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NCAA Tournament – Wisconsin vs Duke Final Predictions
After a rather easy road to the final game, Duke are slight favorites to win a fifth NCAA Tournament under Mike Krzyzewski. Wisconsin and Bo Ryan have been consistent, but rarely great over the last 15 years. Their achievement this season and their performance in the first game of the Final Four suggests it’s different this time.
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21 Best Memes of Wisconsin Ruining Kentucky’s Perfect Season
The undefeated, perfect season Kentucky were having ended at the hands of Wisconsin, Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Bo Ryan in the 2015 Final Four, and meme makers were happy to jump at the NCAA Tournament exit of the Wildcats and especially John Calipari.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin is the Point Guard Jordan Clarkson Will Never Be
It’s fine that the Los Angeles Lakers and the media surrounding the franchise are trying to put Jordan Clarkson on a pedestal. But don’t be surprised if it turns out he’s not really a point guard. Jeremy Lin is a point guard, and one who is a very good one on most days and under the right circumstances, but his time with the Lakers is coming to an end.
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Blazers beat Pelicans – Playoffs Get Closer For Some, Distant For Others
With a 99-90 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Portland Trail Blazers put a serious dent in their rivals’ playoff bid while making sure they keep up with the rest of the teams trying to get at least one round of home court advantage.
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Best Regular Season Teams in NBA History
In the 82-game NBA era, nine teams have won 67 games or more in the regular season: The Chicago Bulls (on three occasions), Boston Celtics (twice), Los Angeles Lakers (twice), Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers. Only the 2007 Mavericks and 1973 Celtics failed to win the NBA title.
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NBA Playoffs – Atlanta Hawks Ending the Brooklyn Nets Streak
The Atlanta Hawks are on sort of shaky ground at the moment, but they’re good enough to end the six-game winning streak the Brooklyn Nets were on, losing 131-99 to the number one seed in the East which might cause them quite a lot of problems when it come to actually making the playoffs.
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NBA Playoffs – Washington Wizards Mess Things Up for the Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies might actually lose the second seed in the Western conference playoff following another home loss, this time 92-83 to the Washington Wizards.
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NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Are in a Very Tight Spot
The Miami Heat are in big trouble following a 99-98 loss to the Detroit Pistons, which for the time being kicks them out of the top 8 in the East and might result in missing the playoffs.
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NBA Playoffs – Boston Celtics Might Make it Thanks to Marcus Smart
It’s been an up and down rookie season for Marcus Smart, but his buzzer beating layup might be the highlight for him and the Boston Celtics, as a 117-116 win over the Toronto Raptors puts them in a position to make the NBA playoffs.
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Duke Over Michigan State: Anti-Climatic as it Gets
The “evil empire” final isn’t going to happen, but Duke do kick off the Final Four with an impressive 81-61 win over Michigan State, showing the full range of offensive and defensive abilities players like Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have to offer.