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Five Things: Playoff Sunday Game 4s

Five Things takes a look at five things to watch out for in marquee games with playoff implications.Intensity. Fire. Desperation. These are the building blocks of an NBA Game 4.Well, unless the seven foot All-Star for one team is out for the rest of the playoffs with a hairline foot fracture. Still, the Rockets and Lakers...

5 Things: Pivotal Game 3's Friday Night

Five Things takes a look at five things to watch out for in marquee games with playoff implications.We've got a trifecta of Game 3's on Friday. We've got an Eastern Powerhouse trying to prolong its relevance, and the new Eastern Order trying to showcase how dominant it really is. We have a scrappy underdog showing you that...

5 Things: Orlando's Playoffs Start Tonight

Five Things takes a look at five things to watch out for in marquee games with playoff implications. Tuesday's Magic-Cavs showdown (7 PM ET) is one such romp.Orlando's playoffs start tonight. Sure, the Magic have locked up a playoff appearance and are virtual locks for the third seed in the East. But the Magic's season at...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6

The Pistons are against the cliff, now. They're at home, but they no longer have the luxury of any more "off games." The switch has to be "on' from here on out. And with the Celtics smelling the Finals, pushing this back to Boston will be difficult. But if anybody has the experience to kick this brutal series back to...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Western Conference Finals Game 5

Do or die. Win or go home. Other clichés. The Champs are up against the cliff, and the Lakers have the spear pointed at their backsides. Manu! The Machine! Kobe! Bonner! Okay, maybe not Bonner. Either way, this should be fun this evening. In the latest in our continuing series, we look at five things to keep an eye on...