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Don't Make Them Angry. You Wouldn't Like Them When They're Angry [Nba Closer]
Published 4/24/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who can't wait for the new Hulk movie and thinks Edward Nortan is the perfect heir to Bill Bixby. When he's not watching NBA officials river dance, he can be found admiring Roger Mason's superhuman strength at Basketbawful. Enjoy! They're finally awake now. And angry. After their stunning Game 1 defeat at the hands of the upstart Philadelphia 76ers, the Pistons had a sudden and shocking realization: The NBA playoffs have actually begun. See, Detroit had been stuck in "It's the end of the regular season and we don't care" mode. After beating the Sixers ...

Worst of the Night: April 23, 2008
Published 4/24/2008 by Basketbawful at Basketbawful
Andre Iguodala: Philadelphia's leading scorer (19.9 PPG) has a total of 20 points on 5-for-24 shooting in two playoff games against the Pistons. In last night's blowout loss, he managed only 4 points on 1-for-9 from the field. In my preview for this series, I said: "In the two (regular season) games Philly won, Andre Iguodala scored 22 and 25 points...Iggy's got to score for the Sixers to stay competitive." And what do you know? Last night he didn't score and they couldn't stay competitive. Dismissed as coincidence. Seriously, though, Iguodala needs to become more aggressive and really take it to the Pistons in Game 3. ...