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NBA – Grizzlies vs Spurs Predictions
In a repeat of last year’s Western conference finals, the Memphis Grizzlies, wanting to prove they still haven’t peaked, meet the San Antonio Spurs, trying to show that the veteran core of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan has at least one more title run left in them.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Defense is Still a Huge Problem
All the talk of being one of the favorites in the Western Conference went to the heads of some Los Angeles Clippers players, who looked a lot less special and impressive, especially on defense, which was the team’s Achilles heel last season as well.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Needs Patience & Time
Being so good, maybe too good, in the preseason, raised the expectations bar from the Chicago Bulls and especially Derrick Rose heading into opening night. But facing an elite defense while Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler and Luol Deng struggle with injury issues isn’t the best recipe for an easy start to the 2013-2014 NBA Season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Xavier Henry and the ‘Bench Mob’?
Very few people gave the Los Angeles Lakers the benefit of the doubt when it came to their chances of winning on opening night and succeeding in making the playoffs this season, but maybe there’s still hope as the performance by Xavier Henry and the rest of the bench unit shows that there might be more to this team than meets the eye.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Gives His Bench the Credit
The Miami Heat needed some time to get into championship shooting form on their opening night of the 2013-2014 NBA season, but even without an outstanding performance from either LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, they had enough outside shooting and ball movement, courtesy of Ray Allen and Shane Battier, to make it out of the opening game with plenty of reasons to smile about.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Becoming a Sixth Man
Unless Kevin McHale has a change of heart at the last minute, it looks like Jeremy Lin is going to come off the bench in the early games of the 2013-2014 NBA season, which means Patrick Beverley is being preferred to play next to Dwight Howard and James Harden for the Houston Rockets in the starting lineup.
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NBA – Day 1 Scores & Standings
The NBA season started with three games on opening night, with the Chicago Bulls losing to the Miami Heat as Derrick Rose made his return to the league stealing most of the attention, while the Los Angeles Lakers stunning the Los Angeles Clippers made for a surprising finish to the evening. The Indiana Pacers also […]
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NBA – Clippers vs Lakers Predictions
The last couple of seasons were just the preview of something that can no longer be denied: The Los Angeles Clippers are the best NBA team in the city, and open the season against the Los Angeles Lakers as huge favorites, especially as Kobe Bryant isn’t even playing.
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NBA – Bulls vs Heat Predictions
The NBA season officially opens an hour earlier, but when the Chicago Bulls arrive to play their big rivals and champions Miami Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arena we’ll know that the 2013-2014 campaign is off and running with a game that’s big because of its stars (LeBron James, Derrick Rose) and the rivalry.
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10 Oldest NBA Players Heading Into the 2013-2014 Season
Unlike last year, there isn’t one “dominant” team when it comes to the top 10 oldest NBA players, with no player starting off the season into the fifth decade in his life, and only one, Steve Nash of the Los Angeles Lakers, crossing the 40 years threshold at some point during the season.