Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Falling fast Nothing gets you excited for the Playoffs quite like the battle of the 8-seeds! OK, maybe not. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are bringing up the rears of their respective conference's […]

Constant knee problems have plagued Danny Granger from the beginning of the year. Now, it has claimed the rest of his season. The Pacers announced Thursday that the former All-Star forward would miss the remainder of the season as he will undergo surgery to repair an injury to his left knee. Granger missed the first […]

O.J. Mayo made an incredible drive down the base line to tie the game with the Clippers and 0.6 seconds left. It seemed like the game was all wrapped up and Dallas would live to fight five more minutes and close within one game of the eighth spot in the Playoffs. Then Matt Barnes lobbed […]

Royce White is yo-yoing back and forth between the D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers after a miscommunication had him thinking he was going to finish the year out in Hosuton working out in preparation for next year. It is becoming less and less likely that the Rockets' 16th overall pick in this year's draft will […]

Definition of a max player is still something that is a bit fluid. There are your sure-fire max guys — the superstars that undoubtedly are being unpaid by a max contract. There are your borderline guys, but still solid All Stars. And then there are the fringe guys. Players with tons of potential and ability, […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Hard one to pick If you were like me, you spent the entire day Sunday glued to your TV watching college basketball for 12 hours. It did not seem like there was a miss in […]

There are currently two win streaks of 15 or more games going on in the NBA right now, which is just crazy to think about this late in the season. The pressure is on for Playoff positioning and both the Heat and the Nuggets have lots and lots to play for. These win streaks have […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Still the one There was a time when Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams was appointment television. There was a serious debate to settle after all. Who was the better point guard? The two are very […]

The Utah Jazz were flying high before the All-Star Break and comfortably sitting in that final Playoff spot. They had dreams of winning and moving up the standings to get better Playoff positioning. Then the Lakers got hot and the Jazz started to plummet. Utah decided to stand pat at the trade deadline even with […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Boston 94 Final 101.2 44.8 22.2 13.6 35.1 Dallas 104 Pace: 95.3 109.1 50.0 31.7 12.9 34.2 Kevin Garnett (BOS) — 16 pts, 12 rebs, 5 assts Brandan Wright (DAL) — 23 pts, 8 rebs  Boston Celtics (36-31) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-36) 8:30 p.m. In some ways, […]

Mark Jackson has seen plenty of Playoff battles. His Knicks and Pacers were staples in the Eastern Conference Finals throughout the 1990s. The wealth of his experience is something that is a clear resource to this growing Warriors team. Jackson has brought something resembling a championship attitude to the Warriors organization. This year is looking like it […]

Very quietly throughout the season, Andray Blatche has had something of a rebirth. Often seen as a goofball in Washington's me-first locker room with Nick Young and JaVale McGee (it should be noted all three have thrived after leaving the Wizards organization and each other's company for more veteran teams), Blatche was among the high […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Denver 114 Pace: 105.8 107.8 46.9 34.0 11.4 30.2 Oklahoma City 104 Final 102.3 45.9 25.5 13.2 36.5 Ty Lawson (DEN) — 25 pts, 8/13 FGs Kevin Durant (OKC) — 34 pts, 7 rebs, 5 assts  Denver Nuggets (46-22) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (50-17) 8 p.m./NBATV The […]