Five Fast Facts from NBA Games: 3.24.13

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statmannThe Sweet 16 is now set in the NCAA tournament after Sunday’s action. Meanwhile, eight games took place in the NBA on this Palm Sunday.

The Miami Heat extended their win streak to 26 and are now a very serious threat to catch the 1971-72 Lakers 33-game streak. In other action, the Nets are now 3-1 on their eight-game road trip after their tight win over the Suns, James Harden lifted the Rockets to a one-point win over San Antonio and the Thunder dominated the Blazers.

Welcome to the Palm Sunday version of Five Fast Facts.

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Bernucca: What’s “laughable” about Lakers is D’Antoni

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mike-dantoniAfter Friday’s dispiriting home loss to the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni could not take it any longer.

D’Antoni went on a wide-ranging rant against his team, targeting its lack of commitment and effort on both sides of the ball. He said the Lakers were “messing with the basketball gods” and called their championship aspirations “laughable.”

Although D’Antoni mentioned no one by name, very few wearing the forum blue and gold appeared exempt. 

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Link to the Past: Remembering the 1993 Postseason

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As we move towards the postseason, it is worth looking back two decades to one of the most memorable postseasons in NBA history, 1993.

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Five Fast Facts for NBA Games of 3.19.13

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23Twenty-three.

Despite the game of his life from Jeff Green. And the man who got it done at the end for the Miami Heat was none other than Mr. Unanimous, as he shall be called after all the MVP votes are tallied. Shall we rename the MVP rankings The Race For Second Place?

Meanwhile, the Nuggets’ win streak reached 12 with a controversial finish in Chicago, the Lakers scored the fewest points of any team playing except the Hornets, and the Knicks salvaged a single ‘W’ from their trip out West. Quite a night in the association.

Queue the theme from Rawhide … “Rollin,’ Rollin’ Rollin’ …

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Five Fast Facts from NBA Games: 3.11.13

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Five games made up the NBA schedule on the second Monday of March 2013.

The Knicks forgot how to shoot the ball in a California nightmare, the Spurs showed the Thunder who the best team in the West is and the Nuggets extended their winning streak in Phoenix.

Welcome to a Championship Week edition of Five Fast Facts.

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