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Tune in at 3:30 p.m. ET for TrueHoop TV Live: Playoff Preview! We'll be chatting with NBA Insider Kevin Pelton and ESPN.com's Israel Gutierrez to break down all the biggest stories heading into the first round of the playoffs....

In ESPN The Magazine, Beckley Mason writes that the curious season of Deron Williams raises the question: Is a busted-up superstar better than no superstar at all?

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Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images Joakim Noah anchors the NBA's fifth-best defense, but it has been nothing like as effective lately. You may have heard something about the Miami Heat's win streak, which has lasted since February 3. As the Bulls pr...

Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images Stephen Curry was yanked to the ground and had to leave the game. Stephen Curry was leading the Warriors on a 3-on-1 fastbreak as the Wizards scrambled to get back. Advantage: Golden State. Until Cartier Martin, tr...

Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images Chris Paul, a candidate for MVP of flopping, hasn't been punished. The NBA began the season with a new rule against flopping, and the early indications were it made a difference. Since 2013 began, however, the NBA h...

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Knicks guard J.R. Smith received a Flagrant 2 and was ejected for a two-armed swing (VIDEO) at Golden State's Harrison Barnes' head during Monday night's game. Bravo, Joey Crawford. It was the right call for a league that is placing new emphasis o...

Sam Forencich/Getty Images Ty Lawson and the Nuggets get more of these shots than any other team. Whether or not you agree that the level of play in the NBA is at an all-time high, there's no question that the amount of data available to coaches an...

This HoopIdea comes from the world of Rugby. Recently Fox Sports debuted "Ref Cam," which is pretty much just what it sounds like. Official Chris Potter strapped a HD GoPro camera to his head and wore a low profile vest under his uniform that tran...

Beckley Mason explains how the Houston Rockets went from Western Conference also-ran to one of the league's most exciting teams and players in the playoff picture.

A nice roundup of stories written about the late Jerry Buss. Which teams should be buyers at the trade deadline? History, and Kevin Pelton, tell us it's those teams just outside the playoffs (Insider): "Where trades have really made a difference is...

Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ImagesChris Kaman has been unable to practice since suffering a concussion in January.Chris Kaman isn't the first person in the NBA to sound off on the league's concussion policy this season; early in the season New Orlean...

Forbes: Michael Jordan still earns $80 million per year. David Thorpe goes in-depth to break down whether LeBron James or Kevin Durant is better (Insider). His analysis of James' defense includes this: "If a team wants to run a shooter off multiple...

Bradford Doolittle notes that Kevin Garnett has been great since Rajon Rondo went down (Insider): "In the five games since his point guard went down, Garnett is averaging only one minute more per game, up to 31.2. But he's shot 57.4 percent during th...

The Memphis Grizzlies have lost three of their four games since trading Rudy Gay, and in that time the offense has struggled. Because Gay led Memphis in scoring and shots per game, it's easy to connect their issues with Gay's absence. But the truth i...