The Big Three that rocked the NBA by signing together in 2010 — and then going on to be the East’s representatives in the 2011 and 2012 NBA Finals — are going to break up in a year and a half. There is no other option for them. The 2011 lockout and the CBA that […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Extra curriculars Weird things always seem to happen in the NBA. Nothing weirder happened in the Association on Monday night than what happened, or allegedly happened, after the Knicks played the Celtics at Madison Square […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Lakers. Not only is Los Angeles 15-18 and 11th in the Western Conference, decidedly out of the Playoff picture, now come the injuries. The dream season for the Lakers with all the talent brought in through Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard, nursing a sore […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Bad to worse Kobe Bryant was hitting his crazy fall-away 3-pointers. The Lakers had every recipe to make a comeback and get themselves a game closer to catching the Nuggets in a growingly contentious Playoff […]

Oklahoma City Thunder (25-7) vs. Toronto Raptors (12-21) 1 p.m. Quick: who is the hottest team in the Eastern Conference? In the last 10 games, at least, it is unbelievably the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors have gon 8-2 to put themselves somewhat back into the Playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. Their record probably shows […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Statement made Los Angeles is a two-team town. California is a four-team state. Only one team is at the top of that mountain. Only one team right now looks like a championship-caliber team. Only one […]

Golden State Warriors (22-10) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (26-8) 10:30 p.m. It still feels like everyone is waiting for the Warriors and Clippers to sink. Los Angeles got back on the winning track with a win over the cross-hall rivals at Staples Center. Golden State is still playing extremely well with David Lee and Stephen […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Clippers town Did the Clippers surpass the Lakers in one night? No. Not at all. Los Angeles is still a Lakers town. The Clippers though made a big statement on national television once again in […]

Los Angeles Lakers (15-16) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (25-8) 10:30 p.m./ESPN The Clippers-Lakers battle for Los Angeles is getting serious. Serious enough to ask Kobe Bryant about it. And seriuos enough for Kobe Bryant to laugh such a question off. The real serious issue is that the Clippers are far and away the better team […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Something in the water It seems like you cannot say Minnesota without thinking of injuries. There were the various injuries to Kevin Love at the beginning of the year, including a broken hand. There was […]

San Antonio Spurs (26-8) vs. New York Knicks (21-10) 7:30 p.m. It is Thursday night. Two top NBA teams are playing each other with inter-conference positioning on the line. There are plenty of stars to drive up ratings. And the game is in New York? So why is TNT on its New Years' break? Usually […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: A grand finale It was quite a calendar year for LeBron James. A third MVP award. A second Olympic gold medal. A first NBA Championship. About "damn time" indeed for James. He made the amazing […]

As Ryan Anderson sat on the podium inside Amway Center to accept his Most Improved Player of the Year Award with Otis Smith flanked to one side, it seemed a sure thing the Magic would find a way to keep the young sharpshooter. Smith said as much when the question of Anderson's future came up. […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Not this time The Jazz figured they might have as good a shot as any team to snap the Clippers win streak. After all, they had that 16-point lead in Salt Lake City, shut down […]

Utah Jazz (15-16) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (24-6) 9:30 p.m. On Friday night, the Jazz raced out to a 16-point lead and seemed like they would be able to end the Clippers now 16-game win streak. It was the first time in a while the Los Angeles bench did not lead the way as Blake […]