The Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies have punched their tickets to the Conference Finals and await their opponents, which could be determined tonight in Manhattan and Oakland. We take a look at the numbers and see how the Heat and Grizzlies match up with their potential foes in the next round.

Of the 10 players comprising the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie Teams, only one player is still playing -- Golden State forward Harrison Barnes. The rookie from UNC is averaging 39 minutes per game in the playoffs and has seen his production and efficiency improved with the increased playing time.

While it is common to see a rise in usage rate for star players in the playoffs, the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony has held an unprecedented usage rate for the past two months to lead New York to the postseason and into the second round. How long can he keep it going?

After 44 points from Stephen Curry in Game 1 and 34 points from Klay Thompson on 8-of-9 3FGM in Game 2, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said it was polite that the Warriors' sharpshooters at least take turns and were not both on fire on the same night. That got us thinking of how often that's happened.

With each of the four conference semifinals tied at 1-1 (for the first time since this round went to seven games in 1968), NBA.com's John Schuhmann mined the lineup data provided by NBA.com/Stats for trends, anomalies, and whatever information might be useful … or at least interesting.

On March 27, the Chicago Bulls ended the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak thanks in large part to their efforts on the defensive end of the floor. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals had a similar look to that March 27 contest, and the same result.

On Sunday, LeBron James became just the fifth player in NBA history to win four MVP awards -- joining the elite company of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6), Michael Jordan (5), Bill Russell (5) and Wilt Chamberlain (4). Of his four MVP seasons, this has been LeBron's best.