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NBA Rumors – Charlotte Bobcats Might Put Patrick Ewing Working Under Michael Jordan
The new Charlotte Bobcats head coach? Steve Clifford, who spent last season as an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers. His arrival might bring in a former NBA legend to work under someone who was one of his biggest rivals during their playing days, even back in college, as Michael Jordan, the team’s owner, might get to hire Patrick Ewing as one of Clifford’s assistants.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Is Going to Keep Changing it Up
It seems each game and Miami Heat brings a new side from LeBron James opposing teams have to adjust to. In game 1 it was his driving to the basket when the opportunity came up. In game 3 it was his excellent work on the post against Paul George. In game 4, be sure it’s not going to be the same “old” thing.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker Brings Out His MVP Basketball
There have been many reasons to the success of the San Antonio Spurs over the last 15 years, first and foremost Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. But it’s time for someone else to lead this team to an NBA championship, and Tony Parker came out with a perfect performance to put his team in the NBA finals for the first time in six years.
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Mario Chalmers Throws Ball on the Head of Roy Hibbert to Keep Possession
Even point guards like Mario Chalmers, all 6’2 of him, can cause some physical, unintentional pain to someone like Roy Hibbert, all 7’2 of him. How? By throwing the basketball on his head in order to give his team the ball on the inbound throw.
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San Antonio Spurs Will Finish the Series Against the Memphis Grizzlies in a Sweep
The San Antonio Spurs are heading into game 4 with their opponents, the Memphis Grizzlies, already on the ropes. With the way Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have been playing, it seems more than likely that it will also be the game in which the knockout is delivered.
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Chicago Bulls Hoping Derrick Rose is the NBA’s Version of Adrian Peterson
The new word in the lexicon for the Chicago Bulls? Proprioception. Derrick Rose is at 100%, at least in health, after deciding not to play in the NBA this season and give his body a little bit more time to get used to the new situation. The Chicago Bulls are hoping that he has some Adrian Peterson in him.
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Dallas Mavericks – The Two Year Plan
The Dallas Mavericks missed out on the playoffs for the first time in over a decade in 2013, and that’s something simply unacceptable for Mark Cuban, who thinks of his team, usually built around Dirk Nowitzki, as an ever present threat on the NBA title. In order for that to happen, the first thing they need is patience, and a a little bit of time.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Will Release Paul Pierce
If there’s one thing that can finally put a rebuilding sign on the Boston Celtics is letting go of Paul Pierce, and it seems that the day for the 10-time All-Star to play for another team for the first time in his NBA career is coming and fast.
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Indiana Pacers – The Roy Hibbert Plan Stopped Working
Despite putting up impressive numbers like 20 points and 17 rebounds, Roy Hibbert was far from his usual effectiveness on both ends of the floor. The Indiana Pacers couldn’t get stops on defense because they didn’t have a plan and reaction course in case their center wasn’t as effective anymore. Paul George went through a nightmarish night, and all the hard work of the first two games evaporated in an instant.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Takes Paul George to School
LeBron James didn’t have the best game of his career, but he made the biggest impact during his time on the court, not just leading the Miami Heat to an impressive win in game 3 through exceptional offensive basketball that Udonis Haslem look like the top marksman in the league, while making sure Paul George remembered who the real Alpha-Male in this series is.