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5 Best Point Guards in the NBA Entering the 2012-2013 Season
The best and deepest position in the NBA over the past few years has been the point guard position. Chris Paul, Derrick Rose (who won the MVP in 2011), Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo and Deron Williams represent the elite group, but that’s without mentioning players like Steve Nash, Kyrie Irving and Brandon Jennings.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Southwest Division Team
The San Antonio Spurs are probably the best in the Southwest division, despite the continuing decline of Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, not making our all-division team, while the Memphis Grizzlies are hoping that this is the season they take over and carry that momentum into the playoffs.
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13 NBA Point Guards Better Than Jeremy Lin
The Houston Rockets, via their poison-pill contract, have ensured that Lin will be one of the highest paid players in the NBA in 2014-2015, earning just under $15 million that season. While financially Lin’s presence will probably pay-off the contract, he’s not that good.
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How the Thunder Are Winning the West – James Harden and Stopping the Pick n Roll
Kevin Durant may have led the scoring for the Oklahoma City Thunder with 27 points; Manu Ginobili scored a game best 34 points. But it was James Harden who deserved the night’s MVP, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 108-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Oklahoma City Thunder, Winning Streak Killers
Tabo Sefolosha had what was probably the biggest game of his postseason career, scoring 19 points and adding 6 steals while annihilating both Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, setting the tone for the Thunder’s defense in their Game 3 win over the San Antonio Spurs, a resounding 102-82.
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How the San Antonio Spurs are Destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 1 of the Western Conference Final didn’t have me completely sold on the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder are a bit out of their league in terms of running plays and executing on both ends of the floor. After Game 2? It looks like the San Antonio Spurs are better in each and every way.
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San Antonio Spurs Present – How Basketball Should Be Played
With their streak now up to 20 straight games, the longest winning streak in the last four years, the San Antonio Spurs finish their first home stand in the Western Conference Finals booming with confidence, after the impressive Game 2 over the Thunder, with Tony Parker leading the way, scoring 34 points.
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San Antonio Spurs, The Better Team in the Western Conference Finals
Team Basketball beat individual ability; Old Guard beating New Guard. The San Antonio Spurs simply played better as a team, with Manu Ginobili stepping up to carry them when it got rough, while the Oklahoma City Thunder simply lost the game because they played like a group of guys with nothing in common but the jersey.
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Manu Ginobili Produces Fourth Quarter Magic (Thunder vs Spurs)
Manu Ginobili rested for two series, not needing to show off his brilliance too much during two sweeps. Down by 9, with Tony Parker struggling and Tim Duncan needing someone to create for him, Popovich turned to Ginobili, who came through with his best game in the 2012 NBA postseason, leading the Spurs to a 101-98 win over the Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
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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.