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Portland Trail Blazers – Delaying the Inevitable
The Portland Trail Blazers believe that they can become the first team in NBA history to overturn a 0-3 start to a playoff series and come out victorious. It certainly looked like that confidence was a driving force in their 103-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs, who still lead this series 3-1.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 4 Predictions (Heat vs Nets, Spurs vs Blazers)
The San Antonio Spurs have a chance to get themselves a long rest before the conference finals as they head into game 4 with the opportunity to sweep the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Miami Heat will try to rebound from their first loss of the postseason against the suddenly slightly more confident Brooklyn Nets.
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NBA Rumors – Pau Gasol Will Play for Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs or Memphis Grizzlies Next Season
One of the most coveted free agents heading into next season will be Pau Gasol, who’ll test the market after close to six seasons and two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. But this isn’t a free for all buffet: He has his preferences, which means very few teams can consider them contenders for his services. Staying with the Lakers is an option, but so is joining the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs or the Memphis Grizzlies.
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San Antonio Spurs – Too Easy Means Boring
Things shouldn’t go so smoothly for anyone in the conference semifinals, but the San Antonio Spurs are made from a different mold. There’s been nothing the Portland Trail Blazers have been able to do to slow them down, specifically having problems with Tony Parker who is having an excellent series which might be the result of all that rest he got during the last month of the regular season, leading his team to a 118-103 win and a 3-0 lead in the series.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 3 Predictions (Heat vs Nets, Blazers vs Spurs)
Seems like a last chance for both the Brooklyn Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers. The two teams are behind 0-2 in their playoff series with the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs respectively, getting a chance to change the impressions with game 3 on their home court.
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San Antonio Spurs – Confident in Their Superiority
Right now? This is looking like a sweep. The San Antonio Spurs keep coming up with new ways to make the Portland Trail Blazers feel and look like they don’t belong at this stage of the playoffs, beating them 114-97 through a dominant performance from Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 2 Predictions (Nets vs Heat, Blazers vs Spurs)
There seems to be a stark difference between the two sets of conference semifinals. Game 2 between the Brooklyn Nets and the Miami Heat is similar to the one that happens on the same day, with the Portland Trail Blazers also trying to bounce back from rough loss in the opening encounter against the San Antonio Spurs.
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San Antonio Spurs – Not Going Easy on Rivals
Life is very different as you move up the playoff ladder. The San Antonio Spurs are used to the rise in difficulty, while the Portland Trail Blazers have a lot of catching up to do, especially after getting torched by Tony Parker in a game 1 116-92 humiliation.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 1 Predictions (Nets vs Heat, Blazers vs Spurs)
After home court didn’t seem to mean anything in the beginning of the conference semifinals, the NBA Playoffs continue with one series that seems to be quite one sided on paper between the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, while the Miami Heat will try to prove that the regular season doesn’t mean anything as they host the Brooklyn Nets for game 1.
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San Antonio Spurs – Quality Overcomes Ingenuity
All of the adjustments and “tricks” the Dallas Mavericks managed to pull off during a wonderful series didn’t matter in game 7, as the superior San Antonio Spurs showed their true worth with a 119-96 win thanks to a huge night from Tony Parker, advancing to the conference semifinals.