Is Dirk Nowitzki a top-ten NBA player of all-time? 48 points on 12-15 FGs, 24-24 on Free throws – ’nuff said, really. Dirk Nowitzki outshone Kevin Durant in their superstar, power forward matchup last night as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-112 in game one of the Western Conference Finals. [...]

ACTUALLY it’s just Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder taking a break in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies.

This is what the NBA Playoffs is about. Game four of the Western Conference Semi-Finals was just crazy. Not only did the Oklahoma City Thunder outlast the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in triple overtime last night, they had to overcome two huge three-point shots that forced two of those overtimes. (Discuss the NBA Playoffs in our [...]

Serge Ibaka blocks one of his six shot vs. the Memphis Grizzlies’s Mike Conley.  Despite Ibaka’s work inside, the Memphis Grizzlies shocked in game three of the Western Conference Semis with a 101-93 win, and took a 2-1 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ibaka tallied 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks in the [...]

The 2011 NBA playoffs is a who’s who, a showcase of the NBA’s best point guards. As of this writing, the the top-scoring guards in the playoffs this year aren’t prolific shooting guards Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen or Dwyane Wade – they’re superstar point guards Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Chris Paul. (Discuss NBA Playoffs in [...]

There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick [...]

Team USA will be without some major star power when the World Championships of Basketball commences in Turkey next month. (Discuss the World Championships of Basketball in our forum) No Kobe Bryant, no LeBron James. No Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, or Deron Williams. In fact, not one player from [...]