Feb 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

The most important games of the first half: Northwest Division

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At the All-Star break, we take stock of what’s gone before us, waiting for trades to pop and for the second half to begin. Here are the five games — one per team — which captured the story of the Northwest Division. * DENVER NUGGETS: Tuesday, December 22 vs. L.A. Lakers — L, 111-107 The […]

Four Trade Deadline questions that need answering

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It’s X-Files season for the NBA. The trade deadline is here, come Thursday, and we’re all separated into being either the tin foil hat that wants to chase down every rumor, the realist that knows the truth is somewhere in between nothing and something, and the skeptic who wouldn’t believe the mail was delivered until […]

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Indiana Pacers’ Interest in Acquiring Ricky Rubio Makes Sense

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The Indiana Pacers, without question, need to make a move ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. Larry Bird has been very open about the fact that the Pacers have been working the phone lines about potential trades. One player which has emerged in rumors connected to the Pacers is Minnesota Timberwolves point […]

The most important games of the first half: Atlantic Division

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During the All-Star break, consider which games from the first half of the season gave shape and texture to the Atlantic Division. * BOSTON CELTICS: Wednesday, February 10 vs. L.A. Clippers — W, 139-134 (OT) What Brad Stevens is doing in Boston is nothing less than remarkable. Then again, Stevens has always done remarkable things […]

The most important games of the first half: Central Division

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Our survey of the most important games of the first half of the NBA season now shifts to the Central Division. * CHICAGO BULLS: Monday, January 25 vs. Miami — L, 89-84 No sequence from the first half of the season more perfectly epitomized the Chicago Bulls of recent years than a Saturday-Monday turnaround in […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Ed Davis (17) reacts after a play with forward Meyers Leonard (11) nearby, in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The most important games of the first half: Southeast Division

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The two “halves” of an NBA season aren’t really halves at all. The first 41 games are played well before January ends, but the All-Star break doesn’t arrive until the second week of February, when more than 50 contests have come and gone. The season is better framed as a two-thirds marathon, followed by the […]

2016 NBA Free Agency: The Top 5 Players At Each Position

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I know the 2016 NBA free agency period is still a while away, but rumors are heating up about certain players and their potential futures (or lack there of) with their current teams. The 2016 free agency period will be a steady one. It’s not the best we’ve ever seen, but it’s still solid nonetheless. […]

The NBA does the All-Star Game great again, appropriately sends off Kobe

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A major sporting event spanned the course of multiple days, all centered in Canada, and Nickelback was in no way a part of it. You win, NBA. Seriously though, outside of painfully cold weather (but it is Toronto in February), the NBA’s All-Star foray north of the border was just another annual example of how […]

Watch: 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Mixtape

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The NBA dunk contest is back! It as the toast of the town last night. We have a story up about it here if you want to read about it in more detail. If you just want to watch the dunks…..here they are….

The slam dunk contest is a showstopper, again

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There is opinion. There is fact. There is sometimes opinion that is fact. And the fact is this: the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the best individual event in team professional sports. Once again, it delivered Saturday night, won in spectacular fashion by Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Like it or begrudgingly want it […]

Chaotic Cleveland should stick with Kevin Love and halt the rumors

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There are a lot of reasons for trade rumors. If you’re a player, it may be a way of sending a passive-aggressive message that you kind of want out of where you are without flatly coming out and saying it. If you’re a team, it’s a good way to test the waters without putting it […]

The NBA’s best All-Star showcase was hosted by the city without a team

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It is eternally true that human beings are biased. Yes, bias can be dealt with and restrained, but reining in that impulse is a lifelong process. It is normally the case that we will be biased in favor of events, people, organizations, and other entities which enhance the reputation of our own communities. As a […]

Back-to-back composite records at the All-Star break: West

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We did this for the Eastern Conference. Now, we’ll do it for the West. We’re tabulating overall back-to-back records at the All-Star break. Don’t worry about all-road, all-home, or combination back-to-back details; we’re giving you the overall totals, including records in “4-in-5” sequences for the teams which endured them. Find out if any team soared […]

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