Tag: NBA Playoffs

Your Morning Dump… Where the celtics will have to look elsewhere for “winning plays” to start the playoffs
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing…
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NBA Powerless Rankings: One Month Remains
Updated:A month from today the NBA’s 2018-19 regular season will be over. Another 1,230 games in the books. Without getting…
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NBA Season Preview: 2018/19 Over/Under Predictions and X-Factors
Updated:Last season I decided to share my season predictions on opening night. The results? 18 out of 30 over/under predictions…
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TLM Podcast: Debating NBA Over/Unders
Updated:This episode was recorded during the dog days of late August, prior to several big news stories (Lee Jenkins-to-L.A., Jimmy…
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NBA League Pass Rankings: Lottery Edition
Updated:As you’re already aware, the NBA released the full regular season and national TV schedules on Friday. And so, it’s…
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In N’ Out of the NBA Playoffs: So Last Season?
Updated:We the people at The Lottery Mafia recently rolled out our Powerless Rankings: Offseason Wrap-up edition, as well as an…
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Streaks of Stink: Missing the NBA Playoffs
Updated:One-third of the league has missed the playoffs at least two years in a row. We will take a quick…
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Your Morning Dump… Where “He’s a Rookie” and his scoring has Cs one game away
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s…
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Kobe Bryant shares how he’d tinker with Ben Simmons’ jump shot
Updated:Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard Ben Simmons is struggling to score in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics. The…
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The Pelicans Blow Out Golden St 119-100 Now Trailing 1-2 In Series
New Orleans, LA- The New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Golden State Warriors in The Smoothie King Center Friday night before…
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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics preview
Updated:After a hard fought seven-game battle with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics are now set to play the Philadelphia…
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2018 NBA Playoffs: 3 takeaways from Sixers’ Game 5 win over Miami
Updated:The party will continue in South Philadelphia! After winning Game 4 on Saturday afternoon in Miami, the Philadelphia 76ers returned…
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Dwyane Wade on Sixers: ‘This is the future of the NBA’
Updated:On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a tough and hard-fought first-round series against the Miami Heat. The Heat…
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Playoff Ben Simmons is an actuality, not just a formality
Updated:Earlier this season, I wrote a column on why an aggressive Ben Simmons is good news for the Philadelphia 76ers….
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The Pelicans Stomp Portland 119-102 To Take A 3-0 Series Lead
New Orleans, LA– The New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Portland Trailblazers in-game 3 of the first round playoff match-up. The…
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Jrue Holiday Leads The Pels To A 111-102 Win Over Portland, New Orleans Controls The Series 2-0
Portland. Oregon– The New Orleans Pelicans battled the Portland Trailblazers in the second Playoff match up with a lot riding…
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Your Morning Dump… Where the playoffs, and their lessons, begin today
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s…
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2018 NBA Playoffs: 3 things to watch for in Sixers vs. Heat
Updated:After finishing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, and capturing the third seed in the Eastern Conference, the…
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The Pelicans & Trail Blazers Playoff Series Info Released
Updated:The New Orleans Pelicans and The Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Series dates and time were released to-day by the NBA….
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With One Week Left, the Wild West is Wide Open
Updated:If you foresaw the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves going into the final stretch of the…
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NBA Powerless Rankings: March Edition
Updated:The NBA is entering the stretch run, and the teams at the bottom are sinking further into the depths. Who…
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Imagining NBA Utopia: Less is More, Top 16 Teams and the End of One-and-Done
Cash rules (almost) everything. Whether it’s sports, politics, or anything else in between, the almighty dollar will rear its ugly,…
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NBA Powerless Rankings: February Edition
Updated:The NBA returns from the All-Star break tonight, which means the respective races for the playoffs or ping-pong balls are…
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The NBA Anti-Tanking Manifesto: Draft Pick Tournament
The NBA is awesome. That is why you are here. The NBA isn’t perfect. That is why I’m here to…
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NBA Trade Deadline: Lottery Edition
I wasn’t going to do this, but at the last minute I decided to take one last trip to the…
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NBA Trade Machine: Discussing Five Potential Deals
Updated:The NBA Trade Deadline (Feb. 8) is rapidly approaching. Three weeks from tomorrow the buzzer will sound, and then there…
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At Long Last: Will Lifelong Lottery Players Finally Reach the NBA Playoffs This Season?
The playoffs are not a given for any team nor any player. Which players have toiled the longest without a…
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NBA Hot-Take Cannon: Way-Too-Early Edition
We are about five games into the regular season. In other terms, NBA teams are six percent through their 82…
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2017 NBA Opening Night Over/Unders
Ready for the NBA season to finally start? Opening night is upon us whether you are ready or not! Here…
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