http://dir.salon.com/topics/nba_playoffs/?source=rss&aim=nba_playoffs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/18/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/18/celtics/index.html?source=rss L.A. walked into Game 6 looking to get KO'd, and Boston more than obliged to wrap up the NBA Finals. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/soccer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/soccer/index.html?source=rss Three goals in final 15 minutes of regulation give the Turks a stunner of a win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Plus: Soccer letters. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/finals/index.html?source=rss Bryant gets a key non-call to help L.A. send the NBA Finals back to Boston for Game 6. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/celtics/index.html?source=rss Chopping down a 24-point lead, Boston wins to put the Lakers at death's door. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss It's a big problem for the NBA that disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy's allegations of rigged games in the '02 and '05 playoffs ring true. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/finals_game_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/finals_game_2/index.html?source=rss They let it get away in Game 2, but held on to beat the Lakers. Now they have it in the NBA Finals, but have to hit the treacherous road. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nostalgia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nostalgia/index.html?source=rss The NBA Finals are fascinating and exciting on their face. Enough with the obsession over memories of Larry, Magic, Wilt and Russell. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nba_finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nba_finals/index.html?source=rss NBA Finals: The Boston forward's dramatic return from a scary-looking injury leads the Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Lakers. By King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/05/finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/05/finals/index.html?source=rss The Celtics have the Big Three, but athletic L.A. has three pretty good players too. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/22/bryant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/22/bryant/index.html?source=rss A player who can bend a game to his will is an awfully nice thing to have in the NBA playoffs. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/20/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/20/spurs/index.html?source=rss San Antonio refuses to go down, completes rally from 2-0 deficit to oust the Hornets in seven. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/brady/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/brady/index.html?source=rss Could the Bay Area boy have been sending a message to Yankees fan LeBron about sticking with the locals? King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/celtics/index.html?source=rss James scores more in a Game 7 shootout, but the Celtics star buries the Cavaliers as Boston advances to meet the Pistons. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/hornets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/hornets/index.html?source=rss Hornets bulldoze Spurs after halftime for 3-2 lead. Plus: Pistons eliminate Magic. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/13/james/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/13/james/index.html?source=rss LeBron James' monster dunk inspires a great call. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/playoffs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/playoffs/index.html?source=rss NBA playoff rallies by the Spurs, Jazz and Cavs serve as a reminder that things don't always stay the same. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss Bar bet: Who's been on the front of S.I. more times, Ernie Grunfeld or Reggie Miller? King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/spurs/index.html?source=rss San Antonio's big three get together to overcome the Hornets' budding superstar and make it a series. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/07/trax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/07/trax/index.html?source=rss Mike those guys up long enough, they just might say something interesting. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/replay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/replay/index.html?source=rss An absurd rule leaves officials guessing about tenths of a second, the correct answer on a monitor a few feet away. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/spurs/index.html?source=rss The Hornets are dominating on their way to a 2-0 lead. Home-court advantage or a new era in the West? King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/celtics/index.html?source=rss That's how they looked in a dominant Game 7 win, but they had to lose three to the mediocre Hawks to get there. King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/pistons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/pistons/index.html?source=rss That's what the 76ers were as the Pistons blitzed them to open Game 6. By King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/30/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/30/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Suns, Mavs eliminated: Two Western Conference blockbuster trades go bust, one to go. Plus: Where'd the wild West go? And: NHL. By King Kaufman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/28/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/28/monday/index.html?source=rss Behold the dazzling strategic wisdom of NBA coaches, as captured by TV microphones: "Keep rebounding!"