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Fight. Heart. Desire. These are simply three words. But they are also three concepts that define a champion. Unfortunately for Denver fans, these are foreign ideas to the Nuggets. Denver, fresh off their third straight loss to Utah in the first round of the playoffs, is feeling the elephant-sized weight of a championship crumple their already weakened house of cards that is supporting it. A few cards short of a full deck? The Nuggets aren’t ...

Just over a week into the playoffs and the gargantuans have given us gems of games. The Trail Blazers upset the Suns on the road. The Celtics and Heat got into a heated brawl. And the Spurs could actually take Round One from the Mavericks—the mainstream’s pick for second-best in the West. Through all the confounding contests some questions have been answered—and many more have sprung up. Are the Spurs actually for ...

Manu Ginobili whipped a perfect pass to Caron Butler, who ran the length of the floor for a layup. It was the kind of flawless, crisp delivery the Argentine's fans have come to accept as the norm. The problem: Butler plays for the Dallas Mavericks, not the San Antonio Spurs. It was that kind of night for the Spurs—a closeout opportunity ended with a 103-81 thud. They embarrassed themselves. They embarrassed the franchise, the ...

Tonight, the Celtics finished off the Miami Heat winning the series 4-1. The Cleveland Cavaliers closed out their series against the Chicago Bulls 4-1 as well setting up a rematch of the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals starting this Saturday.   Is Cleveland a great team? Of course they are. They wouldn't have had the best record in the NBA if they weren't. Are they beatable? Yes. Can ...

It's time to start looking to the future. It's not as long of a wait for the draft like in the NFL. It's right after the season. So it's not too early to take a peek into another source to build a better team. There are some interesting names out there even though the Chicago Bulls don't pick till 17th, overall.   Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia He's a two guard/three forward hybrid who I love, ...

I just figured out my new creed that I should print up on a t-shirt and wear  every day with pride:  " No matter what happens , I will always be a Blazer fan". On Thursday the Blazers face elimination at the hands of the Phoenix Suns. Let that sink in for a moment. This Thursday could be the last time we see these guys on the Rose Garden court ...

The Dallas Mavericks had some terrible stretches in Game Five, just like in Game Four. The only difference was that this time it came in garbage time instead of with the game on the line.  But the Mavericks were able to get some quality garbage time (and just so you know how garbage it was, Matt Carroll logged a few minutes) due to the two ex-Wizards, Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler, ...

Let me get this straight.  The Celtics have dominating regular seasons in 2008 and 2009, but then have to sweat through a seven-game series in both years just to advance past the first round. Now, in 2010, when the Celtics were a .500 team since Christmas and accomplished nothing in easy fashion all year, they need just five games to move on to the second round after tonight's 96-86 series-ending win ...

Tonight was do-or-die against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team favored to make it to the NBA Finals. The Bulls fell dead in the battle of David vs. Goliath. LeBron and company were too much for the Bulls and Derrick Rose to handle. They battled from the first through fourth quarter, but they just weren't able to put it together for the "W." But, even as the Bulls ended their season in an ...

With the NFL draft officially over, it is time to turn our attentions on the next major sports draft: the NBA. Like the NFL, this year's NBA class appears to be one of the deepest. It is full with good talent players, and there a lot of players who could become superstars with the right coaching. These 10 players I have selected are players I think will make an instant impact. Some will ...