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Longshot Bets to Win the NBA Championship

By Hardwood and Hollywood Staff • October 27, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The 2015-16 NBA season tips off tonight and now is the best time to get optimum value with the NBA Championship futures odds. The notables, like the Cleveland Cavaliers,...

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Bulls Show More Grit Than the Bucks in Game 2

By Mike Bitanga • April 21, 2015

Game 2 of the Chicago Bulls vs. the Milwaukee Bucks went to the Bulls, as they are now up 2-0 in the series. The defensive battle made for a closer game than the last outing,...

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Wizards vs. Raptors: Someone Has to Win

By Roscoe Whalan • April 17, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . It's hard to get excited about a 5-seed. In fact, a 5-seed has never won the NBA Championship. So, there's that. But it's particularly hard to get excited when...

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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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NBA All-Star Selection Oddities of the Last 25 Years

By Steven Covella • February 02, 2015

Image courtesy of Rondo Estrello/Flickr . When it comes down to it, the NBA All-Star Game is all about the fans. It has no tangible bearing on anything during the season or postseason (like baseball)....

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Thank God It's Flashback Friday: New Jersey Nets at Boston Celtics

By Sonny Giuliano • January 09, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . I certainly hope everyone had a delightful holiday season. It’s been quite a while since we’ve flashed back to a classic game in NBA history, and I’m more than...

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Like a Bird Right on a Wire: Rajon Rondo’s First Days in Dallas

By TJ Macías • December 21, 2014

Image courtesy of TJ Macias/Baller Mind Frame. It’s inestimable, this current news that has shaken up the NBA world, inestimable in that most are stepping back to review these claret colored happenings with utter glee...

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Would Someone Please… NBA Edition

By John Anderson • October 15, 2014

Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . Would someone please tell LeBron James this is it! The expression goes “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” With this in mind I...