After the Jazz lost to the Lakers in Game 1, Jerry Sloan came out and said that his squad wasn’t playing “nasty enough.”

Then they show up for Game 2 and get trounced in what was a virtual repeat in so many ways of Game 1. But did we see the same results in the second game because the Jazz lacked effort or because the Lakers are just that good?
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There are a lot of reasons why L.A. ranks as the NBA’s foremost “destination” city — the #1 place guys love to visit on road trips, and will always want to play no matter how good or bad the team is — and most of them have nothing to do with the weather.

Andrew Bynum is taking full advantage of living in L.A., whether it’s partying at the Playboy mansion, or getting close enough to chase international pop divas. Read More »

Cavs/Pistons is one of those series that makes us pine for the days of the first round being best-of-five. By now it’s pretty obvious Detroit is cooked; they showed some heart in cutting Cleveland’s 30-piecing in half during the fourth quarter last night (with Will Bynum as the sparkplug), and maybe they can steal one at home if Cleveland relaxes, but really, we know who’s moving on from this and who’s gonna pop up on Kenny Smith‘s “Gone Fishin’” poster … Read More »

At one point during Tony Parker‘s one-man reenactment of Taken, Erick Dampier leveled TP with a hard foul that bordered on flagrant. Not that it fazed Parker — who got up, split the free throws, and finished with 38 points to even-up the Mavs/Spurs series — but it at least showed you where Damp’s head is at.

After the game, Dampier promised he wasn’t done with Parker. Read More »

Earlier today I hit up the Jordan Brand Editor’s Preview to check out what new footwear and apparel Jordan Brand has in store for us in the upcoming months. Read More »

I don’t know how I forgot, but I’ve been meaning to post this for weeks. At 20 years old standing just 4-6 and 90 pounds in her size one Air Jordans, Farmingdale State College’s Tiffara Steward gets buckets. Truly amazing.

I had been celebrating last night’s victory over the Bulls until an hour ago. Reliving Rondo‘s jumper over Noah, Ray‘s ridiculous second half and KG trash talking in a suit. All of these made for a very entertaining morning. That was until I heard that the Celtics lost Leon Powe for rest of playoffs. Read More »

Tracy McGrady has been out of sight, out of mind, and for the first time in a while during the playoffs, out of public criticism. But that’s about to change. Coming off like a self-appointed playoff expert, T-Mac told the radio station 790 The Zone that the Lakers are basically locks to take the ‘chip this season. He gives the top-seeded Cavaliers little credit, saying that they’re “not ready to take the next step.” Read More »

At the risk of enraging some of the many Toronto fans who are regularly on our site, I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a softer team in the NBA this season than the Raptors – I’m talking physically and mentally. And I’m pretty sure that most sane Raps fans would agree.

Raps’ GM Bryan Colangelo says that’s all about to change. Read More »

When Phil Jackson said last week that he would pick Dwight Howard over LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Paul if he were building a team from scratch, I thought he was crazy. Sure, you don’t find a 6-11, 265-pound player every day of the week, but it’s a guard’s game right? Wrong. Read More »