The Celtics put an emphatic beat down on Philly last night to take a 3 games to 2 lead in that series. And if Boston is making a deep run in the postseason, then you know its Kevin Garnett gum-bumping season. You can call this guy dirty, or call him a fake tough guy, but you can’t question his...Full take »

Andrew Bynum was right. Close out games are easy. Especially if you’re playing them against Bynum and the Lakers. So, where does L.A. go from here? First they need to stop saying they have the championship pieces in place. They don’t. They got smashed the last two years in the playoffs and...Full take »

Although they were swept, there’s no shame in losing to the San Antonio Spurs. The L.A. Clippers had their break out season: they added Chris Paul and made it to the second round of the playoffs. A big win for the second tier franchise. Question is, how do they build on that? One, they have to...Full take »

LeBron Raymone James. I have rarely gone with ‘Bron’s government. Because you have to earn the gov and he hasn’t in a long time. But 40, 18 and 9 with Miami’s mouth on the curb, and his number two banged up, and number three on the shelf, was all man and an all timer. That was ‘we are...Full take »

Down 3 games to 1, Laker management has to be this close to taking a wrecking ball to it. Someone’s taking the fall for this showing. Look, the Thunder may be younger, quicker and more athletic, but the Lakers could just as easily be up 3 games to 1 as they are facing elimination. They blew a...Full take »

Sometimes I think Twitter is one of the greatest things ever. But sometimes it’s something I wish they could un-invent. And seeing Laker Steve Blake and his family getting death threats is one of those times. After Blake missed that 3 ball in the final seconds against OKC, his wife Kristen...Full take »

Looks like LeBron isn’t the problem, Dwyane Wade is. Seriously, what happened to this cat? Remember when he was the cool guy, great player and class act? I’m not sure I do either. Not when he’s cheapshotting opponents, f-bombing his coaches, looking to get paid for the Olympics and whining...Full take »

Clipper fan: forgive me for keeping it real, you had a great run, but it’s about to come to an end. This isn’t just San Antonio holding serve. The Spurs are holding the Clippers heads under water until they stop moving: I know the Clips are banged up. And really, they’re not even playing...Full take »

So did the Thunder rip that game from the Lakers, or did L.A. just give it to them? Yes. Credit to OKC: down 7, with two minutes to go, they never gave up on that game. And stabbed L.A. in the heart. But make no mistake, the Lakers went into the tank. L.A. has to finish that game. Has to. And...Full take »

Are you familiar with Ubuntu? The 76ers got real familiar with it last night. It’s an African philosophy based on chemistry and Kevin Garnett says it’s the Celtics’creed: “Ubuntu, we been preaching that since we got here…I just had to reiterate that.” Then the tenets of Ubuntu must...Full take »

Kobe Bryant’s not in the best mood right now, so it was the best time to ask him about flopping. And he gave the best response yet. He said NBA’ers hitting the deck and flailing like fish on a dock makes him wonder if they’re missing a part of their male anatomy: “that’s kind of like,...Full take »

Timothy Theodore Duncan. Don’t kick dirt on the guy, even if he's older than the dirt itself. Because dude found a time machine and set it 1998... If I didn’t know any better, I’d say he just busted out of Wake Forest and was running with the Admiral last night. Was that Tony Parker...Full take »

To quote the Miami Heat team president: A playoff series doesn’t really start until the home team loses a game. Consider Heat-Pacers officially underway after Miami couldn’t finish in Game 2. And consider the Heat officially in trouble. And just when you think it’s safe to buy into LeBron...Full take »

Kevin Garnett was the one who said before Game 2, “I’d die out there if I had to, and that’s real talk.” I don’t know about that but he certainly did kill them with that illegal pick late last night. And Celtic fan, stop telling me the ref needs to swallow the whistle in that...Full take »

Lakers v. Thunder wasn’t a matter of Rest vs. Rust. That was more like Hammer vs. Nail. Curb vs. Face. Contender vs. Pretender. No amount of rest was going to prevent this from happening! The Lakers could have had a week off and they still would have gotten abused by Russell Westbrook. Fatigue...Full take »