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Cleveland Cavaliers Continue to Dominate the Boston Celtics
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr. The last time LeBron James participated in a playoff game in Boston as a Cleveland Cavalier it ended with him removing his jersey before he was even off the...
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Memphis Grizzlies Win Another Cakewalk in Game 2
The Portland Trail Blazers held Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol to combined shooting totals of 9-of-31, outrebounded the Memphis Grizzlies, and lost the game 97-82. There are some really simple explanations for this puzzling result,...
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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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That's Better: Wizards Dominate Raptors
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr< /em>. If Game 1 was sinful, then Game 2 was an apology to the Basketball Gods and the Toronto Raptors were the sacrificial lamb. After opening up an early lead,...
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'The Energy is Toxic': Rajon Rondo Benched by Carlisle
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/Baller Mind Frame Dallas Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle is not the first, nor likely the last NBA head coach to butt heads with Rajon Rondo . But this time there...
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Cleveland Cavaliers Take a Closer Game 2
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . After the first quarter of Game One, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said in a sideline interview, "I knew if the game was 24-all with four minutes...
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Bulls Show More Grit Than the Bucks in Game 2
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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Kyle Lowry: Playoff Jitters or Trying Too Hard?
Teddy Geiger once asked a very melodic question : "Did anyone try too hard?/ Well, I guess I did." Kyle Lowry did too. In Game 1, on Saturday afternoon, the Raptors point guard tried so...
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Atlanta Hawks Stay Perfect Against Brooklyn Nets in Game 1
The Atlanta Hawks continued their dominance over the Brooklyn Nets with a 99-92 win to take a 1-0 series lead. Atlanta took a 32-20 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked...
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Cleveland Cavaliers Triumphant in Game 1
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The first quarter of Game 1 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics could not have gone any better for the underdog, seventh-seeded Celtics team playing on the...
