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Game 3s: Against all odds
Can DEN, NYK, UTA and DAL get back on track? (PER Diem: May 2, 2012)
Updated: May 3, 2012, 2:40 PM ET
By John Hollinger | ESPN.com
2012 NBA Finals
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- Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
Players r still as big as ever (bigger even), just that these bigs wanna play soft and shoot Js all night
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Pacers trainer tending to Lance Stephenson's right elbow.
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If you watch closely enough, you can actually see Paul George growing into a superstar
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- Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
3 of 4 teams left have bigs who can post, so lets chill with the Euro ball and teach these 6-11 cats how to post!
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- Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
W or L this series, Pacers proving traditional big men & inside-out bball still superior, so can we start developing real bigs again please?
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LeBron, the sort of guy who's been getting rolls his whole life, gets the roll, and the game is tied at 67. 'Bron has 23
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- WallaceNBA_ESPN Michael Wallace
Here's the very rare, Birdman, Bosh, LeBron frontcourt for Heat. This is as big as they get in terms of lineup.
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- tomhaberstroh Tom Haberstroh
"Hate you so much," -anyone sitting next to a Birdman flapper.
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Roy Hibbert with a VICIOUS one-handed dunk to push the Indiana lead to 67-63 and give him a playoff career-high 25 points
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- WallaceNBA_ESPN Michael Wallace
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- WindhorstESPN Brian Windhorst
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- tomhaberstroh Tom Haberstroh
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