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For five years we had a renewed Celtics-Lakers rivalry. Now both have put their future hopes in players who don't score first. It won't be an easy transition for either, but with Rajon Rondo's injury, it will be tougher for the Celtics.

If the NBA wants to save its season and its own dignity instead of trying to push the players to the wall, it needs to consider a serious downsize.

Michael Jordan was the model and LeBron James fills the role today, but the NBA's commitment to star power doesn't win championships. What does? A team like the Celtics.

The years between 2000 and 2009 should be called the decade of the fan in sober acknowledgement of the ultimate victory of the dollar in sports, writes Howard Bryant.

Using game stats and a variety of beyond-the-box score metrics, Neil Paine ranks the top 10 conference finals players of all time. LeBron James, Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan top the list.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2013

Does he understand team legacy? Do they understand he has a choice?

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash plans on playing in Game 1 of his team's playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon.

Dwight Howard's strong play of late couldn't have come at a better time with a trip to Orlando looming.

Neil Tardy looks back at Tuesday's action, including mixed results for James Harden, Nicolas Batum and Kobe Bryant.

Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant acknowledge that airing their differences in a recent, much-discussed team meeting has

Chris Broussard says the Lakers should fire coach Mike D'Antoni now and salvage whatever appeal Los Angeles has for Dwight Howard in the best interests of the team's future.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2013

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

Midway through the season, which team came out ahead in the D12 deal?

Story | Conversation | January 22, 2013

Each week, Joe Kaiser looks at five players and offers trends to watch, good or bad. This week, he takes a look at Steve Nash's dropping usage rate, Luol Deng's workload and Nikolai Vucevic's emergence in Orlando.

Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013

As the Lakers spiral, Kobe Bryant has plenty of hope even with a tough trip to New York next.

Though Dwight Howard is shooting 46.9 percent from the foul line this season, the Lakers center said he's had enough of people giving him advice.