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It's funny how perception can sometimes differ from reality, and after recently glancing at the NBA's Western Conference Standings, the struggles by the front-running Los Angeles Lakers may have been wildly misconstrued. Debate has been lively concerning the Lakers since they endured a rough stretch, in which they lost three consecutive games for the first time in almost two years. The Lakers' slide corresponded with a surge by the Dallas Mavericks and the ...

There may have been truth in recent comments made by Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum concerning issues which plague the Los Angeles Lakers, but if so, coach Phil Jackson didn't see it. Neither did commentator Mark Jackson, who made it a point to bring the subject up in conversation during last night's telecast of the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors contest. Mark Jackson said he didn't agree with Gasol or anyone ...

You could tell from Kevin Garnett's body language that his Boston Celtics had no answer for LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston's loss on the road Sunday may have ushered in the end of an era. The Celtics will qualify for the postseason, but it appears they have little chance to legitimately challenge for the Eastern Conference throne based on their performances against the teams they currently trail in ...

The margin of error has grown increasingly slim for the eight NBA teams seeking to capture a first round playoff series at home. The Dallas Mavericks managed to win 13 games in a row, yet after a blow-out loss to the New York Knicks, the Mavericks fell behind Denver in the Western Conference standings. The Boston Celtics are trying their hardest to play themselves out of a first round playoff series at ...

There have been many theories offered for the demise of dinosaurs, and most of them center around starvation or an asteroid, but after watching the Toronto Raptors, maybe scientists need to consider some alternatives. Dinosaurs, especially Raptors, were considered some of the strongest, most fierce land animals to walk the Earth, but to compare the NBA team in Toronto with actual raptors would be a grave disservice to the species. The Toronto ...

The NBA regular season is racing towards an ending point, and the players who will attempt to lead their teams to postseason glory represent the best talent in the league. Compiling a list of the NBA's top 10 players is a highly subjective venture, because even though the general make-up can be agreed upon, the order is always up for debate. This list mirrors an earlier one I did, except the positions ...

For the better part of two years the general consensus in the NBA has been the Los Angeles Lakers have the most talented roster in all of basketball, and there have been few who would dispute that claim, until now. Due to a changing landscape which has seen a number of teams improve, the closing of the gap in the Western Conference, and a period of brief decline for the Lakers, ...

The Boston Celtics have begun to lose games at home to teams they should dominate at this point in the season, and their failures against the New Jersey Nets and the Memphis Grizzlies do not bode well as they limp towards the postseason. There are various reasons that the aura of the Celtics has diminished over the past few weeks, and one of the most obvious is the inability ...

High tension has struck the teams battling for one of the final eight spots in the NBA, and the rigors of the struggle has took it's toll on a couple of the teams who were once firmly in the playoff chase. This week's version of NBA Stock Report which chronicles the chase for the final postseason spots is decidely different from previous versions. The Toronto Raptors, who were challenging the Boston Celtics ...

The Golden State Warriors rarely have difficulty scoring points, regardless of who the opponent is because they have superior offensive talent on the perimeter, but their inability to prevent the opposition from scoring has been their Achilles heel. The Warriors are one of the highest scoring teams in the NBA, and their offense led by Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, is capable of keeping them in every game they play, but ...