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The Wrong End of the Knife: Mavericks Lose Fourth Straight Game
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . “I’m sure they’ll boo me,” Dallas Mavericks Chandler Parsons shrugged following a painful loss against the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday when asked about having another shot at his former team,...
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Predictions for the 2015 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
Image courtesy of cliff1066™/Flickr. I know what you're thinking: the 2015 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest is riddled with a list of no-names. You're exactly right. The contest is getting more obsolete every year, and frankly,...
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Sacramento Kings Fall Further From Goal of Winning Record
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings have eradicated any prior belief that a winning season would be in store, losing their sixth game in a row without much of a fight. Turnovers...
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Anxiously Waiting to Panic: Mavericks Lose Third Straight Game
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/Baller Mind Frame . The smell of an approaching storm fills the air as lighting strikes from a lavender cloud on the horizon, and you wait for the eventual dread to...
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These Players Should be the 2015 NBA West All-Star Reserves
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Western Conference is absolutely loaded with talent. The balance between the top ten teams along with the number of star level players dispersed throughout has created possibly the...
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These Players Should be the 2015 NBA East All-Star Reserves
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Like the tides, the talent levels of each NBA conference ebbs and flows over the course of a dynasty’s lifespan or the particular movement of young talent. That remains...
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Indiana Pacers Extend the Orlando Magic's Losing Streak to Five
Image courtesy of Joseph Glorioso Photography/Flickr . The Orlando Magic returned to the Amway Center for a home game vs. the Indiana Pacers. Looking to find some answers defensively, Magic head coach, Jacque Vaughn ,...
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Klay Thompson: NBA All-Star
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/FLickr . If there was ever a doubt in anyone's mind about whether or not Golden State Warriors' shooting guard Klay Thompson deserved to be an All-Star, it's likely gone now....
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Deliberations, Doubts, and Decisions: Dallas Mavericks Fall to Chicago Bulls
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The tiniest particulars can lead a surprisingly strong and powerful NBA team to an upsetting loss. Punctilious things like whether or not the basketball falls into the net or...
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Vucevic Shines, but Knicks Shine Brighter in Win Over Magic 113-106
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The Orlando Magic entered Friday night looking to find some answers that's been absent since their upset victories against the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets. Although the Magic played...
