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2 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1

Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Chris Bosh, NBA Players, Ray Allen, Boston Celtics, Dwyane Wade, Norris Cole, Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies

4 hrs ago | The Sixer Sense

Evan Turner's Uncertain Future

April 15, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Philadelphia 76ers small forward Evan Turner reacts during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia 76ers, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Evan Turner, Spencer Hawes, Marcus Morris

8 hrs ago | Philly.com

With analytics, Sam Hinkie tries to remake Sixers offense

All it takes to diagnose the 76ers' myriad ailments is to look at the four teams still playing meaningful NBA basketball.

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Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia 76ers, NBA Basketball, Jrue Holiday, NBA Players, Evan Turner, Memphis Grizzlies, Omer Asik, Chicago Bulls

Fri May 24, 2013

BleacherReport

NBA Lottery 2013: Teams in Best Position to Ace This Year's Draft

There are several other teams that have the ability to immediately improve due to the way things went down during the drawing.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Josh Smith, NBA Players

Lake Show Life

Lakers Season Wrap: Jordan Hill

December 22, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill dunks the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter at ORACLE Arena.

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Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Jordan Hill, Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic, Pau Gasol

Thunderous Intentions

NBA Trades: Should the OKC Thunder trade Jeremy Lamb on NBA Draft day?

Apr 17, 2013; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Milwauee Bucks guard Monta Ellis handles the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jeremy Lamb during the first half at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Jeremy Lamb, NBA Players, Reggie Jackson, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis

NewsOK.com

Oklahoma tornadoes: Thunder reverses the role, takes a turn at cheering on the community

Big games and big shots and the NBA Finals are great fun. But when a few tall fellows, and a couple of short ones, can counter despair, can put smiles on faces and sparkles in eyes, well, that's more valuable than a truckload of O'Brien trophies.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Thabo Sefolosha, Portland Trail Blazers, Daniel Orton, Russell Westbrook, Orlando Magic, NBA Players, Kevin Durant, Hasheem Thabeet, Memphis Grizzlies

Examiner.com

Dwyane Wade named to All-NBA third team

On Thursday, the 31-year-old Wade, the driving force on the Marquette Golden Eagles' march to the 2003 NCAA Final Four, was named to the All-NBA third team for the second consecutive season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Dwyane Wade, NBA Players

Albany Times Union

Andersen a playoff force for Heat

When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat , a heavy metal guitar riff blares through their arena.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Ray Allen, Alonzo Mourning, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Shane Battier, NBA Players, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics

Thu May 23, 2013

BleacherReport

20 Most Astonishing Photos of the 2013 NBA Playoffs

Don't be skeptical-this is not one of the most astonishing photos of the playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics

BleacherReport

5 Free Agents the NY Knicks Must Avoid

Despite having a breakout season, Jarrett Jack is a player the Knicks should steer clear of this summer.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Players, J.R. Smith, Jason Kidd, Rasheed Wallace, Kurt Thomas, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics

Rant Sports

Kendall Marshall Showed Promise Over End of Season for Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns need a lot of help and that's not really a secret. They finished the 2012-2013 NBA season with the worst record in the Western Conference and the fourth worst record in the league.

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Related Topix: Sports, Phoenix Suns, NBA Basketball, Kendall Marshall, NBA Players, Marcin Gortat, Goran Dragic, Orlando Magic, Markieff Morris

Canis Hoopus

Around The League: Houston Rockets

Daryl Morey's reputation makes it possible that this post will become completely outdated by Opening Day.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, James Harden, Miami Heat, Omer Asik, Donatas Motiejunas, Patrick Beverley, Chicago Bulls

BleacherReport

Roy Hibbert on Game 1 Knee-to-Groin: 'Battier Knew What He Was Doing'

In the aftermath of a heartbreaking loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers has taken to Twitter to call out Shane Battier for what Hibbert believed was an intentional low blow.

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Related Topix: Sports, Indiana Pacers, NBA Basketball, Roy Hibbert, NBA Players, David West, New Orleans Hornets, Miami Heat, Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies

BleacherReport

Biggest Snubs of 2013 NBA All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams

Every year, players who seemingly deserve to be recognized fall short of making the cut for any of the three All-NBA teams or aren't given enough credit.

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Related Topix: Sports, Golden State Warriors, NBA Basketball, New Jersey Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Players, James Harden

BleacherReport

NBA Announces All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams

The first team includes LeBron James of the Miami Heat, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs

Hardwood Paroxysm

The Difficulty of Letting Go

Say the person you've been seeing and living with for the last seven years decides that she no longer wants to be together, but lucky for you, she still wants to keep you around as a friend as you both continue to live out your lease.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Landry Fields, NBA Players, New York Knicks

Thunderous Intentions

NBA Awards: Predicting the All-NBA Teams

May 15, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward LeBron James during the second half against the Chicago Bulls in game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miami Heat, NBA Basketball, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks

National Review Online

Harvard's NBA Postseason Return Took 65 Years

The Thunder dispatched the Rockets in the first round of the NBA postseason earlier this month with not all that much drama, but journalist Hillel Kuttler discovered something significant when Houston point guard Jeremy Lin stepped onto the court for the opening-game tipoff.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players

BleacherReport

NBA Draft 2013: Players the New York Knicks Should Target in the 1st Round

The Knicks had one of their best seasons in several years, winning the Atlantic Division and reaching the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Raymond Felton, NBA Players, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, Marcus Camby