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December 14, 2004 - Knicks at Nets before
New Year looks pretty innocent on paper, but chances are Tim Thomas doesn't feel
same way. Thomas is still bitter over a flagrant foul by New Jersey's Jason Collins in last year's playoffs and has vowed revenge. Thomas never got a chance to deliver his payback in
playoffs and who knows if he'll cool down by
time this December meeting rolls around.
January 20, 2005 - Tracy McGrady heads back to Orlando to face his old team. If you're playing fantasy basketball and you can update your roster daily, I'd think about adding T-Mac right about this time of year. It wouldn't surprise anyone if he drops 40 or even 50+ against his former team. We'll also get a look at how Francis, Mobley, Dwight Howard and
young Magic are progressing.
February 13, 2005 - Kenyon Martin will lead
Nuggets against New Jersey. No bad blood, here, but it's always interesting to see a guy like K-Mart return to his old city. You've got to wonder if Jason Kidd will be still a New Jersey Net when this one rolls around.
March 15, 2005 - It's too bad we have to wait until
middle of March to see Carlos Boozer return to Cleveland, but better late than never, right? The city of Cleveland isn't going to forget. If Boozer were to wait five years before stepping foot in Gund Arena again, I'm willing to bet he'd get booed. It's going to be pretty ugly up there. Now, why isn't this game scheduled to be on national TV? To add to
interest factor, Lebron might be positioning
Cavs for a late-season playoff push.
April 20, 2005 - It's impossible to know exactly what
playoff situation is going to be late in
year, but Spurs at Wolves on
last day of
season sure does look interesting.

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