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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: The List
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . Each of the last four years I've done this top 50 NBA players countdown in the fifty days leading up to the upcoming NBA season. I've said it...
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Hack-a-Jordan Only Goes So Far, Clippers Best Mavericks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Any notions of equanimity were thrown out the window at the Staples Center during the second quarter of the first showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles...
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Grizzlies Top Pacers, 112-103
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . The Memphis Grizzlies came for a visit to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday evening, defeating the hometown Indiana Pacers, 112-103. Memphis shot the ball well, hitting for 50...
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Monta Ellis Brings Scoring Punch to Pacers
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Monta Ellis , the shiny new guard signed from the Dallas Mavericks, looks like a great fit for this Indiana Pacers lineup. And he is! Ellis is a perfect guard...
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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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Sexy is as Sexy Does: Mavericks Stun in Season Opener
Image courtesy of Scott Mecum/Flickr . Whispers of a so-called “revenge game” resembled titanium musings around the league: Tyson Chandler , who was twice burned by the Dallas Mavericks, would have an axe to grind...
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Should Paul George Play Power Forward?
Photo Courtesy ~ Joe Glorioso / @JoeGlo1 / @HoopDistrictDC/Flickr . As detailed here , the biggest part of a potential return to the top of the Eastern Conference for the Indiana Pacers is Paul George...
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2015-16 NBA Season Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Last Year’s Record: 18-64 Key Losses: Henry Sims , Luc Mbah a Moute , Ish Smith , Thomas Robinson , Glenn Robinson III , Jason Richardson Key Additions:...
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Hawks Kick off the New Season with a Loss To Pistons
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . The NBA is finally here! The season tipped off with the Atlanta Hawks facing the Detroit Pistons, in a battle of two teams facing crossroads in their respective...
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Longshot Bets to Win the NBA Championship
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,...
