BTB: Suns start strong

Desmond Bane, West to East

The East is wide open, they told us, so we told you. And the Magic – the Magic! – made the first move. Finals trades? Takes some steamed huevos, big tray full of it. We thought any mid-Finals deal would see Kevin Durant's ticking scroll setting us straight. Maybe the

OKC is its own script

The first thing that popped to mind when Oklahoma City took its early lead in Game 4 was what the Thunder weren't. OKC is not the 2010-11 Miami Heat. Those Heat took until Game 6 in 2012 to find a routine with itself, the space to create, the

Sly & Bri

First off, I get it. Drugs, recording studio, beds. Name three nicer things. OK. Free drugs, good recording studios, large and comfortable beds. If I could slip through one to another while using all three? It would be the life. That's how the children of boomers learn about

Learning from the 2025 Finals

This isn't a sly way to present takes, rather genuine things we've picked up on while driving to and covering three NBA Finals contests so far. Things like, WHO WEARS A MARK JACKSON JERSEY Who wears that. Seriously, who would wear that. Reggie Miller would. We