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SCOTT JACOBS
With the Mavericks sporting an 11 point lead and just under three minutes to play, they needed that one last basket to put the nail in L.A.’s game two coffin.  Dirk Nowitzki was well up to the challenge.  Dirk backed down his defender briefly as the shot-clock wound down inside of 5, and hoisted [...]

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Forget the regular season and the struggles against quality opposition — when push comes to shove the Heat know how to turn it up a notch — which is why Miami is playing better than anyone right now and has the Celtics against the wall
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LeBron James stared down the white-tshirt clad crowd, his arms [...]

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After shocking the Spurs in a 6 game no doubt about it slug-fest, the Grizzlies move on to the second round for the first time — where they’ll face another upstart team that looked just as lost as Memphis only two years ago
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On February 1, 2008 the Grizzlies made what is now considered one [...]

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And a point guard and a bench. Boston looms.
SCOTT JACOBS
With a chance to ice the pesky Philadelphia 76ers and move on to what will be a much bally-hooed second round series with the Celtics (whenever it does become official, most likely Wednesday night), Miami did what’s done all season when the going gets tough, and [...]

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The NBA’s newest phenomenon (and he’s not a player) talks remixes, press conferences, the future, and Vince
MITCH BLATT
Throughout the NBA playoffs, you may have noticed the NBA’s “Where Amazing Happens” campaign was all mixed up. That’s because DJ Steve Porter was involved.
Porter signed with Fade Records in 1999 and placed second in America’s Best [...]

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Wake up, Celtics fans who’ve been in a coma for a year, your team is going to the NBA Finals!
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“The buzzer couldn’t come any sooner,” said an elated Paul Pierce. “We finally made it.”
“We’re in the Finals!” he screamed, smiling like a 10 year old.
Go ahead Paul. Scream and holler all [...]

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How about land you the top pick in the NBA Draft when you have no right in the world to get it
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You feeling lucky punk?
Yeah you Chicago. You just pulled off the heist of the post-season when you stole the number one pick in the NBA’s annual Rip-off-teams-palooza (aka: the NBA Draft lottery). [...]

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Celtics, Lakers add to home team’s dominance.  So here’s the question: is there any reason to think anything of this anymore?
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It was interesting before.  A fascinating case study at the beginning about why that home court edge just would not fail.  But now, it’s tiresome.  Aggravating.  Sort of boring in a tireless repetitive way.  [...]

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