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Mar 27, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 133-111. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY. ORG XMIT: USATSI-233482 ORIG FILE ID: 20160327_mta_hb4_036.JPG

Dallas loses to Sacramento, the central reason the Mavs are in trouble

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The Dallas Mavericks had been losing a lot lately, but who could blame them? The Mavericks faced a tough trip to Portland last Wednesday. They flew to Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors on Friday. They put up a decent fight, but the Warriors are the Warriors, and they still haven’t lost a game […]

The Bulls must thank the Hawks by beating them

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There aren’t many good reasons to think the Chicago Bulls, currently in a state of free fall, can make the Eastern Conference playoffs and avoid humiliation. The Atlanta Hawks are one of them. We emphasize the word “good” here, because it owns a double meaning. The Hawks are a good reason why the Bulls are […]

Everything’s coming up Pistons… because the Pistons are coming up

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Everyone who follows the NBA knows when the 2015-2016 Detroit Pistons first made a very large impression on the league. It was the second Sunday night of the season — Sunday, November 8, 2015. The Pistons trailed by 13 at the start of the fourth quarter in Portland against the Trail Blazers. Then they made […]

Houston Rockets’ James Harden (13) and Toronto Raptors’ Norman Powell chase a loose ball during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 25, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

James Harden’s triple-double keeps Rockets’ playoff hopes alive

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After losing to the Utah Jazz at the Toyota Center on Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets knew that on Friday night, they had to beat the Eastern conference’s second-best team in to retain the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Coming into Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Houston was riding a […]

It’s late March, so welcome to another round of LeBron hysteria

0 comments by on 3/25/2016

It never ends with LeBron James. To be fair, LeBron could prevent some of the fires of controversy and soap-operatic drama from burning at the edges of his daily NBA life. He could have refrained from unfollowing the Cavs; he could have not socialized with Dwyane Wade last Saturday in Miami; he could do a […]

Mar 23, 2016; Washington, DC, USA;Washington Wizards forward Marcus Thornton (15) shoots the ball over Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott (32) during the second half at Verizon Center. The Hawks won 122-101. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The Wizards are… well… running out of Bullets

0 comments by on 3/24/2016

The Washington Wizards used to be called the Bullets. How fitting, because the Wizards are running out of shots to make the playoffs. After Wednesday night’s crippling loss at home to the Atlanta Hawks, the outlook for Washington is particularly grim. Five-game winning streak or not, Washington needed to make the streak six. This is […]

The Jazz put some soul in the West playoff push

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The Utah Jazz are the Detroit Pistons of the Western Conference. Sure, they’d love to make the playoffs — it would be great if they did — but as much as they’re locked in a present-tense battle, they’re more fundamentally playing for the future. A championship is not a realistic aspiration this season, and it […]

The Bulls get embarrassed, and Fred Hoiberg begins to look bad

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Let’s repeat something that was said much earlier in the season: The main problem with the Chicago Bulls was not Fred Hoiberg, but the front office. Gar Forman and John Paxson were the poxes on the House of Chicago. That remains true in the Windy City. The twists and turns of one season are not […]

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Chandler Parsons’ injury means the smart play is to opt in with Dallas this summer

0 comments by on 3/22/2016

The mediocre road paved with cheap pea gravel at the bottom of the Western Conference just turn to hot coals for the Dallas Mavericks and became a little less jagged for everyone else with Tuesday’s announcement of a season ending meniscus tear for forward Chandler Parsons. Parsons was hitting the Renaissance portion of his comeback […]

Feb 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) shoots the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) defends in front of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 99-97. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-233022 ORIG FILE ID: 20160226_ads_ss9_121.JPG

The 1 you don’t want: The Raptors might benefit from not getting the 1 seed in the East

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The Toronto Raptors need to be mindful of the familiar expression, “Watch what you wish for — you just might get it.” It’s perfectly reasonable to say that the Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers should go after the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, if only because it’s important to have Game 7 on […]

The Warriors-Spurs “drama” lasted all of one game: bring on the playoffs

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The Charlotte Hornets did the San Antonio Spurs a favor on Monday night, but more about that later. The Hornets — with a remarkable comeback from a 23-point deficit and a seven-point first-quarter nightmare — stunned the Spurs in North Carolina, taking a 91-88 decision. The Hornets immediately wiped out the memory of Saturday’s home-court […]

Lebron isn’t going anywhere, but he’s not helping himself, either

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“I’m not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We’re not ready right now. No way. Of course, I want to win next year, but I’m realistic. It will be a long process, much longer than it was in 2010. My patience will get tested. I know that. “ — Lebron […]

Playoff push notebook: March 21

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The NBA playoff pushes in both conferences are slowly beginning to acquire more moment-to-moment urgency. In light of plot twists such as the Cleveland Cavaliers declaring that they really don’t care about the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the final arrangement of postseason matchups becomes ever more intriguing in the East. In […]

The Mavericks win a vital game against the Blazers, but that barely scratches the surface

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Sunday afternoon in the American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers played one of the more thrilling and remarkable games of the 2016 NBA season. The considerable importance of the game only magnified the proceedings. Mavs-Blazers was packed with fun, craziness and intensity, offering something for fans with wildly disparate tastes. The game […]

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