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As much as anything else, the Jazz-Nuggets series is about old school vs. new school. Both Utah and Denver came into this series as one of the 10 best teams in the league in terms of offensive efficiency. The difference is that Utah relies on Jerry Sloan’s old-school flex sets to get points, while Denver…
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The Utah Jazz need another injury like the world needs another Starbucks. But it happened anyway. Starting Utah center Mehmet Okur re-injured the left Achilles tendon that has bothered him coming into the playoffs. He left in the second quarter, unable to put weight on his leg and being helped to the locker room, and…
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NBA Playoffs: Kevin Garnett says "Q was… talking nonsense"
Apr 17, 2010, 11:58 PM EDT
As we told you in the recap, Kevin Garnett wound up in an altercation with Quentin Richardson near the Heat bench near the end of the 4th quarter of the Celtics’ Game One win over the Heat. Garnett seemed to start the altercation by elbowing Richardson out of the way as he approached Paul Pierce…
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NBA Playoffs: Celtics turn back the clock to take Game 1 over Heat, but may lose Kevin Garnett to suspension
Apr 17, 2010, 10:05 PM EDT
It looked like the same old Celtics we’ve seen this season. Outworked, outhustled, down double digits in the third quarter. And then all of a sudden, they hopped in the Hot Tub Time Machine during a timeout. And out popped the Celtics from the 2008 Championship run to lock down the Heat and take Game…
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NBA Playoffs: Zone defense ain't no thing, Cavs coast to a Game 1 win over Bulls
Apr 17, 2010, 7:18 PM EDT
Let’s not pretend that the Bulls’ performance in this game was somehow significant; after building an early double-digit lead, the Cavs worked, and held, and coasted, until a temporary hiccup against the Bulls’ zone defense made this game a bit closer than it should have been. Does that mean Chicago is somehow going to make…
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NBA Playoffs: Rajon Rondo throwing up more than buckets, but will play in Celtics-Heat Game 1
Apr 17, 2010, 6:10 PM EDT
Rajon Rondo has been very sick. He pretty much threw up all Thursday night and Friday morning, which kept him out of practice Friday morning. He still feels horrible. But after shootaround, the Boston Globe reports Rondo will play in Game 1 versus the Heat Saturday night. Rondo’s still feeling terrible, as you can tell…
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NBA Playoffs: Carlos Boozer is a go for Nuggets-Jazz Game One
Apr 17, 2010, 3:32 PM EDT
Carlos Boozer strained his oblique late in the season, and sat out the last two games of the season. He was listed as a game time decision late this week and questionable as of this morning. But after shootaround, Ross Siler of the Salt Lake City Tribune is reporting that Boozer has decided to play…
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NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers set to dominate, so enjoy the Bulls while you can
Apr 17, 2010, 2:53 PM EDT
What do the Chicago Bulls need to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers? A miracle. Hijinx. Steroids. Food poisoning for LeBron. Flubber. Possession by a basketball-playing demon. Stink bombs in the Cavs’ locker room. A magic lamp. Oh, and on top of all that, they need to play nearly perfect basketball from top to bottom. Honestly, if…
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Greg Monroe is a lottery pick in pretty much every mock draft I’ve seen, he’s high on the board of every scout I’ve talked to. That means he should come out — and he is, he made it official and he is hiring an agent so there is no going back. Monroe has an NBA…
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It’s hard to argue with this series having the most star power. Rajon Rondo. Ray Allen. Paul Pierce. Kevin Garnett. Jermaine O’Neal. Dwyane Wade. It’s chock full of bonafide superstars. But I wouldn’t expect a high flying series of highlight reels and spectacular shots. We’re talking about the third best team in defensive efficiency (points…
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NBA Playoffs: The one where the Bucks are hoping for a playoff miracle against the Hawks
Apr 17, 2010, 11:08 AM EDT
Three weeks ago, Atlanta and Boston were jockeying for the three seed not so much to avoid Cleveland in the second round (although that’s part of it) but to avoid Milwaukee in the first round. Nobody wanted a piece of the Bucks, they were on fire. Brandon Jennings was playing well at the point, John…
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Quote of the day, Phil Jackson doesn't care about Durant's feelings
Apr 17, 2010, 10:22 AM EDT
“Whatever.” – Lakers coach Phil Jackson’s reaction to Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant saying he said he felt disrespected by Jackson’s comments about Durant and the league referees. Those comments earned Jackson a fine.
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Even before it was clear that Wednesday night was his last night as a head coach, Clippers interim Kim Hughes was honest. I was there his first game, when he jokingly called Chris Kaman emotionally retarded (well, half joking anyway) and after the game admitted that he may not have the ball handlers to run…
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When the Lakers have the ball in their upcoming series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the matchup to watch will be the battle on the perimeter between Kobe Bryant and Thabo Sefolosha. When the Thunder have the ball, the matchup to watch will be the one between Kevin Durant and Ron Artest, and it should…
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NBA Playoffs: Thunder to taste playoff experience, do the Lakers have too much of it?
Apr 16, 2010, 7:00 PM EDT
The Lakers and the Thunder are a lot alike in some ways. Think about it this way: Dominant superstar? Check. Second offensive option who is a borderline All-Star? Check. Long, lanky versatile forward? Check. Guys who can come in off the bench and change the game? Check. But off the court these franchises are totally…
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David Stern announced good news for teams and players today — that the salary cap next year is probably going to be $56.1 million, several million higher than expected. That’s more money to spend this summer. But the players union sees nefarious deeds afloat. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo was first with the news. After the…
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NBA Playoffs: Marcus Camby rolls ankle, says he'll still go Sunday
Apr 16, 2010, 5:10 PM EDT
There needed to be a special section in the recent Health Care bill signed by the president just to cover centers for the Portland Trail Blazers. They alone can drive up health care costs nationally. The latest incident is Marcus Camby rolling his ankle in practice just two days before the Trail Blazers open the…
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Parity, pretty cool when you flip on League Pass and know that just about any team can beat just about any other team in the NBA that night. Pain in the, um, rear when figuring out lottery odds. A host of NBA teams ended the season tied, so a bunch of coins had to be…
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Chris Paul, David West want changes to Hornets. Good luck with that.
Apr 16, 2010, 3:41 PM EDT
It was a disappointing season for New Orleans, even before Chris Paul got injured. A team a couple years ago was THE up and coming team to fear is very pedestrian now. About as scary as a kitten. Just 37 wins will do that. Chris Paul doesn’t like that. David West doesn’t like that. They…
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