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If we've learned anything over the last few NBA postseasons, it's that every new series wipes the slate clean. Thus the Cavs, who were so dominant in sweeping the first two rounds, and looked to be easy bets to vanquish a Magic ballclub that had fallen behind both the dysfunctional Sixers and the injury-depleted Celtics, were thoroughly outplayed, putting together what almost could have been a six-game sweep were it not for LeBron's last-second heave in Game Two and 4th quarter do-everything in Game Five.

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Game #13, Home Game #7:  Minnesota 102, Phoenix 110

Game #14, Road Game #7:  Minnesota 105, Oklahoma City 103

Game #15, Home Game #8: Minnesota 97, Denver 106

Season record: 4-11

1. Flailing

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Game #10, Home Game #5: Minnesota 102, Philadelphia 96

Season record: 2-8

1. Not Bad Enough To Lose

You may not know this yet but there is a woman out there that will drive little men like you crazy. I say little men because she is a woman of stature that does not need a car to prove her worth.

But what rides she owns.

She favors late '60s muscle car cruisers that look good going down the boulevard and fast when you slam them to the floor.

Who could forget the game last December when Douglas Stewart, the low-scoring walk-on from Minneapolis, stepped out from the shadows of his all-conference teammates to lead the Annapolis Fightin’ Crabs to a national championship?

You’re forgiven if you don’t follow the defending champs; they don’t, alas, exist in the realm people persist in calling the “real world,” but rather as data warriors in the complex alternate universe that is SimulatedSports.com College Basketball.