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Remember When the Celtics vs Lakers Meant Something?
The Los Angeles Lakers are a sad, bad, broken down team. The Boston Celtics aren’t much better, but they’re trying to win, at least. Byron Scott, on the other hand, is doing his best to lose at every opportunity, from his weird abuse of Jeremy Lin and Nick Young to making purposeful wrong decisions at every turn of the road, hoping it gets him more years at the job for perceived loyalty to the grand master plan.
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NBA – Grizzlies vs Trail Blazers Predictions
The Memphis Grizzlies haven’t played a game since before the All-Star break, so it’s probably a good thing that their first time out on the court is against a team they’ve handled quite well this season, the Portland Trail Blazers.
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NBA Rumors – Kendrick Perkins Gets to Join a Player he Used to Hate
After finalizing his buyout from the Utah Jazz, Kendrick Perkins will join the Cleveland Cavaliers through free agency, which means he’s going to team up with LeBron James, a player he’s had quite a few encounters with in the past, most of them verbal, or whatever you want to call a Twitter feud these days.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Gets the Help He’s Been Waiting For
The Houston Rockets continue to get by without Dwight Howard, as Corey Brewer stepped up big time to help out James Harden in a convincing 98-76 win over the Toronto Raptors, seemingly still hungover from their big win over the best team in the East.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Gets By Just Fine Without Kevin Durant
New players and no Kevin Durant, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are doing just fine in their quest to make the NBA playoffs, led by Russell Westbrook with another fine performance to show who the team’s real MVP is this season.
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Chicago Bulls – Championship Hopes Rekindled Again
Every time the Chicago Bulls win against a good team, we’re reminded this team has the talent to win the NBA championship. From Pau Gasol and his impressive consistency, to Jimmy Butler upgrading himself this season, and to Derrick Rose who is impossible to read. But not all days are like the one in which they beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107.
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College Basketball – Big Teams Have an Easy Weekend
Very few upsets of ranked teams or any tough games at all, with the ease in which Kentucky beat Auburn, Duke ran all over Clmeson and North Carolina decimated Georgia Tech stood out like a sore thumb.
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NBA Injuries – Chris Bosh Out for the Season, Anthony Davis Keeps Having Problems
The game between the Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans was held in the shadow of Chris Bosh declared out for the rest of the season due to a blood clot in his lung, while Anthony Davis once again left a game with an injury, this time hurting his shoulder to give the playoff hopefuls more cause for concern.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin With Another Lesson on Playing for a Tanking Team
The Los Angeles Lakers blow another lead in a winnable game, this time against the Brooklyn Nets, as the incompetence of Byron Scott keeps putting Jeremy Lin out of the game when he’s most needed. It was a good game for him on a personal level, but a proud and glorified franchise is sinking faster than the speed of light.
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Golden State Warriors – Passing of the Torch
There’s still time before March-April and the NBA playoffs, but the Golden State Warriors dominating and beating the San Antonio Spurs 110-99 felt more than just a win. It felt as if something finally changed in the Western conference hierarchy.