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Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: It took the Heat the better part of seven quarters, but they finally gave the Spurs a taste of their awesome open-court power with a 33-5 run to blow Game 2 open and even the Finals at 1-1. They did so by...

In ESPN The Magazine, Pablo S. Torre examines the jump in ejections so far this postseason, looking at what leads to ejections and how they affect teams' ultimate results.

Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman: This was a good win. Good because it keeps the Thunder on the Spurs heels. Good because it was anything but the Thunder's preferred style and yet OKC found a way to prevail. Good because it was a day filled with adv...

Who will be the best team in 2013? Best player? We look ahead.

Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune: Timberwolves two-time All-Star Kevin Love made his season debut in a stealthy attack launched under the cover of darkness as night fell over Target Center on Wednesday. Now, as funny as it might seem, a Wolves team th...

In ESPN The Magazine's NBA Preview, ESPN experts and Basketball Prospectus project each NBA team's season. The consensus? A Heat-Nuggets Finals. The winner? Let's just say, not one, not two ...

Marc Serota/Getty Images Joakim Noah and the Bulls are still a tough test for LeBron James. In each round of his rampage through the playoffs, LeBron James seemed able to morph into the player best suited to demolish his opponent. Against Indiana, ...

Mark D. Smith/US Presswire LeBron James arrived in Oklahoma City weary, but riding a huge performance in the East finals. OKLAHOMA CITY -- One of the underrated factors in the NBA Finals is the decoration. Seriously. The decals on the court, the gi...

The C's are in limbo with looming questions on the Big Three and a fairly bare roster.

Dwyane Wade's missed trey gives the Celtics new life against the Heat.

Chris Broussard explains how Kevin Durant could overtake LeBron James as the league's best player if the Thunder win the 2012 NBA championship.

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T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times: As often as the headlines go sour in professional sports, what a kick to hear Coach Vinny Del Negro walk through the locker room singing, "It's a miracle." Del Negro stopped to crack: "I just got a text from Mike...

With two games in the books for each matchup, we rank each series based on intrigue.

Brian McKitish offers his top 80 players for fantasy basketball playoff leagues.

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: John Wall squared up against the player whose career he would most like to duplicate and did his best to trade him acrobatic layup for head-scratching layup. And for a half, Wall held his own against Derrick Rose, ...

Pointing out problems facing the four contenders heading into Friday night's ESPN/ESPN3 games.