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Counterpoint: The NBA Playoffs Are Actually Incredible

Counterpoint: The NBA Playoffs Are Actually Incredible

Sure, the Warriors and Cavs have romped. But the playoffs have still given us the good stuff.
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Shea Serrano
For a Night, Kyrie Irving Was Cleveland’s Best Player

For a Night, Kyrie Irving Was Cleveland’s Best Player

A celebration of Cleveland’s most poetic player and his stunning, indestructible Game 4 performance
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Danny Chau
The New and Improved, Same Old J.R. Smith

The New and Improved, Same Old J.R. Smith

Basketball’s bad boy has become an elder statesman
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Micah Peters
Someday, We’ll Love the Great and Boring Cavs-Warriors Era

Someday, We’ll Love the Great and Boring Cavs-Warriors Era

Their dominance comes with a cost
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Rodger Sherman
The Night Steph Curry Became a Star

The Night Steph Curry Became a Star

Steph’s Game 4 closed a loop against the Spurs, the team that helped him reach transcendence four years ago
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Danny Chau
A Eulogy for the San Antonio Spurs

A Eulogy for the San Antonio Spurs

Let us remember all the good that Kawhi and Pop brought us
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Shea Serrano
Kawhi Leonard’s Squad Could Look Much Different Next Season

Kawhi Leonard’s Squad Could Look Much Different Next Season

Can the Spurs afford to keep all of their role players for another potential championship run? Do they want to?
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Jonathan Tjarks
Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry’s Happy Coexistence

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry’s Happy Coexistence

For two MVPs, to play together effectively is to take turns
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Juliet Litman
Paul Millsap Is Opting Out, and the Hawks Are Looking for Answers

Paul Millsap Is Opting Out, and the Hawks Are Looking for Answers

A study in when self-aware corporate social media becomes sad
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Paolo Uggetti
Gregg Popovich Is the Sully of the NBA

Gregg Popovich Is the Sully of the NBA

Even when everything is going wrong, he lands gracefully
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Jason Concepcion
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