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NBA Playoffs – Game 7 Predictions (Mavericks vs Spurs, Nets vs Raptors)
The final two game 7’s we’ll have in the long first round series the NBA Playoffs have blessed us with, starting with the Brooklyn Nets travelling to play the Toronto Raptors, followed by the final Texas showdown of the season as the San Antonio Spurs host the Dallas Mavericks.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Too Big to Handle
Size mattered, as it was forseen before this series began. The Los Angeles Clippers had the advantage in the paint, manifested in a huge fourth quarter from Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, leading their team to a 126-121 win over the Golden State Warriors in game 7, moving on to the conference semifinals.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – MVP Finally Playing Like One
When Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are playing their best basketball, there’s not a lot anyone can do to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Memphis Grizzlies tried, but without their top scorer, a great start to the game and a surprising effort from them in the series couldn’t last in game 7, as the favorites finally took back the lead and the ticket to the next round with a 120-109 win.
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Indiana Pacers – Finally Looking Like Contenders
Whatever bothered the Indiana Pacers through their series with the Atlanta Hawks might be gone or solved, as the number one seed in the East took care of business in game 7 with a 92-80 win to advance into the conference semifinals, as Paul George had another big game while Roy Hibbert, after a long and worrying slumber finally decided it’s time to show up.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 7 Predictions (Grizzlies vs Thunder, Warriors vs Clippers, Hawks vs Pacers)
The first series of Game 7’s the NBA playoffs have bestowed upon us gets under way, with the Memphis Grizzlies visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors hosted by the Los Angeles Clippers and the Indiana Pacers hosting introducing the Atlanta Hawks.
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Dallas Mavericks – Refusing to Follow the Script
The San Antonio Spurs are the better team and the number one seed. So what? The Dallas Mavericks aren’t in the playoffs just to provide some background for a championship bid from last year’s finalists, and another outstanding performance from Monta Ellis led the Mavs to a 113-111 win and yet another game 7 in a postseason that’s breaking quite a few records in terms of first round length.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Showed up Too Late, Jeremy Lin Didn’t
On good game from James Harden doesn’t erase all the wrong and bad he did for the Houston Rockets through the entire series, as the Houston Rockets somehow lost 99-98 to the Portland Trail Blazers in game 6, knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the second straight season, while Jeremy Lin was once again put in the wrong kind of situation and didn’t really make the most of it.
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Brooklyn Nets – One More Last Chance
An old team that knows it’s now or never for them in terms of window of opportunity came out like everything was riding on game 6, as the Toronto Raptors were overwhelmed by the fast and aggressive start from the Brooklyn Nets, winning 97-83 thanks to a big night from Deron Williams, giving us yet another game seven in these remarkable playoffs.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 6 Predictions (Rockets vs Blazers, Spurs vs Mavericks, Raptors vs Nets)
The madness of the NBA playoffs and the first round continue with another round of game 6, as the Houston Rockets try and stay alive at the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Dallas Mavericks hosting the San Antonio Spurs and the Brooklyn Nets doing the same to the Toronto Raptors have home court as support in their backs against the wall effort.
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Golden State Warriors – Survivors of a Bad Game
A bad game of basketball is something quite rare in this exceptional postseason, but it does happen. The Golden State Warriors claimed game 6 in their series with the Los Angeles Clippers with a 100-99 win to make it 3-3, although no one was really impressed with the ability.