When it comes down to the best center in the NBA, there's no question that Dwight Howard is #1, with Yao Ming finishing second. Howard's averaging a 22 PPG and 18.2 RPG and 3.8 BPG in the playoffs, numbers that haven't been seen since Wilt Chamberlain. The other 4 positions will be posted over the   more...

Utah center Mehmet Okur has played pretty well against the Lakers; he's averaging 18 points and 11 boards against L.A., which is a pretty nice jump from his regular season stats. But the guy needs to stop flopping in crunch time and get his team a defensive rebound.With 1:53 to play and the Lakers   more...
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in   more...
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Foward Paul Millsap of the Utah Jazz will have surgery on Thursday, after tearing a ligament in his left thumb. The injury took place while playing in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals vs. the Lakers.
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During the regular season, Utah and L.A. were 2/3 in offensive efficiency (after Phoenix), which means that the Jazz and the Lakers were both in the top three in points per possession. This is no surprise considering that these two teams are coached by two of the best in the league, Phil Jackson   more...
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Thought this was hilarious. Really reminds me of something one of my favorite players of all-time, Reggie Miller, might do. This flop makes Vlade Divac jealous.
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(Shots of Pau Gasol in agony during last night's game)Andrei Kirilenko seizes the oppurtunity and sinks his nails into Pau Gasol's leg while an alert Mehmet Okur screens the ref. Not pictured here are Gasol's sneakers, which were on fire at the time....
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Ranking the top centers in fantasy basketball.
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On the eve of the start of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, FIO staff writer Jorge Menocal discusses the First Round match-ups - analyzing the teams from both sides of the ball and giving his predictions.
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John Hollinger says no, but he doesn't really come up with any reason why not. Who is more deserving than they are? His choices are having rather pedestrian years by their own standards and pale largely in comparison to those set by the Utah duo. Here is what Fantasy Basketball Guy says to make   more...
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We've already seen this current formula the Phoenix Suns have prior to the Shaq Trade. It's an exciting tempo style with sexy scoring averages, and quite frankly the funnest track meet the regular season has to offer (p.s. if 'funnest' can't be a real word, then I don't want to ever use real   more...

The story of Darko Millicic is a long one. He is definitly not as good as the players mentioned that the Pistons could have if not for Darko like Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Mehmet Okur. You probably remember draft night '03 as one of the best classes in NBA history, but Detroit   more...
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Stephen Jackson returned to Indiana and responded to the boos by shooting up the place.All that and more in Foul Balls' daily look at the previous night's NBA action.
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Before the 2007 NBA Draft, this current class was hyped to be at the level of some of the greatest of all time, including the 2003 draft class that included Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Chris Kaman, Kirk Hinrich, David West, Leandro Barbosa, and Josh Howard. But as the   more...
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New video with some of the best blocks of last year, including Nate Robinson's block on Yao, Alonzo Mourning stopping Josh Smith, Mehmet Okur's GW block against Chauncey Billups and more! Check it out on the link.
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