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Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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23 hours ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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2 days ago

Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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9 days ago

(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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10 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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10 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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Sibling Rivalry?

After a few days of reading article after article by people who dissect games for a living, I was surprised to see that no one (at least that I could find) was discussing an exchange between the Bulls’ Tyrus Thomas and Glen Davis. In the third quarter with Celtics up by 24 points, Tyrus Thomas nearly mugged Paul Pierce and then was a hit with a technical foul after pushing Glen Davis. Thomas looked infuriated and Davis stood there with his arms up looking between Thomas and the Ref as if to say, “Hey, what did I do?”

Most people would see this as harmless, passionate basketball by a frustrated player whose team is getting decimated; and it more than likely is. However, what makes this exchange more interesting is the fact that Glen Davis and Tyrus Thomas used to be teammates at LSU. What’s more, is that they played similar positions and Davis even referred to Thomas as his “brother.”

It appears that signs may point to an impending rivalry between these two power forwards. If we take an even closer look, we can see that the payers current situation almost begs for one:

- the first two games of this series have been slug fests and Davis and Thomas are their teams respective starting power forwards

- both teams are in the Eastern Conference, thus meeting at least three times a year (perfect for a best of three season series)

- the Bulls are an up-and-coming team while the Celtics are the defending NBA Champs, which strangely mirrors…

- at LSU, Thomas was the up-and-coming player with loads of potential while Davis was the established star and fan favorite

Playoff basketball is about intensity and Thomas is more than likely just playing intense basketball. But pushing your older brother on the court may lead to some repercussions. Whatever happens, I think it’ll ultimately end up good-natured and respectful. That being said, who doesn’t like nice, friendly, sibling rivalry?

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