LeBron James
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How? I could trace it back to the play-in game against Orlando. Andre Drummond’s threes. VJ’s rebounds. Tyrese’s 31 points. If the Sixers don’t win that game, they never play Boston. Demons are never exercised. The Celtics handle Orlando with ease. Brown stays put. But they played the Magic in Philly instead of in Orlando…
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I always hate writing in season about the Sixers because I am superstitious. It is silly to be superstitious about a team who hasn’t advanced past the second round of the playoffs since before I knew what the word superstitious meant. (I kid you not I began writing this on Friday. And then the next…
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Three of the past four Finals I’ve wanted the LeBron James-led team to lose. When Golden State overcame a 3-1 deficit against Oklahoma City it marked the first time since LeBron’s first title that I wanted his team to win. It’s funny how things change. Think about how Cleveland built their roster immediately after LeBron…
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For the first time since Utah lost to Chicago in back-to-back years in the 1990s, the NBA will have a Finals rematch. San Antonio squandered the opportunity to beat Miami last June thanks to miss free throws by Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard, and a 3-pointer from Ray Allen that will go down as one…