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Using the Championship Leverage Index -- a metric that quantifies the importance of individual playoff games -- Neil Paine examines the best and worst active NBA players when it comes to performing in the "clutch." Tyson Chandler tops the list.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Amin Elhassan writes that several players who normally come off the bench are playing like impact starters in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

It is time for LA to think about the summer of 2014 and the next era of Lakers basketball.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Chad Ford unveils his first mock draft of 2013, with Nerlens Noel leading the way.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2013

Bradford Doolittle looks at which teams stand to gain the most from shorter rotations in the playoffs. If you're the Miami Heat, that just means more of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

David Thorpe says the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks are on hot streaks because their stars, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are keeping their teammates involved.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2012

Why are some NBA teams greater than the sum of their parts? In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating looks at team chemistry, one of the league's great mysteries.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2012

Chris Broussard offers his five most surprising starts to the 2012-13 NBA season.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Tasked with creating a Heat-beating dream team that falls within the salary cap, Tom Haberstroh assembles a 12-man squad and, with an assist from Basketball Prospectus, projects how they will do in a seven-game series against the defending champs.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2012

Joe Kaiser says both the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors might be good fits for enigmatic power forward Josh Smith.

Story | Conversation | September 19, 2012

Neil Paine offers his top 10 all-time MVP seasons and says LeBron James might have actually peaked already.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2012

Fran Fraschilla explains how college coaches can improve their teams' level of play by borrowing schemes and approaches from the NBA.

Blog | Conversation | May 25, 2012

Based on their career arcs and statistics, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett could be seen as equals. But that doesn't tell the full story. Austin Link of TeamRankings.com writes that there's only one way to settle this: a meeting in the NBA Finals.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2012

Neil Paine explains why the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz are almost certain to exit from the Western Conference playoffs early this season.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2012

Neil Paine of Basketball-reference.com writes that the Spurs are winning with offense this season, not defense as they did during their title years, which could spell trouble for the team in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 14, 2012

Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus looks at how Nick Collison, Shane Battier and Tiago Splitter have performed so far this season compared to their preseason expectations.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2012