Indiana Pacers got the better of the visiting short-handed New Orleans Pelicans with a92-84 victory at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday night. Rookie starting forward Myles Turner finished the game with a spectacular double-double game performance of game-high 24 points and career-high 16 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a crucial win and strengthened their hold to a playoff spot in the tight Eastern Conference. "I was really trying to get 20 points and 20 rebounds‚" Turner‚ who went 11 for
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Eastern Conference Finals Preview Tonight at 8:30pm EST on ESPN‚ the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both of these teams have had different paths leading to this one-two seeded showdown. The Cavs led by LeBron James have yet to lose a game during these playoffs‚ sweeping the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. For Toronto the road has been bumpy‚ they squeezed by the Indiana Pacers in seven games and defeated the Miami Heat in seven as well
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Legacy is one of the most important aspects when looking back at the greatest players in professional sports history. All fans have these everlasting images in their heads about the all-time great players‚ that can be positive--Michael Jordan hitting the winning shot over Bryon Russell‚ John Elway winning back-to-back Super Bowls to finish his career-or negative--whatever has happened to Tiger Woods‚ Brett Favre’s last season in Minnesota. These images drastically affect how we remember legends of
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Lonzo Ball and De’aaron Fox are upcoming rookies in the NBA. Lonzo and De’aaron both have potential to have a successful career but Lonzo will have a better career because of what he showed in collage and who the NBA is comparing him to. They are both rookies in the NBA but lonzo is better statistically “Even though the pressure is put on him by his daddy I think he’ll be a star in this league”-Steven A. Smith. Lonzo is now the youngest player to get a triple double that was formally held my the
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What makes basketball ifija fjiwj ’of ’apof ’poakf ’poa ’pfo ’pol ’pokf ’pao kf a ’pofk ’apofk ’paokf ’poakwf poak f poa aof ’paof poa af ’pofapof poawf ’ paowkf a ’ifj ’aoifj ’aj ’okvm ’oaiva va pj avjapjpoj Fans determine the market for professional basketball. The entertainment factor is most important to fans. Offering season tickets‚ theme nights‚ student nights‚ church nights‚ etc. keep fans engaged‚ and draw fans to the games. While the market can fluctuate
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Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977) is a 6 foot-6 inch left-handed Argentinean professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players‚ he is a member of the Argentine men’s national basketball team and the NBA. Ginóbili spent the early part of his basketball career in Argentina and Italy‚ where he won several individual and team honors. His stint with Italian side Kinder Bologna was particularly productive‚ earning two Italian League
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Best Player in NBA The NBA is the pre-eminent men’s professional sport in the North America and is considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. There are many legends such as Bill Russell‚ Larry Bird‚ Magic Johnson‚ Michael Jordan‚ and Reggie Miller who have made a huge impact to the sport. But LeBron James‚ who still plays for Miami Heat‚ is the best all-around basketball player of all time. He contributed very high performances‚ he can play in every position
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16‚ 1947‚ in New York‚ Harlem The 7 foot 2 center was named one of the greatest players in National Basketball history‚ and his talent was noticed in high school. Son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. a New York City policeman‚ and his wife Cora Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class. At the age of 9 he was 5 foot 8 and by the time he was in eighth grade he was able to dunk a basketball. Kareem’s parents had him into school
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5 Best Basketball Games For PC in 2015 5. Freestyle 2 Street Basketball When you combine smoothly rendered scenery and addictive arcade style basketball games you’re onto a winner. Freestyle 2 Street Basketball completely nailed it. The interface is responsive and easy to grasp‚ and the game is easy to pick up and start playing quickly. Fans of basketball games will love the retro arcade feel to this game and this is a major appeal to me. Playing Freestyle 2 feels like being back in the arcade
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Lebron James was born December 30‚ 1984 in Akron Ohio Lebron’s full name is Lebron‚ Raymond‚ James. Lebron has a blood brother who he didn’t like and he turned his back on him. He got good grades in his school life which made him a good athlete. He has 3 kid 2 boys and 1 girl.his oldest is 12 his middle child is 11 and his daughter is 3. His boys are following his footsteps. Did you know He got to go to the McDonald’s game which is the high school all-star game.He did good in that game to. Lebron
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