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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who is mourning the Suns today. When he's not being bummed out, you can find him hating the Spurs at Basketbawful. Enjoy!
I feel like we've seen this before, Part I. Well, Dirk Nowitzki and his Mavericks got the playoff matchup they wanted...and five games later, they're once again on the outside looking in. Surprise, surprise.
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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who will never, ever forget McGrady's greatness in defeat. He's kind of like a 21st century Dominique Wilkins, if 'Nique had never made it out of the first round. When he's not praising T-Mac, he's probably making fun of him at Basketbawful. Enjoy!
He was the greatest player to never...well, you know. It seems kind of wrong to already be writing Tracy McGrady's eulogy. After all, the Rockets — thanks to last night's 90-84 home loss to the Jazz — are down only two games to none in their first-round, best-of-seven series. They could totally come back. All they have to do is win at least two games in Utah, where the Jazz were nearly unstoppable (37-4) during the regular season. That's all. [Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! Danger!]
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We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko and Basket Bawful. Here's Free Darko's look at the New Orleans Hornets-Dallas Mavericks series. Your author is Dr. LawyerIndianChief.
MESSAGE TO GOD: Please let the tears stop from streaming down my face. Yahwe, I can't believe you're going to put me through this again. You're going to make me watch another soggy first round Tracy McGrady playoff defeat? And with all the tension brought on by the fact that the Jazz can't win on the road, inevitably making this a seven-game series? Jesus, joy of man's desiring, why could you not have simply booted the Rockets from the playoff race altogether back in January, making way for the Golden State freakfest, or at least the Portland Trailblazers? Instead you we will endure a week and a half of a slow, slow cockpunch, leading us all to grimace in unison when McGrady finally steps off that EnergySolutions hard timber back into the locker-room, and back into the cove of shame.
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Welcome the return of your daily recap of NBA "action."
• They're Not Booing, They're Saying Koooobe. OK, they were booing. But Kobe Bryant did not let a little pregame negativity from the home fans effect the way he hogged the ball led the Lakers to almost-victory. Kobe scored 45 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as the Rockets prevailed 95-93. It was of course Rick Adelman's coaching debut, and while the Rockets looked confused at first, they eventually got their act together behind Shane Battier (tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left) and Tracy McGrady (30 points). Overall impression: Kobe just looks like a guy who knows he could be traded at any minute. And Yao looks like a guy who could score 100 points if he suddenly woke up and realized he was 7-4.
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If you can imagine one player in the NBA who would sing Neil Diamond's "Forever In Blue Jeans," who would you guess it would be?
Think.
Think.
Think.
Hey, you're right ... it's Shane Battier! But you knew that.
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