Josh Howard (Photo. Monte Isom)
Thanks to a little blessing from the schedule gods, the Mavericks’ first game without Dirk Nowitzki in the lineup had them facing the Clippers. At home. Sitting somewhere between an actual threat and the stationary traffic cones that are the Miami Heat, the Clips gave the Mavs a chance to get […]

Ben Gordon (photo. Stephen Hill)
Is it really possible that this comic tragedy of season could culminate in a playoff berth for the Bulls? Things have been so crazy around this team that someone needs to write a book (if the beat writers are unavailable, we nominate Joakim Noah), and yet here it is six weeks […]

LeBron (Photo. Mannion)
LeBron thanked the Bulls for improving his title chances at the trade deadline by stealing another piece of their team yesterday. After the Bulls had fought for three quarters to grab the lead, then extended it to eight points with 10 minutes remaining, LeBron put on the cape and went to work. He […]

Photo. Jonathan Mannion
With so much hype centered on the Celtics ever since they pulled off the Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen deals, it’s been easy to forget the C’s still needs to go through the reigning Eastern Conference champs to get the rings. Those champs would be the Cavs, who — flawed as they may […]

Photo. Jonathan Mannion
If we’ve learned one thing from watching Team USA this summer, it’s this: the debate over who’s the best player in the world isn’t a debate anymore. Kobe Bryant has been the primary factor in why this year’s version of the U.S. squad is so much better than the last few versions. (No, […]

Facing his first kinda/sorta NBA comp since the summer leagues, Yi Jianlian looked like a Lottery pick against the D-League “Ambassadors” at the Stankovic Cup tourney in China, dropping 28 points on dudes like Rick Rickert and Kevin Lyde. Yi was getting his on turnaround jumpers, scoring in the post and driving, and the home […]

Year after year, series after series, the Spurs keep getting it done in the same fashion. Take last night’s Game 1 win: it might as well have been a replay of game film from the ‘05 title team or the ‘03 squad. All the preparation Cleveland undoubtedly did, and Tim Duncan (24 pts, 13 rebs, […]

Are the Cavs really in danger of winning this thing? Like everyone else, we had the Pistons cakewalking to the Finals as soon as the Cleveland/Jersey series wrapped, but now we’re even at 2-2 and the Cavs have all the momentum headed to Detroit for Game 5 … Since it seems judging LeBron’s clutch-ness on […]

Chill out, bro…
Normally, an 8-seed drawing a two-game road split against the 1-seed is considered pretty good. But after the Warriors absolutely fell apart mentally and on the court last night, they don’t have anything but home-court going for them as the Mavs/Warriors series heads to the Bay. Facing a must-win, Dirk Nowitzki (23 pts) […]