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Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty ImagesTayshaun Prince was the primary defender on Kevin Durant the last two games.The Memphis Grizzlies took out the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to advance to their first Western Conference Finals in franchise history. ...

Along the lines of pictures being valued at a thousand words, the shot chart above makes up most of what you need to know from a statistical perspective about the Miami Heat's win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. The Bulls shot 25.7 percent...

Norris Cole has shot lights-out in this series.The Miami Heat regained control of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a rugged Game 3 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The Heat are now 43-3 in their past 46 games, 21-1 in their past 2...

AP Photo/Lynne SladkyThe Heat outscored the Bulls 56-18 in the paint in Game 2.The Miami Heat certainly bounced back from their Game 1 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Saying they "bounced back" is quite the understatement. Bulls Worst Playoff Losse...

Nate Robinson came through late in Game 1. This one was a stunner -- with the Chicago Bulls getting the big performance from the star at game's end to upset the Miami Heat in Game 1. The Bulls wore the Heat down, frustrating LeBron James in particul...

This one was a stunner -- with the Chicago Bulls getting the big performance from the star at game's end to upset the Miami Heat in Game 1. The Bulls wore the Heat down, frustrating LeBron James in particular in the early going to set the tone. L...

Kevin Durant excelled in the second half for the Thunder.Let's run through all the accolades for the star of stars in the Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Kevin Durant became the third player in the past five postseason...

David Butler II/USA TODAY SportsCarmelo Anthony led the Knicks to their first playoff series win since 2000.For the first time in 13 years the New York Knicks have won a playoff series, defeating the Boston Celtics 88-80 in Game 6. The last time the ...

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 ...

The Knicks had major shooting woes in Game 4. The Boston Celtics survived a comeback effort by the New York Knicks to prevail in overtime and extend this first-round series to a fifth game. Let's take a look at some of the keys to the outcome of ...

Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThis is what they're playing for. The NBA playoffs begin this weekend with four games Saturday and four more on Sunday. Let's get you ready for the next two months with a list of our top stats to know heading into the...

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...

Issac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images Chris Bosh will be the only member of Miami's Big 3 suiting up on Tuesday against the Knicks.The New York Knicks have won eight straight, the longest active winning streak in the NBA. The Miami Heat have won 17 s...

The Heat struggled from the field in the loss to the Bulls. What were the biggest statistical keys to the Chicago Bulls' snapping the Miami Heat's winning streak at 27 games? Here's a quick look: 1. The Bulls allowed the Heat to get inside the ...

Gary Bogdon/Getty ImagesLeBron James and the Miami Heat stretch their win streak to 27 gamesThe Miami Heat are now just six games shy of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest win streak in NBA history (33 games). Here's what you need t...

Lost in the shadow of the Miami Heat's 24-game win streak is the Denver Nuggets' win streak. The Nuggets will try to extend their franchise record win streak to 14 games on Thursday when they play the Philadelphia 76ers at the Pepsi Center, where...