Posts Tagged "NBA"
How good can Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry be? Will the constant sprains and tweaks ultimately prevent him from becoming a superstar?
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Durant is a superhero, but not super enough
By Kurt Sorensen, 16 May 2013
Much has been written about Kevin Durant’s recent superhero efforts in keeping his Oklahoma City Thunder team within striking distance of the Memphis Grizzlies in their western conference semi final series.
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Bogut spearheads Warriors NBA victory
By AAP, 14 May 2013 Andrew Bogut earned a rave review from coach Mark Jackson after helping Golden State Warriors to a 97-87 overtime victory to level their NBA playoff series against San Antonio.
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Golden State Warriors head back to California with home-court advantage after splitting the first two games with San Antonio Spurs 1-1. We’ll have live scores and coverage from 10.30pm AEST.
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Bogut a key for Warriors in NBA playoffs
By Peter Mitchell, 7 May 2013 Andrew Bogut has been doing a great job of bludgeoning opponents in the NBA playoffs by throwing his 213cm, 118kg body around like a wrecking ball.
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Miami Heat superstar LeBron James has missed out on being named the unanimous 2012/13 NBA regular season Most Valuable Player by one measly vote, earning 120 of a possible 121 first place votes.
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James headed for top NBA honour
By AFP, 5 May 2013 LeBron James will on Sunday be named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the fourth season in his career, the second year in a row and the fourth time in five seasons, ESPN reported on Friday.
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Earlier this week journeyman NBA player Jason Collins, who finished this season playing for the Washington Wizards, became the first active professional athlete in one the top four major American sports to publicly come out as being gay.
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If Rose doesn’t return, the Bulls can kiss playoffs goodbye
By Nick, 4 May 2013 The Chicago Bulls are in serious trouble coming into the last game of the playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets.
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Nuggets v Warriors: a wild west showdown to savour
By Kurt Sorensen, 3 May 2013 To be described as being ‘unconscious’ in the NBA does not refer to one having to lie down after hitting one’s head on the boards, it refers to a shooter that seemingly cannot miss.
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It seems like the never-ending saga of where Dwight Howard (AKA “Superman”) will end up once the 2013-2014 NBA Season kicks off has reached another fork in the road.
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In 1947 the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team did what was then the unthinkable, they started a player of African American descent at first base in the opening game of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season.
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NBA follows Collins towards tolerance and acceptance
By Dbow, 2 May 2013 As a basketball fan-based in Australia, it is always surprising to see an NBA player on the front page of local online news sites and the subject of the nightly news.
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Bogut stars for NBA’s winning Warriors
By Peter Mitchell, 30 Apr 2013A day after Seattle welcomed Jesse “Tha Monstar” Williams to the NFL, San Francisco’s Bay Area gave a standing ovation to another Australian giant, Andrew “The Enforcer” Bogut.
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NBA centre Jason Collins reveals he’s gay
By AFP, 30 Apr 2013 NBA centre Jason Collins became the first active player in a major professional American team sport to reveal that he is gay, doing so to Sports Illustrated in a major cover story released on Monday.
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Is the Thunder fried?
By Callam P, 30 Apr 2013 Miami versus Oklahoma City. For some time this match-up seemed like the inevitable end to the NBA season, a tantalising battle between the game’s two brightest stars and a clash between two highly talented teams.
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Put your house on the Heat
By Jonathan Healy, 29 Apr 2013 If you didn’t put your house on the Miami Heat for a title in the past months, you can today.
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Bogut fires Warriors in NBA playoff win
By Peter Mitchell, 28 Apr 2013 The Golden State Warriors were desperate for Andrew Bogut to be physically dominant and the Australian centre delivered, inspiring his team to a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets in their NBA playoff series.
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The NBA coaching circus continues
By Myles Stedman, 26 Apr 2013 Get out your red noses and floppy shoes, because yet another NBA head coach bites the dust.
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Celtics playing to heal the city of Boston
By RobH, 24 Apr 2013 After 82 rounds, the top eight teams in the Eastern and Western conferences have been decided, and it’s time to start again, go to battle to become the best basketball team in the nation and, I don’t hesitate in saying, the world.
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