Hanging his head…
Forget about the 66 wins and the postseason blowouts at the Garden; we’re no longer taking the Celtics seriously as championship contenders until they win at least one playoff road game. Losing three in Atlanta to a sub-.500 squad was bad enough, then last night KG and crew got torn apart in Cleveland […]

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 […]

Chauncey Billups (photo. adidas)
If you were pulling for the Sixers to at least make last night’s Game Six interesting, you didn’t want to get an e-mail like the one Jed sent out amongst the Dime crew during the first quarter, the one that read: “I’m not sure if Philly is going to score in this […]

Standing Tall and Ticked (photo. Mannion)
Cue another summer of the Phoenix Suns (secretly) and their fans (very publicly) blaming the refs and whatever other straws they can grasp onto while trying to come to grips with another heartbreaking playoff exit. You could say last night’s game hinged on a few crucial calls/no-calls, most of which […]

Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
As crazy and unpredictable as the ‘07-08 NBA regular season was, already in these playoffs we’ve seen some pretty predictable events. For example, was there any doubt the Wizards would lose their collective heads and starting acting a fool once LeBron and the Cavs started embarrassing them? Did you ever question whether […]

Kobe (photo. Mannion)
Only two of the six games on yesterday’s NBA schedule meant anything: Lakers/Kings and Hornets/Clippers. And since those games didn’t really affect the “opponents” one way or another, it was almost a foregone conclusion what would happen as soon as you saw the lineup cards … In L.A., the Lakers clinched first place […]

Kevin Garnett (photo. Gary Land)
Before the Celtics and Suns tipped off last night ,we went over the many reasons why the C’s, despite having locked up the Atlantic, shouldn’t take the game lightly. Turns out there was nothing to worry about, as Kevin Garnett (30 pts) and crew were extra-focused, jumping out to a double-digit […]

How will T-Mac respond?
(photo. Marc Morrison)
It’s over. After 22 straight wins — 10 of them without Yao Ming — the Rockets finally dropped one last night, at home to the Celtics, who as Kevin Garnett pointed out in the post-game are on a good little run of their own (13 W’s in their last 14). […]

“Have your ball back, Chauncey.” (Photo. Gary Land)
Early on it looked like the Pistons were going to make life miserable for the Nuggets: It seemed every Detroit bucket in the first quarter was a layup or a wide-open jumper, and every play Chauncey Billups called was executed to perfection. But some 1-on-1 play by A.I. […]