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NBA Playoffs April 17 Predictions
The NBA postseason continues with the other four series playing game 1: Detroit Pistons at the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets against the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies at the San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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NBA April 16 Playoff Scores
The NBA Playoffs began with the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder crushing two clueless looking teams from Texas, the Atlanta Hawks barely edging the Boston Celtics in a game filled with mistakes, and the Indiana Pacers providing the only away win of the day, picking up their defense in the second half to add another disappointment to the long, sad history of the Toronto Raptors.
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Golden State Warriors – So Good, So Boring
As expected, the Houston Rockets didn’t put up much of a fight. The Golden State Warriors began their road towards what should be an easy second consecutive NBA title, and while their ability does leave us stunned at times (less and less), it’s not good having a playoff with the end result already known.
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Toronto Raptors – Playoff Losers Never Change
Each time the Toronto Raptors make it to the NBA playoffs their bar of hope goes higher. Their fans get ecstatic. Everyone feels that this year is their year. It’s their time… at least to win a postseason series. But then reality hits them in the face.
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NBA Playoffs – Teams & Their Rookies
You’ll find 0 rookies leading a team into the playoffs this season and very few actually playing a significant parts for the postseason teams. Norman Powell for the Toronto Raptors, Myles Turner for the Indiana Pacers, Josh Richardson for the Miami Heat and Justin Anderson on the Dallas Mavericks slightly break the perception, but not by much.
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NBA April 16 Playoff Predictions
The NBA Playoffs begin with four series opening on Saturday: Defending NBA champions, Golden State Warriors, hosting the Houston Rockets; Toronto Raptors at home vs the Indiana Pacers; Oklahoma City Thunder visited by the Dallas Mavericks; and the very intriguing series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.