The most celebrated American circus in the 1800s was P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth."

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"You didn't go to a circus, you went to the circus, " said one historian about Barnum-esque circuses: They were, in truth, all the same.

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"I don't want to be a circus act, " Hopkins said.

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In a twist, Thursday's win didn't look like the superstar circus the team usually looks like: Sharpshooter Mike Miller, a role player with a bad back, made seven 3-pointers to score 23.

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