But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper.

Our favorite teams bring people together, keep family members close, bond people from different generations. Some of the happiest moments of my life involve something that happened with one of my teams.

Brook Lopez had a better game than Deron Williams

I think one of the great things about a football season is that you see teams play in all types of environments, and if you can't handle one of them, you probably don't deserve to win anyway.

One of my favorite things about basketball is that you can't break it down into some sort of science that makes total sense.

Don't worry about what other people are doing. Worry about what you're doing.

The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to lose, and it's in their best interest to generate buzz any way they can.