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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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The Greatest NBA Playoffs Shots of the 2000s: Part I
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. Last Friday in my NBA Playoffs Stock Watch column (which will be making it's return next Friday), I mentioned the idea of possibly running a column on the Greatest Playoff...
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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...
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NBA Playoffs Stock Watch: Part 3
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . It's Friday, and that means that the weekly NBA Playoffs Stock Report is in folks! Up: Tim Duncan Even at 39 years old, Duncan is still one of the...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 2: Stone Cold Slip, Austin
The Los Angeles Clippers had a legitimate shot of winning Game 2 and potentially sweeping the Houston Rockets. A pair of early fouls and a fourth-quarter slip changed all that. The Clippers had a good...
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Clippers vs. Rockets Game 1: Anticlimactic Intergalactic
The Los Angeles Clippers had no business winning against the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals but, somehow, they did. The Houston Rockets may have prematurely been in a celebratory mood...
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“They Alive, Dammit”: Dallas Mavericks Live to See Game 5
Image courtesy of TJ Macias - Baller Mind Frame. Following Friday’s win over the exasperated Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets’ Jason Terry casually announced to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News that he would wear...
