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Miami Heat & San Antonio Spurs – The Two Teams of the NBA Finals
The difference between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs? Teams that love to Pick & Roll, but defend very differently, not to mention one having their game based on the cooperation between a point guard (Tony Parker) and a center (Tim Duncan), while one man, LeBron James, runs almost everything for the NBA champions.
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NBA Flopping – LeBron James, David West & Lance Stephenson Fined
After the NBA has been criticized for stopping their flopping-fine policy in the NBA playoffs, the league reminded everyone big brother is still watching, by delivering three $5000 fines for flops in the same game, game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, handing them out to LeBron James, David West and Lance Stephenson.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tracy McGrady Turning From Curse Into a Human Victory Cigar
It’s not that Tracy McGrady hasn’t been involved in losses for the San Antonio Spurs, but it’s quite clear to see that the playoff curse that engulfed and partially defined his NBA career for over a decade is gone, and while not being anything close to a major factor, the potential future hall of fame player is just happy being around a winning team.
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San Antonio Spurs Will Finish the Series Against the Memphis Grizzlies in a Sweep
The San Antonio Spurs are heading into game 4 with their opponents, the Memphis Grizzlies, already on the ropes. With the way Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have been playing, it seems more than likely that it will also be the game in which the knockout is delivered.
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Indiana Pacers Need to Show They’re More Than a One Trick Pony
Paul George was excellent in the first two games of the series, while George Hill remembered to make himself noticed in the second. Yet most of the attention has been about the presence of Roy Hibbert when he was on and off the court, and that seems to have been the difference between a win in game 2 and the loss in game 1.
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Miami Heat, LeBron James Have Been Here Before
Losing home court advantage? Check. Looking slightly outmatched on the court for a big chunks of the series so far? Happened as well. The Miami Heat have been the most scrutinized franchise in the NBA over the last three seasons, with LeBron James usually in the center of that storm. Most of the time, they find the solutions to find the right path to get themselves out of trouble.
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Tim Duncan is the Key to Everything in the Spurs – Grizzlies Series
How does one play with the notion of divorce hanging over his head? It’s hard to tell, but the Memphis Grizzlies need to hope it does somewhat shake Tim Duncan and sway him towards the negative if they’re hoping to have the smallest of chances and beating the San Antonio Spurs in a series.
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Dwyane Wade Has to Play Through Knee Injury For Miami Heat to Repeat as NBA Champions
Rest and off-time isn’t making Dwyane Wade feel anymore comfortable with his knee injury, but the Miami Heat need him on the court, healthy or not, if they want to repeat as NBA champions.
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Most NBA Playoff Triple Double Games in the Last Decade
The 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists effort from LeBron James gave him his ninth postseason triple double, trailing only Rajon Rondo in that category over the last decade, although with his game winner just before the buzzer he did become the first player to grab the TD and hit a game winner in the same playoff game.
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NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Pacers Finals Predictions
If there’s one team the Miami Heat are destined to have trouble with, the last couple of seasons have showed us it should be the Indiana Pacers. It’s a good thing that they meet again in the Eastern Conference Finals, showing us the degree of difficulty scale in the NBA Playoffs is actually something that works.