NBA FInals

Jackson said that the Lakers have four players they will put on Rondo at times: Bryant, Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar. Even though Boston's "Big Three" have been transformed to the "Big Four" thanks to Rondo's emergence, Jackson believes that Rondo still falls further down in the pecking order in a controlled game [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “We don’t have a smackdown mentality,’’ he said. “You might have seen that with [Kevin] Garnett on [Orlando’s Dwight] Howard in Game 6 in Boston, where he [...]

Via the LA Times: Lakers center Andrew Bynum had a substantial amount of fluid drained from his right knee Monday, according to a team spokesman. Bynum had almost 2 1/2 ounces removed, after being slowed by torn cartilage in the knee for a little more than a month, an injury that has limited his time and effectiveness [...]

Courtney Lee is off the hook. Dwight Howard is the new goat of this series. Yes, I know he sucks at free throws. But if Howard makes one of the two freebies with 11 seconds left and Orlando up 3, the Magic win this game. There's no second-guessing Stan Van Gundy for not-fouling the Lakers. [...]

You know, I'm having a hard enough time coping with Kobe Bryant's seemingly eventual championship (and the onslaught of Laker trolls that will hit this site)… the last thing I needed was to hear Larry Bird's current favorite player is a Laker. Johnson: Larry Bird told me that Kobe Bryant is his favorite player. How [...]

  Via ESPN's SportsNation Poll – Which Team will win Game 1 of the NBA Finals? Go Magic!!!! I'm working on the New Hampshire vote. [...]

  While I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Orlando Magic manhandle the Cavaliers, deep down, minus all the talk about x's and o's, I doubt their ability to beat the Lakers on the biggest stage in basketball. You can't underestimate just how bad Kobe Bryant wants to redeem himself after last year's embarrassing performance. As for [...]