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We Just Saw The Most Lopsided Playoff Openers In Modern NBA History

The NBA playoffs are all about tough, grueling battles between evenly matched teams. Well, the late rounds of the NBA playoffs are, at least. The opening round doesn’t usually offer much in the way of drama, and this year was shaping up to offer a particularly lopsided set of first-round matchups — particularly in the […]

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We Just Saw The Most Lopsided Playoff Openers In Modern NBA History

The NBA playoffs are all about tough, grueling battles between evenly matched teams. Well, the late rounds of the NBA playoffs are, at least. The opening round doesn’t usually offer much in the way of drama, and this year was shaping up to offer a particularly lopsided set of first-round matchups — particularly in the […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Mavericks Are On A Treadmill of Mediocrity

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Dallas Mavericks failed to make it past the first round for the fourth consecutive time last season, and now they’re sprinting on the […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Mavericks Are On A Treadmill of Mediocrity

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Dallas Mavericks failed to make it past the first round for the fourth consecutive time last season, and now they’re sprinting on the […]

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DeAndre Jordan Made The Right Call

In an NBA offseason devoid of the usual LeBron James-related drama, the role of free agent heel has been occupied by once and future Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. First, ESPN reported that Jordan was going to sign with the Dallas Mavericks for more than $80 million over four years. But by Wednesday, rumors […]

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