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May 2, 2012
by Bradford Doolittle
If Bulls fans were already antsy because Derrick Rose's season-ending knee injury, Monday's shocking second-half collapse did little to assuage their fears.
by Kevin Pelton
The Atlanta Hawks' offense stopped operating at the start of the fourth quarter, dooming their chances of sweeping the first two games of their series. ALSO: The Lakers win a game that never felt as close as the final score.
May 1, 2012
by Bradford Doolittle
By switching up his rotation, Frank Vogel found the right combination and his Indiana Pacers evened things up against the Orlando Magic.
by Dan Feldman
Over the first two games of their series, the Miami Heat have beat the New York Knicks in both an up-tempo game and a half-court style, leaving the Knicks searching for answers as the series shifts to MSG.
by Kevin Pelton
If NBA Playoff games were horseshoes or hand grenades, the Dallas Mavericks would be in a lot better shape after two games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
April 30, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
The Los Angeles Clippers did the unthinkable Sunday night, rallying from a 24-point deficit in the last nine minutes of their win in Memphis. The Grizzlies built the lead in unsustainable fashion.
by Bradford Doolittle
It wasn't a pretty game for sure, but there was plenty that happened in Game One between Boston and Atlanta that the combatants can learn from. But if Rajon Rondo gets suspended, will it matter?
April 29, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Moving Kendrick Perkins on Dirk Nowitzki, along with an aggressive Kevin Durant, helped the Oklahoma City Thunder stave off an upset bid from the Dallas Mavericks in Saturday's Game 1.
by Bradford Doolittle
Three games with distinctly different storylines marked the first day of action in the Eastern Conference bracket.
June 13, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
Doubted throughout the postseason, and overshadowed in the course of the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks may never have thoroughly dominated their opposition but they still put together an impressive run that culminated Sunday in the first NBA championship in franchise history.
June 10, 2011
by Dan Feldman
After knocking off the Miami Heat with another strong fourth-quarter effort in Game Five of the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks are a win away from an elusive championship.
June 8, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
By showing a zone defense, Rick Carlisle was able to change the tone of Game Four of the NBA Finals and help the Dallas Mavericks rally against an uncertain Miami Heat offense.
June 6, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
The two-point difference between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat in Game Three of the NBA Finals might be explained by the second quarter rather than the final minutes.
June 3, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
Down 15 with seven minutes left, the Dallas Mavericks rallied to win Game Two of the NBA Finals because the Miami Heat was unable to run effective offense while trying to take time off the clock.
June 1, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
Following a familiar script from the last two rounds, the Miami Heat hung even with the Dallas Mavericks for 40-plus minutes before ripping off a game-ending run down the stretch.
May 26, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
In a tight game, a handful of plays cost the Oklahoma City Thunder--some of them the result of poor decisions by the Thunder but others a case of the ball bouncing the Dallas Mavericks' way.
by Bradford Doolittle
The Heat outlast the scrappy Bulls in an overtime classic, thanks in no small part to having more shot makers. But the Bulls' coach has to take some of the blame as well.
May 24, 2011
by Bradford Doolittle
After beating Chicago on both ends of the floor in Game Three, Miami is in the driver's seat in the East finals, leaving Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau scrambling for answers in time for Game Four.
by Kevin Pelton
As the Oklahoma City Thunder blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of Monday's Game Four, Scott Brooks failed at the primary task of a coach: putting his players in position to succeed.
May 22, 2011
by Kevin Pelton
The Oklahoma City Thunder's difficulty putting the team's best players on the floor together and inability to connect from beyond the arc added up to a home loss in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals.
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