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Won’t slow down: San Antonio Spurs rip Game 2 from Portland Trail Blazers
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Huge news out of San Antonio on Thursday evening – after discovering a snake in their locker room while getting ready for Game 2 against the hometown San Antonio...
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Portland Trail Blazers no-show, San Antonio Spurs take Game 1
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . TNT did an odd thing Tuesday evening: apparently, instead of airing Game 1 of the second round of the NBA playoffs featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Portland...
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Bad blood: San Antonio Spurs berate Dallas Mavericks in Game 7
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Well, there was no need for Viagra in San Antonio on Sunday afternoon for Spurs fans. It became quite clear during the first half of a pivotal Game 7...
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With everything on the line, 8-seed Dallas Mavericks force Game 7
Image courtesy of Scott Mecum/Flickr . A majority of the media called it: San Antonio Spurs in five games. Plain and simple. There was no possible way that the eighth seeded Dallas Mavericks, with their...
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Though much is taken, much abides: Dallas Mavericks fall to San Antonio Spurs
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The day before Game 5 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs played a game of “just the tip” with the Dallas Mavericks...
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San Antonio Spurs tie series 2-2: Ain’t that a kick in the head?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Let it be known that it’s widely recommended that the “F” word shouldn’t have any place within the vocabulary of those affiliated with an NBA franchise – like, say,...
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Catching fire: Dallas Mavericks take series 2-1 in game clincher
Image courtesy of VinceCarter15.com . Flashback to Philadelphia, Eastern Conference Semifinals May 2001, Game 7. With his Toronto Raptors down 87-88 against the Philadelphia 76ers, a young Vince Carter stands on the three-point line, sweat...
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San Antonio who? Dallas Mavericks spank top-seeded Spurs
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . San Antonio Spurs head coach and iconic legend Gregg Popovich accepted his third NBA Coach of the Year achievement in a jubilant fashion… which is oddly horrifying for anyone...
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That escalated quickly: San Antonio Spurs take Game 1 from Dallas Mavericks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . During the final quarter of Game 1 between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, it looked like the media-dubbed “underdog” Mavericks had the Spurs cornered at 81-71. However,...
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Beating plowshares into swords: Dallas Mavericks look ahead to Sunday
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . There is a famous Latin saying by Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca: “ignis aurum probat” which translates to “fire tests gold”. This happens to be the motto of many sophisticated...
