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The Heat Dispatched the Pacers … From a Distance

On Friday night, the Miami Heat buried the Indiana Pacers under a barrage of 3-pointers, taking Game 6 by 25 points and advancing to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season. The Heat were 11 of 26 from behind the 3-point arc (the third game in this series that their 3-point makes hit double-digits). […]

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The Last Teams Standing in the NBA Playoffs Are No Surprise

In most respects, this season’s NBA playoffs have been scintillating, with a first round for the ages, the not-so-silent protest of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the resurrection of Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma’s lord and savior. Despite all that unpredictability on and off the court, the oddsmakers in Vegas knew what was coming since nearly the […]

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The Last Teams Standing in the NBA Playoffs Are No Surprise

In most respects, this season’s NBA playoffs have been scintillating, with a first round for the ages, the not-so-silent protest of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the resurrection of Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma’s lord and savior. Despite all that unpredictability on and off the court, the oddsmakers in Vegas knew what was coming since nearly the […]

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How the Spurs Boxed in Kevin Durant

As the San Antonio Spurs took the Oklahoma City Thunder apart Thursday night on their way to winning Game 5 by 28 points, Thunder forward Kevin Durant quietly battled to finish with 25 points. That’s nothing to sneeze at, but it’s still short of the sparkling numbers he had been putting up before the NBA’s Western […]

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How the Spurs Boxed in Kevin Durant

As the San Antonio Spurs took the Oklahoma City Thunder apart Thursday night on their way to winning Game 5 by 28 points, Thunder forward Kevin Durant quietly battled to finish with 25 points. That’s nothing to sneeze at, but it’s still short of the sparkling numbers he had been putting up before the NBA’s Western […]

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