One of the bigger surprises of this year’s NBA season is the play of the Lakers who, after beating Phoenix on Christmas day 122-115, are just one game behind the Suns for first place in the division. After an offseason which saw Kobe Bryant pout, fume, and demand a trade, the team has rallied to […]
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Don’t look now, but the youngest team in the NBA is also the hottest. The Portland Trailblazers are owners of the longest win streak in the league this season at 11 games, after offing the slumping Supersonics on Christmas day. The Blazers have been at the center of streaks of good and bad […]
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The Bulls pulled the trigger on Scott Skiles the day before Christmas, giving the coach a pink slip for the holidays. Chicago is in last place in their division with a 9-16 record. It’s not the first time that the team has started off slow. The past two years have seen the […]
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Although the Bucks are still muddling along with an 11-15 record, which is good for 4th place in their division, the future keeps looking brighter as far as Yi Jianlian, the team’s first round pick, is concerned. The 7 foot Chinese sensation, seems to have gotten the feel of the NBA game down recently, […]
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In one night two teams did what few other’s had been able to, as the two teams with the best records in the NBA both lost in the last seconds. The Celtics were defeated by their Eastern Conference rivals, the Detroit Pistons, as Chauncy Billups hit two free throws with less than a second […]
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Most of the talk about the Celtics revolves around their trio of veteran All-Stars, but the little engine that is making the green machine go this year, was the biggest question mark before the season got started. Rajon Rondo, the second year point guard out of Kentucky, saw plenty of playing time as a rookie […]
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Much of the talk in the league has been about the new-look Celtics and their dominance in the early part of the season, but another East Coast team sporting some additions, is off to a torrid start also. The Orlando Magic currently have a shocking 6 game lead in their division, and are only […]
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The city of San Antonio can sleep a little easier now. During Sunday’s game against the Trailblazers, All-Everything center, Tim Duncan took a nasty spill and had to be assisted off by teammates. The team, and fans of the black and silver everywhere, surely spent a nervous Sunday and Monday waiting to hear back the […]
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The Celtics are hot. Although their last two wins have come against some fairly terrible competition, they have put together some impressive games of late. Last Thursday, the boys from Boston took the Knicks–who are making a name for themselves as the biggest jokes in professional sports–behind the woodshed for a 104-59 smackdown. The Celtics […]
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