At some point in the fourth quarter of Boston's 91-83 win in Orlando - it might've been after another one of his threes or perhaps when he had a behind-the-back assist to Brandon Bass or even when he hit a technical free throw - we sat back and realized, "Damn, Boston is really going to win this thing," and they did it because Paul Pierce turned back the clock with one of the most incredible comebacks we've ever seen.

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In the words of one of our more eloquent Twitter followers: "What the f--- am I supposed to watch after the Super Bowl.

We wouldn't exactly call it airing dirty laundry, but Shaquille O'Neal is definitely getting a few things off his chest now that he's retired.

We were soooo close.

Nothing ever stabs as deep as a career cut short.

After reminiscing on Latrell Sprewell in the late '90s, we figured we'd take it back again.

It was 2003 and I was 14 years old spending a weekend at my grandma's place.

Memory Lane: Penny Hardaway's Signature Sneakers [Eastbay] Antonio "L.

Penny has reached the big 4-0.

The world is evil.

With the sudden retirement of Shaquille O'Neal from the NBA, we got to thinking about all the great players that the Big Social Security Applier played with during his 19 seasons in the league.

I'm not normally one to mute commercials.

As we mentioned in Smack, I got the chance to participate in a conference call yesterday with TNT and the voices of the Eastern Conference Finals: Reggie Miller, Steve Kerr and Marv Albert.

It's more than just Jordans.

Next Sunday's All Star Game will mark the 15 year anniversary of my favorite starting line up of all time - Michael Jordan, Penny Hardaway, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal and Grant Hill.

Some day next decade, when they write the Wikipedia version of Blake Griffin's basketball career, the pieces will all fit together sensibly.

Trevor Ariza is only 25 years old, but in his seven years in the NBA he's been through more experiences than a lot of 35-year-old veterans.

I think I might be more excited than anyone to see Gilbert Arenas' debut with the Orlando Magic tonight, and it's probably not for any reasons you may think.

Depending on how you look at it, Friday night's Heat/Grizzlies game was either sweetly nostalgic or bitterly depressing for NBA fans like myself who fell in love with the game in the 1990s.