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How To Talk About The NBA Christmas Day Games With Your Family

If you plan to spend Christmas Day watching more NBA basketball than is really polite, odds are you’ll be watching with family or friends who aren’t as keen on basketball as you are. Here’s a rundown of every game on the marquee, and what the thinking fan is talking about. Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State […]

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How To Talk About The NBA Christmas Day Games With Your Family

If you plan to spend Christmas Day watching more NBA basketball than is really polite, odds are you’ll be watching with family or friends who aren’t as keen on basketball as you are. Here’s a rundown of every game on the marquee, and what the thinking fan is talking about. Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pelicans Are On The Edge Of Greatness

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. Anthony Davis has arrived. Do the New Orleans Pelicans have enough to ascend with him? The Brow became a bona fide superstar last season, […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pelicans Are On The Edge Of Greatness

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. Anthony Davis has arrived. Do the New Orleans Pelicans have enough to ascend with him? The Brow became a bona fide superstar last season, […]

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NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Playoff Power!

The NBA regular season ends Wednesday, and the playoffs begin Saturday. And with that in mind, we’re going to shake things up a bit with regard to FiveThirtyEight’s NBA Power Ratings. Until now, we’ve ranked every team according to a projection of its true talent over the upcoming week — and the upcoming week only […]

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