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On a statement released on Stephena.com, Allen Iverson, the 1996 no. 1 pick of the NBA draft for Philadephia 76ers and 10 time NBA All Star, announced his retirement on the National Basketball Association (NBA). The primary reason of the 34 y.o. Iverson stated for the said retirement was he wants to spend more quality time with his wife and kids. Here’s an excerpt of his statement:
TO ALL OF MY FANS:
I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I …
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LA Lakers lead the 2009 NBA Finals, 3-1, after winning game four. I thought at first that Orlando Magic will win the said game but Derek Fisher of LA Lakers shattered the fans hope for win on the said 4th game with his 3-point foul play on the 4th quarter that leads to overtime. Derek Fisher made several crucial shots on the overtime to lead the Lakers to their win with a score of 99-91.
Now on game 5 and possible last game of the series of the NBA Finals 2009, …
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Orlando Magic won Game 3 of the 2009 NBA Finals against the LA Lakers with a score of 104-108. This was their first win against Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol’s power team. Before the game started, I have a feeling that the Magic will surely win this game. Its a home court advantage, they’ve already adjusted to Lakers’ defense and they keep on scoring on the initial quarter of the game while Kobe wasn’t able to make several good shots on the later period of the game.
As the crowd roar …
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Everyone, are you ready for the game 3 of the NBA Finals 2009: LA Lakers vs. Orlando Magic? Well, NBA Finals 2009 game 2 was so exciting that the Staples Center was shaking as the 4th quarter of the game was ended in a tie score of 88-88, making them to play the overtime. Hidayet Turkoglu stopped Kobe Bryant on the final seconds of the 4th quarter to stop the conclusion of the game by blocking the latter when he made the jump shot on the last period. 0.6 seconds …
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The current winner of American Idol, Kris Allen will be on NBA Finals 2009 this Sunday and will sing the national anthem for the said game 2 of LA Lakers vs Orlando Magic on ABC. This is actually part of the tradition of the NBA that every winner of the said reality show sang on every championship game of the basketball league: NBA (National Basketball Association).
Los Angeles leads the current NBA season in 1-0, winning the first game of the championship game and the next game will be played this …
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LA Lakers beats Orland Magic on the Game 1 of the NBA Finals 2009 with a score of 100-75. Kobe Bryant scores 40 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the said win plus the defense his team applied against the Magic. Dwight Howard was “controlled” by Lakers and wasn’t able to put a great shot as the defense of the opponents press him so hard that he can’t make a shot instead required him to pass it to his team mates. Imagine he just shot a 1-for-6 from …
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After dominating the Eastern conference, Orlando Magic will be facing the “king” of the west, LA Lakers on the NBA Finals 2009. Game 1 will be played this Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:00 PM Easter Time. It will be Kobe Bryant vs. Dwight Howard and who will dominate the court between this two. A lot of predictions and analysis were laid down and it seems that it favors Orlando Magic said. Will this be true or will LA Lakers will prove that they can still grab the championship trophy.
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