This wasn’t just a pretty play by Josh Smith. Right at the start of an elimination game, this was a statement.

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The Blazers’ fourth-quarter run was all heart. No gimmicks, it was all heart and grit. But you can’t spot Dirk Nowitzki a 17-point lead and expect to come back. Despite 32 points and 12 rebounds from a gimpy Gerald Wallace, Dallas ended Portland’s season, 103-96. In the fourth quarter, it was all Dirk (33 points, 11 rebounds). As Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said: “There wasn’t going to be a miracle tonight.” … Read More »

They were one of my favorite teams from the past decade. So much talent. So many wins. All season long, they looked like sure things to make the NBA Finals. Jermaine O’Neal was their leader and even he can’t help but look back at what could’ve been.

O’Neal, talking with ESPNBoston.com as Boston awaits the start of their series with Miami, recalled how a crazy break in the playoffs disrupted a potential championship season that year. The Pacers were rolling in the playoffs before an insanely-long break between the first round and the semis killed their rhythm. Read More »

What do you do when your team loses in the playoffs, or worse yet, they didn’t make it at all. Do you anxiously wait until next season? Do you watch your old VHS copy of NBA Furious Finishes? Or do you get out and do something about it? If you’re the latter, then you’re in luck: The NBA’s largest basketball playground, NBA Nation, tips off its fifth summertime tour this weekend in Houston. Read More »

So Grant Hill finally came out and said it: the Pistons basically screwed him over. Everyone knows the story by now: the once-great Hill, sure to be one of the best players ever to play the game with numbers after six years that have only been rivaled by LeBron James, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird, leaves Detroit with an injured ankle, it’s never taken care of, his career is completely diminished, or destroyed, and it takes the trainers in Phoenix to bring the former Dukie back to life in his late 30s. Read More »

If you’re on Twitter, chances are you probably follow @jose3030 or have seen his name retweeted somewhere. When it comes to sports, he’s definitely one of my favorite people to follow because his timeline is filled with instant replays from games in progress, screenshots of priceless moments, stats and overall witty comments. Several well-known blogs, influential people in the sports world and celebrities often post his content and communicate with him about sports and sometimes music. And don’t try to create a fake Twitter account and pose as a celebrity, because he’ll be the first person to call you out. Read More »

If you’re not familiar with Columbus-based clothing company Homage, you should be. Paying homage to some of the greatest personalities and moments from back in the day, their tees “tell stories of triumph, individualism and hustle, preserving the old school and creating new legacies.” Their latest installment? Commemorating Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek. Read More »

This Sunday, NBA TV will look at the most memorable moments in recent playoffs history with a one-hour special titled NBA Ultimate Playoff Moments. Hosted by NBA TV’s Matt Winer and Hall of Famer Bill Walton (via Cisco TelePresence), the show will provide the stories behind the buzzer beaters, scoring runs, comebacks and duels that have made playoff history since the start of the millennium. Check out the trailer below:

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With the NBA offseason already a reality for half the league, the Washington Wizards will be wrapping up their rebuilding process. After watching their franchise go through some serious tough times, the front office came to the conclusion to abort everything and completely remold the roster. The franchise shipped out its three All-Stars – Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas – and went head-first into rebuilding mode. The key factor in rebuilding is giving your fans something to look forward to. And with the No. 1 pick in last year’s NBA Draft, they gave Washingtonians just that by acquiring rookie sensation John Wall. Read More »

It’s down to this. It has come to this. This series is gonna go one of two ways. Either Memphis comes out, pissed at the world, frustrated at those old guys for stealing something right out from under them, following the lead of one crazy guy (Tony Allen) who’s following another crazy guy (Zach Randolph) who’s following the lead of the craziest guy of all (Michael Heisley) and goes about running over, demolishing, disintegrating, slapping – whatever verb you want to use – the Spurs tonight, to beat them to end the series, or San Antonio is going to rise again like Blackwood. Read More »