Tag: playoffs
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The King was Unstoppable in Game 2 Shellacking of the Bulls
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Flirting with a triple-double looks good on paper, but for LeBron James his Game 1 performance will not produce a win for his Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2. While...
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Toronto Raptors Now Extinct, What's Next?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . And just like that, as their name suggests, the Toronto Raptors are extinct. Although the series itself was painless enough, being swept in four games, Sunday night's match was...
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Standing on the Wrong Side of History: Dallas Mavericks Fall in Game 5
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . There was a chance, they said. But not much of one, they warned. Nevertheless, it’s still there for the taking. During the final seconds of Game 4 between the...
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Cavaliers Finish the Sweep with a Convincing Game 4 Victory
Image courtesy of Eric Kilby/Flickr . Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics was the final game of the series and the Celtics' season. This was not unexpected by any realistic NBA...
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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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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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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...
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2015 NBA Playoffs: Perception vs. Reality
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Chazz Reinhold said it best. "With every death, there comes rebirth. It's the circle of life." Another wonderful NBA regular season has been put to rest, but it has...
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James Harden in Prime Position for the Playoffs
Image courtesy of 2O/Wikimedia Commons . James Harden had a marvelous 2014-15 showcase by any standard. Playing a significant portion of the year without Dwight Howard , and a recent string of games without Patrick...
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Sacramento Kings Drop Fourth Straight in 101-95 Loss to New Orleans Pelicans
The Sacramento Kings have now lost four straight games, further solidifying their role as a lottery-pick team with hopes of improving a roster in search of continuity. A secure playoff spot has eluded the New...
