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West Dominates NBA All-Star Game in Defense Optional Glory, 196-173
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. By a 196-173 margin in the NBA All-Star Game, the Western All-Stars defeated their Eastern counterparts. (Insert "this was Kobe Bryant 's last All-Star Game comment here and 657...
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The 2016 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge: The Story of the Big Men
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. This was the best Saturday night in NBA All-Star Weekend history! Saturday night, for all its ups and downs, is the best night of All-Star weekend, even better than...
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Post Game Quotes and Highlights: 76ers vs. Celtics
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . A collection of post-game quotes following the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Boston Celtics. BRETT BROWN On team’s 20 point loss “I don’t have much to say. That...
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Snow Storm Can't Stop Sixers, But Celtics Can
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Taking the court a day late due to a massive snow storm that swept through the East coast, the Philadelphia 76ers looked unrecognizable as they were walloped by...
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Making the Case: A Third All-Star Team Just for DeMarcus Cousins
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. In the past week, Justin Bieber provided Los Angeles Clippers point guard, Chris Paul , with more than 20,000 All-Star votes. Which begs the questions, when will Snooki get...
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Boston Celtics Dismantle Sacramento Kings, 114-97
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. This was the worst Sacramento Kings basketball game of the season. Losing 114-97 in Mexico City to the Celtics, the Kings displayed some of their worst defense of the...
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Danny Ainge Takes Trade Advice From Fast-Food Employees?
Image courtesy of Aaron Frutman/Flickr. One day this writer bumped into Danny Ainge at a fast-food joint near the Celtics' practice facility in Waltham, Massachusetts. As he made his way through the cafeteria-style line where...
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Pacers Dispatch Celtics in Close Game, 100-98
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . The Indiana Pacers defeated the Boston Celtics Wednesday in closely contested outing, 100-98. While most of the country was focused on the primetime matchups of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs...
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76ers Fall to Celtics: It's Going to be a Long Season
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Sixers fans remember this: Rome wasn’t built in a day. Although it was only the first game of the season, in their 112-95 loss to the Boston Celtics,...
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2015-16 NBA Season Preview: Boston Celtics
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . Last Season's Record : 40-42 (seventh seed Eastern Conference playoffs) Key Losses: Brandon Bass Key Additions: Amir Johnson , David Lee , Perry Jones , R.J. Hunter (R),...
