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| Best NBA playoff performances | Dirk's Game 1 was great, but does it rank among the best playoff performances of all-time? | /nba/lists/best-nba-playoff-performances | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/11/730_2012051121255813_136_102.JPG |
| Five questions for Monday's playoff games | As the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics play the Philadelphia 76ers, we ask five questions about Monday's NBA playoff games. | /nba/lists/Five-questions-NBA-playoffs-Los-Angeles-Lakers-Oklahoma-CIty-Thunder-Boston-Celtics-Philadelphia-76ers-052112 | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/21/052112-NBA-Picking-up-the-pieces-PI-AA-_20120521134541240_136_102.JPG |
| Dumb sports injuries | dumbest sports injuries on and off the field | /mlb/lists/dumbest-sports-injuries-on-and-off-the-field-030911 | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/03/09/030911-MLB-Giants-Jeff-Kent-PI_20110309211319554_136_102.JPG |
| Top 10 players in NBA history | /nba/lists/Top-10-players-in-NBA-history | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/10/04/p_20111004195716766_136_102.JPG |
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| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135338 | West: Lakers (1) vs. Thunder (8) | West%3A+Lakers+%281%29+vs.+Thunder+%288%29 | NBA | Not only do you have one of the game's greatest scorers of all time (Kobe Bryant) vs. the youngest scoring champ in NBA history (Kevin Durant), you have the Lakers vs. Themselves. A 4-8 finish makes L.A. the coldest team entering the playoffs, so the possibility of an epic upset makes this more riveting than any Hollywood horror flick. -- John Galinsky, FOXSports.com NBA editor |
Noah Graham - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-1_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-1_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135335 | West: Nuggets (4) vs. Jazz (5) | West%3A+Nuggets+%284%29+vs.+Jazz+%285%29 | NBA | Both teams were battling for the No. 2 seed in the West before screwing up down the stretch. Still, Denver and Utah both have dynamic offenses, with the Nuggets more explosive and the Jazz more efficient. Both also have elite point guards (Chauncey Billups and Deron Williams, pictured) and ailing power forwards (Kenyon Martin and Carlos Boozer). |
Garrett Ellwood - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-2_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-2_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135334 | West: Mavericks (2) vs. Spurs (7) | West%3A+Mavericks+%282%29+vs.+Spurs+%287%29 | NBA | The West's old guard will be on display as Duncan battles Dirk once again in the playoffs. Despite the seeds, no one will be shocked if San Antonio prevails. The Spurs played their best basketball down the stretch and got healthy at the right time. |
Ronald Martinez - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-3_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-3_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135337 | East: Celtics (4) vs. Heat (5) | East%3A+Celtics+%284%29+vs.+Heat+%285%29 | NBA | The One-Man Gang vs. the Angry Old Men. Can Dwyane Wade beat the Celtics by himself? Probably not, but it'll be fun to watch him try. |
Brian Babineau - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-5_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-5_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135336 | West: Suns (3) vs. Blazers (6) | West%3A+Suns+%283%29+vs.+Blazers+%286%29 | NBA | Can anyone stop Amar'e Stoudemire and the Suns, who finished the regular season on a 14-2 tear? The Blazers have a decent chance thanks to the Marcus Camby trade, but Brandon Roy's bum knee takes some starch out of this matchup. |
Barry Gossage - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-4_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-4_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135333 | East: Cavaliers (1) vs. Bulls (8) | East%3A+Cavaliers+%281%29+vs.+Bulls+%288%29 | NBA | The most intriguing aspect of this series will be the relative rust levels of Shaquille O'Neal (pictured) and LeBron James. If the Cavs aren't clicking, Derrick Rose is good enough to steal a game or two for Chicago. Otherwise, Joakim Noah will be left whining as LeBron and Co. dance into the second round. |
David Liam Kyle - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-6_20100415000632_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-6_20100415000632_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135341 | East: Magic (2) vs. Bobcats (7) | East%3A+Magic+%282%29+vs.+Bobcats+%287%29 | NBA | Orlando has a huge advantage in talent, not to mention playoff experience. (This is Charlotte's first postseason berth.) The mercurial Stephen Jackson (pictured) can keep the Bobcats in the series, but the best way to liven things up would be for Michael Jordan to leave the owner's box and take the court for Charlotte. |
Fernando Medina - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-7_20100415000647_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-7_20100415000647_70_70.JPG | |
| NBA | 73 | 43 | Ranking the first-round playoff matchups | 11135340 | East: Hawks (3) vs. Bucks (6) | East%3A+Hawks+%283%29+vs.+Bucks+%286%29 | NBA | Of all the precocious rookie point guards, only Brandon Jennings is starting for a playoff team. But the Bucks would have a better chance (and this would be a more interesting series) if Andrew Bogut was around to exploit Atlanta's lack of size. The Hawks' athleticism should be too much for Milwaukee's tenacity. |
Gary Dineen - Getty Images | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-8_20100415000647_600_400.JPG | http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2010/04/15/041410-NBA-Playoff-Matchups-Gallery-SW-8_20100415000647_70_70.JPG | |
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| http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/11/730_2012051121255813_136_102.JPG | Best NBA playoff performances | Dirk's Game 1 was great, but does it rank amo... | Dirk's Game 1 was great, but does it rank among the best playoff performances of all-time? | Is Magic's rookie year capper the best playoff performance of all time? | May 26, 2012 8:39 PM ET | 1 | 24 | /nba/lists/best-nba-playoff-performances |
| http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2012/05/21/052112-NBA-Picking-up-the-pieces-PI-AA-_20120521134541240_136_102.JPG | Five questions for Monday's playoff games | As the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma... | As the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics play the Philadelphia 76ers, we ask five questions about Monday's NBA... | Can Celtics regain control of series after Game 4 collapse? | May 21, 2012 6:52 PM ET | 1 | 24 | /nba/lists/Five-questions-NBA-playoffs-Los-Angeles-Lakers-Oklahoma-CIty-Thunder-Boston-Celtics-Philadelphia-76ers-052112 |
| http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/03/09/030911-MLB-Giants-Jeff-Kent-PI_20110309211319554_136_102.JPG | Dumb sports injuries | dumbest sports injuries on and off the field | dumbest sports injuries on and off the field | It takes a special kind of athlete to join this infamous list. | May 18, 2012 12:52 PM ET | 1 | 24 | /mlb/lists/dumbest-sports-injuries-on-and-off-the-field-030911 |
| http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/img/2011/10/04/p_20111004195716766_136_102.JPG | Top 10 players in NBA history | Let's forget the lockout and argue about this instead. | May 17, 2012 12:54 PM ET | 1 | 24 | /nba/lists/Top-10-players-in-NBA-history |
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