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NBA Teams Under the Most Pressure in 2012-2013
Coaching hot seats and pressure from ownership or the media doesn’t always involve winning an NBA title, although it probably does for the Los Angeles Lakers after their high profile additions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard or the Boston Celtics, with 2012-2013 being the last chance to get something meaningful out of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.
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Lakers vs Thunder – Who are the Best in the Western Conference?
The question is pretty simple – Have the two major additions made by the Los Angeles Lakers, adding Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to the team be enough to regain dominance in the West, overtaking the young and talented Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook?
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Derrick Rose, in the Injury Footsteps of Michael Jordan
When Derrick Rose comes back from his ACL injury, which now looks no sooner than March 2013, the Chicago Bulls would love him to be as good as Michael Jordan was when he came back from his injury during the 1985-1986, helping the team eventually reach the playoffs, leading to his ‘god-like’ 63 point game.
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Los Angeles Lakers – With or Without Dwight Howard, Way over the Salary Cap
Financially, just looking at the numbers of the salary cap and the near future, bringing over Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic isn’t exactly a fantastic deal. He’ll be costing the Los Angeles Lakers $19.5 million next season, which of course translates into much more when it comes to taxes, and we haven’t even begun talking about further into the future.
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Dwight Howard Beginning His Lakers Career by Impersonating Kobe Bryant
The biggest saga of the 2012 NBA summer is over, as Dwight Howard found himself being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers, poor him. So what is Howard’s first contribution to his new team and city? Giving a pretty good impression of his new team’s biggest star, Kobe Bryant.
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Dwight Howard – The Lakers Always Get Their Man
It was just a question of time, I guess. Dwight Howard showing up in LA started all the rumors, but eventually, the became true. A four team trade also involving the Denver Nuggets and the Philadelphia 76ers finally moved the best center in the NBA from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Miami Heat – Even Better than the Championship Season?
While LeBron James is clocking impossible triple doubles in the Olympic games (only second time it’s ever happened), the Miami Heat are slowly but surely getting ready for the new NBA Season, hopefully a third NBA final and in general a much better title defense campaign than the one from six years ago.
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Charlotte Bobcats – From Worst in the NBA to …?
The 2011-2012 version of the Charlotte Bobcats wasn’t just the worst in the NBA, it was the worst in NBA history. Finishing the season on a 23 game losing streak, the Bobcats posted a 7-59 record, winning a record low 10.6% of their games. A shortened season didn’t help them, and having Michael Jordan as an owner didn’t help them, as it hasn’t for most of the franchise’s existence.
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Ray Allen Left the Boston Celtics Because of Rajon Rondo and Doc Rivers
It wasn’t just one thing that caused Ray Allen, after five years with the Boston Celtics, to sign with the Miami Heat during free agency, probably the Celtics’ biggest rivals over the last two years. A combination of being fed up with his relationship with Rajon Rondo and the rotation decision made by his head coach, Doc Rivers, made it an easier decision to leave.
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Kobe Bryant – Gold Medal is Fine, Sixth NBA Title Ring is Better
Right now, Kobe Bryant is focused on winning his second gold medal and trying to convince everyone that the 2012 dream team is better than the 1992 version. A few months from now, a more important venture begins – taking the Los Angeles Lakers, with the new addition of Steve Nash, to the NBA Finals, maybe for one last time.