Here’s a rundown of all the stories we put together for our special section today:

Tom Hoffarth’s Tale of the Tape:

Jill Painter on the friendship between Lakers forward Trevor Ariza and the Dodgers’ Matt Kemp:

Elliott Teaford’s Game 1 advance:

Vincent Bonsignore’s look at Orlando’s run-and-gun offense

My cover story on Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant’s shared pursuit:

And whatever happened to that LeBron puppet?