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Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, and Oklahoma City Thunder are amongst the NBA teams that drafted the most players who scored 20,000 or more points in their careers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article offers predictions about the performance of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2003-2004 National Hockey League season. With a shocking playoff run that carried them past the second round for the first time, the Disney-owned Ducks shed their reputation as a Mickey Mouse operation. In the off-season G.M. Bryan Murray continued to make savvy moves, most notably allowing captain and 25-goal scorer Paul Kariya to become a free agent instead of paying him $10 million to pick up his option. For roughly the same annual cost Anaheim signed free-agent forwards Sergei Fedorov (five years, $40 million) and Vinny Prospal (five years, $16 million). The 33-year-old Fedorov, a former league MVP, scored 36 goals for the Wings last season, and Prospal, 28, led the Lightning with 79 points. Look for Fedorov to center an explosive first line that includes Prospal and Petr Sykora, who had a team-best 34 goals last season. Another Anaheim strong suit was its seasonlong commitment to team defense. Goalie J.S. Giguere, whose playoff performance (1.62 GAA, .945 save percentage) won him the Conn Smythe Trophy, was helped by the cocoon that the Ducks created around him.

The article examines the 27-game winning streak of the Miami Heat basketball team during the 2012-2013 National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season from February 3-March 27, 2013. A brief summary is presented of each Heat victory, as well as of its 101-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls which ended the streak. It is noted that Heat forward LeBron James averaged 27 points a game during the streak and that it was the second-longest winning streak in NBA history.

The article focuses on basketball player Rajon Rondo, a point guard for the Boston Celtics team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rondo's 2012-2013 season, in which he led the NBA in assists before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in January, 2013 which ended his season, is discussed. Rondo's extremely competitive personality is considered, particularly how it has affected his relationship with coach Doc Rivers and teammate Kevin Garnett.

An interview with film-score composer François Tetaz is presented. Tetaz relates how music has been a constant part of his life in which his mother played the violin and the piano while his father has an obsession with sound. He recalls how he became engaged in writing musical scores for motion pictures in which he mentions that film scorer Paul Schutze became his mentor. Tetaz cites brilliance in idea and articulation as one quality that he most admires in a composer.

Childhood pals from the same Swedish town and the NHL's top MVP candidates, Colorado's Peter Forsberg and Vancouver's Markus Naslund may be on a collision course for the Stanley Cup. Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, is to hockey forwards what San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, is to shortstops. Six active NHL players, almost 1% of the league, were born in the dreary seaport (pop. 31,040) located halfway between Stockholm and the Arctic Circle. To gauge the impact that this small city has on the league, consider that if Greater Boston produced as many players per capita, the NHL would have 114 skaters dropping their r's when they speak. This is instructive as the playoffs begin because the destination of the Stanley Cup parade may be determined by which Ornskoldsvik-born star, center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche or left wing Markus Naslund of the Vancouver Canucks, is the most dominant. The wide-open road to the Cup still goes through Hockeytown, where the smart and balanced defending-champion Detroit Red Wings are the favorites to repeat, but the Wings will be challenged by several teams. Foremost among them are the Avalanche and the Canucks, clubs led by the NHL's two best players in 2003: 29-year-old franchise forwards who were born 10 days apart, grew up less than 10 miles from one another and have been friends since childhood. Forsberg led the league with 106 points, two more than Naslund, who finished second. Forsberg, who has never scored more than 30 goals, was a gaudy +52. Naslund, who has scored at least 40 goals in each of the past three seasons (he had 48 in '02-03), had an NHL-best 12 game-winning goals but was only+ 6. The 6'1", 205-pound Forsberg created chances with uncanny vision and an unrivaled strength on his skates; the 6-foot, 195-pound Naslund haunted goalies with his wicked wrist shot.

The article discusses the opening of the 13th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the U.S. in November 1958, which is deemed to be the biggest year of professional basketball in the country. It says that the preeminent cause of basketball's popularity is the game itself after due credit is given to promotion. According to the author, the NBA teams will feature new faces in the season including Guy Rodgers of the Philadelphia Warriors and Mike Farmer of the New York Knicks. Team previews are also presented.