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Sports Central
June 5, 2008
Corrie Trouw |
Scouting the NBA Finals An analysis of the NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.   |
Sports Central
June 9, 2010
Paul Foeller |
NBA Finals: Keys to Victory How great is the Lakers/Celtics rivalry? After the Finals end this year, the two teams will have combined to win more than half of the championships in NBA history. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals: Easy as ABC There is so much that goes into winning an NBA title. It isn't as simple as just X's and O's. In fact, X and O are just two of the 26 letters that you must conquer to win a title. |
Sports Central
December 12, 2008
Bill Hazell |
The Green-and-Golden Age Renaissance Green vs. Yellow means a lot to us NBA nuts, and in a league where upsets don't come often, the chances of another Celtics/Lakers Finals in 2009 seem bright. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
L.A. Mystery Kobe Bryant has yet to figure out the one thing Michael Jordan deciphered in his first trip to the Finals: when you'll do everything to win, sometimes it means not doing everything. |
Sports Central
June 24, 2008
Bill Hazell |
Bryant's Lakers, Legacy, Stumble in Finals If Kobe Bryant was going to stake his claim as the greatest of all ballers, he needed to win the 2008 NBA Finals. |
Sports Central
June 2, 2008
Brian Cox |
All Things Old Become New Again For the 11th time in league history, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers will square off for the NBA title. |
Sports Central
May 30, 2010
Ross Lancaster |
Celtic Surprise? Not Really The Celtics' run to the NBA Finals has not been typical of a conference champion. |
Sports Central
March 20, 2008
Sean Crowe |
The Truth: Paul Pierce is Real NBA MVP Something happened to the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce this season. All of a sudden, he is the best player on the floor when he needs to be. |
Sports Central
June 14, 2010
Bill Hazell |
Celtics/Lakers, on to the Final Act For the first time in four years, no one has a clue who's winning this thing. What could be better? |
Sports Central
June 7, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
NBA Finals: Making Sense of it All Everyone was excited to see a rematch of the 2008 championship round between the Celtics and Lakers. |
Sports Central
April 18, 2009
Bill Hazell |
The Big Finals Ticket The fate of the NBA's Eastern Conference playoffs has come down to one simple question: how's the knee, Mr. Garnett? |
Sports Central
June 11, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
Boy, They Sure Grow Up Fast There's a certain "je ne sais quoi" to the Lakers -- and a lot of "I dunno" with the Celtics. |
Sports Central
May 27, 2008
Bill Hazell |
Home Cooking Vital in These Playoffs Home court is everything in the NBA this year. |
Sports Central
June 11, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 3: What's Up, Doc? While the Celtics still have control of the series despite the loss last night, coach Rivers might want to rethink his strategy for Game 4. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 6: A Random Review In honor of the Celtics clinching in six games, here are six random thoughts about the NBA finals. |
Sports Central
January 7, 2009
Bill Hazell |
The Top 10 Games of 2008 (Pt. 2) A look at what made the NHL Stanley Cup finals and NBA finals so memorable this year. |
Sports Central
February 1, 2010
Scott Shepherd |
Beantown Letdown The Boston Celtics are a good team. But they are no longer a great team. |
Sports Central
June 15, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Finals Edition It was a very entertaining NBA Finals from start to finish. |
Sports Central
June 17, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 5: Closing Time Suddenly, the biggest question mark that has surrounded this team all season long has brought itself to the forefront: do the Celtics have what it takes to close out the biggest series any of them have ever played in? |
Sports Central
March 20, 2009
Bill Hazell |
Cleveland's Greatest Hope Being the most talented all-around athlete in the NBA, LeBron James has always carried the burdens of great hopes on his shoulders. A city starved for a title is counting on him. |
Salon.com
May 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Hoops heaven! As two entertaining playoff series climax, the Celtics and Lakers are doomed and the Nets will go from brief glory to cannon fodder... |
Sports Central
May 12, 2011
Bob Ekstrom |
C's and Lakers: Don't Let the Door Hit You Together, the Celtics and Lakers own more than half of all NBA championships. |
Sports Central
August 7, 2007
Chad Kettner |
The Celtics Are Moving Forward Was the Kevin Garnett trade worth it for the Celtics? |
Sports Central
June 29, 2009
Sean Crowe |
The NBA Finals Left Me Feeling Empty The NBA Gods righted themselves after the 1985-86 season by giving us the Lakers/Celtics rematch we deserved. Here's the hoping the NBA Gods do the same thing next season. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2010
Bob Ekstrom |
Can L.A. and Boston Just Get a Room Already? Welcome to senior prom, NBA style. |
Sports Central
June 3, 2009
Sean Crowe |
Save the NBA, Fire David Stern The 2009 NBA playoffs have showcased everything that's great about the current version of the NBA. Unfortunately, it's also showcased everything that's wrong with the 2009 NBA. |
Sports Central
May 6, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Shuffling the Deck? Last season, the NBA had its dream Finals matchup return to the spotlight when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers came together for the first time since 1987. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NBA Champions In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its SimMatchup technology to rank the greatest NBA champions of all time. |
Sports Central
April 23, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Playoffs: Split Decisions With the first two games of each NBA playoff series in the books, an incredible five of the eight series are tied up at a game apiece. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
The NBA's Most Valuable Player While everyone gears up for the second season, one debate has risen to capture every talking head, every radio show, and every website. Who deserves the MVP? |
Sports Central
April 14, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
The Starting Five Off the Court Five questions about the NBA postseason. |
Sports Central
May 29, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
Pistons, Lakers to Renew Rivalry? Four teams remain in the NBA Playoffs, and there is little doubt as to which contest this author would like to see in the final round: Lakers vs. Pistons. |
Sports Central
June 5, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday was a callback to the old "The Kobe Show" days in all the right ways. |
Sports Central
May 4, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
The Perfect Storm There will need to be a perfect storm of circumstances for a higher seeded team to pull off an upset in this round of the NBA playoffs. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
Sports Central
October 12, 2010
Bob Ekstrom |
NBA East Will Be Battle of Big Threes NBA general managers got a bit ahead of themselves last week when they penciled in the Los Angeles Lakers for a three-peat, but they did nail half the NBA Finals matchup in the process. |
AskMen.com
Ryan Murphy |
Talking Points: NBA Finals & More The heavily hyped NBA Finals... The beginning of a Motor City makeover... The remarkable rise of Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton... |
Sports Central
April 18, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Round One Predictions This has all the makings of a historic spring. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: NBA Finals Matchups Before the page is turned on this magical 2007 season, let's flip back in history and relive the top 10 NBA Finals matchups. |
Sports Central
December 10, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NBA Superstars Trading Places How has the NBA got to this point? |
Sports Central
March 21, 2005
Joseph Sammour |
The NBA's Elite Eight We're going to be focusing on the second round of the NBA playoffs, which will involve the NBA's answer to the Elite Eight. For each team, I'll explain who they will beat in the first round, and how much further they can go. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Summer Blockbusters Recasting some of Hollywood's biggest summer blockbusters using key players from the NBA finals. |
Sports Central
December 29, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 9 A look back at five of the most memorable and significant moments of 2008 in the NBA. |
Sports Central
April 22, 2009
Wailele Sallas |
Kobe vs. LeBron, At Any Cost? Would there be anything better than seeing the two best players in the NBA attacking each other for seven games? |
Sports Central
May 16, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Keys to the NBA Conference Finals The 2011 NBA conference finals are underway and this final four gives us youth, age, and plenty of superstar power. |
Sports Illustrated
May 3, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Third wheel For Boston to reach Finals, Pierce and Walker will need help... |
Sports Central
May 23, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Things We've Learned From the NBA Playoffs The NBA playoffs are usually generous when it comes to player meltdowns, tearing up age-old adages, and having certain teams rise to the top. |
Sports Central
January 20, 2009
Brian Cox |
Who Are the NBA's Top Five? Here's a look at the top five NBA rankings of January. |
Sports Central
January 18, 2011
Bob Ekstrom |
Celtics on Another Post-Christmas Hall Pass As long as the aging, battle-weary, and oftentimes unmotivated Celtics continue roaming the NBA's corridors with their post-Holidays hall pass, they'll be looking to hand the top seed off again. |
