Finest At The Finish

Rating the playoff teams by how dangerous they are in a close game's final seconds

1 LAKERS
Last-shot master Kobe Bryant now can also dish to teammates he trusts.

2 CELTICS
Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are so clutch that Kevin Garnett doesn't have to be.

3 CAVALIERS
LeBron. LeBron. LeBron. Somebody else maybe. LeBron. LeBron.

4 SPURS
Tim Duncan , Manu Gin�bili and Tony Parker have long last-shot r�sum�s.

5 HORNETS
They lack big-game experience, but still have lots of late-game options.

6 PISTONS
Chauncey Billups—Mr. Big Shot—hasn't hit a really big one in a while.

7 SUNS
With Steve Nash a frequent decoy, Leandro Barbosa tends to get last licks.

8 WIZARDS
Gilbert Arenas loves the spotlight, but is he still their buzzer-beater?

9 JAZZ
Mehmet Okur has been the team's go-to guy, and he's not that reliable.