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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Still Fighting, Los Angeles Kings Can’t Close
The Stanley Cup Final isn’t over yet, as the New York Rangers beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 thanks to a huge performance from Henriq Lundqvist and finally getting a little bit of luck, avoiding the sweep and making it a 3-1 series, keeping their hope alive for a few more days.
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NBA Finals – Spurs vs Heat Game 4 Predictions
Momentum swings and shifts in this finals series with every game. Now? The San Antonio Spurs have it, heading into game 4 feeling that their shooting and offensive ability can win the NBA championship for them this time, while the Miami Heat are licking their wounds and trying to come up with ways that get their players off the bad road they went on in the previous game.
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NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Rangers Game 4 Predictions
What is there left to say about a Stanley Cup Finals series that might be headed towards its first sweep in 16 years? The Los Angeles Kings, one of the most stacked team in a very long time that the NHL has seen, just need to keep doing what they’re doing. The New York Rangers? Down 3-0, it’s hard to say if they’re that motivated about heading into game 4 with the goal of trying to keep this one going a little bit longer.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned
Teams with their backs to the wall usually find something extra, and the Montreal Canadiens, constantly outplayed in the Eastern Conference Finals, found that special thing in the form of Rene Bourque, scoring a hat-trick including the two most important goals for his side as they beat the New York Rangers 7-4 to find themselves back in the series, still behind 3-2 but feeling completely different heading into game 6.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Without Answers, Oklahoma City Thunder Oozing Confidence
It’s no longer just Serge Ibaka that’s scaring the San Antonio Spurs. The entire Oklahoma City Thunder team played like it knows it is the best of the two in the Western Conference Finals, winning game 4 at home 105-92, making it a 2-2 series, as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant couldn’t be stopped, while no one on the Spurs, from Tony Parker to Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard, put in an even respectable game.
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NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 4 Predictions
Game 4 of the Western Conference finals will tell us if the return of Serge Ibaka has completely changed the series, making the Oklahoma City Thunder suddenly favorites against the suddenly slightly stunned San Antonio Spurs, or was his recovery mostly about a one-game impact that isn’t going to last once Gregg Popovich makes the proper adjustments.
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Look Like Champions, Chicago Blackhawks are Anything But
The Los Angeles Kings might not be the defending Stanley Cup champions, but they’re making the ones that are, the Chicago Blackhawks, look like a team that’s a bit in over their head, as the Kings take a 3-1 series lead in the Western conference finals thanks to an early blitz that led them to a 5-2 win and putting the early favorites on the brink of elimination.
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NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Better Than Ever, Indiana Pacers On the Verge of Giving Up
For the first time in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat played a complete game as the better team, leading from the first moment and eventually winning 102-90 thanks to a great start by Chris Bosh and another overall fantastic performance from LeBron James, which means they’re now 3-1 up in the series against the Indiana Pacers, resorting to excuses about referees after an abysmal performance from both Roy Hibbert and Lance Stephenson.
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NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Heat Game 4 Predictions
We love mentioning adjustments, especially in the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers find themselves behind 2-1 in the Eastern conference finals going into game 4, knowing they need to start doing something different as the Miami Heat keep finding answers to the one good thing the contenders are doing, as they constantly overcome slow starts from LeBron James who leaves his best for later in games.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options
We’ve already seen in these NHL playoffs that initial home ice advantage means nothing, and the New York Rangers are close to proving that again as they take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern conference finals, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with an overtime goal of non other than Martin St. Louis as they had back to Canada with a chance to finish off the series.