When the Spurs head into ORACLE Arena tonight in Oakland, they’ll be the NBA’s last team still undefeated on the road (7-0). So this got me thinking: What are the best performances the Spurs ever had in The Bay? Believe it or not, since the 1986-87 season, the Spurs have played in Oakland 47 times and won 27 of them – including seven of the last 10. So without further ado, here they are: Read More »

We’ve been spoiled the past two years with ridiculous Hall of Fame crops: Michael Jordan, John Stockton, David Robinson and Jerry Sloan in 2009, followed by Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and the 1992 Dream Team in 2010. With that said, this has now opened the door for superstars left on the ballot to finally break through. Today, NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper unveiled the nominees for the 2011 Hall of Fame class, but we’ll leave it up to you to decide. Here we go: Read More »

While the Suns came out on the losing end of a 138-133 shootout with the Nuggets this past Sunday, Steve Nash‘s team displayed some of the better offensive execution I saw all Thanksgiving weekend. In particular, Phoenix ran some outstanding plays while inbounding the ball: Read More »

Jason Boone is a friend of the Dime family, but more relevant to this space, a center/power forward for BG Göttingen of the German pro basketball league. Last week, Jason’s team played Besiktas Cola Turka — better known as Allen Iverson’s squad — in the first of two schedule EuroCup games. Jason checked in from overseas to chronicle one of the biggest games of his career against one of the biggest names in the sport: Read More »

What do you get when you’re two of high school basketball’s best programs? Well, other than tons of talent each year, you get some sick gear too. Especially when you’re sponsored by Jordan Brand. With that, check out the exclusive versions of the Jordan Take Flight made for Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, N.J.) below. Read More »

Ever since the official launch of NBA JAM for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, our friends over at Complex and EA Sports have been throwing parties at some of the hottest sneaker stores around the country. From Austin, San Francisco and Philly to Chicago, New York and L.A., attendees have an opportunity to check out the revamped classic game, enjoy free drinks and hang out with the hosts such as Jrue Holiday, Kyle Korver and Eric Gordon in their respective cities. With that, check out the cities they’ve been to and the next ones on tap this week. Read More »

With the Hornets up two and just over four minutes to play in the game, Chris Paul ran his patented pick-and-roll with Emeka Okafor. Little did he know that Kevin Durant lurking in help-side D was an impending threat.

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Beast of the Night: Dwyane Wade finished with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals,1 block and 2 turnovers last night against the Wizards. He shot 47 percent (8-17) from the field and 100 percent (10-10) from the free-throw line. Wade has bounced back in his past three games after some struggles earlier this month but is still having a disappointing season so far. Read More »

This Thursday, LeBron James makes his highly anticipated return to Cleveland where he will undoubtedly be greeted with a series of boos (or laughs) and may require the services of the National Guard to get him across the Ohio border in one piece. But as much as he is currently loathed by Cavs fans, he did put the franchise back on the map and also accomplished some great things during his tenure there. Let’s take a minute to reminisce on those memorable performances at the Q (formerly Gund Arena) in which King James solidified his status as one of the game’s elite showmen. Read More »

Ranking the NBA from worst to first…

30. Sacramento Kings (4-11) Last week — Lost at L.A. Clippers, lost to Chicago Ten losses in their last 11 outings, and the only win was at home against the Nets. In the current four-game skid, Tyreke Evans is shooting 27 percent from the floor (15-for-54) and averaging just 11.2 points a night. Read More »