From this tweet

"If you're not gonna call it, game 7 Nuggets/Lakers, clear advantage doesn't go to the home team, it goes to the stronger team. And this is NBA basketball, why are we deciding the stronger, tougher team that way wins? It's supposed to be a game of skill and athleticism too, so in order to find out who the best team is, we have a rule book. Let's just call it as we see it based on the rule book instead of making up some other game, which is the stronger team has the advantage in game 7."

Excuse me while I laugh about my country's plans. That said, we DO need a big man.

Tell me this guy isn't coaching his ass off!

David Thompson scored 37 points and DT was having a "Kobe" kind of week battling the flu.

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A short video preview of the series from Hickory-High, focusing on some plays and sets that each team might focus on. There's also a stats based preview on the way. We'd love to hear thought or feedback if there's anything we missed!

No question that JaVale McGee's play has improved in Denver, but as Shaq reminds us, he had no place to go but up.

An inside look at who JaVale is and where he comes from.