Lakers fans have them in the NBA Finals. What we’re going through now are just the preliminaries before the big event. The Utah Jazz, then Houston or Portland, then probably Denver. Before what really matters: The Finals against LeBron and Cleveland — unless the Celtics somehow slip in there. Would it be boorish of me […]

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“Absolutely didn’t see this one coming” is the phrase that jumps to mind. The Clippers quit on this season months ago, and the idea that they could defeat the Boston Celtics, defending NBA champions anytime, anywhere seemed preposterous. And then the final score came in: Clippers 93, Celtics 91. I almost fell out of my […]

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Consider yourself warned, street-ballin’, gravity-defyin’ hoopsters. Stat geeks are descending on your sport, and the next thing you know half the fans in the country will be talking about how “you’re good but you ain’t no Shane Battier.” Michael Lewis is the author of “Money Ball,” the book on Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane […]

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