My 10 observations, er… questions about the NBA playoffs after the first three days of action.
1. Will the Pistons play at least one game where they act like they care?
2. Is Tyrus Thomas becoming a player right before our eyes or is he becoming a player right before our eyes?
3. Is New Orleans-Denver that much of a mismatch?
4. Is it just me or did Andre Iguodala make one helluva difficult shot in game 1 with Hedo all up in his grill?
5. Wait, did Orlando just leave 53 year old Donyell Marshall all alone again?
6. Does it bother you to see Kevin Garnett continually say …read more

We’re a bit sleep-deprived today, having stayed up past 1 a.m. on a work night to do (figurative) cartwheels over the Boston Celtics‘ win over the L.A. Lakers to nab their 17th NBA Championship.
Here are eight reasons we’re happy about the win—apart from the joy of seeing series MVP Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen add “NBA Championship” to their amazing resumes, not to mention good ol’ coach Doc Rivers nabbing his first NBA title.
1. We don’t have to sit through another game of annoying commentary by “I’m-bald-I-should-pay-less-for-a-haircut” pop culture whiz Jeff Van Gundy, who is to the Boston Celtics what …read more

Game 5 of the NBA Championship Finals, here already.  
Now that we’ve had a few days to reflect on the way the L.A. Lakers blew a 24-point lead in Game 4 and gave the now 3-1 Boston Celtics a chance to clinch the title tonight, we think we know what happened to Jack Nicholson’s favorite team.
Here are the Top 5 reasons the Celtics made such a big comeback in Game 4, in no particular order:
1. That Laker Girl Whitney, who got her start as a Celtics cheerleader, is bad luck. (Move over, Jessica Simpson. There’s a new jinx in town!).
2. The overall putziness of …read more