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With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Playing Like This, The Pacers Have No Chance
The Indiana Pacers lost their focus; They lost their respect for the Miami Heat. On the way they lost Danny Granger, who’s trash talking and behavior only infuriated the Heat in the last two games, pushing LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to play like the best duo in the NBA and on the planet.
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Kobe Bryant Faces Reality – Lakers Aren’t That Good
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have been here before. Five years ago to be exact. They know they have one great player, but the team around him, built to grant him yet another championship ring, isn’t good enough, and crumbled around him in the few moments he tried to get a breather.
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Rajon Rondo Responsible For Making Celtics Look This Good
Sounds easy enough – Don’t let Rajon Rondo drive into the paint. Just focus all your defensive energy on that, and you’ll be fine right? The Philadelphia 76ers were good as long as they had the hot hand going for them in the first half. Afterwards? Rondo and Brandon Bass just tore their defense to shreds, giving the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Semi Finals.
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The USA Men’s Select Team Roster to Train With Olympics Squad
Once the NBA Finals are through, American basketball fans don’t get to rest. The next Dream Team is heading to the 2012 London Olympics, still coached by Mike Krzyzewski, probably in his last tour and run for gold with the national team. We still don’t know who the 12 guys going to London are, but we know who the 12 guys on the USA Select team are.
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Tim Duncan Made it Look Easy; San Antonio Spurs Prepared For Much Tougher Conference Finals
The Clippers didn’t make it easy in Game 4, with Chris Paul having his best game of the series. But it wasn’t enough. Tim Duncan missed the conference finals too much apparently, and the Spurs just have too much depth and basketball to get beaten by a one dimensional team like the Clippers. Nearly a month of playoff time, and the Spurs are still undefeated.
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Heat Need LeBron James & Dwyane Wade to Play Like This All the Time
This is what people people expect LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to do every game. To tell you to the truth? This is what they’ll have to do to make it out of this series and for the Miami Heat to get through the Indiana Pacers and anyone else they might come across in the postseason.
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Kobe Bryant Can’t Beat Durant & Westbrook in a Duel
Kobe Bryant scoring 38 points and the rest of the starting five in double figures. Sounds awfully familiar to Game 3. On the other side, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 68 points, the Thunder’s defense clamped up in crunch time and Durant showed Bryant how it’s done when the game’s on the line.
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San Antonio Spurs – No Deficit is Too Big For This Team
When Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are on the floor together, nothing’s too difficult or impossible for the San Antonio Spurs. Even a 33-11 deficit in the first quarter, which didn’t prevent the Los Angeles Clippers from going down 0-3 in their Western Conference Semi Final Series.
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Kobe Bryant Gives Lakers Some Breathing Room
Kobe Bryant was, well, what you expect from Bryant after two losses, especially at home. Deadly efficient, clutch, close to unstoppable. When Bryant gets angry but remains focused, this is how it goes. He finished with 36 points while shooting a perfect 18-18 from the line, giving the Lakers a bit more breathing room with a 99-96 win.
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Philadelphia 76ers, More Than Meets the Eye
The Boston Celtics can’t put on two great games in a row, no matter how much Rajon Rondo penetrates and dishes out; No matter how much respect Kevin Garnett gets for what he does just before his 36th birthday. The Sixers may not have the experience and swag these Celtics do, but they have enough basketball and toughness to win this series.