in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers on Nov. 3, 1995, the same day the Fleet...
Provided by SBNation.com The finish line is within sight. The NBA regular season will end in just under two weeks; some teams have as few as four games remaining. While there has been plenty of churn in the...
Provided by SBNation.com NEW YORK- - Coaches always talk about that one team they don't want to face in the playoffs. You know, the ones that aren't at the top of the standings and can be a bit streaky,...
Provided by SBNation.com The 2011-12 Phoenix Suns have no business being a playoff team. Suns fans may object to some of these descriptions, but let's think of their team in these ways:
Provided by SBNation.com BOSTON -- One player can't win a championship. You hear that phrase a lot in sports, and for the most part, it's true. Dan Marino couldn't do it alone. Ted Williams...
Provided by SBNation.com What has happened to the Minnesota Timberwolves is nothing short of amazing. We have the first tank job by a team that in no way benefits from tanking. The Wolves' first-round pick...
Provided by SBNation.com The Dallas Mavericks have hit somewhat of a cold streak at the worst possible time in the season. The reigning NBA Champions, if the season ended today, would be the sixth seed in the...
Provided by SBNation.com NEWARK -- April can be a very exciting month for basketball fans. Teams are battling for playoff positioning, and some are simply fighting just to make the postseason.
Provided by SBNation.com There's a tendency to assume that NBA players make tremendous jumps between their first and second years in the pros. The argument: with a year under their belts, they now...
Provided by SBNation.com LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat will take their traveling show to Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon to face old rival Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks.
Provided by SBNation.com The Western Conference has been beating itself up all season and, as a result, the playoff standings are far from finished despite less than 10 games left in the regular season. The...
Provided by SBNation.com The Heat and Bulls met again Thursday night, and like every other game these two play, it went down to the wire, with Chicago topping MIami on a last-second shot. It gave us some of the...
