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Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: Suddenly, Frank Vogel is a household name. A week ago, anybody outside of Indianapolis or the circle of NBA cognoscenti had no idea who the Indiana Pacers' low-key coach was, what he looked like, what he stood fo...

Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: So you think Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel had a difficult time getting over taking Roy Hibbert out in the third quarter of Game 2 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals? What he did i...

Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: As well as the Spurs played in Game 1, a letdown was almost inevitable. It didn't happen until the fourth quarter, but happen it did with a 15-2 Memphis run - fueled by Manu Ginobili's flagrant foul on To...

Phil Collin of the Los Angeles Daily News: One teammate uttered the words "bionic nan." Kobe Bryant has taken to calling Metta World Peace "Logan," the character in "Wolverine." Whatever Metta Madness is flowing through his veins, it looks like World...

Al Iannazzone of Newsday: Carmelo Anthony didn't have to deal with LeBron James on either end of the floor Tuesday night. It made his night much easier and infinitely more difficult for the Heat. Anthony shredded the Heat's defense and matched his ca...

Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade watched on the locker room television, then burst out to greet their teammates. To use Erik Spoelstra's phrase, they "tackled everyone." And if it was possible, David Stern wou...

Andre C. Fernandez of The Miami Herald: The streak was threatened again. Could have fooled the Heat, which again turned a seemingly precarious situation into a victory in a matter of minutes. Even with Dwyane Wade sidelined for the second game in a r...

Joseph Goodman of The Miami Herald: Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is well-known for his shocking public statements regarding LeBron James. To that end, Wednesday's latest bombshell should come as no surprise. Hours before the Heat was to play the Caval...

Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post: He is now not just a man of distinction, but one with a distinction, having somehow scaled to heights - on legs that don't lift - that no one else in NBA history has reached. And, still, that bemused expressi...

Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post: Surely, it had to be the shoes. LeBron James switched them at halftime, with his Heat down 10 to the Knicks, with his own performance not up to par. "I had planned that all along," James said late Sunday afte...

Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Once the Hawks started rolling, there was no stopping them. The Pistons offered little resistance any way. The Hawks built a 26-point lead and posted a 114-103 victory over the Pistons Monday night...

Jeff Schultz of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Don't look at the Hawks as a basketball team. Look at them as a spreadsheet. The NBA trade deadline passed Thursday. Josh Smith is still a Hawk. Why? Because for general manager Danny Ferry, this seas...

Ronald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: When the final horn sounded, Rudy Gay dripped with emotion, stood on the Grizzlies' side of half-court and smiled all the way through an impromptu receiving line. The Grizzlies' 88-82 victory over Gay and the ...

John Reid of The Times-Picayune: ESPN's Chris Broussard tweeted Tuesday night that the Hornets have made Eric Gordon available for a trade, but that it's not likely to happen because teams are concerned about his health going forward. Hornets officia...

Tom Sorensen of The Charlotte Observer: When I write about the Charlotte Bobcats, or write that on most nights I enjoy watching the Bobcats play, I hear this: The team is terrible, has no future, past or plan, and would lose to the Washington General...

Vincent Bonsignore of the Los Angeles Daily News: That is where Chauncey Billups was sitting next to Chris Paul ... who was sitting next to Blake Griffin ... who was sitting next to Jamal Crawford. All injured. All unavailable. And all so frustrated....