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    The Thunder Lose To The Hornets, Take Two

    Chris Paul had a triple double in the Hornets 109-97 win over the Thunder. With 29 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, Paul had help from David West who scored a season-high 33 points. Oklahoma City, who fired their coach P.J. Carlesimo Saturday was playing under the guidance of interim coach Scott Brooks. Clearly the change wasn't enough, as the Thunder dropped two games to the Hornets in as many days. More »

    10:30 AM on Sun Nov 23 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    1,047 views, 1 comment

    Latest by 7-8 Deville: Eat the head! more »

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    Vince Carter's Your Daddy

    Vince Carter bitch slapped his former team, scoring 39 points, hitting a game-tying three at the buzzer, and reverse dunking in the Nets 129-127 OT win over Toronto. The loss was bittersweet for the Raptors' Chris Bosh who finished the game with 42 points. New Jersey's Devon Harris contributed his own 30 points to the win before calling Carter's performance "incredible". More »

    10:30 AM on Sat Nov 22 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    2,203 views, 11 comments

    Most discussed Token_Tennis_Fan: Is Carter or Marbury more loathsome? more »

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    Anthony Morrow Needs His Minutes

    Golden State 121, LA Clippers 103. Get ready to hear the name Anthony Morrow a lot this winter. The undrafted rookie out of Georgia Tech scored 37 points in his first career start. Typically playing as a reserve this season, Morrow shot 15-of-20 in his 42 minutes on the floor last night. "Sometimes I don't shoot 15-of-20 in drills," Morrow said. More »

    10:30 AM on Sun Nov 16 2008
    By Josh Zerkle
    2,838 views, 7 comments

    Latest by Kick His Ass Seabass: Its called "Home and Home" since both teams get a home game. more »

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    Where Brotherly Love Happens

    Philadelphia 94, Indiana 92 - Sixers guard Kareem Rush briefly matched up with his younger brother Brandon Rush last night (pictured) in Indiana. It was the first time two brothers played each other in an NBA game since the infamous 1965 game in which Wilt Chamberlain played his younger brother, Archibald Chamberlain. That day is infamous not because Wilt scored 89 points but more due to the child Wilt fathered with Archibald's wife immediately following the game.* More »

    10:30 AM on Sat Nov 15 2008
    By Enrico Campitelli Jr.
    2,857 views, 18 comments

    Most discussed Clare: Holy crap, the Sixers pulled it out? Wow. I was listening to the first half of the game more »

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    NBA Closer: James Posey Puts the Clamps on LeBron

    • Good thing Boston didn't keep that Posey guy; he's useless: The Hornets' big free-agent acquisition from this past summer shut down LeBron James at crunch time, and hit an enormous three to seal the victory for New Orleans. Posey's teammate, Chris Paul, had a typically brilliant game - 24 points, 15 assists - to help the Hornets maintain an unblemished record. More »

    10:30 AM on Sun Nov 2 2008
    By Marcel Mutoni
    2,076 views, 3 comments

    Latest by josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you: Given Danny Granger's colour, I have to think the Boston fans are longing for him in Celtic green. /Boston fan cliches more »

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    There's No Stopping The Green Monster


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who plans to spend the day celebrating the Boston's long-awaited 17th title. This almost makes up for Larry Bird transforming into a fat gremlin. When he's not doing green and white shots, he can be found trying not to toss his cookies at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    Complete and utter destruction. There's no other way to describe last night's 131-92 obliteration of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Boston Celtics didn't just earn their 17th banner, they wrapped it around the Lakers' collective neck and choked them with it. The 39-point bulge set an NBA Finals record for the largest margin in a deciding game. Boston pounded L.A. on the boards (48-29), bogarted the ball at every opportunity (a Finals record 18 steals) and put up a defensive wall the likes of which none of the Lakers — including regular season MVP Kobe Bryant — had ever seen. More »

    9:15 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
    By Basketbawful
    8,519 views, 82 comments

    Latest by The Gizmo from Pismo: Eh, Yankees as in buying a team to win. Not necessarily a negative. more »

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    The Finals Are Goin' Back To Beantown


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who can't decide whether he likes the fact that ginormous leads are not safe when these teams play. When he's not silently wondering what's going to happen in Game 6, he can be found staring into space with a contemplative look at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    And David Stern sighs in relief. Ever wonder why the NBA Finals — unlike any other playoff series in league History — uses a 2-3-2 format? Well, this is why. Had Game 5 been played in Boston with the Celtics holding a 3-1 lead, the series would probably be over. Instead, the Lakers' 103-98 victory ensures at least one more game, which means more primetime TV, which means more commercials sold, which means more $$ for the league ... you get the idea. But hey, who doesn't want more Lakers-Celtics, right? Uh, right? Anybody? Okay. Never mind, then. More »

    9:15 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
    By Basketbawful
    4,504 views, 42 comments

    Latest by DrJimmy: Y'all can have my bootleg "I Hate LA" shirt with Nicholson's picture on it when you strip it from my more »

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    Truly Epical Failurosity


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who almost feels sorry for the Lakers after last night's debacle. Okay, not really. When he's not dancing his little victory jig, he can be found thanking Sturla for the graphic at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    That'll teach me to go to the bathroom. So it's the third quarter, and the Celtics are down by a jillion. Lamar Odom is smiling like a baby with bad gas and Pau Gasol is doing his crazy mountain man thing. I was annoyed. Disgusted even. Shrugging my shoulders, I grabbed a magazine and decided to go free the chocolate hostages. What was the point of watching, right? The Lakers were dismantling the Green Machine and Kobe, at the time, had like one field goal. I honest-to-goodness figured it was over. More »

    9:15 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
    By Basketbawful
    11,274 views, 80 comments

    Latest by sharky: @taz4you: Get thee back to an English class STAT! Return only when you have a word to misspelling ratio of more »

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    The Mamba And The Machine


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who kind of thinks that Sasha Vujacic looks like Steve Nash's evil, retarded clone. When he's not wondering whether scientists should do a DNA check on those guys, he can be found building the world's largest ball of belly button lint at Basketbawful. Enjoy!

    Well, that wasn't pretty. Quick, somebody call Habitat for Humanity. Game 3 of the NBA Finals generated enough bricks to build a house for every homeless person on this planet ... and any other. (Sorry. Couldn't help it after all the times the camera panned to Bill Walton last night.) As Phil Jackson put it, "It was not a beautiful ballgame." L.A. shot a chilling 43 percent from the field, which actually seemed positively blistering compared to Boston's 35 percent rate of "accuracy." But the Lakers had two things that the Celtics did not: Kobe Bryant and Sasha Vujacic. (Okay, three things if you count the incredibly lame halftime show.) More »

    9:15 AM on Wed Jun 11 2008
    By Basketbawful
    5,222 views, 38 comments

    Latest by HuckNPluck: Why is Jason Schwartzman holding hands with Kobe? more »

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    Lakers Get Bleeps In Gear, Almost Steal Game 2


    The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who would like to know where the bleep Boston's killer instinct is. When he's not freaking the bleep out over the Celtics playing stall ball, he can be found venting his bleeping angst over it at bleeping Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »

    9:15 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
    By Basketbawful
    9,855 views, 29 comments

    Latest by supermike5alive: @Gourmet Spud: more self-loathing? what is this, 2002? didn't you READ simmons latest article?!@?!@?!?!?!?132 more »