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Friday, May 25th, 2012
I didn't expect the NBA Playoffs series with the Boston Celtics against the Philadelphia 76ers to get to a Game 7, but I suppose nobody should be really surprised that the Celtics couldn't close the series out in Philly in Game 6. Boston is now 2-11 in playoff road games ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2012
It appeared to be inevitable that Stan Van Gundy would be the odd man out in Orlando after the season had concluded, especially after all the drama surrounding Dwight Howard over the course of the season. In early April Van Gundy told the press after a pre-game shootaround that his ...
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Reports surfaced Wednesday that Shaquille O'Neal would be discussing the open general manager position with the Orlando Magic. Quite frankly, when I first read that, by jaw hit the floor. I couldn't figure out what was weirder: Shaq as a rapper, Shaq as a police officer or Shaq as a ...
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012
The Los Angeles Lakers weren't able to put up much of a fight against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, and closing games was definitely a problem. Naturally, some are wondering if this playoff run would have ended differently had the small forward formerly known ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
The Orlando Magic fired Stan Van Gundy and "mutually parted ways" with general manager Otis Smith earlier this week, getting the ball rolling on fixing what has been a messy situation. But the jobs of CEO Alex Martins and the rest of Orlando's brass is hardly over. They've got to ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
It was the comment that made for sports radio gold back in February for talk hosts around the country. Charles Barkley, of course, had a strong opinion on Dirk Nowitzki. This was coming off a week where Dirk missed four games with a banged-up knee and was averaging fewer than ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
After a sluggish first half against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Boston Celtics outscored their opposition 54-35 in the second half for a 101-85 victory to take a commanding 3-2 series lead. Will the Celtics finally get the message and close out their ...
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Miami Heat's second round NBA playoff series with the Indiana Pacers has been much more difficult than pretty much everybody outside of the Hoosier State expected. But, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Co. did rally in Indiana Sunday to tie the series at two games apiece, and in the ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
The message was heard loud and clear by the Boston Celtics. After Doc Rivers proclaimed that the 76ers had outplayed his team in the first two games of their playoff series, the Celtics responded in a timely fashion in Game 3. Boston cruised by Philadelphia, 107-91, led by Kevin Garnett, ...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
No matter what happens from here on out in the NBA playoffs, one thing that’s clear is that there will be a new NBA Champion. The Dallas Mavericks were swept out of the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder and have been forced to watch the playoffs from home. ...
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