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Pistons-Pacers, reimagined by Picasso<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(thanks to Andrew Sullivan<\/a> for the link)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pistons-Pacers, reimagined by Picasso. 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