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NBA Playoffs – Rockets vs Warriors Game 5 Predictions
The road to try and accomplish the impossible continues for the Houston Rockets, now “only” 1-3 behind the Golden State Warriors in the conference finals, hoping that Stephen Curry keeps up his previous game form while James Harden does the same.
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NBA Playoffs – Cleveland Cavaliers Finish Job, Atlanta Hawks Swept Away
It couldn’t have been any more anti-climatic, but the signs were all over the place. The Atlanta Hawks didn’t show up for game 4 and got deservedly swept in the conference finals by the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James but maybe more importantly getting Kyrie Irving back, winning 118-88 to make it a clean 4-0 sweep and make their way to the NBA Fina
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NBA Playoffs – Stephen Curry Survives the Nasty Fall
The Golden State Warriors were really worried there for a moment after Stephen Curry had landed on his head/neck. As nasty as the fall and landing looked, there doesn’t seem to be anything more severe than some pain that will go away with one or two packs of ice.
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NBA Playoffs – Hawks vs Cavaliers Game 4 Predictions
Is this the end of the Atlanta Hawks in the 2015 NBA playoffs? The Cleveland Cavaliers, hoping for another great but more efficient performance from LeBron James, leading 3-0, are one win away from going to the NBA finals for only the second time in franchise history.
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NBA Playoffs – Houston Rockets Stay Alive, Golden State Warriors Not Worried
The NBA Western conference final series lives on for at least two more days as the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 128-115 thanks to a huge night by James Harden, and embarrassing start by the team now leading the series 3-1 and maybe a bit of Stephen Curry suffering from a case of bad landings.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 4 Predictions (Warriors vs Rockets)
Everyone is treating the Western conference finals as a series that’s as good as over. Maybe that’s the only way to motivate the Houston Rockets as they head into game 4 trailing 3-0 against the Golden State Warriors and especially Stephen Curry, who seems to be playing perfect basketball at the moment.
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NBA Playoffs – Cleveland Cavaliers Complicate Things, Atlanta Hawks Fall Short
One more step towards the sweep as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime to take a 3-0 lead in the conference finals, led by LeBron James who started out terribly but finished strong, showing once again he’s the difference between the mundane and the special for his team.
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Most Recent Sweeps in the Conference Finals
Sweeps in the conference finals aren’t common, but they do happen from time to time. Over the last 25 years we’ve had seven of them, including two by Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. This year, with both the Cleveland Cavaliers (with LeBron James) and the Golden State Warriors (with Stephen Curry), we might have the first double conference finals sweep in NBA playoff history.
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NBA Playoffs – LeBron James Can’t be Stopped, Atlanta Hawks are Screwed
If the Cleveland Cavaliers do end up beating the Atlanta Hawks in the conference finals, LeBron James will make it to five consecutive NBA finals series. By the way, James Jones is on the same track to the same achievement.
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NBA Playoffs – Stephen Curry Better at 3-Pointers Than Dwight Howard is at Free Throws
One of the finest examples of how great Stephen Curry is at shooting 3-pointers and how bad Dwight Howard is at making free throws is the fact that the Golden State Warriors point guard and NBA MVP is hitting his speciality at a higher percentage than the Houston Rockets center is when shooting from the line.