(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 15th and on this day: '82- The Los Angeles Lakers moved into the NBA Finals by beating San Antonio 128-123 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. It was the Lakers’ eighth straight victory, making them the...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 14th, and on this day: '80- Magic Johnson committed an NBA Finals-record 10 turnovers in Game 5 against Philadelphia, but the Lakers won anyway, 108-103 at Los Angeles. '81- Larry Bird scored 27 points and Cedric...

(Boulder-CO) Released yesterday were the NBA's All-Defensive Teams anchored at center by the Nuggets' Marcus Camby. Kevin Garnett, this year's Defensive Player of the Year, of the Boston Celtics and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs round out the...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 13th, and on this day: '76- The New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets 112-106 to win what became the last ABA championship, four games to two. The next month, four former ABA teams--San Antonio, Denver, New...

(Boulder-CO) I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: There is not a better suited nickname for a player in this entire league than “The Prodigy” for J.R. Smith. Freakishly athletic, prototypically built, and brimming with confidence are the t

(Boulder-CO) As the off season starts to lean on all of us, we couldn't but expect there to be wild, and I do mean WILD, speculation to swirl like a Midwest twister concerning this franchise. And let's face it, the Nuggets have been a first round...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 12th, and on this day (and yesterday's date): May 11, 1976 Before a capacity crowd of 21,564 at the Richfield Coliseum, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 83-78 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 10th, and on this day: '74- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sky-hook with three seconds remaining in the second overtime gave Milwaukee a 102-101 victory over Boston in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Celtics, however, took the..

(Boulder-CO) The All-NBA teams were released today and the Nuggets were disrespected once again by the national media. I would have thought that with the league's third and fourth highest scorers, and the top overall shot blocker and second leading...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 9th, and on this day: '83- George and Gordon Gund, co-owners of The Coliseum, assumed ownership of the Cleveland Cavaliers. '88- Former NBA legends Lenny Wilkens and K. C. Jones were among three men inducted into...

(Boulder-CO) With absolutely no way to gauge how Kenyon Martin would perform after having his second microfracture surgery (one now in each knee) and only playing in two games last year, I was pleasantly surprised with the level of play K-Mart...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 8th, and on this day: '70- The Knicks claimed their first NBA title by defeating Los Angeles 113-99 in Game 7 of the Finals. New York was led by the inspirational play of injured center Willis Reed, who limped onto...

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is May 7th, and on this day: '72- The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their first league championship since moving to Los Angeles from Minneapolis. '89- Michael Jordan of the Chicago...

(Boulder-CO) Now we are getting into the thick of it. After drudging through the likes of Steven Hunter, Chucky Atkins, and Yakhouba Diawara we finally arrive at a Nugget who actually provided our nation with a touch of joy and mirth. Anthony Carter...

(Boulder-CO) Today is May 6th, and on this day: '70- The Los Angeles Lakers converted 57 of 94 field goal attempts in a 135-113 Game 6 victory over New York in the NBA Finals. The Lakers’ field goal percentage of .606 set a record for an NBA Finals...