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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 Illustrated
November 13, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
I Love New Jersey Keith Van Horn is a happy Net again, now that he is healthy and plays with Jason Kidd... |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Finals approach Climb aboard the Nets Express while there's still room... |
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
May 17, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Old-school Finals Look for the Celtics and Lakers to renew their classic rivalry... |
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
December 18, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
Van Hailin' The Nets made Keith Van Horn a goat, but the Sixers sing his praises. |
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 Illustrated
November 27, 2001
Jack McCallum |
King-sized question How will Chris Webber's return affect Sacramento? |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Refereeing the NBA playoff refs Yes, they make mistakes, but cut the officials some slack. |
Sports Illustrated
June 7, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Undervalued contributors The supporting cast is vital to the Lakers' success |
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... |
Sports Illustrated
December 24, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Inside the NBA Swarming D's, among other things, have put the Lakers' season in peril |
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
February 19, 2002
Jack McCallum |
No-win situation One pessimist can't find a team worthy of the NBA title... |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
First in Flight Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 draft pick, is at the top of a so-far undistinguished rookie class |
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 Illustrated
June 5, 2002
Phil Taylor |
Nothing but Nets It's been a long, strange journey from team's ABA roots. |
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 Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Get out the broom Doesn't matter if it's 76ers or Bucks, Lakers will cruise... |
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 Illustrated
April 23, 2002
Marty Burns |
Taking it personally Kidd's pride helped Nets even their first-round series... |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2000
Marty Burns and John Donovan |
Who will win the 2000 NBA Finals? Lakers or Pacers? |
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
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. |
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
June 6, 2000 |
Marty Burns' Breakdown NBA Finals matchups |
Sports Central
June 24, 2008
Bill Hazell |
Bryant's Lakers, Legacy, Stumble in Finals If Kobe Bryant was going to stake his claim as the greatest of all ballers, he needed to win the 2008 NBA Finals. |
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
September 18, 2004
Eric Williams |
Nets Go Back to the Future There was a time not too long ago when the Nets were the laughingstock of the NBA. Along with their brethren in ineptitude, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Nets were consistently one of the worst franchises in the league. |
Sports Illustrated
April 12, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Too many options Could the Mavs be hurt by an abundance of scorers? |
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 Illustrated
April 16, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Awarding the NBA's best My ballot for the NBA's postseason awards... |
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Letting Fly Kobe Bryant is testing his limits -- and Shaq's... |
Sports Illustrated
November 15, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Clarifying the Answer Iverson's shot selection is poor, but he's still a great player |
Sports Central
July 20, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Lakers Backed the Wrong Guy The Lakers' majority owner has decided to turn his back on one of the greatest and most dominant centers of all-time in favor of a spoiled brat who basically quit in the Finals. |
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 Central
March 20, 2008
Sean Crowe |
The Truth: Paul Pierce is Real NBA MVP Something happened to the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce this season. All of a sudden, he is the best player on the floor when he needs to be. |
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
January 4, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Improved Grizzlies still need time It looks as if Memphis has a bright future with Pau Gasol (Rookie of the Year?) and Shane Battier. Even Jason Williams is contributing on a regular basis. How long do you think it'll take the Grizzlies to become a playoff team? |
Sports Central
June 5, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday was a callback to the old "The Kobe Show" days in all the right ways. |
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 Central
April 15, 2004
Mason Williams |
2004 NBA Playoffs Preview It's time for the NBA playoffs to take center stage. |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Kobe's beef Bryant stands to gain respect, victories by feeding Shaq... |
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
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Illustrated
March 15, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Late push New candidates emerge for the NBA's postseason awards... |
Sports Illustrated
February 16, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Mutombo is staying put -- for now Get rid of the 3-point line... Pacers... Minnesota Timberwolves... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
June 12, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Net Canes An eerie canal runs from Carolina to New Jersey -- the NBA and NHL underdogs are twin thrillers, a pair of upstarts who will likely wind up as runner-up footnotes to the feats of two all-time teams. |
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. |
