There’s a whole lot to like about Doc Rivers as the coach for the Boston Celtics. One of those attributes, for me at least, is his candor. If Doc thinks he made a mistake, he’ll readily admit as much. He tends to correct those mistakes almost as quickly as he makes them too. Throughout the […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Not so fast, Indiana The Indiana Pacers stormed out to a big lead against the Miami Heat yesterday and it triggered a lot of anguished “Oh my God, we might have a Pacers-Spurs Finals” comments… probably, […]

The former NBA champions Dallas Mavericks never really got into their groove this season. They were mired in the Lamar Odom drama, hit with the injury bug, and their star, Dirk Nowitzki, admitted to fatigue. Prior to this season, Dirk played for Germany at Olympic qualifying games and admitted he may have made a bad […]

The Magic were very close to trading Dwight Howard before this year’s trade deadline. Before his change of heart (the third or fourth time) and his waiver of his early termination option, the Magic were prepared to sever ties with their franchise center and move on. The report and rumor was that the Magic intended […]

Tonight’s game at 10:30 ET / 7:30 PT against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder is a must-win for the Los Angeles Lakers. I don’t like using cliche’s I know I’ll end up using again if LA does not actually win Game Three tonight, because I know I’ll end up using that same cliche’ again to […]

Lamar Odom is going to go down as one of the biggest disappointments in the history of the Dallas Mavericks organization. They thought they were getting the reigning 6th man, someone who could come in and replace some of the pieces they lost after their championship season. Instead they got a less-than-mediocre player who seemed […]

In the finals seconds of Game 2, Ron Artest found a wide open Steve Blake in the right corner for what would have been a game-winning 3-pointer.  Steve Blake missed it.  And, of course, the rational reaction to seeing that was to send him and his wife death threats on Twitter. “I hope your family […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Pacers demolish Miami This was a beat down.  Pure and simple.  Don’t let the halftime tie fool you.  The Pacers took control of this game in the second quarter after coming out strong and letting off […]

It was probably, no, it was the last thing Chicago Bulls fans wanted to see in this year’s NBA playoffs, Derrick Rose crumbling in mid-air in the Bulls’ first round series versus the Sixers as his ACL gave way. Boom! Just like that, the Bulls’ season was practically over as Chicago was bounced out of […]

The Los Angles Lakers traded a first round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions at the trade deadline in order to improve their play at the point guard position. By improving that position, the Lakers essentially wanted somebody who could come in and do better than Steve Blake. There’s no denying that […]

Sacrificing your body to take a charge is one of the great momentum builders in basketball. Absorbing the hit from an opposing player coming at you like a freight train takes its toll on the body, but for a lot of players the turnover is worth the sacrifice. Not for Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant. […]

Congratulations Oklahoma City Thunder fans! Your team came from behind in Game 2 versus the Lakers last night to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semi finals as the series now shifts to L.A. So what better way to bask in the Thunder’s stellar play than to crank up the volume and […]

Former number one draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, Greg Oden, has his eyes set on joining the Miami Heat if (and that’s a big if) he can return to the court after undergoing yet another round of rehab on his oft-injured knees. Oden is set to take next season off to make sure […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  So much KG Kevin Garnett has been in the league 17 years.  Anfernee Hardaway and Vin Baker were All Stars when he broke into the league.  John Stockton & Karl Malone were still playing.  I think […]