SH Blog: Wall admits he was motivated by critics, Lawson says Nuggets can beat Heat in Finals

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John WallAs the season winds down, writers and reporters will have a tendency to ask players about the future ahead of them.

Some – like Andre Iguodala and Jose Calderon, as you’ll see below – may be asked how they’ll go about free agency, while others (see Ty Lawson) will be asked about how they may match up against certain teams when the playoffs come around.

For Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, the main questions continue to be about his value to the franchise and why he should or should not be considered a max player.

[Related: Why John Wall is not a max player]

We’ve seen Stan Van Gundy heavily criticize Wall’s game before doing a complete 180 a few months later,  and we’ve also seen just how little faith David Falk had in the guard.

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Five Fast Facts From NBA Games 3.25.13

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John WallWhile there were six games on the NBA schedule Monday night, all the headlines came from just three.

John Wall had two words to say — max contract — while the Miami Heat looked to extend their historic winning streak to 27 games against the Orlando Magic and the Denver Nuggets (quietly flying under the radar) tried to break their 15-game winning streak — tied for the most in franchise history — against the New Orleans Hornets. 

Five Fast Facts from NBA Games: 3.21.13

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statmannThe round of 64 began on Thursday and outside of the PAC-12′s success as a 12 seed and Harvard earning their first ever tournament win, upsets were at a minimum.

On a very light night in the NBA, the three games on the schedule saw one upset, as the Blazers won on the road in Chicago, but the Sixers blew their chance to snap the Nuggets win streak and perform their own “bracket buster”.

Welcome to another episode of Five Fast Facts.

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Fantasy Spin: Nuggets Win 13th Straight; Clippers Let One Slip Away

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By far the most impressive of Denver’s 13 consecutive wins, this one came on the road, against a great team that was 30-4 at home, after overtime the previous night.

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Fantasy Spin: Knicks Lose Stoudemire, Win Game; Grizzlies & Nets Stay Hot

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What a horrible week for the Utah Jazz. They lost their first three road games by a total of five points before throwing in the towel last night and the Lakers have caught them for the final playoff spot.

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