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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the final six minutes of the Miami Heat's win over the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James scored or assisted on 14 of the Heat's final 16 points in a vintage "carry your team to victory" effort. What else was of note from his game? Plenty. Her...

Scott Halleran/Getty Images James Harden and the Rockets had no problems scoring on the Lakers, sending the Lakers to their fourth straight loss on Tuesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers were without half of their four marquee players on Tuesday n...

Isaac Baldizon/Getty Images-NBAELeBron James and company got the better of the Thunder this time around. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been just a little bit off their game, and now they've paid the price a bit with two straight losses. The Thun...

The Los Angeles Lakers continued to look better and better, with their latest strong showing being a 100-94 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The Lakers improved to just 9-9 in Mike D'Antoni's tenure as head coach, but they've won the last ...