<p><a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/neil-best/melodrama-is-good-for-the-nba-1.2703387">Here</a> is my column on how 'Melodrama has been good for the NBA.</p> 
<p>Why post it now? Because the story probably will change four times between now and tonight!</p>

Here is my column on how 'Melodrama has been good for the NBA. Why post it now? Because the story probably will change four times between now and tonight!

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