NBA playoffs 2008: Jazz tie series with 123-115 overtime win over Lakers
The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did.
They let a 12-point slip away in the last four minutes and faced overtime against league MVP Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of wilting, Utah played its toughest defense of [...]

2008 NBA Playoffs: Bet on Boston, win the 17th NBA Championship. Expect Boston to reach the NBA Finals and expect them to win the 16 games necessary to win the NBA Championship. Boston will most likely sweep the Hawks, and whoever is next after Atlanta, I almost feel bad for what is waiting for them.
While [...]

NBA playoffs 2008: Tim Duncan carries Spurs to Game 1 win over Suns
Midway through the first quarter after missing two jumpers, Tim Duncan threw the ball up yet again, then held his arms wide.
This time, would the shot fall? (SAN ANTONIO News)
It did. And much later the Spurs’ big man hit an even bigger one. [...]

NBA Playoffs 2008: Rockets Meet Jazz Again, aim to overcome checkered playoff past
NBA PLAYOFFS: ROCKETS VS. JAZZ - History in the re-making
It’s been 10 long years since the Rockets have gotten past the first round of the playoffs. What does that mean to this group of players? It’s time for a change
Rockets coach Rick Adelman [...]

NBA Playoffs 2008: Boston Celtics Favored to Win 17th NBA Championship, National Basketball Association’s postseason begins
Bloomberg NBA Playoffs 2008 News: The Boston Celtics are favored by Las Vegas oddsmakers to win their 17th championship — and first in 22 years — as the National Basketball Association’s postseason begins today.
The Celtics finished the regular season with [...]

NBA playoffs 2008: It’s time, keep up with the NBA from start to finish
It’s a long season, and there are too many other things going on — March Madness, the juggernaut that was the New England Patriots, the Britney soap opera - to possibly keep up with the NBA from start to finish.
Don’t bother denying [...]