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Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
It's Tim's Time David Robinson's slump has prompted Tim Duncan to grab the reins for the Spurs...   |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
MVP? It's Not Allen Iverson The suspense is over: It's time to announce SI's annual NBA awards. The envelopes, please... |
Sports Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Get out the broom Doesn't matter if it's 76ers or Bucks, Lakers will cruise... |
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. |
Salon.com
May 16, 2001
Allen Barra |
Showtime for the NBA With four likely Hall of Famers on the floor, the Lakers-Spurs series ought to be one for the ages. But the outcome may turn on a much more prosaic performer... |
Sports Central
January 24, 2011
Ross Lancaster |
San Antonio: The League's Best Even though the Spurs have been setting club marks for best start after X amount of games after each game, and approaching some of the league's best starts ever, it doesn't feel as though the Spurs are being given the treatment that their record deserves. |
Sports Central
February 26, 2013
Robert Campbell |
Spurs of the Moment As of February 25th, the San Antonio Spurs have posted an overall record of 45-13 -- three games better than both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the defending champion Miami Heat. |
Sports Central
April 12, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
Is it the End of an Era? Are the San Antonio Spurs the team of the 2000s? |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
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 30, 2007
Kiarash Banisadre |
Inside the NBA Western Conference Playoffs Although the Phoenix/San Antonio series was mired in controversy, the outcome was fair and square... Tim Duncan receives all the credit for how good the San Antonio Spurs are... It may be pretty tough for the Utah Jazz to win it all this year, but this team is for real... etc. |
Sports Central
February 11, 2015
Jonathan Lowe |
The Granddad of All Pops Let me be one of the last to say congratulations. On Monday night, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich became the ninth NBA head coach to lead his team to 1,000 regular season victories. |
Sports Central
May 28, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
The Main Event Let's be honest. This year's NBA playoffs haven't been anything special. While the game often slows down and scoring drops once the second season starts, this year has had a litany of ugly rock-fights. |
Sports Illustrated
April 23, 2003
Ian Thomsen |
Sun Block Eighth-seeded Phoenix is creating tough matchups for the Spurs. |
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
October 29, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Support system They're not superstars, but these 10 players make an impact: a tip of the hat to 10 overlooked players, all of whom labor for winning teams. |
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 17, 2014
Brad Oremland |
2014 NBA Finals Aftermath Despite so many major events across the sporting landscape, I'm going to focus on the NBA Finals, because it presented a lot of interesting questions. |
Sports Central
April 15, 2004
Mason Williams |
2004 NBA Playoffs Preview It's time for the NBA playoffs to take center stage. |
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
May 21, 2012
Corrie Trouw |
Back to the Future, Texas-Style Given their longevity, San Antonio's convenient comparable is Michael Jordan's Bulls, but the construction and philosophy of the two teams could not be more different. |
Sports Illustrated
December 29, 2000
Marty Burns |
Spurs need more fight Magic face long up-Hill battle... More woes for Leon Smith... Spree's story doesn't quite fit to a T... |
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
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
June 21, 2005
Josh Frank |
NBA Playoffs: Duncan's Disappearing Act When star players win MVP awards we expect them to perform in the clutch. |
Sports Illustrated
May 25, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Kobe can Bryant's emergence has West all but wrapped up for L.A... Who gets home court if Lakers play Sixers?... Televise the NBA draft lottery... Raptors and Hornets... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
April 16, 2003
Ian Thomsen |
Tim Tested In a tight race for SI's annual honors, Tim Duncan retains his MVP crown. |
Sports Illustrated
December 7, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Lakers will dispose of any and all takers I don't think the Lakers will be beat this season, not by Dallas, not by San Antone, not by Sacramento... |
Sports Illustrated
October 20, 2000
Marty Burns |
Kobe's busy summer Does Kobe Bryant really expect anyone to believe his claim, made recently in the Los Angeles Times, that he made 2,000 jump shots a day -- every day -- during the offseason? |
Sports Illustrated
October 26, 2000
Marty Burns |
NBA Power Rankings Here is how SI's Marty Burns ranks the teams entering the first week of the 2000-01 NBA season. This year's kickoff begins the same way last year's ended, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers holding down the top two spots... |
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 Illustrated
June 22, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Peering into the crystal ball It's already time to discuss the next NBA season... |
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
March 23, 2001
Phil Taylor |
New blood Derek Anderson, Donyell Marshall spark their new teams... |
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Letting Fly Kobe Bryant is testing his limits -- and Shaq's... |
Sports Central
January 4, 2010
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Year in Review: 2010 Counting down the best headlines in the NBA for the Year 2010. |
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
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
April 20, 2001
Phil Taylor |
The 'bag man plays defense My list of the top 10 players of all time generated quite a bit of disagreement, and a few people feel that I've dissed Dennis Rodman, Ray Allen and the entire nation of Canada. Guess it's time to play a little defense -- self-defense... |
Sports Central
March 20, 2013
Matt Thomas |
Fact or Fiction: Heat the Best Ever? If you spend any time watching that four-letter all sports network these days, you've undoubtedly noticed that the Miami Heat are on a run for the ages. Though the verdict is still open on how far this win streak will go. |
Sports Illustrated
March 17, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Here's how to make the Pistons hum NBA Mailbag |
Sports Illustrated
May 30, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Postseason potpourri Thoughts before the 76ers or Bucks get a Finals whuppin'... |
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
May 20, 2013
Corrie Trouw |
The More Things Change The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference Finals Sunday with a dominant 105-83 win over Memphis. It was a satisfying win for the West's elder statesmen, especially compared to the last time these two teams met in the postseason. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 4: Role Models When Game 4 of the NBA Finals was on the line, it wasn't the greatest closer in the game who carried the lakers to a 3-1 series lead, it was their role players. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2006
Chris Cornell |
The Significance of Kobe's Big Night To put Kobe Bryant's incredible achievement of solo 81 points in a single game into perspective, one only needs to look at the record books. |
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
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 Illustrated
July 18, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Belated advice for three free agents Tim Duncan, Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady have made their decisions without consulting me. Here's what I would have said if they had dialed me up... |
Sports Central
June 29, 2009
Sean Crowe |
The NBA Finals Left Me Feeling Empty The NBA Gods righted themselves after the 1985-86 season by giving us the Lakers/Celtics rematch we deserved. Here's the hoping the NBA Gods do the same thing next season. |
