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Sports Central June 5, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Finals: A Time For Firsts For the first time since 1971, we have two teams facing off that have never been to the championship series before. So how do you evaluate the x-factor if there is no experience?  |
Sports Central December 2, 2011 Megan Brown |
Are The Heat Too Hot For Miami? I know that Heat are more hungry now than ever and once the NBA lockout ends, they will be back ready to take another run at the title.  |
Sports Central June 15, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Finals: 6:34 of Perfection Just when it looked like it was going to be another Dallas win and an 0-3 deficit for the Heat, Dwyane Wade rallied his team from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit. Not bad for a guy playing on a bum knee.  |
Sports Central May 29, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: Forecasting the Final Four Drama, comedy, competition, and eliminations all wrapped up in one program ... the NBA playoffs.  |
Sports Central May 16, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
Keys to the NBA Conference Finals The 2011 NBA conference finals are underway and this final four gives us youth, age, and plenty of superstar power.  |
Sports Central April 4, 2007 Paul Tenorio |
Can Anyone Take Down the Pistons? The Detroit Pistons are looking like the best the league has to offer.  |
Sports Central May 25, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: 40 Games in 40 Nights (Pt. II) The continuation of a list of 40 items about the NBA Playoffs.  |
Sports Central May 4, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: The Suffixer The playoffs are a special breed of basketball, and the language to describe them needs to be just as special -- as the meanings of some of the words coming out of the postseason will attest.  |
Sports Central March 14, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
Eastern Conference Race is Heating Up The NBA's Eastern Conference is garnerning a lot of attention and not just due to East Coast bias and Carmelo Anthony's presence in NYC. Some teams are imploding, while others are rising, and there are actual races for playoff spots.  |
Sports Central May 9, 2011 Paul Foeller |
From the Decision to the Championship? The two-time defending champion Lakers won't have a chance at a three-peat.  |
Sports Central March 2, 2007 Scott Shepherd |
If You Can't Stand the Heat... How could anyone make the case that the Miami Heat are a legitimate threat to beat any top team?  |
Sports Central April 11, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
Three NBA Playoff Predictions The NBA playoffs have begun and this year the race to the finals looks more open than usual. Teams like the Bulls, Lakers, Spurs, Heat, and Magic all look like the favorites to reach the Finals.  |
Sports Central June 15, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
A Championship-Defining Turning Point The epic, drawn-out nature of the NBA playoffs usually creates a certain amount of volatility from game-to-game.  |
Sports Central May 1, 2007 Bill Hazell |
There'll Be No NBA Finals Rematch After four games, the Miami Heat have now been swept and the number one contenders are staring at a 3-1 hole. How did this happen?  |
Sports Central April 16, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Preview Breaking down the Eastern Conference in round one of the playoffs.  |
Sports Central June 1, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: Superman Returns Shaq looks rejuvenated, energetic, playful, and youthful, which may be surprising to some after constant chattering throughout the season about his age and health.  |
Sports Central April 22, 2009 Wailele Sallas |
Kobe vs. LeBron, At Any Cost? Would there be anything better than seeing the two best players in the NBA attacking each other for seven games?  |
Sports Central May 30, 2011 Bill Hazell |
Don't Get Your Hopes Up, Mavs Fans Going into the 2011 NBA Finals, we should all be clear on two things: who the favorite is, and who the sentimental favorite is.  |
Sports Central May 18, 2004 Mason Williams |
Race to June is Heating Up Heated rivalries, dethroned champions, forearms to the chin, 100-point Eastern Conference games, and emerging stars have all highlighted the action in the second-round NBA playoffs.  |
Sports Central June 8, 2006 Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: 40 Games in 40 Nights (Pt. III) Things I have seen, thought about, heard through the grapevine, considered, predicted, been insulted by, been nauseated by, scoffed at, and missed about the 2006 NBA playoffs so far.  |
Sports Central March 21, 2005 Joseph Sammour |
The NBA's Elite Eight We're going to be focusing on the second round of the NBA playoffs, which will involve the NBA's answer to the Elite Eight. For each team, I'll explain who they will beat in the first round, and how much further they can go.  |
Sports Central May 10, 2012 Paul Foeller |
Pace Yourself The Indiana Pacers are going to give the Miami Heat all they can handle in a best of seven series that promises to at least come within a stone's throw of a Game 7.  |
Sports Central June 4, 2014 Ross Lancaster |
NBA Finals Are the Spurs' For the Taking The 2014 NBA Finals will feature the first rematch of the previous year's championship series since the Bulls and Jazz met in 1998.  |
Sports Central June 17, 2013 Ross Lancaster |
The Dizzying Coaching Carousel The two teams that are still playing as the calendar clicks over to the latter half of June, offer a model of smart, consistent management and leadership in coaching for success.  |
Sports Central May 11, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
Living Dangerously on Easy Street Have the Cavs chances of winning a title actually been hindered by the fact that they've been so much better than their opponents in the postseason?  |
Sports Central May 8, 2013 Bob Ekstrom |
All the King's Horses If you should find your step today lightened by the hope of an early Miami Heat exodus from this year's postseason, my guess is that you will come to feel like you're in cement shoes by week's end.  |
Sports Central March 23, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 20 March Madness it is not, but the last three weeks of the NBA season still holds much significance in the basketball world.  |
Sports Central April 19, 2007 Eric Anderson |
2007 NBA Playoffs Preview After 82 essentially meaningless games, it's time to get down to business -- a quick breakdown of the NBA's "second season."  |
Sports Central May 9, 2005 Jonathan Lowe |
A Tighter Fit in Round Two of NBA Playoffs There are lots of questions that will be answered in the second round of the NBA playoffs: Can the Wizards Become This Year's Heat? Does Seattle Have Enough Shots to Move on? Will History Repeat Itself? Can Dallas Run With the Suns?  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Brand Grounding Airlines paying up for naming rights at basketball arenas has all the grace and common sense of an airball.  |
Sports Central June 21, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Go Easy on LeBron LeBron James is not a superhuman gifted with a magical ability to elevate his game if there's a title at stake, and he's not a choker who can't win the big one.  |
Sports Central March 27, 2006 Joe Pietaro |
The Other Side of the River The New Jersey Nets have played second banana to the New York Knicks.  |
Sports Central July 2, 2005 Jonathan Lowe |
Who Can Challenge For Next Year's Crown? The Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns will challenge the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs for next year's conference championships. The New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks are still good, but not great. The Bulls and Nuggets are building.  |
Sports Central December 12, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Shaq-san With Shaquille O'Neal the Miami Heat are a championship-caliber team. Without him, they are a low seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. There is no in between.  |
Sports Central June 25, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
Falling Down Just to Stand Up Over the last 20 years or so in the NBA, there's a fascinating trend that has developed: rarely do the league's biggest stars immediately find championship success on their first trip to the Finals or a grand, high-pressure stage.  |
Sports Central November 15, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
Contenders and Pretenders in the NBA The 2005-06 NBA season is predictable. There are only five or six teams who are a real threat to win the championship.  |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Bill Hazell |
Knicks/Heat: A Rivalry Renewed? The two most fascinating teams and stories in the NBA are going head-to-head.  |
Fast Company April 20, 2011 Chuck Salter |
What LeBron James And The Miami Heat Teach Us About Teamwork When the Miami Heat raided the free-agent talent market last summer, many people declared the franchise unstoppable. So far, it's proven to be good, but vulnerable. What's behind the group's struggles? A lesson for us all in teamwork.  |
Sports Central December 22, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
In the Roatation: NBA Week 8 Whether it's the two best players in the league squaring off for one of the only times that particular season, an NBA Finals rematch, old rivalries renewed, or some combination of all three, the NBA always delivers the goods on Christmas Day.  |
Sports Illustrated June 11, 2001 Phil Taylor |
Everybody loves an underdog Philadelphia may not win the title, but it has already done something fairly amazing. It has stolen the spotlight from the glamorous Lakers...  |
Sports Central July 9, 2007 Parimal Rohit |
Why the Spurs Are Not a Dynasty The San Antonio Spurs are just that team who won at the right time, when nobody else wanted to win.  |
Sports Central April 27, 2011 Jonathan Lowe |
Requiem For a Redemption We all know about those teams in basketball that just don't get the job done. They have the talent to make deep runs in their respective postseasons, but they struggle.  |
Sports Central June 7, 2006 Jonathan Lowe |
NBA Finals: First-Time Charmers Dallas takes it home in six games -- here's why.  |
Sports Central October 12, 2010 Bob Ekstrom |
NBA East Will Be Battle of Big Threes NBA general managers got a bit ahead of themselves last week when they penciled in the Los Angeles Lakers for a three-peat, but they did nail half the NBA Finals matchup in the process.  |
Sports Central April 25, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
While Celtics and Magic Roll, Stern Fumes There are three things we have learned during the NBA playoffs: the ghost of Tim Donaghy past still haunts David Stern, the rumors of the Boston Celtics' demise have been greatly exaggerated, and the Orlando Magic may need to find a cape for Jameer Nelson.  |
Sports Central March 21, 2007 Scott Shepherd |
Beware of the Ides of March The problem with the NBA in March is that we've seen enough of everybody to think that we know where every team stands. But if recent history has taught us anything, it's that we haven't seen anything yet.  |
Sports Central May 7, 2012 Stephen Kerr |
Why the Spurs Could Capture the Title Now that the NBA postseason is underway, speculation abounds as to who will be crowned the next champion. The San Antonio Spurs could have something to say about who grabs the brass ring.  |
Sports Central May 23, 2007 Ross Lancaster |
This Season, These Playoffs: Worst Ever? It's safe to say that with the tanking that infiltrated the regular season and a lackluster playoffs, this has best one of the worst NBA seasons in memory.  |
Sports Central February 24, 2014 Ross Lancaster |
Five Games to Watch Down the Stretch Here are five basketball games to watch, in no particular order, which will help define the NBA playoff picture.  |
Sports Central October 19, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 3) Here's a breakdown the former Eastern Conference and a prediction of how each team will fare as they begin a new decade of basketball.  |