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Players With the Most to Prove in the 2013 NBA Playoffs
Doesn’t matter how many title rings he has, LeBron James is always under the scrutiny of the media and the NBA loving public, meaning he finds himself in a similar position – needing to prove that he’s good enough to take a team on his back all the way to the title. Others, with different reasons to doubt them, are also heading into the playoffs with some proving to do – Carmelo Anthony, James Harden and Dwight Howard to name a few.
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NBA Statistical Leaders in the 2012-2013 Season
The end of the NBA season is also a good opportunity to look at some of the statistical leaders around the association from the following season, as Carmelo Anthony led the race to the NBA scoring title; Dwight Howard continued his dominance when it came to rebounding despite the slightly disappointing season and Chris Paul led the NBA in both assists and steals.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard & Pau Gasol Doing it Without Mambas
When the Lakers were at 17-25 three months ago, statistics and history told us there was no way they’d be making the postseason. Three months later, without Kobe Bryant who gave his body up to put them in a position to enter the promised land, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol are doing just fine on their own.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can’t Succeed In James Harden Style of Basketball
After an awful shooting night from both of the stars in the backcourt, it’s hard to point one blaming finger as to why the Houston Rockets lost and fell to the 8th spot in the Western conference. But there’s a worrying pattern over the last few weeks, with James Harden getting too much credit as the ball handler, which simply wastes away the abilities of Jeremy Lin and makes the Rockets in general look worse than they should.
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All 16 Teams in the NBA Playoffs
The stage is set for the 2013 NBA playoffs and the 8 series of the first round, with the NBA champions Miami Heat taking on the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks tangle with the Boston Celtics, the Indiana Pacers squared off against the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets play the Chicago Bulls in the East, while out West it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder playing the Houston Rockets, the San Antonio Spurs with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors and last but not least the Los Angeles Clippers facing the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Rockets vs Lakers Predictions
The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have to win, and in the weird way the NBA works they’ll be heading into the final game of the season, hosting the Houston Rockets, knowing what they need to get in order to make the NBA playoffs.
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Jazz vs Grizzlies Predictions
There aren’t that many games on the final day of the NBA season with two teams that need the win, but the Utah Jazz visit to the Memphis Grizzlies is one of them, with the visitors needing a win and some outside assistance to make the playoffs, while the Grizzlies are trying to get home court advantage in the first round.
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Kevin Durant Needs 70 Points to Win the Scoring Title
The scoring title on its own doesn’t really matter, unless you’re someone like Kevin Durant, who really cares about these things. His only way of beating Carmelo Anthony this year is to score 70 points in the final game of the season, which would put him in a pretty impressive company of players who went all-in to make sure no one takes it away from them.
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Chris Paul, The Reason the Los Angeles Clippers Are Any Good
Despite the franchise record for wins and consecutive victories, not to mention a division title and finishing ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, the only thing that will be satisfying for the Los Angeles Clippers after they play their final game of the 2012-2013 NBA season will be if it’s in the Western Conference semifinal, and it’ll mean Chris Paul will stay for a very long time.
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San Antonio Spurs Hoping Tracy McGrady Isn’t a Loser Anymore
As a leading player, Tracy McGrady never got past the first round in the NBA playoffs. Last season, with the Atlanta Hawks, this time as a fringe bench player, he didn’t get past that impossible barrier once again. Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs are hoping the chance they’ve given a player who spent all season in the Chinese league doesn’t blow up in their faces.