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Boston's rebounding is horrid and Glen Davis cannot defend to save his life. I don't think I've ever seen a player dominate a game against Boston since the big three arrived the way Melo did last night. His performance was unbelievable. Rondo had a terrific game, but he simply took advantage of Toney Douglas backing off of him to prevent himself from picking up that 2nd foul. It's a tough spot to be in, and having no one to play help defense didn't help his case either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Vq-DO86RE&feature=player_embedded http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/18/jason-williams-retires.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 The video I posted is probably one of the sickest plays I've ever seen on a basketball court. He was definitely an exciting player back in his early years.

I'm more shocked at seeing JaVale McGee receiving a second place vote, and two third place votes. My God, some people put way too much stock on stats, and do not watch enough basketball. I think I've criticized JaVale enough on this board to convince everyone he's just about average when it comes to defense, so I won't go off explaining why this is such a shock to me.

To be fair, the Thunder didn't exactly execute down the stretch either. Westbrook made some key turnovers and took some terrible shots. He should have gave it to Durant, if they had lost the game, he would be the one to blame.

Because they have a better idea of their situation after giving him the money. And the Grizzlies are in a good position with or without Randolph. The trio of Gasol, Gay, and Conley is very good moving forward.

Waiting a few months wouldn't make a difference. They instilled confidence in him before the playoffs had started, they publicly stated that he will be back, it's hardly an insult to him. They should be more worried about their financial situation moving forward.

Probably, but I still don't agree with the timing of this move. I'm happy for Zach, he's really turned his career around, but they should've waited till the CBA is all sorted out.

If there's a hardcap, there's no way they can afford Gasol and Mayo. With the massive contracts of Conley, Gay, and now Z-bo they could be in some serious financial trouble.

How did the refs not call basket interference there?

Huge mistake that has gone unnoticed.... Knicks had Anthony Carter in during the possession where Melo was called for the offensive foul. Why did Dumbtoni leave a basically inept offensive player instead of having Walker or Williams, who happen to be good 3PT shooters, to possibly prevent the C's from doubling Melo/Amare? It cannot be for defensive purposes because the C's had a timeout remaining which they were clearly going to use regardless of what the Knicks did on that possession. Oh yeah, and how many times is Melo going to settle for uncontested threes? Terrible idea to go for a three at the end of the game when you're double teamed..

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The Lakers defense was terrible, especially on the CP3 pick and roll, I can't count the number of times Gasol tries to guard Paul on the perimeter today.

Kobe should be fine. I'd be very worried if I'm a Laker fan, I don't see Kobe trusting the frontcourt anymore.

We're sticking with the Wizards, but you're right, we are switching to the red color scheme.

Marc Gasol played great in the biggest game of his career, he's ready to sign a huge contract this summer. Spurs desperately need Ginobili.

I think an apology is in order.

Lets go Caps!

This series could end up going to 6-7 games, it's more evenly matched than people think.

Amazing shot by Mayo.

1. Blake Griffin 2. John Wall 3. Greg Monroe 4. Demarcus Cousins 5. Ed Davis 6. Landry Fields 7. Jordan Crawford 8. Gary Neal 9. Paul George 10. Wesley Johnson What's your list look like?

Duncan is much more active, good to see. Memphis is playing some great defense so far, even with Tony Allen in foul trouble.

Dallas needs to run and get easy buckets in transition because Portland prefers a more slow, halfcourt pace. Blazers execution late in the game was terrible, they need to put the ball in Miller's hand, he had it going, or play through Aldridge. Dirk was huge in the 4th, Kidd was shooting the ball very well, and Dallas' bench stepped up.