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NBA: Focus on the Fun Things, Like Damian Lillard
One of the problems in a league that everyone seems to know how it’s going to end is maintaining interest during the regular season, which everyone thinks is too long. The solution for neutral fans, or those who support teams that aren’t gonna come close to winning anything in 2018, is to focus on the fun. You know, something that Damian Lillard is all about.
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NBA: 4 Teams Still Undefeated
A week into the 2017-2018 NBA season, with most teams playing 3 or 4 games, we still have four teams without a loss: Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles Clippers (2-0) The Clips are the only team on this short list with just two games in the […]
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NBA Scores & Standings
The usual short lineup of Thursday night games included an interesting matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks, as Carmelo Anthony squared up against his former team. Lonzo Ball made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers, while the weakened Chicago Bulls kicked off their season in Toronto vs the Raptors.
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Jeremy Lin’s Season Ended Before it Even Began
25 minutes, 18 points, 4 assists. That is the stat line that will remain intact, unchanged, throughout the 2017-2018 NBA season for Jeremy Lin. A patellar tendon rupture means he won’t play another game for the Brooklyn Nets this season.
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5 Things to Expect from Jeremy Lin & the New-Look Brooklyn Nets
After winning only 41 games in the last two seasons, the revamped and optimistic Brooklyn Nets have Jeremy Lin setting ambitious goals for the team. Here are 5 things I expect and hope to see from both the team and Lin himself in 2017-2018.
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NBA Season Preview: Golden State Warriors & Not Enough Teams In Their Way
As the 2017-2018 NBA Season opening night approaches, it’s difficult to find anyone willing to predict a champion other than the Golden State Warriors. Some people will probably go for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even fewer will mention the Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. But that’s about it. Four months after the end of a dominant playoff run, hardly anyone sees the upcoming season as a competitive race between a few equally good contenders.
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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Showing Off his 1-on-1 Skills vs a Friend
It’s always impressive to see how good an NBA player is against a normal person. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics looked just like that playing against a fan and a Division 2 basketball player, Trevin Steede.
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Carmelo Anthony Curses Referee, Gets T’d Up
Not getting the call from the referee can be a frustrating thing. Carmelo Anthony showed his frustration during a preseason game, and got a technical foul for it.
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Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players In 2017-2018
This year’s list of the NBA’s top 10 highest paid players includes only four who were on it last season: DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The rising salary cap and players reacting accordingly is causing a great turnover when it comes to the top earners list.
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The Tanking Teams of the 2017-2018 NBA Season
The NBA doesn’t like the word tanking, but the wording isn’t as important. Six teams are heading into this NBA season more concerned about losing and a good draft position than winning and making the playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks, suddenly stripped of all their recent talent; Chicago Bulls who waited too long before going in this direction; New York Knicks, free of Carmelo Anthony; the direction-less Orlando Magic; the super-young and talented Phoenix Suns; and the not too-far-from-competing Indiana Pacers.