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San Antonio Spurs – No Deficit is Too Big For This Team
When Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are on the floor together, nothing’s too difficult or impossible for the San Antonio Spurs. Even a 33-11 deficit in the first quarter, which didn’t prevent the Los Angeles Clippers from going down 0-3 in their Western Conference Semi Final Series.
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Kobe Bryant Gives Lakers Some Breathing Room
Kobe Bryant was, well, what you expect from Bryant after two losses, especially at home. Deadly efficient, clutch, close to unstoppable. When Bryant gets angry but remains focused, this is how it goes. He finished with 36 points while shooting a perfect 18-18 from the line, giving the Lakers a bit more breathing room with a 99-96 win.
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Philadelphia 76ers, More Than Meets the Eye
The Boston Celtics can’t put on two great games in a row, no matter how much Rajon Rondo penetrates and dishes out; No matter how much respect Kevin Garnett gets for what he does just before his 36th birthday. The Sixers may not have the experience and swag these Celtics do, but they have enough basketball and toughness to win this series.
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Nothing Old About the 2012 Tony Parker & San Antonio Spurs
Tony Parker joined the big three’s 30 something club by leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 105-88 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, so far cruising in their Western Conference Semi Final series to a 2-0 lead.
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LeBron James Can’t Stop the Sinking Miami Heat Ship
LeBron James against 5 Indiana players. Five on One, Five on Two. Call it whatever you like, but the bottom line is this – The Indiana Pacers look like a good, strong team. The Miami Heat look like LeBron James, a little bit of Dwyane Wade and a group of random guys not up for the challenge.
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The Game That Lost the Lakers Their Series Against the Thunder
Andrew Bynum hit a nice shot over Kendrick Perkins with just over two minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Los Angeles Lakers were up 75-68 in a very low scoring affair in Oklahoma City. Two minutes later, the Lakers were still at 75, Kevin Durant just put the Thunder in the lead. The Lakers are down 0-2, with the chances of overturning looking grim.
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Tim Duncan Turning Back the Clock
The last time Tim Duncan had a playoff game with 26 points and 10 rebounds was two years ago, when the San Antonio Spurs were getting swept by the Dallas Mavericks. Thirteen postseason games later, and the Clippers were forced to suffer through one of Duncan’s best games in recent years, leading the Spurs to a 109-92 victory.
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Miami Heat in Trouble – LeBron James Isn’t Clutch Again
Where are thou, Chris Bosh? That’s what LeBron James and Dwyane Wade must be thinking to themselves while going over their game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers. A game they both had a chance to win or tie in the final seconds, but somehow, it all fell on Mario Chalmers taking the final shot.
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Thunder That Good; Lakers This Bad?
No one was surprised that the Oklahoma City Thunder won Game 1, at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. But by 29 points? Without anything too special from Durant, Westbrook, Harden or anyone else? Is that really the gulf between the two teams.
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Los Angeles Clippers, Despite Everything, Still Alive & Kicking
I don’t think too many people expected the Clippers to be in the Western Conference Semi Finals. Not when Chauncey Billups went down. They do have Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, but the bench, role players and defense weren’t supposed to be enough for a playoff series win; not against everyone’s favorite dark horse, the Memphis Grizzlies.