of the ladder. Their motivation to win and beat rivals such as the Boston Celtics or the Los Angeles Lakers was not just for the “Bad Boys” to prove themselves as athletes but also to put Detroit back on the radar for good things not just riots and hunger in their city. The aggression and naming of the “Bad Boys” all started when the team figured out that they needed to mentally out play their top competitors such as the Boston Celtics. It was not that the Pistons were not a good team, with members
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Pacers. It continued in the 2001 season against Philadelphia 76ers, and the 2002 season against the New Jersey Nets now known as (Brooklyn Nets). In the 2008 season they lost to the Boston Celtics in a rivalry rematch, then in the 2009 season they beat the Orlando Magic, and lastly, in the 2010 season they beat the Boston Celtics in Kobe’s last NBA
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Another mega-slate of NBA action is on tap for Friday night and the usual suspects are primed for big nights. One source of cheap, high-floor players is the matchup in Brooklyn. Both the Nets and the Kings are punching bags for their opponents at nearly every position and there are several starters that are relatively cheap. Spoiler (and shameless plug) Alert: Check out the podcast here at Fantasy Hoops Insider to get more in-depth coverage of all our DFS picks for Friday. Throughout the season
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You Like That? For the record, I will be a Knicks fan ‘til the day that I die. I often forget why… It’s possible after last night's comeback win versus Oklahoma City that I am also a bandwagon Warriors fan. Technically, I'm an old bandwagoner; I rooted for the team for one season way back in 1993. [That was because I loved Chris Webber from his days at Michigan, timeout withstanding.] The Warriors have stolen my heart, not because of a baby-faced assassin with an adorable family. Not because of
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Josh The Basketball Player Joshua Rios is 14 years old, with brown eyes, brown hair, tan skin, and he is 5’9”. He has always dreamed of being an NBA player. He wants to play for the Houston Rockets, and wear the number 14. Josh plays basketball and football, but basketball is his favorite sport. His friends say, “He’s so athletic, I bet he can dunk on ten foot!” Well guess what?... he can dunk on a 10 foot goal! He is about to turn 15 in March, and it’s February,16,2018. He plays for the Oak Ridge
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Since their season-opening loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t experienced defeat. In Sunday’s matinee at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavs (6-1) picked up their sixth straight win with a narrow 101-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers (3-4). The win was Cleveland’s 26th straight at home when scoring at least 100 points. “I do know that we’re a tough out here in The Q, and the guys take pride in it,” Cavs head coach David Blatt said. The Pacers and Cavs traded haymakers as the
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NBA’s Best Player of the Year Award How many triple doubles have you got in a season. Well, Russell Westbrook had 42, and averaged one for 82 games.(He was one of the 23 people, Stephen Curry had 0) Russell Westbrook is an NBA player, who plays on the Oklahoma City Thunder. That is why Russell Westbrook should win the NBA’s Best Player of the Year Award.[nba.com] One reason is he is an all-around player. He is third in the NBA in assists, first in points per game, and tenth in the NBA in rebounds
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While it's not every day that a major basketball team is sold, Bruce Levenson and his group recently sold their NBA team the Atlanta Hawks to entrepreneur Antony Ressler for an estimated $850 million dollars. Levenson, a businessman and philanthropist, along with a group of partners, had originally purchased the thriving team in 2004. In addition to being a co-owner of the professional basketball organization, Levenson was also the Hawks' Governor on the NBA Board of Governors beginning in 2004
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Pat loves Hockey and so do I, I’m Pats best friend. Pat loves Hockey so much that he has a bedroom full of Australian merchandise. He has 12 aussie singlets, 20 pairs of Aussie socks, 6 hats, 26 shorts, 11 t-shirts, a dooner cover, pillow case, posters, pyjamas, stickers and limited edition hockey which his dad bought him for a lot of money and his mum says ‘It’s a waste of money and stupid’. This weekend Pats going to the world cup final with me and his Dad and Mum. Where Australia plays against
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The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre played a big role during the 1770’s by serving as an anti-British propaganda to enrage citizens and have the responsibility to eventually rise up and start the Revolutionary War. Citizens knew that they had the right to be free, but were growing angry because the British Parliament were raising taxes and placing taxes on them for more things. Without the Boston Massacre tensions leading up to war, and our freedom may not have happened at all. Since 1765
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