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MAGIC BEAT THE RAPTORS! The Magic beat the Raptors at home 114-100. The Magic were very hot in the first quarter, 43 points. They had a simple game plan: drive and kick for open three point shots. They got a little cooler as the game progressed and at one point in the second half, the … Read more

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HORNETS BEAT MAVS! The Hornets beat the Mavericks 104-92 to take a 1-0 series lead. CP3 and the bumping Hornets crowd carried them in this game. The Mavs tried to stage late game comeback, but it was much too late. I like the Hornets; they will win at least one at home, that’s a given. … Read more

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SPURS WIN IN DOUBLE OVERTIME! The Spurs beat the Suns in double overtime 117-115. This is the best first round game I have ever seen. Duncan forced a second overtime, Finely did it in the fourth and Manu hits the game winner. You have to give kudos to each team for giving the fans a … Read more

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CAVS BEAT THE WIZ! The Cleveland Cavs beat the Wizards in game one at home. It came down to the finish; LeBron and crew proved they can win at home. This was a very emotional game, thanks to the public comments made be Stevenson, Arenas and LJ. Haywood played a very solid game. He was … Read more

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IT’S PLAYOFF TIME! Another regular season of NBA basketball is over, now the real season begins. I am going to preview each match up, but first I’ll start with the Eastern conference first. In the East, only about half of the series will be somewhat close. The Celtics (1st seed) will take on the Hawks … Read more

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Today was the last day of a terrific Sports Journalism Summit I attended at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. Poynter (http://www.poynter.org) is a place rich with work from many great writers. I met some professional writers and learned a lot. Roy Peter Clark ran the Summit and did a magnificent job. He is … Read more

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LAKERS STAND TALL AGAINST THE SPURS! LA probably secured their position atop the west. If they can beat the Kings (they’ve been tough of late) they will clinch the top seed in the toughest conference. That would mean home court advantage all the way through the western conference teams and if they have a somewhat … Read more

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WIZARDS DOMINATE FOURTH QUARTER AND BEAT SIXERS! Gilbert Arenas is really playing well. I don’t care about the first three quarters, he showed up big time in the fourth (finial score 109-93, Wiz win). His three point range is better than you would get in a video game. He thinks he will make it every … Read more

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LISTEN TO WHAT SIR CHARLES SAID ABOUT ESPN! I love what Charles Barkley said on the Dan Patrick show today (here’s his website). Especially his comments about ESPN. He said he thinks they have been, “jack asses,” about the MVP race and it pisses him off. The point was that ESPN reporters think KB24 (Kobe … Read more

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SIXERS BEAT THE PISTONS! In a game which Detroit never lead, the Sixers beat the Pistons 101-94. These two teams have a good chance of meeting in the playoffs, but this wasn’t a full blown preview. Rip Hamilton didn’t play and the bench rotation was much too generous, every player got at least six minutes … Read more