Published 5/15/2008
by Michael Lee
at Wizards Insider
A LeBron James team may never be desperate - his words, not mine - but road teams in this round of the playoffs? Every team except Detroit certainly is. It is amazing what slipping on a home white uniform (or home yellows for the Lakers) can do for an NBA team in the second round of the playoffs. That simple act, combined with the support of loving, energetic fans, the smoke caused by pyrotechnics and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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