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Instead, Seattle let Clemens off the hook with another passable playoff outing. In an effective but hardly unforgettable performance by both starters, Clemens and Seattle’s Paul Abbott combined to give up just one hit but 12 walks. Both were pulled after five innings of work—well before the fate of the crucial game was settled—and each received a no-decision...
...October has always been a sports fan’s dream. With the World Series concluding, the NFL in full swing and the NBA about to gear up, you really can’t ask for more—expect maybe for the Yankees to possibly lose a playoff series once every five years...
...Despite chronic tendonitis in his knees and teammates named Jahidi and Tyronn, Michael Jordan manages to average 25+ points, five rebounds and five assists in leading the Washington Wizards (19-63 last year) to 40 or so wins and a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Although he doesn’t return fully to his IMAX glory days, MJ still ends up winning his sixth MVP award, as the voters give in to feelings of nostalgia...
...more exciting teams in the league with the addition of Elton Brand to a nucleus of Darius Miles and Lamar Odom. With a fast-break offense reminiscent of Magic Johnson’s “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s, the Clippers manage to clinch a playoff berth in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. But while the addition of Brand will fill the void at power forward, there are still seven reasons why Brand will be unable to make the Clippers an elite team in the near future—namely, Duncan, Webber, Garnett, Wallace, Nowitzki, McDyess...
...caught in the middle, Jeff-Van-Gundy-on-Alonzo-Mourning-style, and ends up breaking his shooting hand. The loss of its starting point guard and the subsequent internal animosity result in the Blazers finishing the season with the seventh best record in the West and a first round playoff exit at the hands of their arch-nemesis, the LA Lakers...