The NBA gives fans the gift of star-studded basketball each Christmas Day. After making coffee and opening presents (in that order), you can settle in for five NBA games. After a jam-packed slate that included Eastern Conference bouts between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors followed by the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers — not …
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The Brooklyn Nets fans still need to wait a year for Kevin Durant to get on the court, but the team is a fun watch this year with a quartet of talented guards — Kyrie Irving, Joe Harris, Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LaVert — all averaging double figures in scoring. Even without Durant, the Nets have a good shot of making …
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One after another, media and tech giants are hurling themselves into a battle for your streaming-TV dollars. Last month ushered in the first clash: Apple TV Plus versus Disney Plus. The king of Hollywood and the smartphone profit king both launched their own services within days of each other. By all early measures, Disney trounced Apple. These battles are more …
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The San Antonio Spurs look like they may be headed to the lottery this season, but history says never count out a Greg Popovich-coached team. Led by DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs might extend Pop’s streak of 22 winning seasons if the team’s talented young point guards Derrick White and Dejounte Murray can take a step forward this year. Spurs fans who also happen …
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are still finding their way after LeBron James left town for the second time a year ago. The team will not win many games this season but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth watching. The backcourt of the future is in place, with second-year shooting guard Collin Sexton and rookie point guard Darius Garland. And the Cavs have …
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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 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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Disney Plus, the highly anticipated streaming service from Disney that launched early Tuesday, was downloaded 3.2 million times to mobile devices and sucked in new members for 1.3 million hours of viewing in the first 24 hours, app analytics company Apptopia said Wednesday. It’s also No. 1 app in the Apple iOS app store in both the US and Canada. …
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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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