Guards, defense will be the difference in NBA's Final Four

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A lot is going to be made over the next couple weeks about the power forwards remaining in the Final Four of the NBA playoffs. Kevin Garnett. Rasheed Wallace. Tim Duncan. Pau Gasol. It doesn’t get much better than those four No. 4s. But as Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals showed, the 4s won’t be the lone determining factor in these series. Guards and defense will be the difference. [link]
Guards, defense will be the difference in NBA's Final Four

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