Basketball, Listed

A dedication to basketball history, catalogued and ranked for posterity, then presented in convenient list form

Category: games, series, and events

Won’t see my picture on the cover: 10 NBA Finals that weren’t featured on a Sports Illustrated cover

June 1 · 25

76ers, cavaliers, celtics, Chapter 25, entertainment and media, games, series, and events, knicks, lakers, nba finals, pacers, pistons, rockets, supersonics, trail blazers, Volume VII, warriors, wizards
Foregone conclusion: 10 playoff series that were considered “virtual” NBA Finals

May 11 · 24

76ers, bucks, celtics, Chapter 23, games, series, and events, kings, lakers, mavericks, nba finals, rivalries, feuds, and fights, royals, spurs, suns, trail blazers, Volume VI, wizards
Slamming the door shut: 19 winner-take-all NBA playoff game blowouts

April 21 · 24

allen iverson, bill russell, boston garden, bucks, bulls, celtics, Chapter 21, clippers, games, series, and events, heat, isiah thomas, knicks, lakers, larry bird, magic, mavericks, michael jordan, nba finals, pistons, suns, Volume VI, warriors, willis reed
Saving the best for last: 21 most exciting NCAA Tournament National Finals

April 1 · 24

arizona, bird and magic, Chapter 19, chris webber, connecticut, duke, games, series, and events, georgetown, indiana, kansas, kentucky, larry bird, magic johnson, march madness, michigan, michigan state, nc state, ncaa, north carolina, syracuse, upsets and cinderellas, villanova, Volume VI, wilt chamberlain
Extra sweet 16: 23 significant NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal upsets

March 21 · 24

arizona, Chapter 18, connecticut, duke, games, series, and events, gonzaga, indiana, kansas, kentucky, louisville, lsu, march madness, michigan, ncaa, north carolina, stephen curry, upsets and cinderellas, villanova, virginia, Volume VI
Don’t you forget about me: 80 basketball moments from the ’80s that changed the sport forever

January 11 · 24

awards and honors, bird and magic, Black history, boston garden, buzzer beaters, Chapter 11, circle of life, controversies, david stern, entertainment and media, executives and owners, franchise events, games, series, and events, injuries and complications, international basketball, jerseys and uniforms, kareem abdul-jabbar, labor and capital, larry bird, magic johnson, march madness, michael jordan, moses malone, nba draft, nba finals, ncaa, pat riley, retirements and comebacks, rivalries, feuds, and fights, rules and regulations, slam dunk contest, stat leaders and records, trades and free agency, upsets and cinderellas, Volume VI, women in basketball
That was my night to shine: Eight lesser known single game NBA records

December 1 · 23

Chapter 7, dwight howard, games, series, and events, jason kidd, stat leaders and records, Volume VI, wilt chamberlain
When the game was theirs: Eight crucial games that defined the Bird vs. Magic rivalry

October 1 · 23

bird and magic, celtics, Chapter 1, games, series, and events, lakers, larry bird, magic johnson, rivalries, feuds, and fights, Volume VI
Us against the world: Ranking the 18 U.S. FIBA World Cup teams

July 21 · 23

Chapter 30, david robinson, games, series, and events, international basketball, kevin durant, lebron james, russell westbrook, shaquille o’neal, shawn kemp, stephen curry, team rankings, team usa, Volume V, willis reed
Hail Mary’s Madness: 26 greatest NCAA Tournament buzzer beaters

March 11 · 23

buzzer beaters, Chapter 17, connecticut, duke, games, series, and events, georgetown, march madness, michigan, michigan state, nc state, ncaa, north carolina, ucla, upsets and cinderellas, villanova, Volume V