Tag Archives: Cleveland Cavaliers

Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling

Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference. Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10. The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have a stranglehold on [...]

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Taylor Smith’s Top Five NBA Games of the Week

We’re into the second-to-last month of the NBA regular season, and what do people want to see? Possible future playoff matchups, of course. There’s never a bad time for a quality matchup, and the second half of this first week in March offers plenty of enticing games to watch in preparation for the postseason. So, [...]

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Week 19 NBA Fantasy Waiver Wire

Week 19 is under way in the NBA, and with less than two full months of basketballremaining, it’s time to kick things into high gear. Before we even start with the waiver wire, know the injuries that affect your lineup, and be aware of any role changes. Shaquille O’Neal has thumb surgery and is likely out [...]

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Taylor Smith’s Week 19 NBA Power Rankings

Out West, the Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Jazz appear to be separating themselves from the pack as we near the playoffs. In the East, the Cavs appear to have gotten things back in order, and the Celtics are struggling once again. Here’s the full NBA rundown as we head into the second-to-last month of the regular [...]

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Is LeBron James too nice for his own good?

There’s an old Twilight Zone episode that goes a little something like this. A scientist constructs the perfect baseball player. He is so unhittable that not a single opponent can reach base against him. When other teams in the league find out that he’s actually a machine and not a man, they contest the rule [...]

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SimuPick Pick of the Day (Feb. 25): Boston vs. Cleveland

Thursday’s Pick (2/25/10) NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8 P.M. ET, TNT) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Cleveland -2.5 Moneyline: Cleveland -145 Over/Under: 193 Cleveland looks to be rolling towards the top seed in the East, but if Boston or Orlando have any hope of catching the Cavaliers over the last [...]

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Taylor Smiths’ Week 18 NBA Power Rankings

With a flurry of deals having gone down prior to last week’s trade deadline, the NBA landscape is different from how it was at this time last week. Contenders have added what they hope to be the final pieces to a championship run, while some other teams positioned themselves to be big spenders come free [...]

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Should Kevin Durant Be Considered For NBA MVP?

I get it. Kevin Durant is young. He’s only in his third year, and while he has his Thunder vying for the NBA playoffs, he’s unlikely to lead them to a title this year. Agreed, Durant won’t win the MVP award this year. But he should. This isn’t about LeBron James. But if it were, [...]

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Week 18 NBA Preview: Lakers Vs Nuggets Highlight Top Games Of The Week

It’s getting down to crunch time in the NBA, as we have a bit of a log-jam in the Eastern Conference, with the Chicago, Miami, Charlotte, and Milwaukee battling it out for the final three spots. We won’t know until the end of the season who will be the odd team out, while the Western [...]

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2010 NBA Trade Breakdown: Handing Out The Grades

The 2010 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, as Thursday showcased a number of deals, most notably a blockbuster deal that sent Tracy McGrady to the Knicks and Kevin Martin to the Rockets. But with the trade hype passing through, it’s time to take a look at what all these moves mean for the [...]

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