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To hear our writers tell it, the race for the NBA title is a three-way battle and the likely champions are all too familiar. Get the full scoop in this week's roundtable.

One half of the NBA Finals puzzle is officially complete. The Dallas Mavericks will be representing the Western Conference after ousting the Oklahoma City Thunder from the conference finals in five games. Here's what else you missed last night.

The Western Conference finals tip off Tuesday and feature plenty of intrigue. Here are five of the biggest storylines in the Dallas-Oklahoma City showdown.

Derrick Rose showed Tuesday why he's this year's NBA MVP, leading the Chicago Bulls to victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Bulls are now one win away from securing a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. Here's what else you missed last night.

It was a wild weekend. The two-time defending NBA champs were swept out of the playoffs, another no-hitter was thrown in baseball, and the winning Kentucky Derby jockey wouldn't have raced if it weren't for a broken nose. Here's what else you missed.

The two-time defending champion Lakers are in serious trouble after a second straight loss to the Mavericks. Over in the NHL, the Lightning completed a shocking sweep of the top-seeded Capitals. Here's what else you missed last night.

Both NBA playoff games ended in upsets Monday night. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, while the top-seeded Bulls were stunned on their home court by the Hawks. Here's what else you missed last night.

It's an NBA playoff doubleheader tonight as the Bulls and Hawks tip off in Chicago followed by the Lakers and Mavericks in Los Angeles. If you're a puckhead, we've got Flyers and Bruins on the ice. Here are the Games We're Watching.

We're into the semfinals of the NBA playoffs, and Sunday marks the start of a whole new set of dramatic and intriguing storylines to keep an eye on, from hungry Heat players to rowdy Hawks centers. Here's what we're looking at:

Despite sprained ankles and being questionable prior to tipoff, both Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant led their teams to victory. The Bulls move on to the next playoff round; the Lakers need one more win to advance. Here's what else you missed last night.

The playoffs continue on the ice and the hardwood, with two top-seeded NBA teams hoping to avoid falling into a 2-0 hole and one NHL team playing to keep its season alive. Here are the Games We're Watching tonight.

The first weekend of the NBA playoffs proved to be a wild one. The top two teams in the West were defeated, as the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies picked up their first playoff win in franchise history. Here's what else you missed this weekend.

Saturday marks the start of the 2011 NBA playoffs, and there are all kinds of games, from battles for respect to David and Goliath matchups, to keep an eye on.

Baseball's all-time home run leader Barry Bonds was found guilty on Wednesday of obstructing justice. In the NBA, the race for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs came down to the final game of the regular season.

Tuesday turned into a day of big losses for a couple of big teams. The Rangers lost 2010 AL MVP Josh Hamilton for six to eight weeks with a broken right arm. In the NBA,

Get your fill of hoops and baseball in today's Games We're Watching, thanks to some fun Western Conference NBA action and strong baseball matchups.