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The NBA regular season has come to a close and now it's time for everything to be put on the line. From blood, to sweat, to tears this is what every playoff bound team has been working for.  For the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant, it's a familiar setting—the four-time champion knows what to expect from his team come playoff time.  However, the talk of the league of been the Oklahoma ...

There's only a few weeks left in the NBA regular season, and the young, electric Oklahoma City Thunder are hanging tough in the playoff hunt.  Thus far, they sit in sixth place in the loaded Western Conference and—should they hold their place—will face either the Denver Nuggets or Dallas Mavericks in the first round.  The Thunder, however, must give praise and thanks to two key players who have experienced accelerated maturation.  Superstar Kevin ...

Oklahoma City has close to all the pieces to become a real contender in the Western Conference: A superstar in Kevin Durant and two stars in the making with Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook.  Couple those cogs with emerging post player Serge Ibaka and super-sub James Harden, the Thunder are really only missing two things. A legitimate defensive post presence and an offensive minded shooting guard whose talents complement the likes of ...

When was the last time you knew of a player who scored 25+ points in more than 20 games in a row? Allen Iverson back in 2000-2001 ring any bells?  Welcome to the NBA, home of the best basketball players in the world. But you have two different levels in the league...role players and superstars. There is only an elite few who are truly considered superstars.  Guys like Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant, ...

A Christmas day match-up that many will remember, a match-up of two NBA MVP's, and two of the leagues top teams.á The reigning NBA Champion Lakers and the beast from the East Cavaliers. Kobe Bryant versus LeBron James, a match-up fans drool over constantly.á Bryant is a four time NBA Champion, a league MVP (2008), Finals MVP, and an Olympic gold medalist. James is the reigning MVP and also an Olympic gold ...

Three-year veteran Kevin Durant and rookie Brandon Jennings have both done something many thought wouldn't happen until the future. Maturity was the biggest question surrounding both players, but so far this season both have answered that question. Durant has turned the Thunder from a Western Conference bottom-feeder into a team that could possibly make a run at the playoffs. Jennings has the entire Bucks ...

Allen Iverson spent 14 seasons being the most feared player in the league. Listed at 6'0", if Iverson had been any other player, he would have been overlooked by almost everyone.  But instead, Iverson become the man everyone was circling on their scout sheets. The player every coach feared to go up against, because he had more heart and desire to win than almost everyone. It was something that at one point, ...

1. Orlando Vince Carter has struggled the past two games, going for a combined 19-53, though he did hit a game winner against Boston. But Van Gundy doesn't need to worry, his defense has finally started to improve holding teams to just 91.2 points in the last five games.á 2. Atlanta Seven straight wins? No problem, the high flying Hawks have been hard to keep up with. Though after losing to New Orleans ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder started off the season showing a new intensity for defense, something the entire team has struggled with since before they moved from Seattle. Though the Thunder are still young and lack experience, they have brought in all the pieces that are capable of doing exactly what head coach Scott Brooks wants them to do. The key for any kind of run at the postseason falls upon the young, ...