The Chicago Bulls are in the middle of a rebuild, but the team is not without a few foundational pieces worth watching this season, from the high-flying Zach LaVine to second-year center Wendell Carter Jr. and rookie guard Coby White. Bulls fans have a number of ways to watch the team’s games live this season without a cable or …
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After winning the NBA MVP award and leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a league-best 60 wins last season, the next step in the continuing evolution of Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting the Bucks to the NBA Finals. The Bucks haven’t reached the Finals since 1974, but are the favorites in the East this year behind their 24-year-old, 6 feet, 11-inch star. Bucks fans …
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The Miami Heat landed Jimmy Butler and might be contenders in the East this season. Even if they can’t find a way past the Bucks or Sixers, they’ll be fun to watch with Justise Winslow running the point and promising rookies Kendrick Nunn and Tyler Herro knocking down shots. Plus, big man Bam Adebayo is making the leap. Heat fans who …
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The Philadelphia 76ers came tantalizingly close to making it to the NBA Finals last season. With Kawhi Leonard having returned to the Western Conference, the Sixers are favorites in the East this year along with the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. Led by Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, the team also signed Al Horford away from the Celtics to bolster their front court. If Embiid can stay healthy and …
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Kyrie is out. Kemba is in. The Boston Celtics signed Kemba Walker to replace Kyrie Irving, who is now plying his trade in Brooklyn. Point guard replacement aside, the Celtics roster looks a lot like last year’s with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and a resurgent Gordon Hayward (Update: he’s hurt again) in the starting lineup. Does Boston have enough to overtake the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks in the …
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The Los Angeles Clippers are no longer playing second fiddle to the Lakers. After trading for Anthony Davis this past offseason to join none other than LeBron James, the Lakers were a good bet to be the talk of the town for yet another season in LA. The Clippers then made their move, signing Kawhi Leonard fresh off of winning the …
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The post-Russell Westbrook era has begun in Oklahoma City. After trading Westbrook to Houston this past offseason and sending Paul George to the Clippers, the Thunder are rebuilding, but it could be a rebuild worth watching. The Thunder received Chris Paul in the Westbrook trade and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the George trade, which gives the team a formidable backcourt. Chris Paul could be …
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Other than your character meeting an untimely end, nothing takes you out of an immersive game quicker than screen tearing where elements of a particular scene don’t line up. When a monitor’s refresh rate and a graphic card’s frame rate are out of sync, distracting and annoying artifacts like screen tearing show up. The 54 best Cyber Monday 2019 deals …
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Russell Westbrook and James Harden are back together again. The Houston Rockets traded for Westbrook in the offseason to reunite the two guards who previously played together in Oklahoma City at the beginning of the decade. It remains to be seen how these two ball-dominant guards will coexist in the same backcourt or how (if?) they’ll contribute defensively. Perhaps the …
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Let’s restate the obvious: Black Friday deals are no longer confined to the Friday after Thanksgiving. Amazon’s Black Friday deals have already begun, Walmart has its “Early Access Sale” and Costco is readying its first holiday sales for Nov. 7. Dell is getting in on the early sales action with a Black Friday Sneak Peek sale that started a few days …
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