July 29th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Possibly the best NBA Playoffs ever?
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Odom Set To Start Tonight For Lakers At Small Foward?
Odom Provides More Of An Offensive Threat Than Artest “I haven’t said anything about it,” “You know I’m not going to say anything about that. Why would you even ask?” – “The Zen Master”, addressing the media on who’s going to start for Artest tonight. With the Lakers facing a must-win situation down 0-2 in [...]
Are The Mavericks Serious Title Contenders?
Two Future Hall Of Famers Exchanging High-Fives With their win in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the Mavericks now have a commanding 2-0 lead over the two-time defending champion Lakers. The Mavs won two road games, and now they can win the series even if they only protect their home floor two out of three [...]
Who Has The Upper Hand When Fresh Faces And Grizzled Vets Collide In Playoffs?
Experience Trumped Youth In 2010 Who has won the “youth vs. experience” battle in recent NBA Playoffs history? The table below tries to answer the question. This table shows the playoff series with the top ten age differences between the two teams. (Since 2006) A cursory glance at the table says experience won 7 out of 10 times, [...]
Celtics Expected To Be At Full Strength For Game Three
Can The Fallen Celtics Get Back Up? “We can’t allow they to play like this, or it’s going to be tough at our place, too.” – Doc Rivers, following his team’s 102-91 loss in Game two. If it’s already not tough enough. Being down 0-2 against a team which features both LeBron and Wade. On [...]
Does Defense Improve During NBA Playoffs?
We often hear from NBA analysts that defense improves, or at least intensifies between game 82 of the regular season and Game 1 of the playoffs. It seems intuitive enough, the playoffs start and there’s a lot to play for: pride, fame, and winning the ‘chip. The table below compares and contrasts defensive performance in the regular [...]