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Salon.com
May 21, 2002
King Kaufman |
Wake-up call The NBA playoffs are heating up, finally. They may get so hot that we actually get to see a sixth game...   |
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. |
Salon.com
May 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Hoops heaven! As two entertaining playoff series climax, the Celtics and Lakers are doomed and the Nets will go from brief glory to cannon fodder... |
Salon.com
June 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Lakers might choke! Yeah, right. They're not the Kings, you know. As long as Shaquille O'Neal's playing, the Nets are in a world of hurt in the NBA Finals. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002 |
East vs. West An NBA scout provides analysis of the remaining head-to-head battles that will take place over the next fortnight. |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Finals approach Climb aboard the Nets Express while there's still room... |
Sports Illustrated
May 29, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Bibby blooms Kings' guard has made the playoffs his coming out party... |
Sports Central
April 30, 2005
Vincent Musco |
The Sacramento Kings' Demise Should the the Sacramento Kings lose to the Seattle Supersonics, they will find themselves the middle of an abyss: Is the team is peaking and competing for a championship, or does it need to rebuild. |
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 Central
June 9, 2010
Paul Foeller |
NBA Finals: Keys to Victory How great is the Lakers/Celtics rivalry? After the Finals end this year, the two teams will have combined to win more than half of the championships in NBA history. |
Sports Illustrated
April 19, 2002
Jack McCallum |
First-round prognostications While the only question on everyone's mind seems to be whether or not the Lakers will three-peat, the postseason that begins Saturday features, in the Eastern Conference, the most wide-open race in history... |
Sports Illustrated
February 14, 2002
Jack McCallum |
It's good to be King Hot play at home makes Sacramento the NBA's top dogs... |
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 5, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Refereeing the NBA playoff refs Yes, they make mistakes, but cut the officials some slack. |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
May 3, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Third wheel For Boston to reach Finals, Pierce and Walker will need help... |
Sports Central
June 11, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
Boy, They Sure Grow Up Fast There's a certain "je ne sais quoi" to the Lakers -- and a lot of "I dunno" with the Celtics. |
Sports Illustrated
November 27, 2001
Jack McCallum |
King-sized question How will Chris Webber's return affect Sacramento? |
Sports Illustrated
April 16, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Awarding the NBA's best My ballot for the NBA's postseason awards... |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
Fit for the Throne Finally committed to the Kings, Chris Webber has them shooting for a crown... |
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
February 28, 2005
Joseph Sammour |
NBA Trading Day Analysis NBA fans coast to coast will agree that there's nothing quite like trade deadline day. |
Sports Central
June 5, 2008
Corrie Trouw |
Scouting the NBA Finals An analysis of the NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals: Easy as ABC There is so much that goes into winning an NBA title. It isn't as simple as just X's and O's. In fact, X and O are just two of the 26 letters that you must conquer to win a title. |
Sports Central
June 2, 2008
Brian Cox |
All Things Old Become New Again For the 11th time in league history, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers will square off for the NBA title. |
Sports Central
June 14, 2010
Bill Hazell |
Celtics/Lakers, on to the Final Act For the first time in four years, no one has a clue who's winning this thing. What could be better? |
Sports Central
February 5, 2004
Vikram Mohan |
Why Webber Should Be Traded The Sacramento Kings must trade "power" forward Chris Webber. First, they do not really need him, making him expendable. Second, they would receive a lot in return for Webber and could fill in the gaps that may hurt their team during the playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated
April 26, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Sticking with the Sonics Well, half the free world wants to know how in heaven's name I could pick Seattle over San Antonio. Jeez, nothing personal, people, but upsets happen. And I still think this one might... |
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 Illustrated
April 12, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Too many options Could the Mavs be hurt by an abundance of scorers? |
Salon.com
June 14, 2002
Allen Barra |
Shaq is too good for the NBA's good The most dominant force in basketball history squashed his rivals like bugs. Too bad he also squashed the viewers. |
Sports Central
April 22, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
A Daunting Challenge For NBA fans, it was great basketball, as the Kings and the Lakers fought for seven games -- eventually losing Game 7, in overtime, at home, becoming the first team to lose a Game 7 conference final at home since the '82 Celtics. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NBA Champions In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its SimMatchup technology to rank the greatest NBA champions of all time. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: NBA Finals Matchups Before the page is turned on this magical 2007 season, let's flip back in history and relive the top 10 NBA Finals matchups. |
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
March 29, 2006
Isaac Miller |
NBA Role Players to Watch Because teams tend to build around superstar, there's a lot of talent hidden in the NBA -- like these five, some of the best players you've never heard of. |
Sports Illustrated
November 1, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Noisemakers The Hawks and Blazers could be this year's sleepers in the NBA. |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2001
Marty Burns |
Midseason awards Time for reflection on a so-so NBA season... |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2002
Jack McCallum |
No-win situation One pessimist can't find a team worthy of the NBA title... |
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 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
June 7, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
NBA Finals: Making Sense of it All Everyone was excited to see a rematch of the 2008 championship round between the Celtics and Lakers. |
Sports Illustrated
March 22, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Celtic pride Led by Pierce and O'Brien, the Boston Celtics return to prominence... |
Sports Central
December 12, 2008
Bill Hazell |
The Green-and-Golden Age Renaissance Green vs. Yellow means a lot to us NBA nuts, and in a league where upsets don't come often, the chances of another Celtics/Lakers Finals in 2009 seem bright. |
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
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 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. |
Sports Central
December 10, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NBA Superstars Trading Places How has the NBA got to this point? |
Sports Illustrated
May 24, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Kings reluctant to trade Williams After being buried on the bench for much of the playoffs, Kings point guard Jason Williams has made it clear that he would be open to a trade... |
Sports Central
June 24, 2009
Matt Thomas |
A New Laker Dynasty? There is far too much parody to consider with any sort of reasonability the fact that a single win in a single championship series is anything other than a great season worth remembering. |
