http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images Shane Battier does what it takes to win. Sometimes what it takes is ugly. Hard intentional fouls have been a foc...]]> May 24, 2013 10:29:42 PDT The conference finals are upon us, and David Thorpe's weekly rankings of postseason MVPs continue. Last time we talked, Marc Gasol was on top, but the...]]> May 24, 2013 08:20:23 PDT Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The rarest of sights: LeBron James attacking Roy Hibbert at the rim. After hitting the overtime buzzer-beati...]]> May 24, 2013 06:56:36 PDT "Spanning the Globe" features ESPN.com's Henry Abbott, FOX Sports' Eric Wynalda and ESPN 980's Kevin Sheehan.]]> May 24, 2013 05:00:38 PDT The Heat squeak through Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers thanks to weird tactical stuff including the crunch time benching o...]]> May 23, 2013 11:07:23 PDT He's the Indiana University professor who got young Mark Cuban interested in advanced analytics, a pioneer of adjusted plus/minus, and a man who says ...]]> May 23, 2013 08:00:27 PDT Every now and again, for fun, we ask regular guest David Thorpe a Seinfeld trivia question. Grantland writer Zach Lowe has straight up talked trash ab...]]> May 23, 2013 08:02:20 PDT No, the Grizzlies didn't figure the Spurs out late in Game 2. The Spurs just made a series of mistakes they're unlikely to repeat. Ethan Sherwood Stra...]]> May 22, 2013 12:07:55 PDT ]]> May 22, 2013 10:25:50 PDT Once in a while a measurement can change everything. For instance, if you were born since the middle of the last century, the beginning of your life ...]]> May 22, 2013 08:04:46 PDT Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images Nobody has done better at it than the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even they don't swear by the lottery. It's a weir...]]> May 21, 2013 20:46:48 PDT ]]> May 21, 2013 17:00:17 PDT ]]> May 21, 2013 16:59:16 PDT He's 6-5. He shoots like Ray Allen. He dunks on people. He's a candidate to be the top overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. And yet, he still gets conf...]]> May 21, 2013 14:10:43 PDT Adonal Foyle thought the Western Conference finals would mark the next great step in Kevin Durant's career.]]> May 20, 2013 13:52:22 PDT