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Danny Ainge Was Right All Along

By Dan Tria • April 25, 2015

Photo courtesy of DGA Productions/Flickr . Self-referencing writers are mostly incompetent boors suffering the additional misfortune of misplaced narcissism, and yet, I must ( 1 ) reference myself in addressing my rage towards Danny Ainge...

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Cleveland Cavaliers Take a Closer Game 2

By Mike Dinella • April 22, 2015

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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City of Hope: Boston Is Pulling for the Celtics

By Mike Dinella • April 19, 2015

I cannot and will say that I knew the Boston Celtics would make the postseason. No one in this universe had the Celtics playing late in April, not myself or any other highly optimistic Celtics...

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Young Bucks, Green Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

By Roscoe Whalan • April 10, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Coach Jason Kidd has played in more playoff games than his entire roster combined. Let that sink in for a minute. That's right, the team that's all but stitched...

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Danny Ainge: NBA Executive of the Year Favorite?

By Mike Dinella • April 07, 2015

Isaiah Thomas , Tyler Zeller , Jonas Jerebko , Luigi Datome , and Jae Crowder . A 2015 Mavericks first-round pick, the Grizzlies 2017 first-round pick, a 2016 top-12 protected or two second-round picks from...

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Stellar Tyler Zeller: Sophomore surging for Cleveland

By Anthony Farris • March 03, 2014

Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . As the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their push for a postseason berth, a mostly overlooked big man is proving to be a key contributor for the Wine and Gold....

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Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Spencer Hawes in playoff push

By Anthony Farris • February 21, 2014

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Aided by six straight wins, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their push towards the playoffs this NBA trade deadline afternoon by acquiring Philadelphia 76ers center, Spencer Hawes. The 7-foot Hawes...

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Cleveland Rocks?

By Anthony Farris • February 19, 2014

Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . Three weeks ago the Cleveland Cavaliers were the laughingstock of the NBA. A losing record, the failed Andrew Bynum experiment, and the subpar play of first overall pick...