Basketball

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This. Is. Impressive.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 862159002/

Which meant that POSPOTUS was soon to go on the attack.


How the WNBA Stood Up to Trump and Won Fans
An activist appeal on hot-button women’s issues has defied long-held notions about sports teams mixing business and politics.



WNBA “Take A Seat, Take A Stand”

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James Harden’s 30-point streak now second-longest ever





Look at all those streaks Wilt Chamberlain had!

NBA Division Standings

Next year, GoCubsGo.

Charlotte is leading the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference with a 27-29 record! 19-38 Atlanta is only 8.5 games out of the division lead. There are 2 other divisions where 4 of the 5 teams have winning records.

LA Lakers 28-29, may not make the playoffs, Lebron's finals streak may end at 8, split 4-4 between Miami and Cleveland. Cleveland is even worse off at 12-46.

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Collectively, we jinxed him.

James Harden's 30-Point Streak Ends at 32 Games, Rockets Earn Win Over Hawks
Feb 25, 2019

Curry's 38 points lead Warriors to Game 1 win over Clippers

eight 3-pointers to give him the most in postseason history
121-104 victory
Curry shot 8 for 12 from deep to pass Ray Allen (385) for career postseason 3s with 386 (LeBron is #3), had a postseason career-high 15 rebounds, seven assists and the 31st 30-point postseason performance of his career.
Los Angeles ... was outrebounded 53-40.
Warriors: Curry notched his fifth career double-digit postseason rebounding game. ... Durant (3,679) passed Dirk Nowitzki (3,663) for 15th place on the career playoff scoring list. ... The Warriors have won seven straight postseason Game 1s and 14 of 15 openers in all - going 16-1 in their first game of a series dating to the 2014-15 season.

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Golden State (1) > Los Angeles (0) and everyone else
Milwaukee or Detroit
Denver (0) > San Antonio (1)
Toronto (0) > Orlando (1) and everyone else in the Eastern Conference
Portland > Oklahoma City and everyone else except Golden State
Philadelphia (0) or Brooklyn (1)
Houston > Utah
Boston > Indiana

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Milwaukee or Detroit
Detroit 86, Milwaukee 121, ouch.

Portland > Oklahoma City and everyone else except Golden State
Yes

Boston > Indiana
Yes

Houston > Utah
Utah 90, Houston 122, wow

3-0, 4-2 in all game #1s.

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Golden State (1) > Los Angeles (0) and everyone else
LA Clippers 135, Golden State 131
DeMarcus Cousins likely out for rest of playoffs, diagnosed with torn quad
Golden State (1) > Los Angeles (1), ut-oh

Philadelphia (0) or Brooklyn (1)
Brooklyn 123, Philadelphia 145
Big margin, crazy high score.
Philadelphia (1) or Brooklyn (1)

4-3 in the playoffs now.

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Denver (0) > San Antonio (1)
Denver (1) > San Antonio (1)

Toronto (0) > Orlando (1) and everyone else in the Eastern Conference
Orlando 82, Toronto 111
Toronto (1) > Orlando (1)

Portland > Oklahoma City and everyone else except Golden State
Yes
Oklahoma City 94, Portland 114
Portland (2) > Oklahoma City (0) , 93.4% chance of winning series now

3-0, 7-3 in the playoffs now.

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Milwaukee or Detroit
Detroit 86, Milwaukee 121, ouch
Detroit 99, Milwaukee 120, still ouch
Milwaukee (2) or Detroit (0), 93.4% chance of winning series now

Boston > Indiana
Yes
Indiana 91, Boston 99
Closer than that, highlighted by a 16-0 4th quarter Boston comeback run, Kyrie Irving 6-10 3s, 37 points
Boston (2) > Indiana (0)

Houston > Utah
Utah 90, Houston 122, wow
Halftime, Utah 44, Houston 70
Utah 98, Houston 118
Houston (2) > Utah (0)

2-0, 9-3 in the playoffs now.

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Golden State (1) > Los Angeles (0) and everyone else
LA Clippers 135, Golden State 131
DeMarcus Cousins likely out for rest of playoffs, diagnosed with torn quad
Golden State (1) > Los Angeles (1), ut-oh
Golden State 132, LA Clippers 105
Kevin Durant (38 pts) reminds everyone who he is, leads Warriors to blowout Game 3 win
Golden State (2) > Los Angeles (1)

Philadelphia (0) or Brooklyn (1)
Brooklyn 123, Philadelphia 145
Big margin, crazy high score.
Philadelphia (1) or Brooklyn (1)
Philadelphia 131, Brooklyn 115
Philadelphia (2) or Brooklyn (1)

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Denver (0) > San Antonio (1)
Denver (1) > San Antonio (1)
Denver (1) > San Antonio (2)

1-1, 10-4 in the playoffs now.

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Toronto (0) > Orlando (1) and everyone else in the Eastern Conference
Orlando 82, Toronto 111
Toronto (1) > Orlando (1)
Toronto 98, Orlando 93, close
At times, things got tense between the Canadian fans and the Canadian fans.
Toronto (2) > Orlando (1)

Portland > Oklahoma City and everyone else except Golden State
Yes
Oklahoma City 94, Portland 114
Portland (2) > Oklahoma City (0) , 93.4% chance of winning series now
Portland (2) > Oklahoma City (1)

Boston > Indiana
Yes
Indiana 91, Boston 99
Closer than that, highlighted by a 16-0 4th quarter Boston comeback run, Kyrie Irving 6-10 3s, 37 points
Boston (2) > Indiana (0)
Boston (3) > Indiana (0)
No one has ever come back from 3 down.

2-1, 12-5 in the playoffs now.

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Milwaukee or Detroit
Milwaukee leads series 3-0
No one has ever come back from 3 down.

Philadelphia or Brooklyn
Philadelphia lead series 3-1

Denver > San Antonio
Denver 117, San Antonio 103
Series Tied 2-2

13-5 in the playoffs now.

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Saturday, April 20

"In a skid dating back to 2008, the Pistons have now tied the Knicks (2001-2012) for longest playoff-game losing streak at 13 games."

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Houston > Utah
Houston 104, Utah 101
Houston lead series 3-0.
No one has ever come back from 3 down.

14-5 in the playoffs now.

Sunday, April 21

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Golden State > Los Angeles and everyone else
Golden State (2) > Los Angeles (1)
Golden State up by 6 over halfway through the 4th.
Golden State 113, LA Clippers 105
K. Thompson 6-9 3s, 32 points; K. Durant 33 points
Golden State lead series 3-1 after 2 wins in LA

Toronto > Orlando
Toronto (2) > Orlando (1)
Toronto 107, Orlando 85, ouch
Toronto (3) > Orlando (1)

Portland > Oklahoma City and everyone else except Golden State
Portland (2) > Oklahoma City (1)
Portland 111, Oklahoma City 98
Portland lead series 3-1

Boston > Indiana
Boston 110, Indiana 106
Boston win series 4-0

1-0 series tally

4-0, 18-5 in the playoffs now. It helps that in the series where I have a preference (6 of 8) I've purely coincidentally picked the lower seed every time. In the other 2 the favorites, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, are also leading. Denver (#2) vs. San Antonio (#7) is the only series tied at 2-2.

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Milwaukee or Detroit

Bucks win first playoff series in 18 years, give Pistons longest playoff-game losing streak in NBA history

... The Bucks left no doubt, beating Detroit by 35, 21, 16 and 23. This is just the second four-game sweep with every game won by at least 15 points in NBA history (Celtics over Rockets in 1980).

The sweep gives the Pistons sole possession of the longest playoff-game losing streak of all-time, 14 games

Detroit’s streak includes 2009 and 2016 sweeps by the Cavaliers, meaning the Pistons have now gone 11 straight seasons without winning a playoff game. That’s one of the longest such droughts of all-time ...

Houston > Utah
Houston lead series 3-0. No one has ever come back from 3 down.
Houston 91, Utah 107
3-1, back to Houston.

18-6 in the playoffs now.

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Toronto > Orlando
Toronto wins series 4-1

Philadelphia or Brooklyn
Philadelphia wins series 4-1

Denver > San Antonio
Series Tied 2-2
Denver up by 11 at the half.
San Antonio 90, Denver 108, whoa
Denver lead series 3-2

Portland > Oklahoma City
Portland lead series 3-1
Portland wins series 4-1 on a buzzer beater in Portland.

I'm 21-6 in games, 3-0 for series picks now, favorites are 5-0.

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Houston > Utah
Houston win series 4-1

Golden State > Los Angeles and everyone else
LA Clippers 129, Golden State 121
Golden State leads series 3-2
Game 6, only this series and Denver-Spurs go that far, in Los Angeles

I'm 22-7 in games, 4-0 for series picks now, favorites are 6-0 including both #4s > both #5s.

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Denver > San Antonio
Denver lead series 3-2
Not even close , back to Denver for Game 7.