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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Whine About Cleveland Cavaliers Going for the Record
The Atlanta Hawks were humiliated in game 2 of their playoff series with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and are embarrassing themselves further by complaining about the Cavs going for the three point record and not sending the game into garbage time earlier.
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NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Raptors Game 2 Predictions
The Miami Heat head into game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series knowing Chris Bosh is out for good. The Toronto Raptors have bigger issues to deal with: The heartbreak of the first game, and Kyle Lowry struggling at historical levels.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Were so Hot, Even LeBron James was Making Three-Pointers
The Atlanta Hawks don’t match up well with the Cleveland Cavaliers, although that probably wasn’t the problem as they endured a record breaking three-point performance from the Cavs, making everything look so easy even LeBron James was making them.
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Jeremy Lin & Charlotte Hornets – The Realistic Take on Staying or Not
Yesterday was about the fantasy, wishful thinking – What would be the ideal situation for Jeremy Lin in order for him to stay a Charlotte Hornets player this offseason. Today is about reality, which most likely pulls him in another direction.
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NBA Rumors – Spurs & Thunder Got Equally Screwed by the Referees
There’s an old saying referring to sports in general which falls in nicely with the mayhem of the finish during game 2 of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series.
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A Playoff Night with LeBron, Kawhi & Durant
The first round is over, finally. The Conference semifinals can begin, although some have already begun. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks kick things off in the East, which means more LeBron James after a long rest. In the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder will try to brush off the embarrassment of their first loss, which means more Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant.
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NBA Rumors – Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Paul George & Squeaking Through With Ugly Basketball
The Toronto Raptors have won a playoff series. Finally. It took them seven games, which isn’t something you usually see with a two-seed. DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry were bad throughout, but the players around them made up for an insanely inefficient display. And the Indiana Pacers? With this kind of talent around Paul George, this is as far as they’ll get, for now.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers & Klay Thompson Impossible Mismatch
The Golden State Warriors keep their steady march towards the NBA finals while Stephen Curry is resting. Without him, it seems the advantages and mismatches this team creates are even greater, with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green taking advantage of the opportunity to show how good they are, for those who needed convincing.
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Charlotte Hornets Failure, Jeremy Lin Finale (???), Steve Clifford Embarrassment & Kemba Walker Predictability
From being one win away from pretty much historic qualification to an embarrassing game 7 exit. Steve Clifford orchestrated an embarrassing finish to an otherwise good season for the Charlotte Hornets, ignoring the obvious choice, Jeremy Lin, and sinking down with guns barely firing, giving Kemba Walker too much freedom when he’s at his worst. The result? The Miami Heat moving on to the next round, winning 106-73.
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NBA Rumors – Spurs, Thunder, Aldridge & Kawhi Dominance, Durant & Westbrook Helplessness
At halftime, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge had more points than the entire Oklahoma City Thunder. The San Antonio Spurs enjoyed a blowout victory to open the conference semifinals in the Western conference. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had the same faces we’ve gotten used to seeing from them at the end of each playoff run, at a different stage each time.