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THAT is exactly what the Suns need to keep doing

If your entire starting five is at least a +12 or higher, then you’ll look like the Phoenix Suns did in their 122-105 Game 1 victory over the Denver Nuggets last night. And their balance is precisely why they have the edge on a shorthanded Nuggets roster. Read more…

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Road warrior Kawhi Leonard joins NBA elite with season-saver in Dallas

If you were watching Game 6 of Clippers-Mavericks on Friday night, you heard about a hundred times how there’s never been a series in the NBA where the road team won the first six games — until now, since Los Angeles notched a 104-97 victory behind 45 points from Kawhi Leonard. Read more…

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Phew, what a day! May 7 sports gobs of history, including MJ’s ‘Shot,’ ‘Practice?!’ & Big Sexy goin’ boom

Sports people are weird — myself included. We love our stats and our oddities, and our trends and our records. Something that will speak to the hearts of sports fanatics everywhere is a lovely confluence of memorable events that all happened on this very day. Read more…

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Jeremy Lin deserves a roster spot, but the NBA is drunk on bare-minimum contracts

Much like Isaiah Thomas signing a 10-day contract on April 3 with the Pelicans, Jeremy Lin is just looking for one more chance in the NBA. Based on his G League production this past season, he’s earned it. As I said last week, the league has a problem with its veterans being cast aside in […]