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The Bradley Beal trade — which is still yet to be finalized — is a seismic one for several reasons. First, it finally sets the Wizards on a course of not shooting for the back half of the playoff picture, and instead admitting that they need to pursue a different path to
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One game after they each posted a 30-plus-point triple-double while combining for 66 points on 43 shots to lead their team to a win on a night where they got almost nothing from their non-Christian Braun teammates, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray shot a combined 13 of 36 from the
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Obviously, the big story coming out of Game 3 is Nikola Jokic putting up the first 30-point, 20-rebound triple-double in NBA Finals history, and Jamal Murray joining him with a 30-point triple-double of his own. But more than the numbers themselves, the way they were accumulated is what interests me.
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Scattered thoughts on Game 2 of the Finals coming up… * In Game 1, Nikola Jokic scored 27 points on just 12 shot attempts (and 12 free throws) and racked up 14 assists, and the Nuggets won. In Game 2, Jokic had 41 points on 28 shots (and eight free throws)
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There’s no need for a big preamble here. The Finals begin tonight. Here’s what I’ll be watching out for. * How does Miami match up? * Is Bam up to the challenge of Jokic? * How much zone can the Heat get away with? This trio of questions is probably
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I ran into a dual issue over the weekend where something was going on with my Substack account and I literally could not publish new posts for some reason and I also had a procedure done on my back and thus was in a bunch of pain for a few