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Chicago Bulls, the Best Fourth Quarter Team in the East

Posted on 25 Apr, 2012, by in Basketball

The Chicago Bulls have the edge above everybody else in the East when it comes to fourth quarters. It doesn’t even matter if Derrick Rose plays or not, averaging 1.07 points per possession in the fourth quarter, limiting opponents to 0.956 in the fourth. The league average is 1.02. More

How a Special Edition Kobe Bryant Controller Would Look Like

Posted on 3 Apr, 2012, by in Basketball

How would a Kobe Bryant controller for the PS3 and the NBA 2K12 game look like? Well, according to what’s been going on this season with Bryant and the Lakers, it’ll probably only have a shoot button on the right. Bryant is leading the league in field goal attempts for the fifth time in seven seasons, and isn’t planning on changing anytime soon. More

How Much Does Attendance Help NBA Teams Win at Home

Posted on 28 Feb, 2012, by in Basketball

The Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls bring in more fans each night than anyone else in the league, but the best home records belong to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. What’s the connection between home advantage and the attendance numbers? More

On LeBron James and NBA Clutch Shooting This Season

Posted on 27 Feb, 2012, by in Featured

LeBron James gave up on the final shot in the All-Star game, but his clutch shooting numbers haven’t been exactly stellar this season, so maybe he knew what he was doing. Shooting without anyone to restrain you, a-la Kobe Bryant, doesn’t always help your team, while having a Durant-Westbrook combo to share the load seems like the best idea. More

Just How Bad Are the Charlotte Bobcats?

Posted on 15 Feb, 2012, by in Basketball

From a playoff team in 2010, the Charlotte Bobcats made the opposite road that’s usually expected of a young expansion team finally making the postseason for the first time. Instead of solidifying and cementing its place as a playoff contender, things have taken a turn for the worst, and the Michael Jordan owned franchise is at a league worst 3-25. More

The Lost Art of the Triple Double

Posted on 13 Feb, 2012, by in Featured

Rajon Rondo’s fantastic night against the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls was only the sixth triple double this season by an NBA player, with Rondo going for 32 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists. He is the first player this year to notch multiple triple double games, which seem to be more and more of a rarity these days. More

Records and Milestons in the 2010-2011 NBA Regular Season

Posted on 6 Aug, 2011, by in Featured

With the 2011-2012 looking like a thing placed in some distant future, we look back at the 2010-2011 NBA season which we really enjoyed and some of the more impressive individual records and milestones set last year. More

2011 NBA Playoffs – First Round Series Preview

Posted on 15 Apr, 2011, by in Featured

With the 2011 NBA playoffs kicking off on Saturday, we preview the 8 first round matchups to look forward to and hand out our predictions. More

The Bosh-LeBron-Wade Trio and Another Amazing Night

Posted on 28 Mar, 2011, by in Basketball

We know the Miami Heat are rollin’ right now. We know the Bosh-LeBron-Wade trio is great right now, but all three going for 30-10 in the same game? That’s special. More

Rookie of the Year – Ranking the Last Ten Winners

Posted on 2 Mar, 2011, by in Featured

From Mike Miller to Tyreke Evans, we ranked the last 10 Rookie of the year winners based on their debut NBA seasons and where would Blake Griffin rank among them. More