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Clippers vs. Spurs Game 6: Parallel Universes
With their championship aspirations in jeopardy, the Los Angeles Clippers serendipitously escaped with a win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the series. How the 102-96 win came to be is simply...
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Clippers vs. Spurs Game 5: Scapegoat to Six
The San Antonio Spurs narrowly beat the Los Angeles Clippers in a 111-107 Game-5 win by a finger—some might even say literally. But to pinpoint the crucial Game-5 loss to a simple grazing of a...
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Go Ahead and Hack-a-Shaq, Not the Rule Book
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Basketball is a stop-and-go sport disguised as one with flow, smoothly weaving back and forth across the court for a 48-minute game. After tipoff, when the ball is moving...
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Clippers vs. Spurs Game 4: Austin on the River Walk
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Despite the swaying momentum, the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs disregarded the last four games in Game 5 of their playoff series, which saw a productive Austin...
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Clippers vs. Spurs Game 2: Early Desperation
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The last time the San Antonio Spurs were 0-2 in a playoff series was in 2010 against the Phoenix Suns. They were eventually swept, but the Spurs were well...
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NBA MVP Shares: Part Two
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . In Part One of my MVP Shares column , featured on Tuesday, I explained my somewhat radical NBA MVP Shares idea and announced my honorable mention candidates. As promised,...
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Video Proof Stephen Curry Has the Best Handles in the NBA
The Golden State Warriors' All-Star point guard and MVP candidate, Stephen Curry , is already widely considered the best shooter in the NBA and it looks like he is working on adding the title of...
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An Observer’s Paradox: Mavericks Awaken from Deep Sleep and Show Clippers No Mercy
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/Baller Mind Frame . There was a brief moment in the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks versus Los Angeles Clippers game, specifically after Amar'e Stoudemire grabbed an offensive rebound following...
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An Impromptu NBA Power Poll: Part 2
Image courtesy of Flickr/Keith Allison Get yourself a drink and something to snack on, because you’re gonna be here for a while. I promise you it will be worth it though. After trudging through the...
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The Clippers' Demise Begins With Doc Rivers
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge...
