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The History of Number One NBA Draft Picks in the Lottery Era
When the first pick of the 2014 NBA draft is announced, it’ll be the 30th time in the lottery era that a team has taken a chance on someone through the magic of ping pong balls. It makes for a good chance to review which number one picks have done a great service through their NBA careers, from the likes of Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James, to others who have been less successful like Pervis Ellison, Michael Olowokandi and Anthony Bennett.
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Charlotte Bobcats – It’s Been a While
After four terrible years the Charlotte Bobcats have made the NBA playoffs, clinching the spot with a 96-94 overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, barely hanging on with Kyrie Irving storming through their defense for most of the game, but getting just about enough from Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Will Have Another Sad Ending
When this season began, the Golden State Warriors were a team some looked at and saw potential NBA champions if everything came together. There have been ups & downs this season, but another home loss, this time to the Cleveland Cavaliers, probably shut the book on anyone having illussions that this Stephen Curry led group has any chance of doing better than last year.
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Kyrie Irving Too Much for Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook to Handle
Before everyone starts blaming Russell Westbrook for the Oklahoma City Thunder losing for a third consecutive game,it’s better to simply focus on how great of a game Kyrie Irving had, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a stunning comeback victory and not for the first time against this team.
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NBA All Star Game – Kyrie Irving Forgets About Cavs Trouble For One Night
The 2014 All-Star game was about Kyrie Irving putting his franchise problems behind and putting on a show. It was about the Eastern conference winning for the first time after three consecutive losses. It was about breaking a whole lot of records along the way.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Might Lose Kyrie Irving
This wasn’t the plan. With Kyrie Irving finally healthy for a full season, the Cleveland Cavaliers should have been in a spot that enables them to make the playoffs. Instead, they’ve lost almost twice as much as they’ve one, and their supposed franchise player is getting more and more reasons to find himself a new team as soon as possible.
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Hawks vs Cavaliers – Jeff Teague Claims the Duel
The season is becoming more and more depressing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, even when Kyrie Irving explodes for 40 points. The Atlanta Hawks had just about enough to weather the strom, and rely on Jeff Teague in an excellent game as well to knock down a game winning shot to finally end the two overtime marathon.
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Knicks vs Cavs – It’s Getting Worse
The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t a very good team so far this season; Kyrie Irving has been called into question, with some even saying he’s grossly overrated. But then the New York Knicks, with their depressed looks and no effort on defense, and suddenly everything is OK. Irving plays like a superstar, while the one on the other side, Carmelo Anthony, is quite close to giving up.
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Bulls vs Cavs – Dion Waiters & Andrew Bynum Shouldn’t Be This Good
They spoke of Andrew Bynum as someone who is never going to be the same with the damage done to his knees. Dion Waiters was mentioned as someone who wants to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and hates playing with Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. It was those two leading the Cavs to a 97-93 win over the clueless, as of now, Chicago Bulls.
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Heat vs Cavs – LeBron James Doesn’t Offer Hometown Discounts
Over the last few years, LeBron James has saved some of his best performances as a Miami Heat player for his returns to Cleveland and facing his former team, the scorn Cavaliers, who suddenly want their old franchise player back. That isn’t happening anytime soon, and so isn’t having it easy against the NBA champions, strolling to a 95-84 win, their 8th in a row.