You can add this clip to the Miami Heat‘s “Humiliation of the Boston Celtics,” that now includes Dwyane Wade hitting KG with the killer two-step and then breaking Ray Allen‘s ankles: LeBron running over Rajon Rondo like he isn’t even there:

Don’t you think these clips from last night are pretty representative of what this series has been and how it will most likely will finish? Read More »

In case you haven’t seen it yet, ESPN and ABC have produced this opening for their NBA Playoffs TV broadcasts. In the spot, the Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger and Jason Bonham (son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham) cover Zeppelin’s classic “Black Dog.” At the very least, it’s an opportunity to look at Nicole.

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Gregg Popovich has multiple superstars on his roster, all of whom have rings and have made huge shots in the past. He has Richard Jefferson, a guy a who has played in two NBA Finals, at his disposal. He has the Red Rocket, a three-point shooting cyborg, in his Spurs arsenal. He could have picked any of these guys to take the shot to keep his team’s season alive, but he chose Gary Neal. Read More »

Amar’e Stoudemire was a MAN against the Boston Celtics last night in the Knicks first playoff game in seven years. STAT put his team on his back, on his way to going for 28 and 11 boards. In particular though, he was a monster down the stretch, pulling off moves like this:

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So do you need to get any more hyped up for the playoffs? If so, and even if you don’t, NBA TV’s NBA Backstage: The Playoffs will give you your fix. Not only do you have the usual suspects talking winning, championships and team glory, but the show also highlights the injury-riddled season for the Blazers and how the Nuggets overcame what could’ve been a debilitating trade of Carmelo Anthony. If you missed the debut on Monday night, you can catch it again tonight at 6 p.m. (ET).

Before you get settled in to check out all 15 games on tap tonight, I would definitely check out this show.

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We’re at the point now where any story you told us about Ron Artest, no matter how WTF? it is, we’d probably just laugh and be like, “OK.”

The latest? Bill Simmons‘ column today drops this story, and might be right at the top of the most bizarre Ron-Ron antics we’ve heard about or seen for ourselves: Read More »

Welcome to our first ever NBA Playoff Blogger Faceoff, where we pit our favorite team-related writers against each other to let them tell why the teams they represent will win their matchups. We gave them no set format, no style guide – we just told them to do their thing. Check it out and join in the debate in the comments section.

Last up: Lakers vs. Magic: Read More »

I came across this story this morning and just had to laugh out loud. Now, I’ve been as much in awe of LeBron James and his entire body of work this season (the stats, the commitment to defense, the leadership, the record at home, the MVP award, the crazy trick shots and game-winners, etc.), but some people just take it to a whole ‘nother level when they get caught up in the LeBron hype.

This week’s example would be ‘Bron’s high school football defensive coordinator, Mark Murphy, who claims that not only could LeBron have gone straight to the NFL out of high school, but he also ranks LeBron among football’s best all-time receivers! Read More »

Welcome to our first ever NBA Playoff Blogger Faceoff, where we pit our favorite team-related writers against each other to let them tell why the teams they represent will win their first round matchups. We gave them no set format, no style guide – we just told them to do their thing. Check it out and join in the debate in the comments section.

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While I don’t think Pau Gasol is in danger of ending up on this list any time soon, I do think he’s probably more of a gamer and a little bit tougher than most people would expect. And he doesn’t seem the least bit worried about dealing with Kenyon Martin and his tactics in the Western Conference Finals.

The media was ready with Kenyon questions for Pau after yesterday’s Game 7 victory. From the L.A. Times: Read More »