National Basketball Association rivalries

Miami Heat Wins NBA Championship

August 15, 2013Sports

It’s official: The Miami Heat basketball team has won back-to-back NBA Championship titles. Game 7 of the 18th NBA Finals was finished last night with the Heat winning 95-88 against the San Antonio Spurs. LeBron James, Miami’s closely-watched player, also scored the title of NBA Finals MVP for the second year in a row. “This […]

A Look Ahead to the NBA Playoffs

August 15, 2013Sports

NBA: What’s Next for the Miami Heat?

August 15, 2013Sports

Miami Heat v. Dallas Mavericks: 2011 NBA Finals Fan Smackdown

August 15, 2013Sports

Can LeBron bring the heat?

August 14, 2013Sports

Previewing game 1 of the NBA finals

August 14, 2013Sports

Tonight, the Boston Celtics and face off on against the LA Lakers in what is sure to be an exciting start to this year’s NBA Finals.

Joining us with some pre-game analysis is Takeaway Sports Correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.

Kobe! Kobe! Lakers Beat the Magic for the NBA Title

August 14, 2013Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic to take their 15th NBA championship title. The Takeaway Sports Blogger Ibrahim Abdul-Matin says Kobe has escaped Shaq’s shadow and predicts whether the Magic will be contenders again next year.

L.A. Lakers avoid elimination at home, head to Boston for Game 6

August 14, 2013Sports

?There can only be one,? reads the tagline of the NBA’s 2008 playoff marketing campaign, splitting the faces of top players to emphasize that no one gets a participation award. Yet, the Los Angeles Lakers Game 5, 103-98 victory over the Boston Celtics, featured a different kind of split ? the split personality of Kobe Bryant.”
-Maggie Haskins

Belmont stakes, the NBA finals, and remembering Jim McKay

August 14, 2013Sports

Last year’s NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers was the least watched series in history. But a 2008 revival of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry is hoped bring back fans. With exciting teams and people nostalgic for the face-offs in the 80s, We’ll talk to sports writer Dave Zirin about how much […]