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LeBron James is facing the legacy question as his team failed once again to win a championship. Yes, Miami reached four straight NBA Finals — something that had not been done since the Celtics of the 1980s. Yes, the Heat were on the verge of a three-peat and won back-to-back titles. But James was the […]
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Most professional sports teams that face a truckload of pressure heading into a given season are saddled with championship expectations or something close to them. The following list generally adheres to that statement. There’s only one exception. As this top-five list unfolds, we’ll mention the teams that — while belonging to slots six through 10 […]
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How will the Boston Celtics evolve in year two under Brad Stevens? Can the Phoenix Suns continue to grow under Jeff Hornacek? What will Stan Van Gundy do with the Detroit Pistons? These and other questions are certainly intriguing, and they’ll have their own places in shaping the 2014-2015 season. Yet, there are 10 questions […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/16/2014
Evaluating talent in the NBA is an inexact science. The NBA Draft is littered with mistakes and miscues that have set franchises back decades. Portland will never live down drafting Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan or Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. Both those picks followed the age-old adage: You can’t teach size. And in basketball history, […]
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Some “all-time” lists are really hard to arrive at. Yet, as the San Antonio Spurs celebrate another NBA championship, the thought is striking in its obviousness: The top five coach-player relationships in NBA history aren’t very difficult to determine. The order might be a source of debate, but the noteworthy aspect of these five relationships […]
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The fact that the San Antonio Spurs gained revenge against the Miami Heat in only five games should not diminish the impact of this particular moment in NBA history. The fact that the Spurs drained the 2014 NBA Finals of the drama they initially promised should not reduce the significance and enormity of their achievement. […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/15/2014
The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth NBA championship with a 104-87 rout of the Miami Heat in Game Five. Matt Zemek: For me, the telltale moment of Game 5 arrived when the Heat led, 22-9, and seemed to be on their way toward — no, not necessarily winning, but certainly changing the energy of the […]
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The Heat raced out to a 22-6 lead in the first quarter of Game Five of the NBA Finals. Facing elimination, it was exactly what Miami needed. Then the Spurs worked their way back in to the game. They took the lead and made an emphatic statement with a 25-11 second quarter.
San Antonio leads Miami 47-40 at the half and are 24 minutes away from the franchise’s fifth NBA championship.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/14/2014
The Spurs are up 3-1 in the series with Game Five back in San Antonio. Even if the Heat extend the series another night, it has become clear their future is in major jeopardy. Miami will have some questions to answer as their “Big Three” have the option to hit free agency. We delve into […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/13/2014
Yes, this NBA Finals series has been an embarrassment. Absolutely right. No doubt about it. The championship series of the National Basketball Association — reasonably seen as the world championship series of basketball in the three years when the United States is not defending its basketball honor at the Summer Olympics — has indeed given […]
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While not as exciting as every Blake Griffin dunk, Kevin Durant is also a big jammer and now the league’s MVP. Here is a compilation of all his dunks from his MVP season.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/12/2014
The Spurs took a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 107-86 blowout victory, sweeping the two games in Miami as the series shifts back to Texas with the Spurs one win away from a fifth NBA championship. Matt Zemek: The Miami Heat had won their last 13 playoff games following a loss. No NBA team over […]
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Game Four of the NBA Finals takes place tonight in Miami. And after the way San Antonio dominated Game Three, there are some serious questions for Miami. The Heat must win this game with Game Five back in San Antonio. Today we ask how San Antonio can take complete control over this series: Philip Rossman-Reich: The […]
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Dirk Nowitzki has spent all 15 of his years in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks. Outside of his early career struggles, there has really been no hint of him ever leaving. I guess, there was that one time when the Lakers put out feelers to try to swap Shaquille O’Neal for Dirk Nowitzki. But, […]
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The NBA Finals have taken a strange turn as the Spurs poured it on the Heat in Game Three with a record-breaking first half offensive performance to take a 2-1 series lead. It is clear the Heat will need to get some stops to win this series. So we turn our focus on Miami’s defense. […]
