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It’s Beantown vs. Tinseltown. Havlicek vs. West. Russell vs. Chamberlain. Magic vs. Bird. And now, the Big Three vs. Kobe. Pump that hype machine with vintage clips from the ‘80s. Rev the engines with commentary from the greats. Keep it coming at a heart-attack pace before that first surreal tip-off incites a manic frenzy in [...]

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Beat L.A.! Beat L.A! From the replies people have sent me concerning my never-ending blogs, I presume a vast majority of you were born after the Magic-Bird showdowns petered out. I for one began my sports journey with the Bad Boys of Motown replacing the Celts and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar participating in his last Finals, invariably [...]

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Before we anoint Kobe as the next supreme-being, allow me to chomp on my tongue. As despite ripping on the Spurs with patented New York bitterness and predicting them to lose to a quicker Suns team in the first round and then a younger Hornets team in the second, I internally could not envision them [...]

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Sitting in my boy J-Ro’s basement the other night following San Antonio’s Game Seven win in New Orleans, I lost that heated passion from rooting for the Hornets in the waning moments of the series’ finale. J-Ro spoke of his disappointment concerning an upstart New Orleans team that many favored to axe the defending champs [...]

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So Paul Pierce broke out of his series long mire and poured in 41 points in another Celtics’ Game Seven win despite the King’s do-it-all 47-point performance. A raucous crowd that wailed ceaselessly, the aforementioned duel, a nip-and-tuck, do-or-die, win-or-go-home contest and a resurrected P.J. Brown combined to generate a memorable Sunday afternoon for the [...]

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In the midst of a second round with three series very much in doubt, the idea of branding a team a certifiable success or disappointment might appear dated in a week. But every writer confident of his or her observations must avoid conventionality and embrace a daring demeanor. Well…almost.
The Celtics could turnaround their shoddy road [...]

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Ok, so I’m a tad late with my second round predictions but I will redeem my tardiness with pinpoint predictions as well as scintillating writing and oops-I-crapped-my-pants worthy humor. Which has me thinking, I have not watched SNL since Will Ferrell departed to star in such classics as Elf and Bewitched, but I still recall [...]

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Those of you that have decided to read both parts of my blog must be thinking he’s in complete denial over his dreadful Knicks. How sad. Actually, Doc Brown hooked me up with his De Lorean and during the night when I transform into Tyler Durdon - my alternate persona, I travel back to the [...]

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Anticipation mounted like a dream strung out across the night with the possibility of waking up seeming remote. The surreal nature of my exuberance for the upcoming NBA Playoffs officially kicked back to reality as we are on the precipice of something beyond words.
For basketball neophytes sold from the constant rumbles concerning what’s about to [...]

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I knew during my pre-pubescence that I was not going to sling crack rock or develop a wicked jump shot. However, with maturity I found an alternate and dastardly route to incorporate both by sharpening my writing skills.While I take a brief hiatus from my blossoming screenplay that puts New Jack City, Blow and Scarface [...]

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