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NBA All-Star Starters Revealed

Scott Prather — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:13:57 +0000

Kobe Bryant will be making NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start. Who will be joining him in the starting lineup on Feb. 17 in Houston? For starters (pun intended), Kobe will be joined by...

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Top 25 NBA Free Agents Of 2012

Scott Prather — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Tomorrow night, the basketball world will be completely focused on the NBA Draft. However, 3 days later free agency begins. Whether than wait, let's get a headstart on NBA free agency by taking a look at the top 25 free agents. At number one...

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Heat Defeat Celtics In Game 7, Advance To Finals

Scott Prather — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:59:15 +0000

For the second consecutive year, the Miami Heat will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. They punched their ticket Saturday night with a rousing Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics by the score of 101-88. LeBron James was the headliner again, putting in...

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Heat Dominate Celtics, Force Game 7

Scott Prather — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:35:01 +0000

The first 5 games of the Eastern Conference Finals were competitive, hard fought contests. Game 6 in Boston was not. The Miami Heat, facing elimination, absolutely dominated the Celtics from start to finish, beating Boston 98-79. LeBron James (pictued left) played like an NBA MVP, putting up historic numbers. He went...

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Celtics Cool Heat In Miami, Win Game 5

Scott Prather — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:29:44 +0000

The Boston Celtics love when the critics doubt them. Tuesday night, they played with the heart of a champion, beating the Miami Heat in South Beach by the score of 94-90. Boston now leads the Western Conference Finals 3 games to 2, with a chance to close out at home. The heat is now squarely on the Heat as they face...

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Celtics Top Heat In OT, Even Series 2-2

Scott Prather — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:38:07 +0000

Heat guard Dwyane Wade got a clean look for a potential game-winning three point shot at the end of overtime, but the ball bounced off the iron as time expired, allowing the Celtics to procure a 93-91 win. With the victory, Boston ties the best-of-seven series at 2-2. Rajon Rondo took a shot at Miami going into halftime, then took...

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Celtics Get Crucial Game 3 Win Over Heat

Scott Prather — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:23:40 +0000

Boston's Big 4 of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo combined for 78 points, propelling the Celtics to a 101-91 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat went small on defense, and Rondo took advantage by...

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Heat Come From Behind To Beat Celtics In Game 2

Scott Prather — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:16:43 +0000

The Miami Heat had to withstand a 15 point deficit and a career performance from Rajon Rondo (44 pts, 10 ast, 8 reb) to win Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James scored 34, pulled down 10 boards, and dished out 7 assists to lead Miami to a 115-111 overtime win over the Boston Celtics. Dwyane Wade was big in the extra period, driving...

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Heat Scorch Celtics To Take Game 1

Scott Prather — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:02:40 +0000

The Miami Heat lost the 2nd quarter but dominated the other three to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Boston Celtics by the score of 93-79. LeBron James scored 32 points and pulled down 13 boards, the 19th time he's had a 30+ and 10+ postseason game. However, it was his teammates that James was raving about. And why not? Miami put up...

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76ers Top Celtics In Ugly Game, Force Game 7

Scott Prather — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:03:09 +0000

The 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers refuse to go away. Tuesday night in front of their home crowd, they topped the Boston Celtics 82-75, forcing a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Jrue Holiday (pictured above) made the Philly fans feel like it was a Holiday with his play, finishing with

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Bradon Bass Has Career Night, Celtics Defeat Sixers

Scott Prather — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:06:23 +0000

Brandon Bass, the least talked about member of the Boston Celtics starting five, exploded for a playoff career-high 27 points on Monday night, igniting Boston to a 101-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5. Bass, a former LSU Tiger and Louisiana native, was low-key after his awesome performance, saying...

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Celtics Demolish 76ers In Game 3

Scott Prather — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:43:22 +0000

The Boston Celtics figured they could "flip the switch" in Games 1 and 2 of their playoff matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. It cost them in Game 2. However, in Game 3, the switch was flipped on from start to finish, as Boston cruised to an impressive 107-91 over Philly. Kevin Garnett was a monster, finishing with...

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Best NBA Players Of The Last Ten Years

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:43:01 +0000

Who are the best NBA players of the last decade?

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Chris Paul Honored

Scott Prather — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:33:52 +0000

Chris Paul was selected to the NBA's all-defensive second team on Monday night. It is the third time Paul has been named to the all-defensive team. He was a first team selection in 2008-09, and the second team selection in 2007-08.

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Heat Go Up 2-0 Over Celtics

Scott Prather — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:05:27 +0000

The Miami Heat have put the Boston Celtics in a 2-0 hole in their best-of-seven series after an impressive 102-91 victory. A 14-0 by Miami late in the fourth put the Celtics away. The series now shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Saturday night.

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Celtics Nip Hornets

Scott Prather — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:44:46 +0000

The Boston Celtics made clutch free throws late to defeat the Hornets 89-85 at the Hive Saturday night. The soldout crowd in New Orleans left the arena unhappy, as the Hornets fell to 7th in the Western Conference, only one game back of Portland and a game and a half back of Denver.

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NBA All-Star Reserves Announced

Scott Prather — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:54:42 +0000

The Hornets David West and Emeka Okafor are left off the all-star team, as is Minnesota Timberwolves Forward Kevin Love. Clippers PF Blake Griffin is the only rookie selected to the all-star team.

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