They’ve won 13 straight games, Carmelo is playing like a two-way superstar and Ray Felton is back to his best ball. The Manhattan Knicks are firing on all cylinders at the right time of the season and it would seem that the playoffs await.
Which means the question of any Eastern Conference team who hits any [...]

37 points, vicious dunk, game winner. Just another night at the office.

From ThePostGame.com:
The Miami Herald reports that the 42-year-old coach is dating 24-year-old Nikki Sapp, a Miami native and a former Heat dancer.
Apparently Spoelstra has been dating Sapp for nearly two years, but the couple only recently made their relationship public.”
Bloody hell. You win Erik, you win.

For me, it’s the most perplexing thing in basketball today – that is, why a good post player rarely plays/is rarely used in the post.
Two things about post play: one, when you set up in the post you’re closer to the basket which should therefore create an easier shot; and two, a good post player [...]

Yes it’s me. I’m still posting, albeit it not as much as I used to. I told JT you can count me in for maybe one post per month, and of course the Playoff Diary. But this season is so damn intriguing I don’t know if I can wait a month between posts. So much [...]

Boston giving up 120 points. The Lakers losing to a Dirk-less Mavs. Andrew Varejao hauling in 23 rebounds and 9 assists?! Yeah, you could say there were a few surprises on Day 1 of the 2012-13 season. Here’s what I learned.
The Heat picked up where they left off.  The ring ceremony game is always one [...]

It’s no secret that superstars matter in the NBA. If your team has a superstar-caliber player, odds are they have a much better shot at winning a title than a team that doesn’t. However, as the league’s SuperTeam era continues into this season and has a new member in the LA Lakers, now with Steve [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* A night on the town in Shanghai with the Miami Heat.
* Jeremy Evans with an insane block and dunk. Could that be the Play of the Year already?
* I think we can kiss goodbye to Andrew Bogut being ready for the season opener. He’s [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Andrew Bogut’s left arm is longer than his right arm. Freaky.
* Luxury taxes mean squat to Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov; he’s known to make $20-30 million PER DAY!
* Man of God (and husband and father) Mark Jackson has been caught with his hand [...]

Some random observations from the previous month’s action:
* I’m surprised that so many people are dumping on James Harden for his Finals performance. Sure, he was disappointing, but let’s be realistic here; he’s a third year player in this league and only 22 years old. I’ll repeat that, he’s 22 years old. And he did [...]