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X’s and O’s of the West Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Graydon Gordian go all in on some Spurs vs. Grizzlies X’s and O’s. That seemed like a good idea until we got stuck in a horrible peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich analogy. X’s and O’s of the West NEXT VIDEO The San Antonio Spurs made quick work of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1. Will the next showdown be more of the same? Our panel, which includes former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford, addresses the pressing questions heading...Read Full Story

Photo Credit: Issac Baldizon This isn’t going to be pretty. This series isn’t just about size vs. skill. It’s not just the league’s best offensive team against the best defensive team. It’s about two teams with very different systems and philosophies trying to stop the other team from doing what it wants to do. It’s about perpendicular, not parallel, lines. Collisions, not races. There will be dunks and threes and plenty of the remarkable, but there is always going to be someone in the way...Read Full Story

Copyright ©2012 The Associated Press. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.   No Author Published: May 21, 2013 No Source    email NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. NBA basketball team representatives sit onstage at the start of the NBA draft...Read Full Story

Jason DeCrow/AP Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert congratulates his son Nick Gilbert after the team won the NBA basketball draft lottery again. Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. Gilbert, owner Dan Gilbert’s bowtie-wearing son, was on stage for another the victory. After he won it in 2011, the Cavs used the pick to take...Read Full Story

By John DentonMay 21, 2013 NEW YORK – The Orlando Magic have become so synonymous with having lottery luck that when their number wasn’t called for the top pick in Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery, it was a surprise for almost everyone in attendance at the NBA’s Times Square Studios. The Magic went into the lottery process armed with the best odds at winning the top selection at 25 percent, but they fell to the No. 2 spot in the draft order for the June 27 NBA Draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers...Read Full Story