David Stern announced at his pre-Finals press conference the NBA Board of Governors has approved an ownership group led by Tom Gores to (at long last) purchase the Pistons. Stern said he expects the sale to close sometime next week. This, of course, came one question before he spent much of the 15-minute press conference […]

It was Dirk Nowitzki’s lowest moment. He had the NBA championship almost literally in his hands on two free throws. He shot 90.1 percent on free throws for the season and 89.5 percent during the Playoffs. It seemed like making two free throws late in Game Three would be seemingly automatic. Dallas had been crumbling, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were gravely disappointed as they sat in the locker room at American Airlines Center Wednesday. For the second straight game they had seen a late lead slip away and a chance to stun the veteran Mavericks and continue a magical journey through the postseason. Kevin Durant was not having any of […]

Eastern Conference Finals –  Game 5: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (2) Miami Heat, United Center Final Score: Miami 83, Chicago 80 The Bulls played their best game since Game One in this series. Luol Deng sent a thunderous dunk over LeBron James in the first quarter that sparked Chicago to a double-digit lead for most […]

Before Game Four on Tuesday, Erick Spoelstra reminded the media not to expect too much from his now-backup power forward. Haslem played all of 13 games in the regular season when a foot injury knocked him out very early on. No one expected him to even return in time for the postseason, let alone contribute […]

Jeremy Tyler was the grand experiment for American basketball. Brandon Jennings spent his obligatory one year between high school and the NBA playing in Rome and Jennings went through his lumps learning to be a professional. Tyler though was something different. Tyler opted to skip his senior year of high school and turn professional two […]

The Spurs gained the top seed in the Western Conference and seemed certain to make one last run for an NBA title with the Tim Duncan/Tony Parker/Manu Ginobili core. San Antonio changed its identity in 2011 to better suit a changing NBA and Western Conference landscape while emphasizing the comparatively springy legs of Ginobili, Parker […]

It was business as usual as the NBA held its 2011 NBA Draft Lottery. The Draft will happen on schedule because the collective bargaining agreement does not expire until after that. But who gets picked in the draft and how that plays into whatever free agent plans teams have will be greatly affected by what […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2011 Draft Lottery on Tuesday and the safe assumption is that they will take Kyrie Irving with the number one pick. It says something about this draft. The presumptive number one pick played all of 11 games last year — even though he averaged 17.5 points per game and shot […]

Western Conference Finals – Game 2: (3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (4) Oklahoma City Thunder, American Airlines Center Final Score: Thunder 106, Mavericks 100 Kevin Durant’s big Game One was overshadowed by Dirk Nowitzki. Half the pundits said Nowitzki was due to have games like Game One the entire series (not likely) and the other half […]

Both Conference Finals series present interesting dichotomies. Oklahoma City and Dallas is a battle of the young and the old, the 2000s against the 2010s. Chicago and Miami is a battle of team-building strategies. A battle of superstars against a team that executes in the half court and works together through strong defense. We will […]

It was one of the most epic series in recent NBA history. The Bulls and Celtics battled through seven overtimes and five games decided by one possession it seemed these two teams were in for what would be an epic seventh and decisive game. Seems like we always expect something epic in Game Seven. Watching […]

The Lakers suffered a debilitating and somewhat embarrassing defeat in their quest to win a title. The roster all of sudden was looking old and the era seemed to be ending. There was sniping among the ranks and Phil Jackson was preparing to step away. Even with a deep postseason run, there were a lot […]

The Eastern Conference Finals are set as the Bulls easily dispatched the Hawks to wrap up their series. Game 6: (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks, Philips Arena Final Score: Bulls 93, Hawks 73. The Bulls played perhaps their best overall game of the series taking control early behind the play of Carlos Boozer […]

The Heat danced and paraded, having finally accomplished something. The streamers were coming down and the fans were shooting off the white seat covers that dress American Airlines Arena during the team’s White Hot Heat promotion. This was not a July evening when the Heat celebrated the signings of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane […]