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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
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
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
June 7, 2006
Jonathan Lowe |
NBA Finals: First-Time Charmers Dallas takes it home in six games -- here's why. |
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
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
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
May 19, 2011
Ross Lancaster |
German Efficiency No matter what the end result of this Mavericks' playoff run will be, I will have the utmost appreciation for Dirk Nowitzki not only as an all-time NBA great, but for his ability to produce unbelievably unique performances like the one he conjured up on Tuesday. |
Sports Central
June 21, 2006
Bob Ekstrom |
It's Finals Week! Highlights from the NBA and the conclusion of the NHL seasons. |
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 22, 2006
Todd Beckstead |
Mark Cuban's Costly Tirade Did Mark Cuban's tirade contribute to the Mavericks' loss in Game 5 against the Heat? |
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
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
May 31, 2011
Jonathan Lowe |
Quality Remodeling Who would have thought that the Mavericks would become one of the most consistent winners in the NBA? |
Sports Central
June 8, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 2: The Blame Game There was plenty of blame to go around after the Orlando Magic lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals. |
Sports Central
June 29, 2010
Ross Lancaster |
Underlying Questions of Free Agency Here are three important questions that have not been raised too often about the NBA's free agency. |
Sports Central
April 20, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Playoffs: Opening Statement Games After one game in each series, there's only one thing that we know for sure: we don't know anything yet. |
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
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
April 30, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
Head Games For the first time in NBA history, three games in the same series have been decided in overtime. |
Sports Central
December 20, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Forgotten Mavericks, Spurs Are Rising Two NBA teams flying under the radar are the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2012
Corrie Trouw |
The Lessons of 2010 It has been nearly two years since LeBron James and Chris Bosh appeared alongside Dwyane Wade to plant a flag in the NBA's near future. And while the experiment will continue to run, at least for the remainder of these NBA Finals, we have enough data to begin drawing some conclusions. |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
Top tournament moments Five Ignominious Moments in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament History... |
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 Illustrated
March 19, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Make-or-break time Mavs must overcome team friction and the Lakers -- now... |
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
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
June 12, 2006
Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Finals: Fait Accompli? Only two teams have ever come back from an 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals to win the championship. So will the Miami Heat make history -- or go home? |
Fast Company
July 2005
Chuck Salter |
Hoop Schemes Mark Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, is the rare sports-team owner who acts like a fan. His leadership style may be unconventional, but it has been successful. |
Sports Central
May 14, 2007
Eric Anderson |
Dallas Mavs: The Brad Lidge of Basketball A few reasons the Mavs will never win a title without wholesale changes. |
Sports Central
October 23, 2011
Neil Bright |
A Long Time Gone Even 39 years after the Russians beat the American basketball team in the gold medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the event inspires "we wuz robbed" anger from those old enough to remember the longest three seconds in sport's history. |
Sports Central
March 19, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NBA MVP: Three's Company Do we really want to put Nash in the same air as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Larry Bird? |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
Roger O. Crockett |
Building A Megabrand Named Dwyane How Dwyane Wade of the Heat is rewriting the rules of sports marketing. |
Sports Central
March 16, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 19 In case a week of watching college basketball has skewed what you remember about the game being played at its highest level, this week's Starting Five consists of a few friendly reminders from the NBA world to help you focus on what March basketball is all about: playoff seeding. |
Sports Central
June 6, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
How the Miami Heat Have Redefined Hate They have helped fan hate evolve, elevated it, and have made hate as fashionable as fan passion. |
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
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
June 14, 2011
Bob Ekstrom |
A King Gone, But Not Forgotten The Mavericks' reversal of their perennial postseason underachievement was unexpected. |
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
July 12, 2004
Kenneth Asuquo |
The Topsy-Turvey NBA (As We Know It) Comings and goings in the NBA including rumoured talks of Shaquille O'Neal getting traded. |
Sports Central
January 8, 2007
Bill Hazell |
2006: Not a Year to Play Favorites (Pt. 1) A look back at 2006 and the memorable games in football, basketball, hockey, and baseball. |
Salon.com
June 20, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
I hate this game NBA basketball would be great if they'd just change a few things. Such as, just for starters: Everything. |
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
June 9, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Quietly Looking Ahead Here are a few topics in the NBA that will need to be addressed over the next few months. |
Sports Central
July 8, 2014
Brad Oremland |
If They Were All in Their Primes... Who would be the best NBA team of all-time ... if everyone on the team was in his prime? Here are 12 contenders. |
Sports Central
April 23, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NBA Part Two: The Second Season The second half of the NBA season was a joke. Half the teams were tanking for the Greg Oden/Kevin Durant sweepstakes, while the other half were fighting for playoff position. |
Sports Illustrated
December 11, 2001
Seth Davis |
Inside College Basketball: Without a Blemish Marquette is off to a 9-0 start behind multitalented rookie guard Dwyane Wade... |
Sports Central
May 17, 2010
Corrie Trouw |
Much Ado About No-Ring If this basketball thing doesn't work out for LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, they could probably form the world's tallest duo of magicians. |
Sports Central
April 26, 2006
Isaac Miller |
NBA 2005-06 Season in Review Top 10 Storylines of 2005-06... The MVP and other postseason awards... Playoff predictions... etc. |
Sports Central
May 2, 2006
Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Playoffs: MVP Talk It is truly a shame that the MVP voting for the NBA occurs before the playoffs begin. |
