After two crucial Game 5′s last night, we thought we’d hit up the team blogs that have been helping us out with our Blogger Playoffs Faceoff series to get their reactions.

First up is Red’s Army with “Thank You Stephon Marbury.” Read More »

Phil Jackson isn’t a yell-and-scream type of coach. So in lieu of a remixed Al Pacino “Inches” speech or some outright Bob Knight-ish threats, whatever books Phil passed out to his Lakers leading up to last night’s Game 5 got the job done. Sparked by a 20-4 run in the first half, L.A. looked like a totally different team than the one that got smashed on Mother’s Day: They were getting after it and flying all over the place on D, executing their stuff crisply and efficiently on O, and letting their two All-Stars set the tone. Read More »

The Lakers clearly weren’t prepared for the small, run-n-gun, Yao-less Rockets squad they faced in Game 4. The result? They got run out of the gym. How will they respond tonight? Talk about Game 4 here with the Dime Crew as it happens …

The Celtics would seem to have all the momentum tonight, back at home after escaping Orlando with a win on Big-Baby‘s game-winner on Sunday. This is a crucial game for the Magic – how will they respond? Talk about Game 4 here with the Dime Crew as it happens …

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You already know my thoughts on this. Even though it’s ridiculous, you knew the inevitable mandated Glen Davis apology was coming.

Here’s what went down today: Read More »

This is kind of funny – some of the top recruits at the list of final schools still standing in the John Wall Sweepstakes took the time to pitch the Word of God Academy (N.C.) superstar point guard on HighSchoolHoop.com to sell him on why he should sign with their school.

Coaching, TV exposure, alumni networking are all factors that seem to come up in their pitches. As does what seems to be the most important factor of all: girls. Check it out HERE.

Danny Granger was awarded the NBA’s Most Improved Player today, edging out Devin Harris by just five first-place votes. Granger (25.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Harris (21.3 ppg, 6.9 apg) were by far the top two finishers, followed by Kevin Durant, Paul Millsap, Nene and Rajon Rondo. Read More »

Walking off the court after Dirk‘s 44-point series saving performance, Kenyon Martin had some choice words to share with Mark Cuban, and the Dallas faithful.

Though nobody was around to read K-Mart’s lips when he was yelling at Cuban, Yahoo! Sports’ Johnny Ludden picked up this quote as he walked past some Mavs fans still hanging out at an arena bar post game. Read More »

“Wooo! $20 chinese food – playoffs baby, playoffs!”