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Tweet of the Night: Chandler Parsons

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Unreal performance by @. It's a wrap for the series. Heat Thunder in finals.
June 7, 2012 10:24 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
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Needless to say, there were plenty of tweets about the performance of LeBron James, who was historically sensational in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Chandler Parsons’ tweet, in particular, was noteworthy because he wrote off the Boston Celtics in predicting a Heat-Thunder Finals. Hasn’t he ever heard of the phrase “don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion”? The quote did come from the Rockets’ best coach of all time, after all. The way the Heat played tonight,

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SH Blog: Thursday’s news – Erik Spoelstra is not better than Doc Rivers, Dwight Howard is rethinking his thoughts again

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The San Antonio Spurs were the favorites heading into the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but lost four consecutive games to watch their season come to a disappointing end in Game 6 on Wednesday night. The Miami Heat are in the exact same situation heading into a Game 6 of their own. Have a look at what is going on around the league in regards to this pivotal game, along with other goodies: Erik Spoelstra is still looking

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SH Blog: Wednesday’s News – Stephen Jackson keeps it positive, Thunder fans despise Joey Crawford

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Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals is a pivotal one for the Spurs, who face elimination for the first time this season. A loss would prove to be an epic meltdown, given all their success up to this point. Check out what some of the players had to say heading into the game, along with news around the league on Wednesday. Gary Neal has been dealing with flu-like symptoms and missed the morning shootaround, but is expected to play in

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Bernucca: Garnett is not old, just old school

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Break up the Big Three? Maybe down in Miami, where the trio of so-called superstars have the collective toughness of your average 9-year-old girl. But not in Boston, where the Celtics are on the verge of a huge postseason upset, and Kevin Garnett looks like he is about to hand previously undefeated Father Time his first career loss. You don’t have to like Garnett. You don’t have to like the stream of R-rated language that comes from his mouth after every good play.

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Spoelstra’s explanation for not using Bosh is scandalous

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// csprtContainer(); // ]]> If you missed the postgame interviews, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra was asked why he left Chris Bosh on the bench for the entire fourth quarter of the Heat’s Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics. Spoelstra responded that it “wouldn’t have been fair” to Bosh to put him in for the final 3 minutes. Hello? Wouldn’t have been fair? On what grounds? This was Game 5 of an even series, a fourth quarter in which the Heat were getting destroyed over and

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Perkins: Admit it, you’d also take Rondo over Wade right now

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It appears Dwyane Wade's status as an elite NBA guard might be slipping a bit.

MIAMI – Two years ago the question seemed laughable. Dwyane Wade or Rajon Rondo? But things have changed drastically. So as we watch the reeling Miami Heat and prideful Boston Celtics go through their battles in this Eastern Conference finals series, ask yourself a legitimate question: Given the choice, would you rather have Miami’s Dwyane Wade or Boston’s Rajon Rondo right now? “I would say Rondo

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SH Blog: Tuesday’s news:Stephen Jackson does not respect Scott Skiles

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The main story heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals is whether Chris Bosh will suit up for the Miami Heat. That, of course, wasn’t the only news item on Tuesday, as you will see below. Chris Bosh is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game, but Brian Windhorst believes Bosh will play:  Heat All-Star Chris Bosh has been upgraded to a game-time decision for Tuesday’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics. All indications are that Bosh

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SH Blog: Monday’s News: Durant’s rituals, value of LeBron James, players’ activities

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Game 5 of the Thunder-Spurs series is set for 9PM ET tonight. In the meantime, check out some of the news around the league on Monday from possible player movements, game evaluations, and off-season activity from players that are in full vacation mode. Is the criticism on Russell Westbrook being selfish warranted? Darnell Mayberry discusses why it is not warranted: The point guard who continues to be a lightening rod for criticism for everything from his shot selection to his body language

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