The Finals are here, and they will be glorious. In one corner, we have the eighth-seeded, scrappy try-hards in Miami trying to make history. In…
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What’s Been Behind Miami Heat’s Fantastic Season?
As the number eight seed in the 2022/23 playoffs, Miami Heat were the underdog in every round of their route to the 2023 NBA Finals.…
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Chicago Bulls Off-season Notebook Vol. 2: Cheap Free Agency Options to Pursue
We’re back with another offseason notebook. I covered in the last notebook that this is a big offseason for the Bulls who drastically need to…
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2023 NBA Finals Preview: Miami continues its uphill battle into Denver
If there’s one word to describe this year’s NBA Playoffs, it’s “poetic.” The stories of both conferences are polar opposites. A one-seed playing against a…
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4 Winners and a Loser of Boston-Miami Game 7
Winner: NBA teams hoping to upgrade The Jaylen Brown situation is very, very complicated. Brown nabbed a Second Team All-NBA spot this year (although he…
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2023 Dallas Mavericks NBA Draft Guide
The Dallas Mavericks are in a difficult position for the 2023 NBA Draft. Last season ended in what is the NBA’s equivalent of a fiery…
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The Heat can’t dribble
Imagine driving a car with no steering wheel. Imagine barbequing without sauce. Imagin typing on a kyboard without th lttr aftr “d.” That is what…
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People don’t know the name of the Heat’s third-best player
Caleb Martin has been the third-best player on the team that’s poised to win the Eastern Conference, and announcers still can’t get his name right.…
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Is LeBron James Finally Showing His Age?
If there’s one thing we as fans have learned watching sports, it’s that Father Time is undefeated. While some have been able to stay ahead…
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This Year’s Biggest NBA Disappointments
I wrote earlier this year about the NBA’s happiest surprises: Gilgeous-Alexander, the Kings, and more. Today, it’s time to write about the flip side: the…
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Conference Finals Questions
West: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers History: These teams met four times during the regular season, splitting the series, but all four were before…
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The Philadelphia 76ers Need to Figure it Out
When we talk about Game 7s in the NBA, we talk about the pressure, the intensity, and the flare that comes with a “win or…
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How the Denver Nuggets Became Top Seed, Embarrassed Kevin Durant, and Made the Western Conference Finals
After finishing the Western Conference with the most wins of any other west-coast team, the Denver Nuggets have made the 2023 Conference Finals, beating the…
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The Complexity of Julius Randle and the New York Knicks
On Monday, the New York Knicks suffered a 109-101 loss to the Miami Heat to go down 3-1 in their second-round series. Coming back down…
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1 stat explaining every second-round series
146-145 Denver Nuggets are tied with Phoenix Suns, 2-2 Nikola Jokic has scored 146 points in the Nuggets’ 2-2 series with Phoenix. Devin Booker has…
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How two MVPs hit the scoring switch
The MVP award is about to be announced, and everything we know suggests Joel Embiid will take the crown. But Embiid was forced to miss…
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LeBron vs. Steph and the Beauty of the NBA’s Greatest Modern Rivalry
The story of rivalries has been told since the dawn of time. As we thrive off the competition, the idea of seeing head-to-head battles awakens…
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NBA Rivalries: Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks
The rivalry between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls is known as the Bulls-Knicks rivalry. Since the Bulls’ entry into the NBA in…
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Chicago Bulls Off-season Notebook Vol. 1: Do the Bulls need to trade DeMar DeRozan?
We have another long Bulls’ offseason ahead of us. This offseason feels pretty critical for the front office, led by Artūras Karnišovas, who haven’t done…
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Playoff Jimmy sends the Milwaukee Bucks home in round one
The best players find ways to transcend the great moments in a game. When Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup in game four of the…
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