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The Spurs and Grizzlies will battle it out in the Western Conference Finals | Two seasons ago the 8th-seed Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world by defeating the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs | Posted on May 17, 2013 | |
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For NBA rookies, the summer is no time to rest | In college basketball a player can coast on talent alone, but in the NBA talent will only get you so far | Posted on May 12, 2013 | |
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The best and worst guarantees in NBA history | The Miami Heat hardly needed any bulletin-board material to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the first-round of the playoffs | Posted on May 8, 2013 | |
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…And then there were eight. Here’s how they match-up | After a pretty slow start—the home team won the opening game of each series comfortably—the first-round of the NBA playoffs caught fire. | Posted on May 5, 2013 | |
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Steph Curry and the 5 Greatest Pure Shooters of All Time | When Steph Curry rolled his ankle in the 3rd quarter of Tuesday night’s Game 2 against the Nuggets, the basketball world collectively held its breath | Posted on Apr 25, 2013 | |
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Breaking down the first-round match-ups in the West | There aren’t too many 60-win teams in NBA history that have been the subject of more debate, and been criticized more frequently than the Thunder—Charles Barkley doesn’t even want to see this team make the Finals. | Posted on Apr 19, 2013 | |
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Breaking down the first-round match-ups in the East | If evidence was needed as to why the NBA should just scrap the conference system and let the 16 best teams make the post-season, here it is: the 38-44 Milwaukee Bucks are in the playoffs. | Posted on Apr 18, 2013 | |
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A strong showing in the post-season will help these 5 players prove their critics wrong | NBA players are judged first and foremost by how they perform in the playoffs | Posted on Apr 9, 2013 | |
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Five Types Of Guys We've All Played Pickup With | There’s no better Basketball than a game of pickup at your home court, but you can’t find a game on Earth that doesn’t have at least one of these guys playing. | Posted on Apr 7, 2013 | |
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He’s got big shoes to fill, but Adam Silver is as ready for the job as anyone | February 1st, 2014 will mark the end of an era for the National Basketball Association. On that day, 30 years to the day of his appointment, David Stern will stand down as NBA commissioner. | Posted on Mar 31, 2013 | |
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Teams that have failed to meet high early season expectations | The start of the November is a time to ignore the signs that point to another disappointing season, and to naively hope that things will go your team’s way. | Posted on Mar 28, 2013 | |
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Being an NBA official isn’t easy, and although the league is taking strides to assist their much-criticized employees, more can be done | Being a referee in any sport can be a thankless task—it took a referee strike in the NFL for many to appreciate that. | Posted on Mar 21, 2013 | |
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For a better understanding of the game we need to look beyond the conventional box score | On the weekend I regretfully broke a key tenet of my unofficial ‘how to keep my sanity’ code—I got into a basketball debate with a stranger on Twitter. | Posted on Mar 12, 2013 | |
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5 teams that could cause a shock or two in the playoffs | There are four teams in the NBA with a genuine shot at winning the Larry O’Brien trophy this year: Miami, OKC, San Antonio, and despite what Charles Barkley thinks, the L.A. Clippers— | Posted on Mar 6, 2013 | |
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No Eastern Conference team is taking down the NBA champions | Although the Heat played below their usual high standards, they still came out victorious—surviving double overtime and the game of Marcus Thornton’s life. | Posted on Feb 28, 2013 | |
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Chris Paul puts on a show to lead the West to victory | For the third year running, and the fourth time in the past five years, the Western Conference All-Stars triumphed over their counterparts in the East. | Posted on Feb 18, 2013 | |
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Terrence Ross is triumphant in an otherwise disappointing All-Star Saturday night | Thirteen years on from Vince Carter’s obliteration of the competition in the 2000 slam-dunk contest— | Posted on Feb 17, 2013 | |
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How do players protect that precious joint on the court? | With the constant speed and sudden changes of direction involved in an NBA game, ankle injuries are inevitable. What do you do to prevent them? | Posted on Feb 15, 2013 | |
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5 bad teams with bright futures | As those of us living in Canada know, supporting a bad basketball team can be a trying experience. | Posted on Feb 10, 2013 | |
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The Top 3 Pleasantly Surprising Rookies in the NBA | Lillard was granted the rare opportunity to be the starting point guard and run the Trail Blazers from the first game he played in the Association. | Posted on Feb 3, 2013 | |
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Only time will tell, but the Raptors’ trade for Rudy Gay really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense | So the rumours were true, Rudy Gay is now a Toronto Raptor. | Posted on Jan 31, 2013 | |
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Rondo’s season-ending injury could mean the end of an era in Boston | In the post-game press conference on Sunday afternoon, with all the focus on Rajon Rondo’s season ending ACL tear, | Posted on Jan 30, 2013 | |
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Who deserves to make the team? | Just as it was last year, the starting 5 for the Western Conference All-Star team is dominated by the city of Los Angeles. | Posted on Jan 24, 2013 | |
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Who deserves to make the team? | Considering who the starters are, the NBA may have to stick a couple security guards in the locker-room of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. | Posted on Jan 22, 2013 | |
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Why NBA Management would choose to replace a head coach during the season as opposed to in the offseason. | Shifting to the NBA, three teams have already changed head coaches this season. | Posted on Jan 15, 2013 | |
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Unlike KG and Melo, these players were all bite and no bark | The locker room of the Eastern Conference All-Star team could be an awkward place to hang out in this year. | Posted on Jan 13, 2013 | |
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Don’t look now, but the Clippers and Warriors are currently the elite of the Pacific Division | For as long as anyone can remember the Los Angeles Lakers have been an NBA juggernaut—winners of 16 championships, second only to the Celtics | Posted on Jan 4, 2013 | |
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The Award Winners if the season ended today | Sometimes it’s fun to jump the gun and engage in some hypothetical debating and/or make some rash proclamations before the NBA season is over | Posted on Dec 25, 2012 | |
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Andrea Bargnani’s Perceived vs. Actual Impact on the Raptors Offensive Performance. | This 2012/2013 campaign has been a disappointing one for Andrea Bargnani, the 27 year old Toronto Raptor power forward. | Posted on Dec 21, 2012 | |
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5 teams in need of that perfect holiday gift | But you know what’s easier than buying presents for your family? Buying a present for your favourite NBA team. | Posted on Dec 17, 2012 | |
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Despite Kobe’s heroics, 20 games into the season, the Lakers look nothing like a championship contender | On Wednesday night the Los Angeles Lakers, coming off a brutal loss to the Houston Rockets, took the floor against the lowly Hornets. | Posted on Dec 9, 2012 | |
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Stern’s reasoning is understandable, but his punishment of the Spurs is unjust | San Antonio Spurs fans often complain that their team doesn’t get the kind of attention it deserves on a national level | Posted on Dec 4, 2012 | |
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Breaking Down 3 Top NCAA Prospects / 2013/14 | The NCAA season is underway and NBA scouts are already busy trying to determine the top players in the nation who may declare for the 2013 draft this summer. | Posted on Dec 2, 2012 | |
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5 players that have exceeded expectations so far | It may be a little unfair to players like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, but we’ve come to expect a certain level of brilliance from them, night in and night out. | Posted on Nov 28, 2012 | |
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The Knicks have answered many questions with their great start, but there are still more to be addressed | If you live anywhere in the so-called Northeast megalopolis, have any friends who support the team, or follow any mainstream sports media, you’ll know that the New York Knicks are off to a pretty good start this season. | Posted on Nov 21, 2012 | |
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Toronto’s not yet a winning-team, but with Kyle Lowry, at least losing’s a little more fun | Snatching up Lowry may have been the Raptors' best decision after all | Posted on Nov 13, 2012 | |
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Harden wasn’t the first to use his skills to send a message | These are game in which a player didn’t just play well for the sake of playing well—to help his team win—but also to send a clear message. | Posted on Nov 1, 2012 | |
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Previewing the West | What fans should look forward to, and what they should be worried about. | Posted on Oct 29, 2012 | |
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Previewing the season | What fans should look forward to, and what they should be worried about. | Posted on Oct 26, 2012 | |
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The NBA has some new guidelines | In the infinite quest to better the game, the NBA is cracking down on the art of flopping this season. | Posted on Oct 26, 2012 | |
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The Bulls face a long and uncertain season without their franchise star | This season is set to provide challenges and difficulties for the fans in Chicago. | Posted on Oct 19, 2012 | |
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5 teams whose prospects this season are proving difficult to assess | Here are 5 teams that leave you with more questions than answers. | Posted on Oct 15, 2012 | |
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Taking a look at who'll benefit the most from Training Camp 2012 | Training camp is feeling out process for the players, coaches, management and fans on what to expect for the upcoming season. Each team approaches camp in a slightly different way depending on their circumstances and goals. | Posted on Oct 10, 2012 | |
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5 Teams that are going to struggle this season | So let’s not sugarcoat things. The following 5 teams are going to struggle mightily. Their fans will need patience, a good sense of humour, and an interest in NCAA basketball, to get through the year. | Posted on Oct 3, 2012 | |
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The Nets have become NYC’s newest, and noisiest, sporting residents | On November 1st the Nets will have a chance to back up all the bluster, as the Knicks make that short journey across the Brooklyn Bridge to face their noisy neighbours. | Posted on Sep 27, 2012 | |
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Best and Worst Moves of 2012 NBA Offseason | As the summer closes and the days draw closer to training camp, let’s look back to gauge the success and failures of certain decisions this offseason. | Posted on Sep 17, 2012 | |
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A looser Miami Heat, with a re-tooled roster, spells big trouble for the rest of the NBA | If there are still fans that hate the Miami Heat with a fiery passion that can’t be extinguished by feel-good stories, and transcendent basketball from a once-in-a generation-type superstar, then those fans are not going to enjoy the coming season. | Posted on Sep 14, 2012 | |
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The Lakers have assembled a formidable roster, but can they match the all-time greats? | It’s a good time to take a look back at teams from the past that managed to turn mere potential into real, tangible greatness on the court. | Posted on Sep 5, 2012 | |
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The partnership of Triano and Nash means big things for the Canadian teams | Triano will have a successful tenure as head coach this time around. Why? Keep reading. | Posted on Aug 29, 2012 | |
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We give our 2013 predictions. | The new additions to Toronto's team are young, athletic and hungry to prove themselves against the NBA’s best. | Posted on Aug 22, 2012 | |
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5 small-market teams to watch in the coming season | Do yourself a big favour and pay close attention to the following five teams. | Posted on Aug 20, 2012 | |
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5 rookies to watch in 2013 | We’ll see which rookie will step up to the plate and shine, and whose game on the court will create a buzz around the league. | Posted on Aug 13, 2012 | |
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The Winners and Losers from an Intriguing Weekend of Olympic Basketball | The weekend’s Olympic basketball action saw Team USA, god-like against Nigeria on Thursday, transformed back into fallible mortals—albeit mortals who can still win games when stuck in first gear. | Posted on Aug 6, 2012 | |
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What we learned, or relearned, from the first round of group games | 3 things that stood out from yesterday’s opening games | Posted on Jul 30, 2012 | |
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With a little luck, Team USA should have the gold in the bag | It’s Olympics season! And for all you basketball fiends who can’t quite get your fix from grainy summer league highlights, these Games should offer a healthy dose of frenzied competition and jaw-dropping entertainment. | Posted on Jul 27, 2012 | |
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Basketball goes to Washington | The World Basketball Festival had been around since 2008, but this year it felt so much more important. | Posted on Jul 20, 2012 | |
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What were the Knicks thinking? | They have allowed a player who lit up The Big Apple for 26 games last year, and who made their games must-see television across the globe, to walk away for nothing. | Posted on Jul 18, 2012 | |
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The off-season drama continues, as trades are made, free agents sign, and the Dwight Howard saga shows little sign of ending | Here are 5 more deals that could be hugely impactful come the regular season. Dwight Howard, you can wait. | Posted on Jul 13, 2012 | |
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Who looked their snazziest and who looked their spazziest. | It's time to examine the draftees through a key element that can define a great player: style. | Posted on Jul 9, 2012 | |
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The playoffs may have finished, but the intrigue off the court is just getting started | Here are the top 5 moves of the summer thus far | Posted on Jul 7, 2012 | |
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Hoopsfix.com's Sam Neter talks Olympics, and Great Britain's chances | We're already looking ahead. Ahead to the London Olympics next month, where another national team, this one representing the whole of Great Britain, will suit up and attempt to shock the world. | Posted on Jun 22, 2012 | |
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The Heat survive Westbrook’s heroics to win a thriller and go up 3-1 | If you watched last night’s exhilarating Game 4 between the Heat and Thunder, you’re probably still catching your breath. If you missed it, then we really don’t know what to tell you—other than the fact that you messed up big time. | Posted on Jun 20, 2012 | |
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The Heat keep their cool from the charity stripe to go up 2-1 in the NBA Finals | It certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Miami Heat won’t care a bit about aesthetics. They’re now in control of the NBA Finals. | Posted on Jun 18, 2012 | |
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Game 2 deals in twists and turns | Between the cold, steely resolve of Miami and the comeback talents of OKC, this is shaping up to be the playoffs of the century. | Posted on Jun 15, 2012 | |
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Who will prevail in a dream Finals match-up? | And then there were two. | Posted on Jun 11, 2012 | |
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The premature end of the Spurs’ season says less about them, and more about the Thunder | The Spurs seemed set to sweep the playoffs and take the championship. So what happened? | Posted on Jun 8, 2012 | |
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Bosh is back, but Boston keeps it together | Miami is sitting on the brink of elimination as they head back to the hostile environment of TD Garden. The turnaround has been astonishing. | Posted on Jun 7, 2012 | |
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The Thunder defeat the Spurs in a massive Game 5 to move one game away from the NBA Finals | After the game Harden would say that it was a broken play—the ball was suppose to have gone to Durant. All’s well that ends well, as Shakespeare once said. | Posted on Jun 5, 2012 | |
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Taking a look at the teams who could have made it | They may have lost the playoffs, but they did it in style. | Posted on Jun 4, 2012 | |
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Boston takes down Miami in Game 3 | when you play the Miami Heat, your history goes out the window. Fans from all across the basketball world jump onto your basketball bandwagon. On Friday night, the Celtics seemed to realize this. | Posted on Jun 2, 2012 | |
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OKC shut down the San Antonio juggernaut to win a crucial Game 3 | Last night the Thunder throttled those seemingly unbeatable Spurs, 102-82, cutting the series deficit to 2-1. | Posted on Jun 1, 2012 | |
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All signs point to a second straight finals appearance for Miami | What’s actually changed in roughly 10 days to alter our perception of this series? The easy answer: LeBron James and Dwayne Wade have reminded us that they are 2 of the top 3 players in the NBA. | Posted on May 29, 2012 | |
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Philly returns in the third quarter to defeat Boston | By the six minute mark, the Sixers had fought their way back into the lead, and the fair-weather Philly fans were roaring. | Posted on May 25, 2012 | |
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The Thunder close out the Lakers to set up a date with the San Antonio Spurs | As time expired in last night’s Game 5 between the Lakers and Thunder, B.T.O.’s “Takin’ Care of Business” rang out in a raucous Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was fitting. | Posted on May 22, 2012 | |
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A defense of the Lakers' enigmatic center | Defensively, Gasol has contributed as many wins as Chris Bosh (3.3 Defensive Win Shares), more than twice as many as LaMarcus Aldridge, and 3 times as many as Zach Randolph. | Posted on May 21, 2012 | |
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Hibbert and the Pacers dominate the Heat to take a shocking 2-1 series lead | To sum it up succinctly: the Pacers were great, the Heat were atrocious—and Ladies and Gentlemen, we have quite a playoff series on our hands. | Posted on May 18, 2012 | |
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Bosh is out, tempers are high, the Pacers are doing well | The Indiana Pacers are tailor made for long, gritty playoff runs, because they can play with muscle, and they can rotate through ten players. | Posted on May 17, 2012 | |
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The Thunder lay down the gauntlet, sending the Lakers to their biggest loss of the season in Game 1 | Well, so much for the Thunder’s supposed rustiness. Despite not playing a game for 8 days (an eternity in this hectic season) the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up where they left off against the Mavericks, trouncing the Lakers 119-90 in Game 1. | Posted on May 15, 2012 | |
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Why the Lakers/Nuggets Games Were The Most Interesting Series In The First Round | But there we were, six games in and with the deciding game seven set in L.A.. Drama abounded. While the Spurs, Thunder, Pacers, and Heat have all managed to thus far avoid much intrigue, the Nuggets and Lakers were pulling the spotlights. | Posted on May 14, 2012 | |
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It’s been ugly for Chicago without Rose, but there’s still fight left in Thibodeau’s hobbling team. | Postpone the Bull’s season obituary for now: Chicago lives on to fight another day. The 76ers failed to wrap up the series last night, a win that would’ve ensured their status as only the 5th 8-seed to defeat a number 1 seed in NBA history. | Posted on May 9, 2012 | |
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Melo finally shows up to the party to steal Game 4, but that will likely be the highlight of the Knicks’ postseason. | After Miami put the Knicks through a hoops clinic for 3 games, it was gut-check time for Mike Woodson’s men. | Posted on May 8, 2012 | |
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How an aging Celtics with an untested support roster managed to shut down Atlanta. | I just couldn't bring myself to believe that the Hawks would be able to pull ahead 2-0. They just don't seem to be that team. And, lo and behold, Tuesday night proved no different. | Posted on May 4, 2012 | |
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Two days on from the Clippers’ record-breaking comeback, it’s still hard to fathom how the Grizzlies gave away Game 1 | The record-breaking comeback was so absurdly spectacular that it’s worth recapping what the hell actually happened in those final minutes. | Posted on May 1, 2012 | |
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Breaking down the Eastern Conference | Cancel all social activities for the next two months, grow out your facial hair (or draw some on) and make sure you have a very comfortable chair, because the NBA playoffs begin this weekend. | Posted on Apr 27, 2012 | |
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Taking a look at the situation in the west | First-Round Playoff Preview Continued | Posted on Apr 27, 2012 | |
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How one of the NBA’s anomalies became caught in limbo | Lamar Odom is not normal. His game isn't normal. He's 6 foot 10, can rebound, has that silky point guard handle, and can knock down a three ball with a hand in his face. So why couldn't he show up for the Mavs this year? | Posted on Apr 23, 2012 | |
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Despite his on-court antics, Andrew Bynum has finally become a dominant force for the Lakers | Andrew Bynum is a nightmare match-up for any team in the NBA. The 24 year-old Lakers’ centre has size and strength, possesses great length, and is developing one of the best low-post arsenals in the game. | Posted on Apr 20, 2012 | |
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Howard and Van Gundy weren't the first player and coach to clash, and they won’t be the last. | Superstars falling out with their coaches is nothing new in the NBA. The implosion of the Van Gundy-Howard relationship may have played out in its own tragicomic way, but it wasn’t the first time that a player and coach have failed to see eye-to-eye. | Posted on Apr 16, 2012 | |
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Predicted to struggle at the beginning of the year, Popovich’s team has again emerged as legitimate championship contenders | In past few years, those writing their pre-season predictions and power rankings have largely dismissed the Spurs. But they're now playing better basketball than almost any team in the league. | Posted on Apr 4, 2012 | |
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NBA stars help raise awareness to fight cancer | Hoops For St. Jude Week is a fundraising campaign with the aim to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. NBA stars likes Paul Gasol, Dwight Howard, Rudy Gay, Dwyane Wade and Kevin Love are lending support. | Posted on Apr 2, 2012 | |
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Kevin Love may not possess the power of Blake Griffin or the finesse of Pau Gasol, but his all-round game elevates him above the rest at the four spot | Love is better than Blake Griffin at creating scoring opportunities for his teammates. Love has become a solid passer and playmaker, a fantastic skill for a power forward to possess. | Posted on Mar 28, 2012 | |
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There's a long road ahead, but but Kyrie Irving and the upstart Cavaliers have given long-suffering Cleveland fans a reason for optimism | On Wednesday night, Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving put up a performance that rivaled any LeBron James had in his rookie season | Posted on Mar 23, 2012 | |
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Otis Smith and the Magic will be thrilled to have Howard for another year, but it will be a tough sell convincing their franchise player to stick around for the long haul | After flip-flopping more often than a politician over the last couple days, Dwight Howard finally agreed to end the ‘will he, won’t he’ speculation surrounding his immediate future. Indecision 2012 has thankfully come to a close for now. | Posted on Mar 16, 2012 | |
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The Celtics are considerably better off with him than without him. Here's why. | In the face of sometimes lacklustre play and the odd bout of sullen brooding, there are annual calls to move the talented point guard elsewhere. But he is the one guy currently on the squad who the Celtics could legitimately build around. | Posted on Mar 14, 2012 | |
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Amid all the noise, reluctant superstar Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder are quietly tearing through the NBA | One story that not enough people are talking about is the emergence of the Oklahoma City Thunder as legitimate championship contenders this season. | Posted on Mar 7, 2012 | |
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A lackluster Dunk Contest goes downhill and stays there, despite a lot of vertical leaps | Last year’s dunk contest set a dangerous precedent, didn’t it? The theme of the 2012 Dunk Contest could easily be People Jumping Over Things. | Posted on Feb 27, 2012 | |
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Jeremy Lin’s improbable rise from D-League nobody to the toast of MSG is the most captivating basketball story in quite some time. | Lin’s incredible play has invigorated a team that was wallowing in the depths of the Eastern Conference. | Posted on Feb 15, 2012 | |
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Has the championship window officially closed on the Celtics' Big Three? | Or do they still have the ability to make one last run at the Larry O’Brien trophy? | Posted on Feb 10, 2012 | |
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Saving the Knicks’ Spluttering Season Could Depend on How Soon They Can Get their Absent Point Guard off the Treatment Table and onto the Court | Davis is quickly becoming the team’s most valuable player in absentia. He has yet to play one minute of one game for the Knicks, due to a herniated disc, but his presence on a faltering team that finds itself 5 games under .500 is desperately needed. | Posted on Feb 3, 2012 | |
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With 5 rings and nearly 30000 points under his belt, what keeps Bryant going? | In his 16th NBA season -- and having played more minutes than any 33 year old in NBA history -- Bryant is attempting more shots, and scoring more points than he has since his MVP-and-glaring-at-underachieving-teammates days. | Posted on Feb 1, 2012 | |
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Changing the Raptors brand | The enduring image of Isiah Thomas tearing through that first red and purple paper Raptor logo is set, in my mind, to the slow leak sound effect of a knife puncturing a fully inflated ball. | Posted on Jan 13, 2012 | |
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Will Dallas make it to the championship again? | Could it be a slow start due to having too many new faces and not enough training camp? Did they lose one too many glue guys from that championship team? Is it the dreaded championship hangover? | Posted on Jan 4, 2012 | |
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Miami's superteam may have finally gotten it together | Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s becoming tougher and tougher to deny: the Miami Heat are a better team now than the team that won 58 games before losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. | Posted on Dec 29, 2011 | |
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Ray Allen and Lea Barbosa chat with BALLnROLL about training camp and how you could make the NBA | A two-a-day training regimen takes a lot of mental toughness. Do you think you have what it takes to keep up? | Posted on Dec 23, 2011 | |
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With shake-ups and rebuilds, the Atlantic strikes back this season | It's time to look ahead and predict which teams will contend, which will surprise, and which will fall short of expectations. With several star players shifting from the Western Conference to the East, there'll be all sorts of fireworks along the Atlantic | Posted on Dec 20, 2011 | |
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From the Chris Paul fiasco to Brandon Roy's retirement, this season has kicked off with some crazy news | It hasn't taken the NBA long to pull itself up out the debris of a long and controversial lockout, and thrust itself back into North America's sporting front pages with some big off-court moves. | Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | |
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How the audience-displeasing, money-losing lockout alienated just about everyone | What lasting effect will the lockout have on the league? | Posted on Nov 30, 2011 | |
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In a response to lockout shenanigans, the Celtics put on a show | In the wake of the lockout negotiation breakdown, the Boston Charity Classic seemed to be a purposeful attempt to put basketball back in the headlines. | Posted on Nov 21, 2011 | |
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Rookies and veterans alike get a chance to shine in Salt Lake City | Utah made good, routing the NBA stalwarts 149-124. | Posted on Nov 8, 2011 | |
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"Who's The Real Superman?" | Some of the trash-talk in the NBA gets silly, petty, and just plain crazy. | Posted on Nov 4, 2011 | |
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An All-Star cast led by Kevin Durant and Chris Paul makes Sunday’s charity game a night to remember | What a day for Reggie Jackson, man. Drafted 24th in the 2011 pick, the guy headed into the Cox Convention Center to play on a star-studded team next to forces of nature like Kevin Durant and LeBron James. | Posted on Oct 24, 2011 | |
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The guy from Fright Night, the director of Big Momma’s House 2, and Kevin Durant! What could go wrong? | Okay, so it’s Space Jam, only without the cartoons and aliens and Wayne Knights, mixed with a little bit of Like Mike. Sounds good to me so far. | Posted on Oct 19, 2011 | |
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Looking back at a golden age of jerseys | What I would like to see from the Raptors is a return to their original jerseys from when they first broke into the league. Some might argue that the original jerseys are tacky, but let me explain myself. Let me take you on a trip back with me to the 90s. | Posted on Oct 3, 2011 | |
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Pau Gasol and Spain tear up the Euro championship | Basketball as a professional league has a lot of glamour and glitz to begin with, and it fits right in with continental romance. The European basketball championship has given us our basketball narratives back. | Posted on Sep 14, 2011 | |
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It’s Melo League vs Goodman League this summer | With the lockout lingering as a hopeless cause, the league has been in desperate need of a diversion. On Wednesday night, they got just that, with some of the NBA's premier talent assembling in Baltimore to play a summer league exhibition game. | Posted on Aug 31, 2011 | |
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A look at the history of streetball's most revered sites | Rucker Park has invaded the sporting mainstream, blurring the line between streetball and the professional game. It's a line which some basketball purists cling to... | Posted on Aug 31, 2011 | |
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Is streetball making basketball fun again? | In spite of a lockout and a looming cancelled season, some of the most dramatic and explosive moments in basketball are happening right under our nose. | Posted on Aug 21, 2011 | |
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This golden age season has inspired some awesome ink. | . Summer is generally the time of year when we recharge our supportive batteries and deprive ourselves of our beloved sport in preparation for a season long basketball binge. | Posted on Aug 10, 2011 | |
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A few things our traveling NBA stars should watch out for | Just as he did a few months ago at the time of his blockbuster trade to New Jersey, Nets star point guard Deron Williams has been dominating NBA headlines | Posted on Aug 10, 2011 | |
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Ron Artest takes the stage | If there is anything audiences learned from the infamous Pacers/Pistons brawl in 2004, it's that Ron Artest does not like to be messed with. | Posted on Jun 21, 2011 | |
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It’s going to be good | His victims so far in the playoffs have included Lamarcus Aldridge and Marcus Camby, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, and the supposedly formidable front of Ibaka/Collison/Perkins. | Posted on Jun 7, 2011 | |
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Is it fair to make the Heat the villains? | Sports fans are a harsh and unforgiving bunch. It takes us years to forget the most minor slights, and the bigger ones we carry with us to the end. | Posted on Jun 7, 2011 | |
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Does Abdul-Jabbar deserve the bronze? | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave a lot to the Los Angeles Lakers. 5 of his 6 championships, 3 of his 6 MVP awards, and a whole mess of All-Star and NBA First Team selections were captured in LA. | Posted on May 30, 2011 | |
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How the Dallas Mavericks have transformed their roster and remained on top | So the Lakers are out, bested by an aging Dallas Mavericks team featuring Dirk Nowitzki and a group of players well past their primes—on paper, at least. | Posted on May 13, 2011 | |
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There have been some unexpected twists | A lot can change in seven months. Back in November, Charlie Sheen was the highest paid actor on television, and Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers seemed poised to capture their third straight NBA title. | Posted on May 5, 2011 | |
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Here is our list of deserving candidates | The NBA season came to a close on Wednesday night and Saturday marks the start of what could be very interesting playoffs. | Posted on Apr 21, 2011 | |
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Is this the future of shoe advertising? | On February 19th, Kobe Bryant became the first athlete to have his hand and footprints set in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood | Posted on Mar 17, 2011 | |
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Why the Heat Might Not Make the Play-Offs | The Heat are winners again and order is restored in the basketball world. Last week, Dwyane Wade scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Miami shook a five-game losing streak, | Posted on Mar 17, 2011 | |
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January Was Military Appreciation month for the Celtics | The Celtics have been busy. Not only did the Boston Celtics commemorate American soldiers this January with Military Appreciation month, but their affiliated charities have been hard at work as well.. | Posted on Feb 6, 2011 | |
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LeBron James has begun a new venture, and this time it isn’t on the court. | LeBron James has been working on a web cartoon called “The LeBrons.” For now, the cartoon is only going to be available through James’ YouTube channel. | Posted on Feb 6, 2011 | |
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When tempers flare on the court | The brawl on the plane two weeks ago between Grizzlies Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo got us thinking about fisticuffs. Fights have always a reality in sports, since competition is high and the blood runs hot. | Posted on Jan 17, 2011 | |
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With Brin Hill's Ball Don't Lie set to be released in theatres sometime this year, it's a good time to look back at some basketball films. | Ah, basketball films. When you think of basketball films there are a lot of great movies you could mention: 1987's Hoosiers, 1994's Above The Rim, 2000's Love and Basketball, and many more. | Posted on Dec 13, 2010 | |
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And no, not just Kazaam. | With Kobe Bryant recently teaming up with director Robert Rodriguez on a film project by Nike, we’ve decided to look back at some movie roles played by ballers. | Posted on Dec 13, 2010 | |
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Pau Gasol and Spain tear up the Euro championship | Basketball as a professional league has a lot of glamour and glitz to begin with, and it fits right in with continental romance. The European basketball championship has given us our basketball narratives back. | Posted on Sep 14, 2010 | |
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| In what has been one of the most anticipated and perhaps predictable announcements in NBA history, LeBron James announced at 9:27 pm on ESPN last night that he would be joining his friends | Posted on Jul 14, 2010 | |
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A Familiar Showdown | With the Conference Finals over with, the NBA Finals have come down to two franchises who are no strangers to each other. | Posted on Jun 7, 2010 | |
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| If you blinked you might have missed three out of the four series in the second round of this year’s playoffs. | Posted on May 21, 2010 | |
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Playoff Matchups | The 2010 playoff season has failed to disappoint so far. Strong contenders like the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks – two teams considered to be a formidable challenge to the L.A. Lakers | Posted on May 6, 2010 | |
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| We’re about a week away from AllStar weekend. It’s a great opportunity for players and staff to let their hair down, kick back and relax for a few days. | Posted on May 2, 2010 | |
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| Amidst the talk of the 2010 free agents, there are the usual suspects, LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Amare, etc. But another name that is less talked about yet still an important one is Atlanta Hawk’s star guard Joe Johnson. | Posted on Apr 24, 2010 | |
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TWO WAYS TO BUILD AN NBA TEAM | There are many different ways to build an NBA team, and every GM has their own vision and philosophy on how to get there. | Posted on Mar 24, 2010 | |
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| For twenty years I have followed the NBA. But unfortunately, I have also spent fifteen of those years as a Raptor fan, and have seen very little of these triumphs with my own team. | Posted on Mar 14, 2010 | |
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