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Video: Pistons' Josh Smith throws down poster dunk on Heat's Chris Bosh
Pistons forward Josh Smith threw down a poster dunk over Heat forward Chris Bosh on Tuesday night in Miami. The 2005 Slam Dunk Contest champion got Bosh good on this one, even if the sequence was a...
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Kyrie Irving leads Eastern Conference All-Letdown Team
Kyrie Irving (right) has struggled with his shooting early in the season. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) “The Point Forward All-Stars” will have a new theme each week centered on a single shared trait...
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Josh Smith and Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks grate over recent ben
Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks benched Josh Smith during the second half of Detroit’s 106-82 loss to Washington on Saturday. (Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images) When the Pistons agreed to sign Josh...
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Video: Pistons’ Josh Smith badly airballs potential game-winner vs. Knicks
Pistons forward Josh Smith badly airballed a potential game-winning jumper during the closing seconds of Detroit’s 89-85 loss to New York on Tuesday. This isn’t exactly what you hope to see when the...
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Video: Pistons' Josh Smith hits game-winning lay-up to beat Suns
Pistons forward Josh Smith hit a game-winning lay-up with 1.2 seconds left to lead Detroit to a 110-108 home victory over Phoenix on Saturday. With the score tied at 108 and 4.3 seconds remaining in...
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Court Vision: Experiencing the return of Greg Oden, Kevin Durant’s hot...
Greg Oden is back on the NBA court, but to see him play basketball again borders on surreal. (Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) • Even for NBA junkies, there’s something unmistakably odd about...
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Court Vision: The education of Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins isn’t just improving on the court, but also in his ability to contribute to a positive team culture. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) • No piece of writing more thoroughly details the persona...
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Maurice Cheeks' dismissal marks latest letdown in Joe Dumars' long line of...
Odd as it might seem for a team to fire its coach following two straight wins over opponents with a better record than their own, the Pistons’ dismissal of Maurice Cheeks was not a decision made at a...
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Despite long odds, Josh Smith dreams of teaming up with old friend Rajon Rondo
Boston’s Rajon Rondo and Detroit’s Josh Smith played high school basketball together. (Dan Lippitt/NBAE via Getty Images) The ties that bind professional basketball players extend well beyond — and...
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Top dunks of 2013-14: Best of the rest
There were too many good dunks in 2013-14 to limit us to one post. (Getty Images) With the playoffs fast approaching, The Point Forward is taking a look back at the best and worst of the 2013-14...
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