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Dispatches
From the NBA
Entertainment
League.

By Graham Murphy

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SEASON 3

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Dispatch 4: The Game That Sunk Us Into a Paxil-Defying Funk
(5/5/08)

Dispatch 3: The Game That Made Us Think That Things Were Bad but Hadn't Hit Rock Bottom
(3/19/08)

Dispatch 2: The Game That Confirmed Some of Our Initial Worries
(2/11/08)

Dispatch 1: The Game That Marked the Beginning of Our Grudge Against the Commissioner
(1/8/08)

SEASON 2

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Dispatch 10: The Game That Reflected Our Character
(9/20/07)

Dispatch 9: The Shot Heard Round the League
(6/4/07)

Dispatch 8: The Games That Vaulted Us to Near the Top of the Standings
(5/21/07)

Dispatch 7: The Game That Succeeded the Hangover
(4/26/07)

Dispatch 6: The Game That Demonstrated That Sometimes You Take a Bite Out of the Apple, Sometimes the Apple Takes a Bite Out of You
(3/9/07)

Dispatch 5: The Game That Said We Could Play With Anyone
(3/1/07)

Dispatch 4: The Game That Was the Pride of New England
(2/15/07)

Dispatch 3: The Rout That Got Us Back on Track
(2/8/07)

Dispatch 2: The Game That Begged Ecclesiastic Pondering
(1/31/07)

Dispatch 1: The Game That Announced We Were Not to Be Messed With
(1/16/07)

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SEASON 1

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Dispatch 15: The Game We Won't Be Able to Get Out of Our Minds
(4/26/06)

Dispatch 14: The Playoff Games That Were Distressing Yet Provided Succor
(4/17/06)

Dispatch 13: The Game That Could Have Offered Payback
(4/5/06)

Dispatch 12: The Warning Shot Over the Bow
(3/22/06)

Dispatch 11: The Game That Wasn't
(3/13/06)

Dispatch 10: The Game We Thought Might Be Close, but Wasn't
(3/6/06)

Dispatch 9: The Partial Revenge
(2/23/06)

Dispatch 8: The Bludgeoning
(2/9/06)

Dispatch 7: Game Six: The Agony of Defeat
(2/2/06)

Dispatch 6: Game Five: The Romp
(1/24/06)

Dispatch 5: The Bye Week: A Little Rest for the Weary
(1/18/06)

Dispatch 4: Game Four: The Imposition of Our Will
(1/11/06)

Dispatch 3: Game Three: The Sweet Smell of Victory
(1/3/06)

Dispatch 2: Game Two: The Stolen Victory
(12/23/05)

Dispatch 1: The League and Game One: The Shame
(12/21/05)

 

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