With 10:42 left in the second quarter of the Bulls’ 103-82 Eastern Conference finals rout Sunday night, Taj Gibson rudely welcomed Heat superstar Dwyane Wade back to his hometown. Soaring with a nice pass from C.J. Watson, Gibson dunked emphatically [...]
Joakim Noah, often quick with a quip or casual conversation, stared at the ground as he tied his shoes, then retreated to the off-limits training room. Luol Deng waved off a camera crew looking for a pregame comment. Derrick Rose [...]
Boston was done. The Heat was moving on to the Eastern Conference finals. But Wade was on the floor and teammate LeBron James rushed over with a concerned look on his face. Turns out, Wade was just enjoying the moment, [...]
It’s a game of survive and advance now. The Bulls did the first part, surviving the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 at a nervous United Center on Tuesday night behind a big fourth quarter from Derrick Rose and Bench Mob stalwarts Taj [...]
Their Game 4 loss to the Mavericks is as ugly as it gets and now they face a future with an aging and expensive roster and without Phil Jackson, their Hall of Fame coach. The Lakers’ season ended amid a [...]
The Bulls, almost certainly taking a cue from Tom Thibodeau, first started using the word as far back as training camp. Grimy, players would say. We want to be known as a team that can be grimy and win ugly [...]
This was about respect. And it had to do with more than the significance of Tuesday’s 102-91 victory over the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena. This was about offering a reminder of who they are and what that can accomplish. [...]
That switch the Hawks flipped to start the postseason is still on, shocking opponents and critics each step of the way. The Hawks stormed the United Center and stunned the Bulls with a 103-95 victory in Game 1 of the [...]
Throughout the season, guard Dwyane Wade has called the Boston Celtics the Heat’s “big brother,” a reference to the team’s status as the Eastern Conference’s reigning champion and also a nod to the Celtics’ lordship over Wade this year. It [...]
Destination, Dallas. Or Portland. Either way, the Lakers will be the well-rested host for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Mavericks or Trail Blazers. They got the weekend off by defeating the Hornets, 98-80, in Game [...]
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