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Is an upset brewing? The Magic and Suns make it interesting.

May 26, 2010

Oh hello NBA Playoffs…how I’ve missed your warm embrace. In what has been one of the least competitive NBA Playoffs in recent memory, the tides seem to be turning. Just a handful of days ago, we were all ready to see the Celtics (3-0) and Lakers (2-0) wrap up their series. But with their backs against the wall, both the Magic and Suns have responded in a big way.

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Nightly Noise: Glen Davis does…something

May 24, 2010

This was easily the most entertaining moment of tonight’s battle between the Celtics and Magic. Glen Davis doing this better than anyone I’ve ever seen. What it is, is beyond description, but try telling me you’ve seen somebody do this better than the Big Baby himself.

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The Magic is gone in Orlando

May 23, 2010

On the verge of being swept, it’s entirely impossible that the Orlando Magic just caught the Boston Celtics in a perfect storm of chemistry and focus. However, there is no excuse for their ongoing inability to match Boston’s intensity in this series on a consistent basis.

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Nightly Noise: Tony Allen points to the sky

May 16, 2010

Tony Allen sees a free lane to the hoop, makes eye contact with Rondo and points to the sky, and finishes on the receiving end of a high-impact alley-oop.

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Round 2 Scoring Summary – A Visual Representation.

May 16, 2010

Graphic designer Dan Sweet helped put the second round of the NBA Playoffs into perspective with this great chart of game-by-game scoring outputs for each team in each series.

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Eastern Conference Finals: Boston vs. Orlando

May 15, 2010

While the NBA world’s collective eyes are still on LeBron James after his disappointing playoff exit, we are just now getting into the best part of the playoffs. In what has been one of the most lopsided NBA playoffs in recent memory, I have faith that the Boston vs. Orlando matchup will bring us a [...]

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Big Game Preview: Cleveland vs. Orlando

February 20, 2010

The All-Star break seemed to have stunted the momentum of the East’s two top teams. In their first game back, the Cleveland Cavaliers (43-19)  had a disheartening loss to the Denver Nuggets in overtime at the hands of Carmelo Anthony. The following night, the Cavs were visibly deflated against the Charlotte Bobcats and were outplayed [...]

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Sunday’s Soundbites: 12/27

December 27, 2009

Kendrick Perkins on the keys to shutting down Dwight Howard, who was held to 1-7 shooting and committed seven turnovers in their Christmas day matchup (from The Boston Globe):
“You got to play him physical. Watch other teams around the league, they pretty much let him set up shop, throw elbows, let him get whatever he [...]

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Saturday’s Soundbites: 12/26

December 26, 2009

Kobe Bryant on the Lakers’ disconcerting loss against the Cavaliers (from PE.com):
“They played harder than we did. It’s as simple as that,” Kobe Bryant said. “They came out and outworked us. It’s a good wakeup call for us.”
LeBron James on the Cavs’ convincing win over the Lakers (from ESPN.com):
“It wasn’t about sending a message to [...]

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