Homer D. Sayson
695 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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NBA — Blazers hand Bulls second straight loss
CHICAGO -- Blown out by the Clippers last Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls looked headed for a second blowout in two nights when the host Portland Trail Blazers built a 64-49 lead…
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NBA — Clippers maul Bulls
CHICAGO -- Winning an overtime game is always exhilirating, but it has its residual effects. Extra sessions, after all, mean extra minutes and extra effort spent. Two nights after beating the Phoenix…
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NBA — Amazing Rondo leads 101-95 slaying of the Bulls
CHICAGO -- It was bad enough that the Bulls played without injured guards Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich Monday night at the United Center. What made it worse was playing against Boston…
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NBA — Hornets sting weary Bulls
CHICAGO -- One day after invading Cleveland and crushing the Cavaliers,114-85, the Bulls returned home on Saturday night with weary legs and an errant shooting percentage. It translated into a lackluster effort…
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LeBron’s shoe: Fit for a King
ACCORDING to a census website, there are approximately seven billion people currently inhabiting this planet. But only so few of those humans can say they've had a much better summer than NBA…
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NBA Finals Diaries 2
MIAMI -- Morning was breaking when I got up at 5:20 am local time. Way too early for my liking, but road trips always rob me of a deep slumber. Hotel beds…
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Ex-PBA import takes in the Final
MIAMI -- Remember Terrence Leather, the import James Yap kicked during the imfamous PBA brawl involving Purefoods and Talk N' Text? Well, Terrence made an appearance in Game 4 of the NBA…
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PhilBoxing.com at the NBA Finals — Heat win Game 4
MIAMI -- LeBron James is one win away from a cherished NBA title. The Miami Heat came back from a 17-point first quarter deficit and knocked the Oklahoma City Thunder down the…
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NBA Finals News — Mavs coach to present achievement award
Rick Carlisle. MIAMI -- Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the NBA Coaches Association, is here in the NBA Finals to present the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achieve Award. The…
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NBA FINALS — Heat look to take formidable 3-1 lead
MIAMI -- After two games in Oklahoma City, where they salvaged a split, going home to the friendly confines of the AmericanAirlines Arena didn't necessarily squeeze the best out of the Miami…
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NBA Finals Diaries 1 — PhilBoxing.com has arrived
MIAMI -- It was 8:20 pm eastern standard time Monday night when AmericanAirlines Flight 1438 touched down at the Miami International airport from Chicago. And as soon as the Boeing 737's doors…
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NBA FINALS: Chronic slow start finally catches up with Thunder
ONE of the endearing qualities of the Oklahoma City Thunder is their penchant for comebacks. But much to the chagrin of their coaching staff and fans, the affable Thunder start games with…
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NBA FINALS reach wider then ever
WHEN Game 2 of the 2012 NBA Finals tips off Thursday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, it will be seen in 215 countries and territories around the world,…
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NBA FINALS — Thunder strikes first, take Game 1
THEY were nervous, their superstar said so himself. But when they finally got settled and played basketball the way they were capable of playing, there was no stopping the Oklahoma City Thunder.…
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Best of the best highlights 2012 NBA Finals
A LIFELONG NBA fan, I've always looked forward to this time of year. June is NBA Finals time, it's like Christmas for two weeks. And so here we are, at the doorstep…
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The Big Three in real Big Trouble
WHEN LeBron James arrived in Miami as a free agent in July 2010, he and his pals, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, held a pep rally to celebrate the birth of the…
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NBA EAST FINALS — Celtics turn off Heat, even series at 2-2
The Miami Heat stormed back from an 18-point first half deficit but fell short in overtime as the Boston Celtics took Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 93-91, tying the best-of-7…
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NBA WEST FINALS – Kevin Durant goes on a rampage Thunder tied series at 2-2
GAME 4 of the Western Conference Finals turned into a Kevin Durant show as the 3-time NBA scoring champion went on a fourth quarter rampage and carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to…
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How the Thunder got their groove back
THEY could have folded like an accordion, called it a series and come back to fight again another day, another season. But no way, that ain't the Thunder way. Down 2-0 in…
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NBA WEST FINALS – Thunder strikes in OKC, derails Spurs in Game 3
WITH their postseason on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder unleashed the might of their offensive firepower and easily beat the San Antonio Spurs, 102-82, in Game 3 of the Western Conference…
