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The 2010 NBA Playoffs continue tonight with three games on the docket, two in the Eastern Conference and the resumption of the Blazers and Suns in the Western Conference. One series could come to a close tonight, another team could grab a commanding series lead, and the third offers a pivotal Game Five. Either way, these first round series are reaching crunch time and there are five key things to ...

There was a difference in the way the Cleveland Cavaliers played on Sunday in Chicago, and it was about time. This is a team loaded with talent. They boast the league’s reigning, and presumptive, MVP. They’re piloted by last year’s Coach of the Year. They have a legend patrolling the paint, a respected veteran at power forward, and an experienced guard rotation that can make you pay if you choose to leave ...

Sixty-one days. If the 2010 NBA Finals goes a full seven games, that is how many days it will have taken to complete the 2010 NBA Playoffs. Starting April 17, the playoffs would conclude with Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 17. That’s entirely too long. A student at The Ohio State University could nearly complete a quarter’s worth of classes in that time. Excluding exam week, a ...

Road games are always tough to win for any team but, Atlanta has had huge trouble winning on the road. Saturday night showed a huge hole in the otherwise deadly Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks have struggled on the road all season long being at a pitiful 19-22 this season. While Atlanta has had some excuses for losing on the road before, the game Saturday showed a huge flaw in Atlanta and there is no excuse ...

After one week, the NBA Playoffs are in full-swing, so naturally, the fan base of the league just increased about 200 percent. The regular season is just too long, and considering that we have only eliminated 16 teams and still have over two months of basketball left, the fans just tuning in didn’t miss much. For those of you that are indeed just starting to pay attention, there isn’t much you missed. LeBron ...

In case you were living under a rock, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-89 on Sunday. San Antonio leads the series 3-1 and can advance to the second round with a win over Dallas on Tuesday night. Coming into the playoffs, the Mavericks were a hot pick to emerge out of the Western Conference and play for an NBA title. They had just acquired two impact players from ...

This is what the NBA summer of 2010 is all about. Along with LeBron, Dwyane Wade is the only other player who can alter the orbit of nearly a dozen franchises and the hope of millions of fans around the Association this offseason. Even though only a few teams can realistically even dream about signing LeBron and Wade, nearly every other dollar of available cap space hinges on where they go.  The ...

The NBA's top player is one of the most debated topics in all of professional sports. This debate usually begins and ends with two names: LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. But what happens when you throw a twist into the scenario? Who will be the top ten players in the NBA in three seasons? This scenario makes the top players in the NBA a little tougher to identify. Which is why ...

George Hill caught a desperation pass in the corner from 6'7" rookie Dejuan Blair, who had just snared his first of five offensive rebounds in a tense and physical Game Four, and delivered the first of his many presents to Tim Duncan. He swished a three-pointer with less than one second left to give the Spurs a 20-17 edge after the first quarter. When his 29-point star turn was over, his message was clear, his status as the key to this series established. Happy 34th, ...

After a dismal performance in Game Three, it was interesting to see how the Denver Nuggets would approach Game Four in order to steal a road win and recapture control of their first round series with the Utah Jazz. However, aside from a too-little, too-late rally when Utah let its guard down—a near disaster given Denver’s ability to score in a broken field—the Nuggets were once again throttled in ...