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LA Rising: Inside Ball Up's Million Dollar Summer Challenge
A few miles northeast from Los Angeles in North Hollywood's East Valley High School, eight different teams are geared up to play a basketball tournament. Despite the locale, these aren't high school games. These are...
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Cavaliers vs. Hawks Game 4: King Sweep
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . In what was undoubtedly the most anticlimactic game of the series, the Atlanta Hawks submitted to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 by a score of 118-88. The...
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Cavaliers vs. Hawks Game 3: Wacky Delly
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . As things looked promising for the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, things only got even worse as Al Horford 's ejection became the harbinger of...
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Cavaliers vs. Hawks Game 2: 2 Painz
As disappointing as Game 1 was for the Atlanta Hawks, Game 2 proved to be even worse as they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 94-82. Their chances of coming back to...
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Cavaliers vs. Hawks Game 1: The Treachery of J.R. Smith
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA. Though the Atlanta Hawks had home court advantage, they faced an aggressive albeit injured Cleveland Cavaliers team. Still, a few late mistakes and a bad injury resulted in a...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 7: Houston Texas Toast
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The Los Angeles Clippers had a commanding lead of the series against the Houston Rockets, but blew it in a 100-113 Game 7 loss. There's an old saying that...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 6: Saboteurs in Six
Screen capture courtesy the NBA/YouTube. The Los Angeles Clippers yet again had another opportunity to close the series against the Houston Rockets. This time, they were at home, which assumedly gave them the advantage. Nevertheless,...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 5: Houston's Enhancement Talent
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . Looking to close the series and head to the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Clippers floundered in Game 5 as the Houston Rockets won 124-103. The Los Angeles...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 4: Easy W with Lots of Late Zs
Image Courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr The Los Angeles Clippers made examples of the Houston Rockets as they defeated them 128-95 in Game 4 of the series in Los Angeles. The momentum is clearly on the...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 3: Rabid Rivers
Image courtesy of Mike Bitanga/Baller Mind Frame. The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets in Game 3 with a score of 124-99. Though the end result seems one-sided, the machinations within the four quarters...
