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Nets vs Celtics – Mostly About Nostalgia
It’s easy to forget about the lackluster basketball with so much emotion in the air as Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce made their return to the TD Garden, playing against the Boston Celtics. They didn’t play very well, but got the win and the love of their former home fans.
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Lakers vs Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Still Hasn’t Cooled Off
This wasn’t quite like his previous career night, but Carmelo Anthony is still slightly on fire, once again leading the New York Knicks to victory, this time 110-103 over the Los Angeles Lakers through the sheer volume of his shooting instead of accuracy or efficiency.
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Spurs vs Heat – Not Much of a Rematch
At the moment, the San Antonio Spurs can’t put up much of a fight, certainly not like the one they gave the Miami Heat in last year’s NBA finals; too many injuries on their side, while LeBron James and Chris Bosh are playing too good of basketball at the moment, including some defense we haven’t seen from the NBA champions in quite some time.
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Rafael Nadal – It’s Always an Injury, Never His Fault
What is it about Rafael Nadal, injuries and the Australian Open? Difficult to explain, probably impossible to comprehend. The sad thing about his back problems suddenly showing up were that they almost took away the significance and prestige of victory from Stanislas Wawrinka, who was putting on a wonderful show of Tennis before Nadal started feeling back pain in the Australian Open Final.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics & Rajon Rondo Forever?
The fact that Rajon Rondo rejected the contract extension offered to him by the Boston Celtics doesn’t mean he isn’t going to play for them in the future. It just means that right now, it’s not the best thing for him to sign, even though he’s not ruling out staying with the franchise forever.
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NBA Rumors – Carmelo Anthony Prefers the Chicago Bulls Over the Los Angeles Lakers
The terrible season the New York Knicks are going through makes it seem more and more possible that Carmelo Anthony won’t stay with them next season, opting out of his contract. But instead of going to the Los Angeles Lakers, which is what most expect him to do, certain rumors and sources point towards the Chicago Bulls being his preferred destination.
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Pacquiao vs Bradley – Maybe This Time The Judges Won’t Screw it Up
The limitations in the boxing world create a lot of rematches, which means that Manny Pacquiao will face Timothy Bradley a second time for his next fight, hoping that this time he won’t be the victim of the worst scoring judges performance we’ve seen in the last few years.
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Portland Trail Blazers – The Best Season Ever
This season is turning into a very special one for the Portland Trail Blazers: They’ve already matches their win total from last season at 33, and have reached that mark faster than any other season in franchise history.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Matter When James Harden & Kevin McHale Ruin Everything
The process of turning the Houston Rockets from an exciting team that might challenge for the NBA title to a one-man show based on James Harden, which pretty much ruins the whole concept of adding talent as Dwight Howard and to a different extent Jeremy Lin get completely wasted and misused.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Makes Scoring Look Easy
The injury to Russell Westbrook might turn out to be the best thing that’s happened to the Oklahoma City Thunder and especially Kevin Durant this season, coming together in an unexpected way, with the team looking like it can do no wrong at the moment and the player safely on his way to win his first MVP award.