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Lakers' First-Round Foe: Can OKC Bring the Thunder?

Oklahoma City’s loss in Portland on Monday night officially sealed their first-round fate, ensuring a playoff matchup with the Lakers starting this weekend at the Staples Center. Bad news for Thunder fans, so sayeth the common wisdom.  Basketball blogs have … Continue reading

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And today's favorite to win the NBA title is …

The Fourth of July might be gone, but the fireworks remain in the NBA. Yeah, that’s such a lame AP-style lead. I would’ve gone with something like, “You can’t spell Fourth of July Weekend without W-T-F,” but that would upset … Continue reading

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LAKERS BABY

Now that the dust, champagne, confetti and rioting has settled, let’s look back at some thoughts from a weekend in Vegas, my 32nd birthday (I’m feeling really old after this one) and, oh yeah, the Los Angeles Lakers winning the … Continue reading

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Kobe vs. LeBron: Who's the best closer in the game?

According to Jeff VanGundy and ABC and ESPN and Fox Sports Net and Co.: Kobe Bryant is the “best closer in the game.” Well, Tuesday night he wasn’t. Two huge turnovers and missing 12 of your final 16 shots (not … Continue reading

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Ryantific, Kobe go MIA, but at least Farmar showed

Thoughts from Tuesday’s NBA Finals Game 3, which the red-hot Orlando Magic won 108-104 over the Los Angeles Lakers: Where’s RK? Ryantific opts to hang out with the wifey rather than the boys and the Lakers lose their first game … Continue reading

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The Hangover, thumbs up. The Finals, thumbs down.

Tonight’s game was not a classic, be happy you didn’t pay $4,000 to see it in person – 15-15 after a quarter, 20 turnovers by the Magic, who got homered to death by the officiating crew in Los Angeles, and … Continue reading

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NBA Finals predictions from The Bias

You know what “the experts” think, now here’s our take on who will win the NBA Finals between the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers. The series officially tips off Thursday at Staples Center … and yes everyone, Ryantific’s wifey … Continue reading

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Bruno vs. Eminem? Gimme Kobe vs. D-Howard

OK, so all anyone is going to talk about Monday morning at work is Bruno, aka Sacha Baron Cohen or “Borat,” tea-bagging Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards tonight. Yeah, I saw it: watched the MTV Movie Awards with the … Continue reading

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Orlando Magic shows us just how stupid we really is

How big of an upset was the Orlando Magic’s 4-2 series win over the Cleveland Cavs? About as huge as Dwight Howard’s arms. We sure didn’t see it coming, although I’ve been saying for three years that LeBron is the … Continue reading

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What Would Jesus Do … Against Kobe Bryant?

Yep, WCBias hits an all-time low. Way low. Like down where the flames be. And you thought Kobe vs. LeBron would be the showdown of the millennium. Think again. Los Angeles Laker guard Kobe Bryant, who has scored 500 points … Continue reading

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