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Sports Illustrated
June 15, 2001
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What's in a name? Users recommend alternative titles for the NBA Finals...   |
Salon.com
June 14, 2001
King Kaufman |
Larry Brown: Genius? Everyone agrees what a brilliant coach the 76ers' boss is. So how come he's never won the championship? |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Central
April 23, 2005
Andre Watson |
Thanks, Kobe: The Curse of the Shaqbino? So who's to blame for the Lakers demise? The answer is simple: Kobe Bryant. Yes, Kobe Bryant. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
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 Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Get out the broom Doesn't matter if it's 76ers or Bucks, Lakers will cruise... |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2001
Marty Burns |
Lakers' toughest foe may be history Forget the Sixers or the Bucks. The Lakers' real opponents right now are the '89 Pistons, the '91 Bulls and the '99 Spurs. Those three teams each went 15-2 during their respective playoff runs, the best since the NBA went to its current format in '83-84... |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
Back to the future Finals matchup looks a lot like it did 18 years ago... |
Sports Illustrated
May 11, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Stop slammin' Shaq Despite total domination, O'Neal still has detractors... |
Sports Central
October 16, 2003
Timothy Hammill |
2003 NBA Season Preview One fan's predictions for the 2003-04 NBA season |
Sports Illustrated
March 16, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Awards talk Early favorites for MVP and Rookie of the Year in the NBA. |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Staying put -- for now Kobe Bryant won't be dealt for a long time, if at all... |
Sports Illustrated
March 9, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Strickland is a mistake for Blazers The most troubling incident in the Blazers' home loss to the Spurs Thursday night came when the Blazers were making a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter with newly acquired point guard Rod Strickland on the floor, and coach Mike Dunleavy pulled Strickland... |
Sports Illustrated
April 13, 2001
Phil Taylor |
L.A. stories still just rumors The rumors about Kobe Bryant being traded -- to Toronto, to Vancouver, to Orlando, to just about every team in the league -- are multiplying, but despite all the speculation, I don't think Kobe's going anywhere, at least not this summer... |
Sports Central
June 15, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Finals Edition It was a very entertaining NBA Finals from start to finish. |
Sports Illustrated
March 30, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Withering Heat Miami not adapting well to the return of 'Zo... |
Sports Illustrated
May 11, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Hickman's MVP vote has merit Who cares about Shaq?... Shawn Kemp... Do you agree with me that Maxwell should have been on the playoff roster?... Portland vs Lakers... etc. |
Salon.com
October 31, 2000
Allen Barra |
The "transition" game The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot... |
Sports Central
March 28, 2005
Doug Graham |
The Writing Was on the Wall in L.A. It's unfair to think of Kobe Bryant as less of a player because the Lakers are struggling this season while the Heat are tearing through the competition. |
Sports Central
July 27, 2004
Eric Williams |
An Open Letter to Kobe Bryant "I guess congratulations are in order. You won. You got what you've wanted all along. You got your max contract and Shaq got shown the door. You are now the unquestioned leader of this new-look Laker team." |
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 Illustrated
March 15, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Late push New candidates emerge for the NBA's postseason awards... |
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 Illustrated
April 3, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
Down to The Wire In the wild Western Conference, there's playoff intensity in the fight for NBA playoff spots... |
Sports Illustrated
May 1, 2000
Jack McCallum |
Getting rooted in the NBA playoffs Who to root for? |
Sports Illustrated
June 22, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Peering into the crystal ball It's already time to discuss the next NBA season... |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Marty Burns |
NBA Finals Breakdown The author examines the Nets-Lakers series position-by-position and gives his prediction on which team will win the NBA championship. |
Sports Central
May 25, 2005
Bijan C. Bayne |
Heat With Diesel Fuel: The Importance of Shaq To his credit, Shaquille O'Neal never went around boasting that he was The Man. |
Sports Central
March 11, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
How the West Was Won The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, and only one team has made itself better for the now: the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Sports Illustrated
November 16, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Motown malaise looks to be history I keep asking myself if the Pistons are going to be a playoff team this year... |
Sports Central
December 16, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Kobe, For Better or (More Likely) Worse Sure, 12-9 might look fine now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble. They have already played their softest-quarter schedule this season, and tougher games lie ahead. Deep-sixing the team's other stars and keeping Kobe is the crux of the problem. |
Sports Illustrated
February 25, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Phil Taylor Sports Illustrated senior writer Phil Taylor chatted with CNNSI.com users on Feb. 25, the day after the NBA's trading deadline.... |
Sports Central
May 7, 2004
Eric Williams |
The Glove Has Holes Amid criticism and doubts of Gary Peyton's subpar season, the author still has hope the Lakers will pull through. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Illustrated
October 22, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Five questions to tip off the season Well, here we go again. The obvious question heading into the 2002-03 season is, of course, whether the Los Angeles Lakers will four-peat, a feat that hasn't been achieved since the Boston Celtics won eight championships in a row between 1958 and 1966. But there are many other questions. |
Sports Illustrated
March 23, 2001
Phil Taylor |
New blood Derek Anderson, Donyell Marshall spark their new teams... |
Sports Illustrated
April 21, 2000
Phil Taylor |
NBA Mailbag most improved player... Lionel Hollins getting fired and being replaced by Dick Versace... Knicks... etc. |
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
August 5, 2004
Damian Greene |
Flip the Power Switch Going out on a very long limb and predicting the winner of the Eastern Conference finals for the upcoming NBA season isn't much of a stretch. |
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 Illustrated
February 22, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Trade show Did the Bulls get a bum steer or a Rose of a deal? |
Sports Illustrated
December 29, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Early returns It's not too soon to see who's worthy of an All-Star spot... NBA Q&A... |
Sports Illustrated
March 17, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Here's how to make the Pistons hum NBA Mailbag |
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 Illustrated
January 12, 2001 |
Who's 'The Man' in L.A.? The clear and obvious choice is Shaquille O'Neal |
Sports Central
October 2, 2003
Danny Sternfield |
The Search for the Fifth-Starter The Lakers have assembled what many believe is the greatest collection of talent in NBA history, but can they make it all the way? |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2000 |
Marty Burns' Breakdown NBA Finals matchups |
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 17, 2009
Bill Hazell |
Kobe Gets the Big Guy Off His Back It took him the better part of a decade, but let the record show that Kobe Bryant finally won a ring without Shaq. |
