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Miami Heat prove too hot for Sacramento Kings in 122-103 win
It may be winter, but South Beach is a haven to the cold-averse, particularly on a night like Friday when the Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings radiated extra warmth. The two teams were scorching hot...
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Indiana Pacers to LeBron James: This is a rivalry
In a game that the Indiana Pacers have seemingly been waiting for since the start of the season, the blue and gold showed some impressive play and determination during the second half and took care...
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2013-14 MVP: A Race Between Dark Horses
LeBron James is the best player in the NBA. It’s indisputable. Yet when talking about who will wrap up next season’s MVP, I’m not sure that fact will really come into play. Lest we forget,...
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How the Miami Heat became the NBA's most likable team
If you don't remember where you were when LeBron James made The Decision, you at least remember how you felt. Angry, depressed, betrayed by the greatest player of his generation, who rejected your favorite team...
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An Open Letter to Paul Pierce
Dear Paul, It seems an indeterminate amount of time has passed since we learned of the trade sending you to the Brooklyn Nets with Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry; since we saw the press conference...
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The Boston Celtics: Five stages of grief
As a Boston Celtics fan still reeling from the recent implosion of one of the great Celtics eras in franchise history, I was finally able to acknowledge within myself today that I’ve fully gone through...
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A story of betrayal: et tu, Brute Ray?
Pastors and preachers often talk about “mountaintop experiences,” times when one sits in awe of life and is re-affirmed in your faith. I had one such basketball mountaintop experience on February 10th, 2011, when my...
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The most anticipated NBA Finals Game 7 ever!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! We thought that when the San Antonio Spurs were up four with 28 seconds left in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, this series was over. The NBA believed that because they...
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NBA Finals 2013 Game 6: Spurs' Loss and one more chance at greatness in Game 7
One free-throw. One rebound. That's how close the San Antonio Spurs were to sending the Miami Heat and LeBron James into "rethink greatness mode." One Ray Allen bomb from downtown is all it took to...
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With Regard To the One and Only Dynasty
Courtesy of Paul Keleher on Flickr. Amid so much tumult and unrest today in the world of the Boston Celtics’ offseason, rather than plunge into the muddy debacle, using editorial space to bark back a...
