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NBA Players Who Broke the Backboard: Remembering the Players Who Shattered the Glass

The net for an NBA basket stands at an impressive 10-feet tall above the quart, also known as about two of me, but that would be more about 11-feet. The fact that there are people on this planet that can jump that vertical is impressive, let alone dunk a basketball. In my opinion, whether in …

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The Epic Battle: A Look Back at the Longest Overtime in NBA History

Introduction Can you think of anything better in sport than overtime? I personally enjoy it more when it is two teams I do not follow, that way I can enjoy the ramped-up competition, without the disappointment of my team losing. It is, of course, amazing when your team pulls it out in overtime. Basketball is …

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Lowest Scoring NBA Games In Pre-Shot Clock & Post-Shot Clock Eras

The current state of the NBA features exciting, fast-paced, high-scoring extravaganzas. Double-digit leads are no longer safe, even with just a couple of minutes left on the clock. But this wasn’t always the case before the adoption of the 24-second shot clock on April 22, 1954, which is widely regarded as the beginning of the …

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