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Kevin Durant On His Way into the 50-40-90 Club
Is Kevin Durant going to make it this season into the MVP club? Maybe, but there’s another club the Oklahoma City Thunder star might be joining: The 50-40-90 one.
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NBA Players Who Can’t be Traded
When a franchise commits its future to a certain player, it gives him a rare clause in the NBA world, the no-trade clause. Not that these teams might ever want to trade these players.
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Los Angeles Lakers – First Sign of a Happy 2013
Without Dwight Howard in the lineup in the previous six games, the Los Angeles Lakers conceded 116.3 points per game, while Kobe Bryant struggled, averaging only 25 points per game and making just 37.6% of his shots. Then again, maybe it has to do with them playing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Sometimes It’s Not About the Scoring
Even without Serge Ibaka in the lineup, the Oklahoma City Thunder came through with defense. That’s what you get for having Kendrick Perkins, who can guard big men inside and outside, including denying a potential game tying shot by LaMarcus Aldridge. For everything else, there’s Kevin Durant.
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San Antonio Spurs – Best Home Team in the NBA
Some things are simply a fact: The San Antonio Spurs are 16-2 when playing at the AT&T center, making them the best home team in the NBA. Other things, like Tony Parker leading the team to another win and Tim Duncan playing great despite age and everything else, don’t change as well.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Fasting yet Winning
One of the weirdest stories to make its way to the headlines this season is Carmelo Anthony actually going for two entire weeks without meat or carbs, which might be one of the reasons the New York Knicks haven’t been looking so hot in recent weeks, just like their star hasn’t.
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NFL Conference Championships – Early Look
It’s going to be the San Francisco 49ers at the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game and the Baltimore Ravens at the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, a repeat from a very dramatic game last season and an emotional one from this one. San Francisco 49ers The 49ers have moved between […]
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New England Patriots – Tom Brady Makes Sure It’s Not Even Close
A lot of games come down to the simple comparison of turnovers – one quarterback makes one, the other one doesn’t. Tom Brady, becoming the all-time leader among quarterbacks with 17 career postseason wins, made sure the New England Patriots remained mistake-free.
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Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan is Finally a Playoffs Winner
It almost didn’t happen, and Matt Ryan would have gone on on to explain how the Atlanta managed to blow a win that was deep within their pocket. This isn’t the first time this season the NFC’s best team came away with an improbable win, and it seems the trends carries on into the postseason.
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Still Neck and Neck (Benfica vs Porto)
The best rivalry in Portugal for the last 10 years is Benfica and Porto, while the decline and decay of Sporting continues. The O Clássico always produces great matches, and this season, with the title race going neck and neck, both teams being inseprable, it produced the most incredible 17 minutes right from the start.