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David Thorpe says the Thunder's post-Westbrook offense is so awful and predictably Kevin Durant-centric that he is not even sure they'll beat the Rockets, despite being up 3-1.

By and large, data has shown crunch time isn't as different from the rest of the game as we thought. However ... a surprise. New work by Microsoft's Justin Rao and UC San Diego's Matthew Goldman shows the best teams get much better when it matters mo

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez on some of the best potential playoff matchups.

Marc Stein on what almost happened on deadline day.

The best young players in the NBA are, David Thorpe points out, not so different from the best players in the NBA, period.

Nate Silver on the difficulty of accepting advanced statistical analysis in sports.

Henry Abbott and John Hollinger on whether Hack-A-Dwight is an effective strategy and why the league is trying to prevent it.

Author Alan Hahn offers Knicks fans six things to be thankful for, and one other thing to settle down about.

David Thorpe loves Mike D'Antoni's offense, and he loves the Lakers' top players, but he doesn't see a match between coach and roster. Plus Coach Thorpe's favorite rookie.

New breed analysts have valuable lessons that apply in politics and sports.

Our NBA 411 bloggers and experts review their team's trade moves, looking at teams that improved their positions, some that made questionable moves and those who were content to stand pat.