James Harden and Stephen Curry once again had a magnificent duel, but the Rockets could not win game 2 in Oakland. If the Hawks were healthy, if their bench was deeper, if they were just playing a little bit better, they could have flipped the table on Cleveland and be two games away from advancing … Read more
With the Splash Brothers rolling into the conference finals, this is a good time to revisit the topic of the NBA's best backcourt combinations. To rank the top 10 guard duos since the ABA-NBA merger, I started with my wins above replacement player The Cleveland Cavaliers are 11-2 SU and 7-6 ATS over their last … Read more
Kyrie Irving has been banged up all playoffs. He is playing through a foot injury but he reaggravated his left knee tendonitis in Game 1 and only played three minutes in the fourth quarter. Irving finished the game with 10 points (4-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 0-1 The Atlanta Hawks hosted LeBron James and the Cleveland … Read more
The game-winner capped off an incredible all-around performance from Horford, who has been consistently stellar all series, all postseason and all year. The big man finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks (even Though the Cleveland Cavaliers righted some of their wrongs in their Game 5 victory against Chicago—particularly LeBron James, who had … Read more
THE BIG PICTURE: Can Chris Paul finally become a winner in the playoffs? Paul has had a MVP-quality season but has yet to experience success in the playoffs. Playing the defending champions in the first round may keep this narative going for Paul. The NBA playoffs began on Saturday and it was mostly a good … Read more
Draymond Green has been somewhat overshadowed by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson all season, but he's been almost as instrumental to the Golden State Warriors' success. Saturday's playoff opener was no exception, as he nearly posted a This is why LeBron James returned to Cleveland: to lead the Cavaliers back into the playoffs and hopefully … Read more
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 118-108 to bring day one of the NBA Playoffs to an end. Game 2 is Tuesday night on TNT. It was Rose's first playoff game in three years—his first time on that stage since the torn ACL in 2012 that radically altered the course of his career. He … Read more
One would think that the NBA has learned by now not to sleep on the Spurs no matter how old and lethargic they look. But once again we wondered aloud if this was the year that Tim Duncan and the five-time champions ran out of gas. Then they did what The NBA Playoffs begin today … Read more
The international language of basketball isn't exactly English. To be a fan of today's NBA is to be fluent in an emerging dialect of video clips, tweets with unique punctuation and, now more than ever, emojis. No matter who advances to the next round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs, the first round should provide plenty … Read more
No matter who advances to the next round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs, the first round should provide plenty of entertainment. The NBA playoffs are finally upon us, and like the 16 teams vying for the Larry O'Brien trophy, we've come prepared — not with basketball skills, mind you, but with graphics and numbers. Using … Read more