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Neil Paine analyzes the four conference finals teams and looks at which team most resembles past NBA champs.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2013

Kevin Durant has done more of everything for the Oklahoma City Thunder since Russell Westbrook was lost for the rest of the season with a knee injury after Game 2 of the Thunder's first round series against the Houston Rockets.

Based on recent history, a playoff comeback wouldn't produce the usual returns from Derrick Rose.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Their chances are slim, but the Bulls have a few factors in their favor against the Heat, writes Kevin Pelton.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013

The Miami Heat say they won't be caught off guard if Derrick Rose makes an unexpected comeback for the Chicago Bulls in their second-round playoff series.

Making adjustments in the playoffs is like any art form, in that inspiration is derived from experience. As coaches navigate the gauntlet of playoff basketball, they rely heavily on the situations they've already seen. When a coach makes a brilliant,...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- If he had a chance to do it all over again, New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton said he probably wouldn't have worn "funeral black" to Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Felton told ESPN New York 98.7 FM on Thursday that he in...

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he was "upset" that his team wore all black on Wednesday before Game 5 of the Knicks-Celtics series to mimic a funeral for Boston.

After all the turmoil the Lakers have endured this season, their Game 3 blowout loss was hardly unexpected.

The average career of an NBA player is about five years. Jason Kidd is 40 years old and he's played 18 straight years, with only the first two resulting in early summers. He's sixth on the active list for most playoff games (146), and he's gone to...

The NBA playoffs are upon us, with 16 teams competing for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But what about the other guys? What about the teams we wish were in the playoffs? We may know, in our heads, that they didn't do enough to get into the postseason, bu...

CHICAGO -- There was no rest for the weary Wednesday night as Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau elected to use nearly all the players available to him in a 95-92 victory over the Washington Wizards in the season finale. Thibodeau has been known fo...

Darren Collison scored 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks finished their

Mark Cuban & Co. must figure out how to fill the voids left by their Dallas departures.

The Dallas Mavericks will have to find ways to improve after missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2000. They'll look at free agents. They'll add someone in the draft. But who, besides Dirk Nowitzki, is the most important player for...

The Dallas Mavericks aren't going to the playoffs. They won't finish with a winning record. So what do they need to do to get the franchise headed back in the right direction? Dirk Nowitzki has shown he still has what it takes to one of the best p...