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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble
This was the kind of offensive display the San Antonio Spurs were hoping to get against a weakened Oklahoma City Thunder defense, helping Tim Duncan early on and Manu Ginobili later in game 1 to dominate and find points with ease in a dominating 122-105 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals over a team that has only one lineup that works defensively and a Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook duo that need plenty of help.
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14 Best Memes of the Indiana Pacers Beating the Miami Heat
While it’s always big news when the Miami Heat lose, the Indiana Pacers aren’t exactly a shocking team to do it. Especially when they got some help from referees, so the memes coming after game 1 in the Eastern conference finals weren’t just about making fun of LeBron James and his team, but also about bandwagon Pacers fans and NBA officiating.
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NBA Rumors – Everyone Really Interested in Kevin Love
There’s nothing official coming from Kevin Love or the Minnesota Timberwolves, but everyone is assuming he wants out – either via trade this season or as a free agent a year from now. That puts plenty of teams on alert: The Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, joined by the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns and also Love’s personal favorites – the Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Bulls.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Interested in Derek Fisher as a Head Coach
No one knows if Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder is going to retire or not at the end of this season, but that isn’t stopping the New York Knicks from showing a growing interest in him as a head coaching prospect. However, the Knicks aren’t in any rush to make a decision, while Fisher seems to be focusing on playing in the playoffs, trying to steer away from distractions.
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NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions
The Western Conference Finals have a familiar ring to them as the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder clash at that stage for the second time in three years. Injuries on both teams seem to be taking most of the spotlight heading into game 1, but that will be soon forgotten as the talent of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook faces off against the against core three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, with Gregg Popovich pulling the strings.
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NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Close to Perfect, Miami Heat Have to Improve
Things couldn’t have gone any better for the Indiana Pacers in game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, beating the Miami Heat 107-96 to take the 1-0 lead with Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West leading the way, while the Miami Heat didn’t get anyone to show besides LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Forced Into Trading Kevin Love
Putting up impressive numbers year after year doesn’t translate into team success as the Minnesota Timberwolves have failed to make the playoffs despite Kevin Love for the past few seasons. It seems that not being able to take things to the next level has led Love and his reps to start looking for a trading partner, and threaten the franchise to come through with such a move unless they want to lose him in free agency a year from now.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks Might Hire Mike Dunleavy
The New York Knicks lost on their leading head coaching candidate because they low balled him. The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t really started their search. However, one name that comes up in connection with both teams is Mike Dunleavy, who hasn’t worked in the NBA for the past four seasons.
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NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Pacers Game 1 Predictions
A repeat of the Eastern Conference finals from last season was expected, but the momentum and situation for both the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, who have home court advantage, is a bit different than most assumed it would be. As game 1 approaches, the defending NBA champions will probably look to be more than just LeBron James and four other guys, while the challengers will be hoping Roy Hibbert wakes up on his good side.
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Thunder vs Spurs – An Unfortunate Turn of Events
After sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder might not be as confident as they should be, packing heat in the form of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook going into the Western conference final, because of the injury to Serge Ibaka, which will be out for the rest of the playoffs.