Memorable Moments and Milestones in Sonics' History As a Cleveland Browns fan who lost his team in 1995 and had to endure three years in NFL exile followed by nearly a decade of on field ineptitude, I have great empathy for Seattle SuperSonics' fans. Here is a look back at some key moments from each of the 41 seasons of Sonics' basketball: 1967-68: The Sonics posted a 23-59 record in their first season, finishing fifth in the six team Western Division; the San Diego Rockets, also an expansion team, went 15-67. Walt Hazzard-a 6-2 guard who later.San Antonio Spurs Playoff Round 3 Home Game 3 (Date May Change) tickets.

First Cup: Wednesday NBA, Baron Davis Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News.".I talked to people. Read the stori.es. Analyzed the personalities. And now I've decided: Brand's agent, David Falk, is the most likely candidate to have masterminded this. I'm saying if any one person put this together (and this has all the ear-marks of a one-genius creation), it was Falk, who formerly was the most powerful agent in the world back when his client Michael Jordan was winning championships.".Gwen Knapp of the San Francisco.

NBA Draft Tonight! Put on your finest velvet suit, your trucker hat, and shake hands with a tiny troll! Basketball, Ok, I have spent about as much time watching the NBA Draft as I have watching elephant polo because the Celtics just dominated the world.n a title. I have no idea who the Celtics have worked out, I don't know what Danny Ainge has said about this year's draft class, I don't know how much value our pick has for trades, or even what picks we have. To top it off, my expertise on each of these players in the draft is limited to a maximum of three or four games that I half-assedly watche.

Shaq Versus Kobe (Again) Just when you thought the .".Shaq-Kobe feud.".was over. I'm not going to link to Shaq's recent .".rap.".about Kobe Bryant, Patrick Ewing and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; I'm sure that you either have already seen it or can easily find it if you are so inclined. Isn't it interesting that Shaq dissed Hall of Fame centers Abdul-Jabbar and Ewing but that the media is more interested in reviving the played out .".Shaq-Kobe feud.".than highlighting Shaq's hypocrisy? This is a guy who repeatedly says that he respe. San Antonio Spurs Playoff Round 3 Home Game 3 (Date May Change).

Looking Back: The Boston Celtics and the 2008 NBA Championship May 22nd, 2007 - The Ping Pong Balls This was the darkest day the Boston Celtics had suffered in a long time. I hate to compare losing a lottery that the team only had a 40% chance.".winning.".by getting the first or second picks to the death of Reggie Lewis or Len Bias, but losing this lottery is probably third on the list worst things to happen to the Celtics since winning in 1986. At this point, the Celtics were one of the youngest teams in the league. Paul Pierce was the captain of the team. Tickets.

No Tomorrow For Los Angeles San Antonio Spurs Playoff Round 3 Home Game 3 (Date May Change) ticket broker, The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 5 of the NBA Finals Sunday night to cut the Boston Celtics? lead to 3-2 and send the series back to Boston. Los Angeles didn't play perfectly and they weren't even all that impressive in the must-win contest, so the sentiment from most Lakers fans that I know went something like this?I?m just glad we didn't let them close us out at home ? this gives us something to build on for next year. Next year? What about being two games away from a title right now.

2008 NBA Finals: Liveblogging Game 5 Father's Day, through the years, has seen a number of memorable games. In 2006, Dwyane Wade had 43 points in a one-point win over the Mavericks. In 2005, Robert Horry slayed the Pistons with a great shot. In 2003, the Spurs won a title against the Nets on Father's Day. In 1996, Michael Jordan famously cried after winning his first title since the death of his father, against the Sonics. In 1994, Hakeem Olajuwon blocked John Starks' shot that could have won the series for New York. The shot. tickets for San Antonio Spurs Playoff Round 3 Home Game 3 (Date May Change).

Porterhouse Porterhouse by Dave on Jun 10, 2008 12:43 AM PDT In case you haven't seen it, Dwight Jaynes gave Blazersedge a shout-out in his new column about Terry Porter taking the reins in Phoenix. In the course of that column he also mentioned that Terry was aware of the work Ben Golliver has done here on his behalf, which is always exciting news. In honor of Terry Porter and all of the work he's done to make Portland a better franchise and in honor of Ben and all the ways he's championed. links.

NBA Finals Thoughts: Playoff W-L Record The Boston Celtics have won 12 games and lost 8 games. The Celtics are 10-1 at home and 2-7 on the road. Their two road wins came against the Pistons. They were taken to 7 games by Atlanta, Cleveland and taken to 6 games by Detroit. Those teams won 37 games, 45 games and 59 games respectively. Worth noting the Celtics got better each round. The Los Angeles Lakers have won 12 games, losing only 3 games. The Lakers have won every single home game winning 9 of 9 at home. They've won on the road . San Antonio Spurs Playoff Round 3 Home Game 3 (Date May Change) info.

A Rivalry Renewed 2008 NBA Finals Preview After five days of hype, the NBA Finals are finally ready to commence. As surprising as this matchup is, these two teams have proved throughout the year that they are the best team in each of their conferences. It?s.ly fitting that the Lakers and Celtics made it to this point after what each has been through in the past year. Los Angeles has overcome its problems with Kobe Bryant strikingly fast, and Boston is doing just fine after losing that NBA lottery. It's amazin. NBA tickets.