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Article posted on Monday 08 October
The landscape of the NBA changed dramatically over the summer when LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. The best player in the game is now in the same division as the best team in the game, the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, and while that certainly makes the Western Conference much more interestings, it has turned the Eastern Conference into a wide-open affair.
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Article posted on Friday 28 September
The Los Angeles Lakers were viewed as a team in the middle of a growing process last season. That all changed with the addition of one of the greatest NBA players of all time — and so did the league's betting future odds. L.A. inked LeBron James to a four-year, $154-million contract in July. It altered the Lakers and the balance of power in the Western Conference with one signature.
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Article posted on Wednesday 30 May
This has never happened before, in any major North American sport. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will meet for the fourth straight NBA Final. Golden State won the first and third meetings, while Cleveland took the second.
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Article posted on Friday 11 May
Are LeBron James and Steph Curry on an NBA Finals collision course for the fourth straight spring? Not if the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets have any say. The NBA is down to its final four and the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are right there again.
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Article posted on Monday 30 April
It seems you can't have an NBA Eastern Conference final without LeBron James. Well, you haven't been able to since 2010. In fact, his team has won every Eastern Conference final since 2011, seven in a row. But James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to overcome the top-seeded Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs in order to try and make it a great eight.
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Article posted on Friday 13 April
They say to be the best, you must beat the best, and in the NBA playoffs, two proud past champions are teetering. In the West, the defending champion Golden State Warriors will start postseason play minus injured all-world guard Stephen Curry. In the East, the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers haven't looked like themselves all season long. Are we about to see the crowning of new title holders?
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Article posted on Thursday 12 April
In recent years, the pursuit of the NBA title has proven to be a two-horse race between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. They've met in the last three NBA Finals, with Golden State winning in the odd years (2015, 2017) and Cleveland in the even year (2016). But there's a new stud in the race this year and the Houston Rockets might be the thoroughbred to beat.
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Article posted on Wednesday 28 March
Charlotte may be in the heart of basketball country, but when the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town, they own the place. LeBron James and company are all abuzz whenever they play the Hornets. They've beaten Charlotte like and drum of late and won eight in a row. The last time Charlotte won successive games from the Cavaliers was in 2010-11, when they were they known as the Bobcats.
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Article posted on Wednesday 21 March
You'd have to think that the Washington Wizards were really pulling for Hillary Clinton to win the U.S. Presidency in 2016. After all, they had a vested interest. The Wizards haven't defeated the Spurs in San Antonio since a 99-89 verdict on Dec. 11, 1999, when Bill Clinton was serving in the White House. Yes, you are absolutely right. That was a very long time ago.
