Ben Bolch

Records through Friday; (last week) 1. Thunder (22-6): New Year's wish is not to lose two consecutive games. (1) 2. Heat (20-7): Without Dwyane Wade, put up little fight against...

Records through Friday. (last week) 1. Thunder (21-5): Christmas list includes fouls called against LeBron James along baseline. (1) 2. Spurs (20-8): Upcoming four-games-in-six-days stretch could lead to more rest,...

1. Thunder (16-4): Kevin Durant's humanity trumps role model Kobe Bryant's 30,000 points. (2) 2. Heat (12-5): Wizards, Knicks are double trouble in week LeBron James nets triple-double. (1) 3....

1. Thunder (16-4): Kevin Durant's humanity trumps role model Kobe Bryant's 30,000 points. (2) 2. Heat (12-5): Wizards, Knicks are double trouble in week LeBron James nets triple-double. (1) 3....

Records through Friday; (last week) 1. Heat (11-3): Sobering thought: LeBron James & Co. only five points better than Matt Bonner & Co. (1) 2. Thunder (13-4): Game against Lakers...

In predicted order of finish 1. Lakers 2011-12 finish: 41-25 (3rd in the West). Coming: Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison, Jodie Meeks, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark. Going: Andrew Bynum,...

In predicted order of finish 1. Heat 2011-12 finish: 46-20 (2nd in the East). Coming: Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis. Going: Eddy Curry, Juwan Howard, Ronny Turiaf. Outlook: LeBron James has...

Ready for a solitary run to the top of the Western Conference, the Thunder desperately needed a foil. The Lakers provided a pair in Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. The...

One down, seven to go! If LeBron James thought he had vanquished every critic with his first NBA title, there always will be someone ready to click on the Heat...

This wasn't exactly the idea. The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement was supposed to expand the league's middle class, giving more teams reason to believe they could contend for a...