NBA title is T-Macâs next target
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Thatâs Tracy McGradyâs answer to questions about whether or not he will look to keep his scoring up despite joining Houston and Yao Ming.
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With the NBA trade deadline looming, teams will be hard-pressed to top what already has been accomplished over the past few weeks.
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After spending the past six months trying to trade disgruntled star Vince Carter, the Raptors are finally able to move in a new direction - which they hope is forward.
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Back when Tracy McGrady was an NBA prodigy, the scoring championships were nice. They looked good on the rÃ©sumÃ© or when shouted during All-Star Game introductions.
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The San Antonio Spurs are closing in  on their fourth title in the past nine years with a surge that  has impressed even LeBron James. &quot;It&#39;s awesome,&quot; the Cleveland  Cavaliers forward told reporters. &quot;They don&#39;t have the great  athletes in the world. They don&#39;t have the greatest shooters in  the world.
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The defending champion San Antonio Spurs will try to accomplish a franchise first - back-to-back National Basketball Association titles - in the 2007-08 season that starts on Tuesday.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal promised to bring a championship to Miami. And although it&#39;s way too early to be thinking about titles, he can&#39;t wait to show off his new team to his old Western Conference rivals.
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Al Horford returned to Florida this season in hopes of repeating as national champions, improving his game and getting better prepared for the NBA. He already has accomplished two of the three.
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Tonight&#39;s game featuring the Miami Heat and their three-time NBA finals MVP Shaquille O&#39;Neal versus the San Antonio Spurs and their two-time NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan has obvious potential as an early-season championship preview.
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All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
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San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker  is on the cusp of winning his third championship, proving that  size does not always matter in the NBA.
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PHILADELPHIA -- To most teams, Ron Artest would be a distraction. If he is that to the Indiana Pacers, itâsa distraction some other teams might like to have, and Jermaine OâNeal, for one, wishes people would pay attention to that.
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With Dwyane Wade leading the youth movement, the National Basketball Association&#039;s future appears to be that much brighter.
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The NBA title the Detroit Pistons won last season became tangible Tuesday night. The Pistons were presented with championship rings by commissioner David Stern before starting the season at home against Houston.
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OK, there's the Pistons in the Palace tomorrow night. That's no day at the beach. But after that, well, it looks like the Celtics have a good chance to make up some ground in the not-so-hot Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference.
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The Spurs have three crisp championship banners and a cast of role players who have been there and done that, then done it again. The Cavaliers have LeBron James.
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Tony Parker became the first European player to be named Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association Finals but the French guard expects even more NBA glory from Europe&#39;s finest.