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NBA Playoffs Preview: LeBron vs. The Super-Balanced Hawks

The Fighting LeBrons — err, we mean the Cleveland Cavaliers — face off against the Atlanta Hawks for a trip to the NBA Finals. It’s the four-time MVP vs. four All-Stars. And it’s a close matchup, though the Cavs have a slight edge. The Hawks earned the top seed in the East and home-court advantage, […]

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NBA Playoffs Preview: LeBron vs. The Super-Balanced Hawks

The Fighting LeBrons — err, we mean the Cleveland Cavaliers — face off against the Atlanta Hawks for a trip to the NBA Finals. It’s the four-time MVP vs. four All-Stars. And it’s a close matchup, though the Cavs have a slight edge. The Hawks earned the top seed in the East and home-court advantage, […]

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NBA Playoffs Preview: Is It Warriors vs. Rockets? Or Curry vs. Harden?

When Stephen Curry, the newly minted MVP, was asked about his Golden State Warriors’ upcoming matchup with the Houston Rockets and James Harden, who finished as the runner-up in MVP voting, Curry responded: “All those story lines kind of end once the game starts for us because we understand it’s a team game and neither […]

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LeBron Dominates The Conference Finals

The first two rounds of the NBA playoffs were relatively shaky for the Atlanta Hawks. After winning 60 games and posting a +4.8 Simple Rating System (SRS) score during the regular season, the Hawks have played at only a +2.7 SRS level in the playoffs, having been taken to six games by both the Washington […]

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