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Over the past 12 years, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett have been two gigantic pillars helping to hold up and increase the popularity of the NBA. Sunday could be a date when the changing of the guard becomes official. Duncan is in danger of being swept out of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns, while Garnett has to face an energized and physically superior player in Lebron James. ...

In what is sure to be a TV ratings bonanza for the NBA and TNT, the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Boston Celtics in the only NBA playoff game Saturday at 8 pm. Believe me, there are enough story lines for this game to keep everyone happy. I started with over ten, but narrowed it down to these five compelling and pivotal things to watch for in Game One.Begin Slideshow

Did anyone really think that the Milwaukee Bucks were going to roll over and just let the Atlanta Hawks sweep this series?  The Bucks are a tough team that has overachieved all year long.  Head coach Scott Skiles pushed all the right buttons during the long layoff between Games Two and Three in this series. With that being said, the Hawks looked terrible in Game Three.  It would have been easy to ...

Unfortunately for Atlanta and their fans, the Hawks are going to face the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA playoffs.  This series will no doubt be the most hotly contested in the Eastern Conference's opening round.   The Heat are going to win their last four games to finish with a 48-34 record and earn the fifth seed. At the same time, the Hawks are going to split their last four games ...

Last Friday night, the look on Michael Jordan's face after Atlanta's Joe Johnson beat the Charlotte Bobcats with a long range jumper at the buzzer was priceless.  Johnson ruined Jordan's first night as the Bobcats owner.   The look on my face was one of resignation and fear.  Joe Johnson probably is leaving the Hawks after this season.  Fear?  I remember those years in the early part of this century before Joe's arrival in the ATL.  Pain and suffering ...

Dear Mr. Smith, You probably are not going to here this from a lot of fans, sports talk radio guys, bloggers, etc. but I have to say that I was wrong.  I am not sure what happened, but you have totally reshaped your game and attitude over the course of the 2009-10 season. Okay here it goes.  J-smoove, I am sorry... ...that I thought that the best starting line-up for the Hawks going into the 2009-10 season ...

With the NBA Trade Deadline rapidly approaching, the Atlanta Hawks seem to be content to sit on the sidelines and go with their current roster for the rest of the 2010 season.á However, the Hawks should make a major move and trade for Amare Stoudemire. There is a risk, but the reward could be a spot in the NBA Finals this season. Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers gave up on their pursuit of ...

Atlanta Hawks' color analyst Dominique Wilkins said it all when he said late in the 4th quarter that "Joe Johnson was smokin'."á Johnson caught fire for the Hawks hitting a variety of pull up jump shots, tough three point shots, strong driving lay-ups, and floaters in the lane. Once again in this game,áthe Hawks dominated the offensive boards.á Josh Smith led the way with another monster double-double.á Smith finished with 20 ...

OK, this week Lebron James has made it crystal clear that he is no longer going to answer questions about his impending free agency in the huge NBA summer 2010 Lebron sweepstakes.á But, after watching him dominate the Orlando Magic and put on an absolute show against the Miami Heat (his running jump shot at the end of the first quarter was sick), I could not help, but imagine LBJ in ...

1. Either the traffic in Sacramento is terrible or the Kings' fans are staging a Cleveland Browns-type protest on a mid-week NBA game. Is it a protest if Fox News does not cover and promote it?á Mike Bibby's return could not even bring back flashes of the glory days of this franchise earlier this decade. They could have at least booed him once! Both teams were scoring at will, but the ...