Fast Break: Looking at the NBA playoffs
Can we skip to the second round now?
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Fast Break: Amid the madness, the NBA manages to mystify
The regular season clock is winding down, and so is my patience.
Trojans in the NBA strive for playoff success
Guard De’Anthony Melton and forward Evan Mobley make their playoff debuts.
Trojans in the NBA showcase skills
Evan Mobley scored a career-high 30 points in a game last week.
COLUMN: There is no question Russell Westbrook has won the NBA MVP race
Crushing a so-called un-crushable record in professional sports is usually followed by an MVP award.
COLUMN: NBA can’t use title as an excuse for resting
Last Saturday’s primetime NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers was overshadowed. No, the culprit wasn’t the NCAA Tournament. It was the fact that a game that — on paper — featured the likes of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love duking it out against Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre […]
Column: NBA should nix stadium theatrics, follow college basketball’s lead
I’m not a huge NBA fan. Before moving to Los Angeles, I never lived in a state with a team, and the Big-12 filled all of my basketball needs during the winter and spring. So I’m never particularly tuned into the world of professional basketball unless I’m trying to tease my associate managing editor Eric […]
Sterling situation raises questions
When Daily Trojan Editorial Director Yasmeen Serhan pitched a story about President Barack Obama decrying the racist statements made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling earlier this week, I was reluctant to pick it up. Everyone and their mom (including mine) had an opinion about Donald Sterling’s racist comments at that point, so I […]
Trojans will thrive in playoff system
It’s no secret that brand names drive TV ratings in sports. The NFL, the NBA and college football are all the same in this regard: Big names sell tickets and draw attention. As legendary as Boise State’s victory over Oklahoma was in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, it was also one of the lowest-rated games of […]
Chris Paul Ignites “Real” Playoff Basketball
Chris Paul crossed over at the top of the three-point arc, took five aggressive dribbles, and attacked the right side of the lane. As the floater left his fingertips, there was no doubt over what the result would be. There was nothing the outstretched arms of Tony Allen and Darrell Arthur could do. The shot […]