Tim Duncan (photo. adidas)
Remember that Nike ad from a few years back when a 5-on-5 run devolved into Paul Pierce and Jermaine O’Neal going 1-on-1 full-court while the other guys just sat on the sideline and watched? That was kind of like what we saw between Chris Paul (35 pts, 9 asts) and Tony Parker […]

J-Kidd (photo. Jordan Hollander)
Sometime during the end stages of the Mavs joining the Dub Club (a.k.a getting 20-pieced) in New Orleans, this e-mail came through from one of the Dime crew: “Chris Paul, you’re under arrest for the murder of Jason Kidd.” That was cold, but you saw the numbers: 32 points and 17 assists […]

Photo. adidas
As good as this past NBA regular season was, Day 1 of the playoffs topped everything by giving us the best single game we’ve seen all year on any level. We don’t care who you love or who you hate, Spurs/Suns was an amazing display of ball that included a virtuoso performance from one […]

‘Melo (Photo. Mannion)
As far as the Denver Nuggets are concerned, this season’s headlines have belonged to Allen Iverson and Marcus Camby more than anybody else. So despite being voted to start in the All-Star Game and currently ranking 4th in the NBA in scoring, Carmelo Anthony has been almost overshadowed. Not after last night. ‘Melo […]

Crown ‘em. The San Antonio Spurs are your 2007 NBA champions and officially a dynasty with four ‘chips in nine years (’99, ‘03, ‘05, ‘07). Make that four rings for Tim Duncan, seven for Robert Horry, three for Manu Ginobili and three for Tony Parker — whose Finals MVP (24.5 ppg) gives him the most […]

Anyone rooting for the underdog should hope that the Golden State Warriors watched the Spurs/Nuggets game last night. Message for Baron, Stephen, J-Rich and Nellie: That’s how you close out a game and a series. The Spurs stuck to their style the entire time, even when Denver had the lead or was threatening; they took […]