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2016-17 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers

By Sonny Giuliano • October 12, 2016

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Hateful Eight: The Sacramento Kings are now Playoff Contenders

By Jack Rodriguez • January 21, 2016

Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings seem to finally be getting their house in order. After a rough beginning to the season, the Kings may have created a standard of repetition for...

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Good Defense, Bad Offense: Sixers Fall Flat to Kobe-less Lakers

By Jeffrey Kee • January 01, 2016

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/ Facebook . While most twenty-something-year-olds were out popping bottles and taking “look-how-much-fun-I’m-having” pictures for Instagram, the Sixers hopped on a plane to Hollywood looking to start 2016 on a...

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2015-16 NBA Season Preview: Los Angeles Lakers

By Eric DePriester • October 26, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Last Year’s Record: 21-61 Key Losses: Ed Davis , Jeremy Lin , Jordan Hill , Xavier Henry , Carlos Boozer , Wesley Johnson , Wayne Ellington , Ronnie Price...

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Fantasy Basketball: Flier Picks 2015-16

By Erik Ong • September 24, 2015

Image courtesy of Shinya Suzuki/Flickr . You’ve been there once or twice in the past. The draft is winding down, your fantasy basketball team is pretty much set, and your last pick is just around...

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Fantasy Basketball: Old Faces in New Places

By Erik Ong • September 23, 2015

Photoshop courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com (PHOTO: @tomjdickerson). There was a significant amount of player movement this offseason. I’m going to sort through it and provide insights on its impact in fantasy basketball 2015-16 season. For your...

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City of Hope: Boston Is Pulling for the Celtics

By Mike Dinella • April 19, 2015

I cannot and will say that I knew the Boston Celtics would make the postseason. No one in this universe had the Celtics playing late in April, not myself or any other highly optimistic Celtics...

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Young Bucks, Green Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

By Roscoe Whalan • April 10, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Coach Jason Kidd has played in more playoff games than his entire roster combined. Let that sink in for a minute. That's right, the team that's all but stitched...

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Evan Turner's Late Surge Leads Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic, 95-88

By Corey Bing • March 14, 2015

Image courtesy of Jessica Camerato/Twitter. After dropping their previous contest against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Orlando Magic looked to get back on track against the Boston Celtics. Like last Sunday, the two eastern conference foes...