Category: NBA
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The Toronto Raptors defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-98
The stakes were very high in this game (sarcasm). Not many NBA fans predicted that 12 games into the season the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers would be playing to see who the early Atlantic...
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Recap: Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns, 113-106
Part two of this Pacific Division battle turned out to be less suspenseful than part its predecessor - surprising considering DeMarcus Cousins did not have his strongest game. Fortunately for the Sacramento Kings, though, Isaiah...
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Peeling Mark Cuban's onion
First off, let’s have a brief discussion about a misused metaphor. Onions are frequently offered as pictures of complexity and depth. It’s all about the layers, folks. There’s just one problem: multiple layers do not...
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Anthony Bennett: Who is to blame for his early struggles?
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie forward Anthony Bennett has had a rough start to his NBA career. In his first nine games, he is averaging 1.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. This stat line is not...
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Sacramento Kings Notes and Quotes - Nov. 19, 2013
Here are a few extra tidbits from coverage of the Nov. 19 matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. - In his pregame interview, Michael Malone said that he'd been thinking about giving...
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Recap: Sacramento Kings v. Phoenix Suns, 107-104
Close your eyes because you need only listen to the crowd at a Sacramento Kings game to diagnose the team’s bi-polar condition. It’s not uncommon in Sleep Train arena to hear boo birds one quarter...
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Mister King's NBA Court - Spur of the Moment
It was an amazing week of basketball during a time when we honor amazing individuals. We celebrated Veterans Day and the men and women of our armed forces. It's pretty fitting then that there was...
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Memphis Grizzlies drop Los Angeles Clippers 106-102
The Los Angeles Clippers need to bruise the Memphis Grizzlies. While the Clippers would seemingly prefer to let their game speak for itself on the hardwood, there comes a time where elbows need to be...
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After 10 games, the Brooklyn Nets are officially disappointing
The Brooklyn Nets have three wins in 10 games for a .300 average rate of success, which would be great if this was baseball, but it's not. This is basketball, but not any old regular...
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The New York Knicks and Nepotism
Nobody thinks that New York Knicks guard Chris Smith is good enough to play in the NBA, or the D-League for that matter. Not your average run-of-the- mill Knicks fan, not the anonymous members of...
