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Mavericks on verge of Finals where a second chance at the Heat most likely awaits
It’s been a long road for the Mavericks, but they’re one win away from getting back to the Finals, where a rematch appears inevitable
SCOTT JACOBS
What once seemed like a possibility now feels more like fate.
The Dallas Mavericks have been on a parallel crash course to meet the Miami Heat in a 2006 NBA Finals rematch [...]
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Apparently beating the Boston Celtics justifies ruining the NBA
LeBron got his prayer answered as the Heat beat the Celtics. Thanks for nothing says this sports fan
JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
After screaming to the crowd and dramatically hyperventilating, Lebron found an open patch of floor and dropped to a knee to thank the Lord. He sought out Doc Rivers, gave him [...]
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Jason Kidd and Dallas: my pick to win the 2011 NBA title
JORDAN WAGNER
So, did anybody hear that the Lakers are out? I am of course being facetious, because the words “Lakers” and “swept” usually mean “The Lakers swept,” not “The Lakers got SWEPT.” But that’s exactly what happened as the L.A. went down 0-4 to Dallas in Phil Jackson’s last year coaching in the NBA. Pepper [...]
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Demons exorcised: Heat move on as Wade and LeBron take out C’s
Miami finally finishes off the pesky Eastern Conference champs with a sensational 16-0 run
SCOTT JACOBS
It wasn’t The Finals. It wasn’t even the Eastern Conference Finals, but Miami needed to oust the champs – the fading, aging, beat up, almost unrecognizable by the end of the series Celtics – to get closer to their goal. [...]
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Show me four overtimes?
Memphis and Oklahoma City resume their barnburner of a series tonight with the winner closing in on a trip to the Conference Finals, where Dallas awaits
SCOTT JACOBS
It was a game so good it just had to be fattening.
A marathon so helterskelter it was borderline dizzying.
Deep into the night and early into the morning, the Thunder [...]
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Tri-Nasty Experiement working, but lack of passing dumbfounding
Miami’s huge win over Boston has the Heat on the verge of the Conference Finals. Now imagine if they actually passed the ball on a consistent basis like normal teams do
SCOTT JACOBS
The Miami Heat won a game they had to have tonight over a desperate Boston Celtics team that fought tooth and nail to make [...]
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Hollywood Nightmare: Lakers DONE! Down 0-3 to resilient Mavs
After another gutsy fourth quarter comeback and more Lakers late game miscues, the Mavericks can book their ticket to the conference finals, cause the champs ain’t coming back
SCOTT JACOBS
Bury them. Stick a fork in them. Cut them up to pieces and serve them to the pooches.
The Lakers are done. Finished. It’s over. No team has [...]
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Turn up the Heat, bring on the Thunder
The NBA needs a new rivalry, Miami-Oklahoma City could be just what it’s looking for
JOSH MASER
Lakers-Celtics
It’s a rivalry that every NBA fan knows. The history, the players, the intensity. Any time those two teams meet, the country takes notice, especially in the NBA finals, where they have met 12 times.
But what makes this matchup even [...]
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