CONFERENCE FINALS: Pacers, Grizzlies, Spurs take big bite out of ‘small ball’

The NBA slogan “Go Big or Go Home” definitely applies to the 2013 playoffs because three of the four teams left have one thing in common: They’re big. The Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference finals thanks in large part to 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert. The Memphis Grizzlies are in the Western Conference finals [...]

CONFERENCE FINALS: Pacers, Grizzlies, Spurs take big bite out of ‘small ball’

GRINDERS: Grizzlies have two-headed monster in Tony Allen, Marc Gasol

Playing defense is more than just racking up impressive numbers in steals, blocks, and rebounds. A great defender can go unnoticed because you don’t see the spectacular block or steal on SportsCenter or NBA Game Time. And more often, the best defenders come from teams that put a premium on defense. Of the 15 teams [...]

GRINDERS: Grizzlies have two-headed monster in Tony Allen, Marc Gasol

BEST BET: Larry Brown could be the answer to Nets’ coaching dilemma

When Larry Brown arrived in Detroit in the 2003-04 season, he inherited a team that couldn’t get over the hump and get to the NBA Finals. In one season he turned them into the best team in the Association, knocking off the heavily favored and loaded Los Angeles Lakers in The Finals. After Phil Jackson [...]

BEST BET: Larry Brown could be the answer to Nets’ coaching dilemma

FATIGUE FACTOR: Kevin Durant can’t do it all for Thunder

Kevin Durant won’t admit it, but he’s tired. And when you’re tired, you don’t have the same lift on your shots. That was the case in Game 4 of the Thunder-Grizzlies series when Durant missed all five of his shots in overtime, including a layup in the final seconds. He went 2 of 13 in [...]

FATIGUE FACTOR: Kevin Durant can’t do it all for Thunder
Inexplicably lucrative career of Joe Johnson

Inexplicably lucrative career of Joe Johnson

13 May 2013

Joe Johnson seems like a really good guy – humble, low-key, not prone to idiotic statements or actions. A quiet professional who goes about his business, doesn’t make stupid plays on the court, and in his prime, was a very good shooting guard … five times over 20 points per game, three times at least [...]

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Olympiakos tops Madrid in Euroleague final

Olympiakos tops Madrid in Euroleague final

12 May 2013

Led by Euroleague MVP Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiakos Piraeus used a dominant second half to defeat Real Madrid, 100-88, to capture Europe’s premier basketball trophy for the second year in a row. The game was a stark contrast to last year’s final when it took a game-winning shot from Georgios Printezis at the buzzer to overcome [...]

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Golden State’s new Warrior mentality

Golden State’s new Warrior mentality

10 May 2013

When you have sharpshooters like Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on your roster, it’s hard to identify the Golden State Warriors as a defensive team. But somewhere beneath all the swishes and splashes, the Warriors have become a hard-nosed team that doesn’t mind rolling up its sleeves and getting dirty. The stats won’t show it [...]

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Spurs need healthy Ginobili to make title run

Spurs need healthy Ginobili to make title run

07 May 2013

When Manu Ginobili ever decides to retire from the NBA, he’ll go down in basketball history as one of the greatest to play the game. He’s a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer who belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of international players who changed the NBA landscape, a short list that includes Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, and Tony Parker. [...]

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Why Bulls give Heat so much trouble

Why Bulls give Heat so much trouble

07 May 2013

The Miami Heat are 41-3 in their last 44 games, an incredible run that makes you wonder if anyone can beat the Heat in a seven-game series. Don’t tell that to the Chicago Bulls. The Heat have lost just three games in the last four months, but two of those losses came against the Bulls. [...]

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Should Lakers use amnesty clause on Kobe?

Should Lakers use amnesty clause on Kobe?

01 May 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers completed a very difficult season in a most embarrassing way by getting swept out of the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs. Now, the organization has to figure out how to remake this team on the fly and try to stay competitive in the stacked Western Conference. They need to start [...]

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Howard not worth headache for Lakers

Howard not worth headache for Lakers

29 April 2013

Drama seems to follow Dwight Howard wherever he’s at. He was like a petulant child in his final days in Orlando, holding the team hostage for months because he couldn’t make up his mind. Now, the drama has shifted to Los Angeles where Howard is again at the center of a firestorm that will undoubtedly [...]

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Beverley’s dirty move deals big blow to OKC

Beverley’s dirty move deals big blow to OKC

26 April 2013

Houston guard Patrick Beverley just became public enemy No. 1 in Oklahoma City for an unnecessary play he made during Game 2 of the Thunder-Rockets series that resulted in a potentially playoff-damaging injury to Russell Westbrook. The Thunder’s second-leading scorer and the sixth-best scorer in the NBA will have surgery to repair cartilage in his [...]

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