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Miami trio outnumber Bulls’ Rose

Another 48 minutes of torture for the Chicago Bulls revealed something that is no secret. If Derrick Rose does not take all of his offensive talents to South Beach, the Bulls are in big trouble.

Mavs don’t cover, for a change

Rarely is the sequel as good as the original. It would have been crazy to expect Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks’ 7-foot shooting stud, to come close to duplicating his near-perfect Game 1 performance.

Bulls give Heat reason to cry

At the time, the crying and hugging seemed absurd. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade locked up in a tearful embrace as if they had been separated at birth and surprisingly reunited decades later by Oprah.

Spray hits fan as listless Lakers get skunked

What else was Kobe Bryant going to say? When he predicted the Los Angeles Lakers would come back to win the series, some listeners took him seriously. Others could smell the skunk coming around the corner.

Lakers not dead yet, perhaps live ‘dogs today

Overcoming substantial odds, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks rode into Los Angeles and twice beat the Lakers senseless. Even Nowitzki admitted the feat was hard to believe.

Celtics’ struggle was easy to predict

Aside from Ray Allen’s sweet shooting stroke, which is as good as ever, there are several reasons to sour on the Boston Celtics as it becomes more apparent their time near the top is expiring.