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World Series | 2009 MLB Playoffs Schedule | Tickets

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First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of foul that was not called when Fisher fell into Barry in the closing seconds of a playoff game on that floor last season. The foul was so egregious that the NBA said it should...

Blog | January 16, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...for five years ago, and the Tracy that will help some lucky NBA team make a deep playoff run. Tracy looked so good that Morey probably had a fleeting thought that he should keep him...

Blog | December 17, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...for having more integrity on this issue than MLB. The NBA has its warts, but I'...Will the Rashard Lewis suspension dramatically impact the playoff race? One stat geek says not so much...

Blog | August 07, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...being turned into swords." Kevin Sherrington of The Dallas Morning News: "Unlike the NFL and Major League Baseball, where clubs must build from within and add pieces as needed to put them over...

Blog | July 10, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Hey, Sports Illustrated, do you still think Dwight Howard smiles too much to lead the Magic to playoff success against the NBA's elite? Or has he finally proven you can grin -- and win...

Blog | May 18, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...point, Aaron Brooks has clear strengths and weaknesses, but when the Rockets have been their best this postseason, he has been a huge part of that, most obviously with his 34-point flight through the...

Blog | May 11, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Russell-Havlicek-Bird sense, picking the most propitious moment to play his best game of the 2008 playoffs. 'He just willed his team to victory,' said Cleveland's LeBron James. 'I know that was the...

Blog | May 19, 2008

Michael Heisley: Plenty of Teams Losing Plenty of Money

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...worse than ours. I've been to the playoffs more times than they have. They've been...it and they saved the game. You know Major League Baseball had fallen behind basketball in popularity...

Blog | April 08, 2008

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...it wrong to ice a sore elbow? For that matter, is it ethical or even legal for Major League Baseball--or indeed any employee or governing body--to deny an employee access to a potentially...

Blog | December 19, 2007

Is the League in Jeopardy?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I have heard worries that the Tim Donaghy scandal could actually put the existence of the NBA in a certain jeopardy. Really? This morning I emailed a ...

Blog | July 25, 2007

Last Night of the Season

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

OK, here we go. I have snacks. I have League Pass. I have four remote controls. I have a commitment to try to keep tabs on at least one jillion of ton...

Blog | April 18, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the fly: "Sometime you are stuck in the middle. But I'd rather be in the playoffs. I talked to (Boston Celtics general manager) Danny Ainge the other day and he said, 'Don't...

Blog | February 26, 2007

Madison vs. Portland

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...loses the Blazers, squanders its chances for a major league baseball team and generally announces to the...for the last two minutes of the occasional playoff game, NBA basketball is forgettable. It's overpaid...

Blog | April 26, 2006