Paul's primary defender through the first two games of the Western Conference semi-finals has been alleged super defender and verified dirty player Bruce Bowen, and Paul has responded with double-figures in points, rebounds, and scowls.
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Home court has ruled in the playoffs and New Horleans will hope that will be enough to give them the edge tonight against the defending champions. Still, the Spurs have several advantages namely the disappearance of Peja Stojakovic and Tyson Chandler.
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It is good to see Jerry Stackhouse's focus is where it needs to be as the Mavericks prepare for Game 3 of their first round playoff series vs the Hornets, a series they trail 2-0. The Mavs forward did not mince words yesterday when expressing his feelings towards Hornets head coach Byron Scott.   more...
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Just wondering what people's thoughts are on Bowen defending Chris Paul. We all know Bowen will stop on his feet and ankles, but will he push it further when the younger and quicker Paul gets around him. I think he will and i also think Chris Paul will not put up with it. Paul seems to have a   more...

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Chris Paul your MVP? He may still be the NBA's too....
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Despite the lack of playoff experience, New Orleans tore Dallas a new one in the second half.
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The Sports Muffin ponders home court "advantage" in the NBA Playoffs:During the second round of the NBA playoffs the home team is now 15-1. The Celtics, who had the best record in the NBA, are now 0-5 on the road this postseason. What gives the home team such a huge advantage? The courts are all   more...
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First things first. I can find no fault in anyone selecting Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul or LeBron James as NBA MVP. Apparently, the Lakers star will have the award bestowed upon him later today (nothing like suspense, eh?)...
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Chris Paul & Tyson Chandler are the best at it. But all the quick young point guards are initiating it. The play's a bit like a soccer penalty kick with the defensive big as the goalee. It needs to be handled similarly to the high pick, where the defensive big normally glues on to the point guard,   more...

The answer is yes…..check that…..HELL YEAH!! So what if Cuban gave up on him after two 1st round exits in two years. It's not his fault Dirk is the softest "superstar" in the league.
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ok, so I don't regularly post things in the yard, I don't have a fancy blog, and normally I'm just here checking out b diddy and melo and anything in the nba section really.But I just checked this out and I gots to get a little opinionated about it.Personally I don't know how Bruce Bowen got his   more...
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Chris Paul is for real. He lead the New Orleans Hornets from no playoffs the year before to the 2 spot in the highly competitive West. He's extremely dangerous to other teams when it comes to decison making. From pulling up for a jumper, to driving in the lane to dishing it back out to an open   more...

This was such a close call this year with who should get the NBA's Most Valuable Player award. It really came down to 2 great players: Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul. Bryant had a better year scoring wise averaging 28 points per game while Paul was the better ball distributor with 12 assists per game.   more...
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I never knew the NBA MVP was supposed to be a lifetime achievement award. I thought it was merely the most valuable player to a team for the season just played. Apparently, I was mistaken.
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