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Golden State Warriors vs. N.Y. Knicks Wednesday NBA Preview & Free Pick

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Two of the most bipolar teams in the league go at it tonight in the Big Apple when the Golden State Warriors take on the New York Knicks.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Miami Heat Tuesday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Kings vs Heat NBA Handicapping

With a six-game lead over their nearest rivals and only 28 games left, about the only thing that could stop the Miami Heat from finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference is an inopportune (wince here) ACL injury.

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Cappers Picks NBA Power Rankings – February 25th, 2013

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Isn’t it way past time for the Indiana Pacers to take a bow?

Virtually ignored, the Pacers are in terrific shape (35-21) as the season grinds into the home stretch. Scorer Danny Granger has finally returned from injury, bolstering a rotation that was already solid.

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L.A. Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Monday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Grizzlies vs Raptors NBA Handicapping

The Lakers will be in the playoffs when the blanks are replaced by real bullets come the middle of April. At least that what Kobe Bryant says.

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Handicapping 2013 NBA Championship Future Gambling Lines

NBA Futures starting the home stretch

There remains to this day a sizeable contingent of Heat-haters.

They mostly exist among fans who yearn for the return of Michael Jordan, or Bird-Magic, and even a diminishing few who would prefer the Chamberlain/West Lakers or even the dominant Celtics of the 1960s.

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San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden St. Warriors Friday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Spurs vs Warriors NBA Handicapping

Rondo. Rose. Paul.

Why do we always forget/ignore/omit Tony Parker from the list when we talk about the best point guards in the NBA?

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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Toronto Raptors Wednesday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Grizzlies vs Raptors NBA Handicapping

For the last decade or so the Toronto Raptors have served one useful purpose – they prevent the really good teams from getting bored by having to play only each other all the time.

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Boston Celtics vs. L.A. Lakers Wednesday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Celtics vs Lakers NBA Handicapping

Four games under .500, 3½ games out of a playoff spot. Twenty-eight games to go in the regular season.

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Cappers Picks NBA Power Rankings – February 18th, 2013

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Trade talks in the NBA are on the up and up.

The Lakers deny that they are considering moving Dwight Howard, which would mean that they are giving up.

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Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets Tuesday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Celtics vs Nuggets NBA Handicapping

Should we call this one the Usain Bolt Invitational?

Coming off the All-Star break rested and ready to make a serious run for a high seed in the Western Conference playoffs, the Denver Nuggets have played 16 consecutive games in which one team (and most often both) has scored in triple digits.

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2013 NBA All Star Game Gambling Odds | Free Picks

NBA Betting – All-Star Game Preview & Pick

Say it ain’t so, Melo.

Carmelo Anthony says that a contusion he suffered in the Knicks’ loss to Toronto on Wednesday night could force him out of Sunday’s All-Star Game in Houston, denying us of the opportunity of a continuation of the on-court feud between Melo and Kevin Garnett.

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Odds to win the 2013 NBA All-Star 3-point Competition

2013 3 point Contest Gambling Odds

Size does matter, but does that also apply in the NBA Three-Point Shootout?

We have the image of small guys firing away from outside, making one shot after another, but in fact the bigger you are, the better you tend to do when you start firing from beyond the three-point line.

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Odds to win the 2013 NBA All-Star Dunk Competition

2013 Dunk Contest Gambling Odds

Darryl Dawkins was born too early (1957) for the NBA All-Star break dunk contest, but when his time is up the ability to throw it down will no doubt be in the first paragraph of his obituary.

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Cappers Picks NBA Power Rankings – February 5th, 2013

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Is anyone who follows the NBA not rooting for Greg Oden?

Oden’s bad knee has been cut up more times that Eastern Europe after World War II, and now at just 24 years old and less than five years after being the overall No. 1 pick in the draft, he’s hoping for one last shot at being a productive NBA player.

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Charlotte Bobcats vs. Miami Heat Monday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Bobcats vs Heat NBA Handicapping

Yes, they have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Yes, everyone who they have to have healthy to win is healthy.

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L.A. Clippers vs. Boston Celtics Sunday NBA Preview & Free Pick

Clippers vs Celtics NBA Handicapping

So much for that Super Bowl Sunday matchup of the best point guard in the Western Conference vs. the best PG in the East.