Beast of the Night: Tim Duncan reminded everyone that he’s still very relevant to fantasy basketball. He hung 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks on the Pacers last night, and shot 83 percent (10-12) from the floor, 60 percent (3-5) from the line and had just 1 turnover. He clearly feasted on a meager Pacers frontcourt and won’t be this good every night, but this was a fantastic start. Read More »

We told you Blake Griffin was going to have a lot of highlights this season! About five minutes into his official NBA debut, Blake had already threw down two MONSTER dunks against the Trail Blazers. He finished with 20 and 14, and I think it’s safe to deem Kanye West‘s “Monster” as Blake’s official theme song.

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It would be so much more scandalous had the Celtics/Cavs pre-game predictions floating around the Dime office actually come true — that Boston would let Cleveland win just to mess with LeBron James’ head. But realistically, The Replacements knocked off the C’s for simpler reasons: They caught an old team on the second part of a back-to-back, Ray Allen‘s inconsistency reared its ugly head (4-13 FG, 0-5 3PA), Paul Pierce missed shots down the stretch he usually makes, and more importantly, this game meant everything to the Cavs. Read More »

Speaking of Kobe, other than picking up a new championship ring, he also got a new whip. Prior to last night’s season opener, Activision presented Bryant with a brand-new 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition. Check it out in greater detail after the jump. Read More »

Last night we wanted to be the first to give you a sneak peek at the Lakers’ new championship ring, but now we have crystal-clear photos for you along with details on each historic piece. So as the Lakers celebrated their 16th championship win last night, check out the bling they received from celebrity jeweler Jason Arasheben of Jason of Beverly Hills. Read More »

As the NBA regular season tips off, we preview the upcoming eight-month stretch with our “Highs and Lows” system — predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team.

Added: Amar’e Stoudemire, Ray Felton, Anthony Randolph, Timofey Mozgov, Kelenna Azubuike, Landry Fields, Roger Mason, Ronny Turiaf, Andy Rautins, Shawne Williams

Lost: David Lee, Al Harrington, Tracy McGrady, Eddie House, Chris Duhon, Earl Barron, Sergio Rodriguez, Jonathan Bender, J.R. Giddens, Marcus Landry Read More »

Back in February, we introduced you to the U.S. launch of Chinese footwear and apparel company Li-Ning and its first office/shop set-up in Portland. But another Chinese sneaker company is making even greater noise in the NBA recently: PEAK. And this past Monday, on the eve of opening night in the League, PEAK celebrated their own U.S. public introduction during its 2010-11 Season Tip-Off Party in L.A. Read More »

While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tonight. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Northwest Division. Enjoy! Read More »

As the NBA regular season tips off, we preview the upcoming eight-month stretch with our “Highs and Lows” system — predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team.

Added: Hedo Turkoglu, Hakim Warrick, Josh Childress, Gani Lawal

Lost: Amar’e Stoudemire, Leandro Barbosa, Louis Amundson, Jarron Collins Read More »

If you’re a gamer like me, then you definitely have had a void in your gaming collection for quite some time. It’s been too long since I’ve heard the phrases “Boomshakalaka!” and “He’s heating up!” blasting through the speakers of my television. Well, thankfully those days are back, and EA Sports has taken NBA JAM on the road with their NBA JAM Invasion Tour. Read More »