We told you so…
Everyone wanted to see what Kobe Bryant would do on the night he was presented with the MVP trophy; one notoriously loud national analyst casually predicted he’d score 50, while others talked about triple-doubles and game-winning buckets for the game’s ultimate big stage performer. After telling his adoring L.A. minions that it […]
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Smack / May 8, 2008 / 2:52 am
Kobe Gets the Party Started
Smack / May 6, 2008 / 12:59 am
Clockers
Dwight Howard (photo. Mannion)
Right after the final buzzer sounded and the Pistons had taken a 2-0 series lead on the Magic, we got a great camera shot of Stan Van Gundy spewing venom at a referee, screaming “That’s f***ing bulls***!” before storming off to the locker room. He could have been talking about a couple […]
Smack / May 4, 2008 / 1:00 am
We Don’t Need No Water
Tyson Chandler (photo. Brandon Sullivan)
Just when you were about to face facts and admit the Hornets weren’t ready to beat the Spurs in the postseason, Chris Paul found his game and led N.O. on a 13-0 run to grab the lead in the second half, then guided the Hornets the rest of the way in […]
Hit List / Apr 17, 2008 / 3:29 pm
NBA Hit List: The Contenders
Who has more to prove than ‘Melo?
Going into the games that truly matter, we rank the playoff teams from strongest championship contenders to the first-round fodder…
16. Atlanta Hawks (37-45) — You have to give Billy Knight a lot of credit. He passed on Mike Conley to draft Al Horford, who no one thought would be […]
Hit List / Apr 8, 2008 / 9:12 am
NBA Hit List Power Ranking
Vince Carter (photo. Mannion)
Ranking the NBA from first to worst…
1. Boston Celtics (61-15) — Doc Rivers held the KG, Pierce and Ray out against the Bobcats over the weekend, and his team still won by more than 20. The C’s probably have the weakest schedule of anyone in the League for the remaining six games: […]
Smack / Apr 7, 2008 / 4:38 am
You’re Better Than That
Dirk (photo. Monte Isom)
The main reason it still seems so strange that the Mavs are battling Golden State and Denver for those last couple of Western Conference playoff spots isn’t because Dallas won 67 games last year; it’s because they’re pretty clearly better than the Warriors and Nuggets this year and shouldn’t be underachieving like […]
Hit List / Mar 25, 2008 / 11:00 am
NBA Hit List Power Ranking
Ray Allen (photo. Bootsy Holler)
It seemed like every top-level team played each other last week and in the early parts of this week, making it real tough to sort through everything and come up with a sensible power ranking. Maybe we got it right, maybe we got it wrong. You tell us…
1. Boston Celtics (55-15) […]
Hit List / Feb 26, 2008 / 7:39 am
NBA Hit List, 2.26.08
Lamar Odom (Photo. Tim Tadder)
As loaded as the Western Conference is — and even moreso after the trade deadline deals — it’s looking more and more like whoever emerges from that side of the playoff bracket will have a whole other kind of hell to deal with coming out of the East. Onto the power […]
General / Jan 23, 2008 / 10:59 am
Match Game
T-Mac vs. KD (Photo. Marc Morrison)
With 12 NBA games on the schedule tonight, these are the matchups we’re most looking forward to in each:
Pistons @ Sixers: Rip Hamilton vs. Willie Green — We’ve seen Willie let loose with the cannon and get more than his share of shots up when he wants to , but […]
Hoopla / Jan 22, 2008 / 8:00 am
Hoop Links, 1/22
* Tied 109-109 with 19 seconds to play in OT, Travis Outlaw milked the clock down to its final ticks before pulling up and sticking the game-winning jumper in Josh Smith’s grill. “Coach asked me if I wanted to take the last shot,” said Outlaw, recounting a timeout with 19 seconds left. “And I said, […]
Hoopla / Jan 16, 2008 / 8:10 am
Hoop Links, 1/16
* LeBron James was more excited about the Cavs’ 132-124 OT win over the Grizz than he was about his 51-point explosion last night. “When we win, it means a lot,” said James, who also had nine assists and eight rebounds. “Every point counted tonight. I’ve lost a couple games scoring 50 points, and I […]
Smack / Nov 20, 2007 / 5:46 am
A Win’s a Win
We know of what we speak…
Monday’s marquee matchup lost a lot of shine when it was confirmed that Chris Paul (ankle) wouldn’t be playing against the Magic. Then Tyson Chandler (knee) went out in the first half, last seen on crutches. So while the Magic did get the W, the fact that they still blew […]
Smack / Nov 14, 2007 / 5:27 am
Steph Infection
Photo. Gary Land
When the Knicks suffered their ugliest loss of the young season against Miami the other day, a lot of the blame fell on Stephon Marbury. In the final minute of that game Steph made a costly turnover, let his man get open for the go-ahead bucket, then totally ignored his teammates while throwing […]
Hoopla / Oct 29, 2007 / 1:46 pm
Gilbert Arenas’ Eastern Conference Preview
Photo. Tim Tadder
For part of Dime’s NBA Preview in Issue #37 (on newsstands now), I hit up two of the League’s All-Stars — Gilbert Arenas and Carlos Boozer — to have them break down their respective conferences for the ‘07-08 campaign. I got up with Gil soon after he landed in NYC for another preview; […]
Smack / Oct 26, 2007 / 1:55 am
Bright Ideas
Photo. Jonathan Mannion
With the season right around the corner, every team is making tweaks and roster moves. In Cleveland, Mike Brown said he wants to start putting LeBron in the post more often — which we were saying he needed to do before the Finals but took Brown until Game 3 to figure out. Not […]
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