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Nearly Perfect: The Night The Bulls Were Tired

On April 8, 1996, the Chicago Bulls trudged into the United Center on an unseasonably cold Monday night to face the…

Jordan Sargent

6/16/16 2:45PM

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Nearly Perfect: Night Of The Raptor

Maybe it started when they named the team after a dinosaur in a Steven Spielberg movie, or when the first player…

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Nearly Perfect: Modern Basketball Arrived Before Anyone Knew How To Play It

Over the past 20 years basketball has evolved from a sport based around throwing the ball to brutes in the post into…

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Nearly Perfect: For One Night, Rex Chapman Was King

Michael Jordan made me hate basketball. That’s not supposed to be the effect of one of the greatest players of all…

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Nearly Perfect: Charles Barkley Was The Patron Saint Of Moral Victories

I’m a sucker for those moments when athletes lose themselves a little bit. When Jose Bautista gets mad at baseball…

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Nearly Perfect: The Chicago Bulls Were Frauds

Children don’t pick their heroes, they gravitate to them. This youthful ignorance is blissful insofar as it frees…

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Nearly Perfect: The Indiana Pacers Were A Vanished Ideal

The Indiana Pacers were a pretty, pretty basketball team. Do people know that now? It all came back at once,…

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Nearly Perfect: An Unremarkable November Finals Preview

By November 26, 1995, everybody already knew the 10-1 Chicago Bulls were very good; nobody knew they were the best…

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Nearly Perfect: The Meteoric Rise And Fall Of The Orlando Magic

The Chicago Bulls’ path to the NBA’s then best-ever record and the first of three consecutive titles wasn’t as…

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Nearly Perfect: Understanding The Greatest (For Now) Team In NBA History

“It’s a nice number, 72-10. It rings well.” - Phil Jackson

Kevin Draper

4/14/16 3:55PM

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Nearly Perfect: The Night The Bulls Were Tired

Nearly Perfect: Night Of The Raptor

Nearly Perfect: Modern Basketball Arrived Before Anyone Knew How To Play It

Nearly Perfect: For One Night, Rex Chapman Was King

Nearly Perfect: Charles Barkley Was The Patron Saint Of Moral Victories

Nearly Perfect: The Chicago Bulls Were Frauds

Nearly Perfect: The Indiana Pacers Were A Vanished Ideal

Nearly Perfect: An Unremarkable November Finals Preview

Nearly Perfect: The Meteoric Rise And Fall Of The Orlando Magic

Nearly Perfect: Understanding The Greatest (For Now) Team In NBA History