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With two weeks remaining in our condensed and partially mutilated 2011-12 NBA season, we're juggling more plots, subplots and characters than a vintage episode of the show that we're no longer allowed to mention on Grantland because David Simon is a condescending, humorless blowhard. Did these storylines emerge because we crammed 66 games into four months? Did we just get lucky? Or am I fudging this because I desperately needed a Friday column? Probably all three. But here are 33 reasons to be excited for the last two weeks of the NBA season.
1. Do you realize Charlotte has a chance to finish with the NBA's worst winning percentage ever? The '73 Sixers own the worst...
You know what the most difficult impulse outside of puns in sports writing is, for me at least? Resisting the victory lap. You operate in a market of predictions, observations, anticipation, forecasting and let's face it,... more »
Ninety minutes before tipoff of what became his team’s first loss in 23 days, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich answered the question everyone inside EnergySolutions Arena couldn’t wait to ask: Which great Spurs had not... more »
The Chicago Bulls have lost three of their last four. Derrick Rose was off his game in his return to the lineup Sunday. Things have been better. But before we get too fixated on the momentary ups and downs that even the best... more »
It's not an exaggeration to say this is the most important game of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks. It's not the decisive game yet, a time that is approaching rapidly with nine games left in the regular season. But it's a... more »
It remains hard to take seriously any Bulls games without Derrick Rose. At least, in the context of winning a championship, or at least getting past Miami. But now, it’s officially terrifying to watch any regular-season... more »
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