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AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezTony Parker led the Spurs past the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinalsThe San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Golden State Warriors to reach the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season and the eigh...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesKobe Bryant and Pau Gasol wonder what could have been as time runs out on the Lakers' season. How bad was it for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series sweep? Let us count the ways, with significan...

Well that was unexpected. No, not the Los Angeles Lakers losing in the first round to the San Antonio Spurs; it was a 2-7 matchup, after all, and no NBA team has lost after being up 3-0 (as the San Antonio Spurs were). But who, when the Lakers ...

AP Photo/Kathy WillensThe Celtics have scored a total of 48 points in the second half of Games 1 and 2.The Boston Celtics enter Game 3 against the New York Knicks looking for answers, primarily on the offensive end. In the first two games of the seri...

If the Los Angeles Lakers do the improbable -- the very, very improbable -- they would join quite the exclusive club. Ditto the Boston Celtics (or the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks). And over in hockey, there'...

AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillLos Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant grimaces after being injured during the second half of the game Friday against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers won 118-116.Kobe Bryant suffered what the team called a probable torn Ac...

Gary Dineen/Getty ImagesCarmelo Anthony went 0-for-5 on shots from 20 feet or longer against the Bulls. In his previous five games, he was 27-for-46 (58.7 percent) from 20-plus feet. The Chicago Bulls became the second team in NBA history to stop tw...

DALLAS -The race for the West's eighth seed heads into the home stretch with the Dallas Mavericks trailing the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers by a game and a half. With an assist from ESPN Stats and Information, here's a quick comparison of the ...

Isaac Baldizon/NBAE, Getty ImagesLeBron James and Dwyane Wade can look back at this season with lots of good memories.The theme of the season for this Miami Heat team has been one of streaks-- lots of them. It seems as if every day, a historic ma...

As the Feb. 21 trade deadline nears, here are seven deals we would like to see get done.

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Isaac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images LeBron James and Kobe Bryant can both reach notable statistical marks in the near-future.How will LeBron James finish? James is presently averaging 27.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game. If he finishes...

NBAE/Getty Images Kevin Durant (left) and LeBron James have the two highest scoring averages in All-Star Game history.We preview the NBA All-Star Game with 10 facts you need to know. • Kevin Durant won his first All-Star Game MVP award...

The game is becoming too easy for LeBron James, who put up another monstrous effort in the Miami Heat's 107-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Let's look at some of the storylines to emerge from that victory. Unstoppable in-close Ja...

ESPN Stats & InformationThe Celtics have sandwiched two six-game win streaks around a six-game losing streak.Kevin Garnett went over 25,000 points for his career; more importantly, the Boston Celtics continue to win without All-Star point guard Rajon...

Harry How/Getty Images The Lakers find themselves at 17-24. Their use of Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol is part of the problem. Halfway through the season, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves at 17-24, and history is not on their side. Over t...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images LeBron James and Kevin Durant are on pace to finish 1-2 in the MVP voting again this season.As we approach the halfway point of the NBA season, two of the game's best players continue to make their mark as the t...