Get series-by-series breakdown of the opening round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs. Will there be any upsets? Maybe Kobe (shown above) and the Lakers have what it takes to stun Phoenix in round one. Find out in our five pages of analysis with picks on all eight first round matchups!
The 2005-06 NBA season has suddenly arrived. Who's the team to beat in the East? Are the Pacers, led by Jermaine O'Neal (shown pictured) going to win the crown? Check out a season preview, PLUS playoff predictions five months in advance!
Shaquille O'Neal promised a Championship to the city of Miami. Dwyane Wade and his teammates delivered. Coach Pat Riley (pictured), or as Shaq likes to call him, the "prophet," declared on June 8th the Heat would win the title on June 20th. After trailing 2-0 in the series and by double-figures midway through the 4th quarter of Game 3, it didn't look good for the Heat, but like a true Champion, Miami responded. The "15 strong" answered the call by winning the final four games of the series vs. Dallas and bringing the franchise its first ever NBA Championship.
