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		<title>Bulls GM says fans can expect Carlos Boozer back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulls fans have turned Carlos Boozer into their whipping boy — all problems seem to be his fault, from issues like consistent post scoring to NATO summit protestors. To me, Boozer has seemed like what he always has been and Bulls fans sound like Jazz fans three years ago. But sorry Bulls fans, Boozer is&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87832&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Lakers&#8217; Metta World Peace gets &#8220;Punk&#8217;d&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Artest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who sits around and says, &#8220;let&#8217;s test the patience and restraint of Metta World Peace?&#8221; Well, the guys at &#8220;Punk&#8217;d.&#8221; They have World Peace&#8217;s publicist in on the deal and they trap World Peace in the parking lot (a common fear in LA), complete with annoying fans wanting photographs and a dim-witted person on the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87827&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday And-1 links: This is Coach K&#8217;s last Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a day off we return with our daily look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points. • This wasn&#8217;t a secret, but Mike Krzyzewski confirmed&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87821&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lakers-Thunder Game 2: Let&#8217;s try this again, Lakeshow</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/lakers-thunder-game-2-lets-try-this-again-lakeshow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what do the Los Angeles Lakers need to do to improve in Game 2 vs. the Thunder? A brief list: 1. Do not be terrible 2. Defend jumpshots better 3. Have Pau Gasol act like an NBA player 4. Work the ball inside to draw more contact and get to the line 5. Again,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87820&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boston, Philly enter Game 3 thinking… even more defense?</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/boston-philly-enter-game-3-thinking-even-more-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[76ers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems weird to say after two games that have felt like Sahara Desert of watchable offense, but going into Game 3 both Boston and Philadelphia are thinking about locking down their defense. But that speaks to the mindsets of why these teams are here. Boston is struggling to score with Paul Pierce and Ray&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87816&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo (C) looks to pass between Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala and Spencer Hawes during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final playoff basketball series in Boston</media:title>
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		<title>Video: Spencer Hawes talks Sixers/Celtics series, Garnett</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/video-spencer-hawes-talks-sixersceltics-series-garnett/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spencer Hawes swung by NBC&#8217;s SportsTalk yesterday to talk some Sixers and Celtics with host Erik Kuselias. And yes, Hawes said was surprised that Kevin Garnett got called for the illegal screen with 10 seconds left — he said it was a good call, just one you don&#8217;t normally get at that point. He also&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87809&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lakers&#8217; Bynum, Ebanks fined by league</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/lakers-bynum-ebanks-fined-by-league/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the Lakers didn&#8217;t have enough things going on&#8230; The Lakers Andrew Bynum and Devin Ebanks have been fined, the league office announced Wednesday. Bynum was fined $15,000 for not making himself available to the media following the Lakers practice on Tuesday. During the playoffs players have to make themselves available at designated times,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87804&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana’s Larry Bird named NBA Executive of the Year</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/indianas-larry-bird-named-nba-executive-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He’s an NBA MVP. He’s an NBA champion. He’s an NBA Coach of the Year. And now he’s an NBA Executive of the Year. Not a bad resume. Larry Bird was voted the honor by his peers, the league announced. Bird is the first person ever to be an MVP, COY and now Executive of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87801&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just a reminder, Magic haven’t made call on Van Gundy, Smith</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/just-a-reminder-magic-havent-made-call-on-van-gundy-smith/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/just-a-reminder-magic-havent-made-call-on-van-gundy-smith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Magic have some big decisions to make: Do they bring back general manager Otis Smith? Do they bring back coach Stan Van Gundy, even though their star Dwight Howard is not a fan? Can they get Howard to sign an extension or should they trade him? What should they do if Jameer Nelson&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87790&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pierce says his knee is fine, it&#8217;s not. Sixers covering him like he&#8217;s fine anyway.</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/pierce-says-his-knee-is-fine-its-not-sixers-covering-him-like-hes-fine-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/pierce-says-his-knee-is-fine-its-not-sixers-covering-him-like-hes-fine-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[76ers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s obvious — painfully obvious — that Paul Pierce’s sprained knee is bothering him. He’s not moving the same, he has no lift, he&#8217;s shooting 5-20 in the last two games, he’s just not the guy who carried the Celtics at stretches in the first round. Except, don’t tell him that. Pierce clearly got tired&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87786&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>League will not upgrade foul, punish Dwyane Wade for cheap shot on Collison</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/league-will-not-upgrade-foul-punish-dwyane-wade-for-hit-on-collison/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/league-will-not-upgrade-foul-punish-dwyane-wade-for-hit-on-collison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The league is going to stick with the Flagrant 1 call on that hit. Dwyane Wade got away with one. There will be no fine, no increase to a Flagrant 2 call that would mean a one-game suspension, the league is going to leave the call as it was, tweets Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com. The&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87782&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Heat&#039;s Wade gestures to fire up the crowd before Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference second round basketball playoff game</media:title>
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		<title>Documentary released profiling grassroots effort to keep Kings in Sacramento</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/documentary-released-profiling-grassroots-effort-to-keep-kings-in-sacramento/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/documentary-released-profiling-grassroots-effort-to-keep-kings-in-sacramento/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Bruski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I called it ‘watching your own funeral,’ but instead of a eulogy there was Fan Appreciation Night. Instead of a pall-bearer, there stood Kobe Bryant. You could’ve written the story of Sacramento’s fight to keep their team with a scalpel, but in this open-heart surgery there would be no anesthetic. The Lakers were in town,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87720&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ironically, Wade thinks Pacers celebration was excessive</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/ironically-wade-thinks-pacers-celebration-was-excessive/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/ironically-wade-thinks-pacers-celebration-was-excessive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really? The celebration is his problem? Indiana was one fired up team after they knocked off the Heat in Game 2 Tuesday night, tying that series at 1-1. As they should have been. It was a big road playoff win that should give them a measure of respect among people who just didn’t realize how&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87775&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agent says Greg Oden wants to play for the Miami Heat</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/agent-says-greg-oden-wants-to-play-for-the-miami-heat/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/agent-says-greg-oden-wants-to-play-for-the-miami-heat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg Oden hasn’t fully given up on playing in the NBA. He’s knows he is a long, long way from there, and said he plans to take next season off to recover and rehab from a third microfracture surgery. He seems more comfortable than ever with the possibility it might never work out. Just don’t&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87771&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LeBron’s struggles just one of many Heat problems</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/lebrons-struggles-just-one-of-many-heat-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/lebrons-struggles-just-one-of-many-heat-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chris Bosh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point Wednesday, it will dawn on Miami Heat fans that the series against the Indiana Pacers is 1-1 — it’s not over, it’s a best-of-five now. That’s not what it feels like for Miami fans as they drown their sorrows in a mojito, but it is the truth. The focus in Miami now&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87766&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Miami Heat&#039;s James knocks the ball away from Indiana Pacers&#039; Hill during Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff in Miami</media:title>
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		<title>One way or another, it will be summer of change for Hawks</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/one-way-or-another-it-will-be-summer-of-change-for-hawks/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/one-way-or-another-it-will-be-summer-of-change-for-hawks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Horford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few teams are going to have a more interesting off-season than the Atlanta Hawks. From the general manager whose contract is up to the coach with an option hanging out there — not to mention the Josh Smith trade request — there are nothing but questions in Atlanta this summer. In theory they could look&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87763&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Atlanta Hawks Josh Smith reacts during the final moments of the fourth quarter of Game 6 of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series against the Boston Celtics in Boston</media:title>
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		<title>Video: Dwyane Wade&#8217;s flagrant foul on Darren Collison</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/video-dwyane-wades-flagrant-foul-on-darren-collison/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/video-dwyane-wades-flagrant-foul-on-darren-collison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question isn&#8217;t &#8220;is this a flagrant foul?&#8221; The real question is &#8220;should that have been a flagrant 2 and should Dwyane Wade have been ejected?&#8221; This is clearly a frustration foul as it came directly after Wade thought he should have gotten a call, and also in the midst of the Heat coming apart&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87757&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spurs control Chris Paul, control Clippers, control Game 1</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/spurs-control-chris-paul-control-clippers-control-game-1/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/16/spurs-control-chris-paul-control-clippers-control-game-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Paul is the beating heart of a Clippers offense, one based around him using his immense skill and basketball IQ to carve teams up. Ask Memphis. But behind Tony Parker, Danny Green and a team effort where San Antonio overloaded Paul’s side of the court they held CP3 in check — 3-for-13 shooting, 10&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87750&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Blake Griffin with chase down block on Kawhi Leonard</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/video-blake-griffin-with-chase-down-block-on-kawhi-leonard/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/video-blake-griffin-with-chase-down-block-on-kawhi-leonard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 03:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blake Griffin&#8216;s knee looks a whole lot better, doesn&#8217;t it? He looked a lot more like his old self in the first half Tuesday night against the Spurs, making plays like an alley-oop or a chase down block like the one above. Poor Kawhi Leonard had a couple shots blocked at the rim like that&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87743&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Playoffs: Heat flaws show up big, Pacers exploit them to even series</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/nba-playoffs-pacers-hold-off-heat-even-up-series/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/nba-playoffs-pacers-hold-off-heat-even-up-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Krolik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darren Collison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Rose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miami fans, the time to panic may be now. Indiana certainly didn&#8217;t dominate Miami in their ugly 78-75 Game 2 win, but they did make the Heat look like a team that may be fatally flawed without the third member of their &#8220;Big 3&#8243; in the lineup. The Heat had plenty of chances to win&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87728&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kobe Bryant explains why “I don’t take charges”</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/kobe-bryant-explains-why-i-dont-take-charges/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/kobe-bryant-explains-why-i-dont-take-charges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kobe Bryant played along side Derek Fisher for years, one of the better guards at drawing the charge in the league for many years. But you don’t see Kobe take them. Pretty much ever. And he said Tuesday there is a reason for that. From the Associated Press: &#8220;I learned from my predecessors, man,&#8221; Bryant&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87727&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wade admits he took a step back so LeBron could lead Heat</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/wade-admits-he-took-a-step-back-so-lebron-could-lead-heat/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/wade-admits-he-took-a-step-back-so-lebron-could-lead-heat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was always the question that ultimately needed to be answered in Miami — whose team is the Heat? LeBron James or Dwyane Wade? They tried sharing the load evenly and that got them within two wins of an NBA title. But you could feel the limitations of that style when LeBron went into a&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87714&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bulls will pick up option on Tom Thibodeau’s contract</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/bulls-pick-up-option-on-tom-thibodeaus-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/bulls-pick-up-option-on-tom-thibodeaus-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a no brainer. Bulls GM Gar Forman confirmed during a press conference Tuesday the team will pick up the option on Tom Thibodeau’s contract for next season. From the AP: Forman says Thibodeau is &#8220;one of the finest coaches in the league&#8221; and the Bulls are &#8220;hopeful he&#8217;ll be our coach long term.&#8221; Thibodeau&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87710&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Playoffs: Can the Heat go up 2-0 without Bosh?</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/nba-playoffs-can-the-heat-go-up-2-0-without-bosh/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/nba-playoffs-can-the-heat-go-up-2-0-without-bosh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Krolik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chris Bosh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Miami Heat managed to win Game 1 of their series with the Indiana Pacers thanks to an absolutely incredible half from both LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, but don&#8217;t be fooled: Bosh&#8217;s injury changes the entire dynamic of the series. If James and Wade can play like they did in the 2nd half of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87705&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: 10 best crossover moves of the NBA season</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/video-10-best-crossover-moves-of-the-nba-season/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/video-10-best-crossover-moves-of-the-nba-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jameer Nelson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because you want to get prepared for the looking Chris Paul vs. Tony Parker point guard battle coming up Tuesday night, we bring you NBA.com&#8217;s 10 best crossover moves of the season. Paul is in here, along with Russell Westbrook, Jameer Nelson and others. I remember watching No. 1 on television at the time and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87700&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rose’s doctor thinks he could be out longer than reported</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/roses-doctor-thinks-he-could-be-out-longer-than-reported/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/roses-doctor-thinks-he-could-be-out-longer-than-reported/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we told you the good news — Derrick Rose’s knee surgery went about as well as could be hoped and he was told the recovery time would be eight months. Or, that is what he wanted to hear. Rose’s doctor spoke with ESPNChicago.com and… Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose will be out at least&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87697&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playoff Preview: Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/playoff-preview-los-angeles-clippers-vs-san-antonio-spurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEASON RECORDS L.A. Clippers: 40-26 (5 seed) San Antonio 50-16 (1 seed) SEASON SERIES Spurs took it 2-1. The Clippers won the most recent game but Tony Parker did not play for San Antonio. KEY INJURIES Clippers: Blake Griffin will play but says he is about “75-80 percent” with a sprained left knee. Chris Paul&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87689&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nicolas Batum isn’t waiting around, will sign first good offer</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/nicolas-batum-isnt-waiting-around-will-sign-first-good-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[free agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicolas Batum will be in demand this summer — he is nearly an elite defender on the wing, averaged 13.9 points per game last season and plays within himself on offense, and he shot 39 percent from three. Name a team that couldn’t use a guy like that? The Spurs and other teams are reportedly&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87682&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heat go Bosh-less for Game 2, but is that enough for Pacers?</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/heat-go-bosh-less-for-game-2-but-is-that-enough-for-pacers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chris Bosh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indiana didn’t beat Miami in Game 1, but it put up a respectable showing on the road and that was with the team’s leading scorer — Danny Granger — being bottled up by the Heat defense. Now comes Game 2 and the Heat will be without Chris Bosh (strained abdominal). It changes the equation. For&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87678&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Carlisle signs extension to stay as Mavericks&#8217; coach</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/report-rick-carlisle-signs-extension-to-stay-as-coach-in-dallas/</link>
		<comments>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/report-rick-carlisle-signs-extension-to-stay-as-coach-in-dallas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Helin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that there was much doubt this was coming — what happened with the Mavericks this season was not on coach Rick Carlisle — but now it is official. The Mavericks have reached a deal on a contract extension with Carlisle, team owner Mark Cuban confirmed to ESPNDallas.com. This is reportedly also a four-year deal,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932946&#038;post=87673&#038;subd=nbcprobasketballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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