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Duke Over Pitt – One Step Closer to Number 1000
Making changes on defense and switching to more zone seems to be helping Duke in forgetting about their losses, beating Pitt 79-65 to get Mike Krzyzewski to 999 career wins, their second in a row.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Has Them Looking Great Again
Even though LeBron James still has moments of no effort on defense which people love to point out, his return from injury has completely galvanized the Cleveland Cavaliers (and maybe saved David Blatt’s job), pulling off a 108-94 win over the sliding Chicago Bulls, making it three victories in a row.
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New York Knicks – A Rare Moment of Being Happy
After 16 consecutive losses, the New York Knicks get to taste victory in a 99-92 win over the New Orleans Pelicans (playing without Anthony Davis) while Carmelo Anthony played in an almost possessed way, tired of losing and not letting this one slip away.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Retiring Will be Something to Celebrate
Lately, it seems Kobe Bryant is contemplating his own basketball mortality and is seriously thinking about retiring from the NBA. While he’s been everything to the Los Angeles Lakers for a very long time, it’ll be a great step towards a better and brighter future once he does retire.
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Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James MVP-Like Again Because of Rest
By taking two weeks off because of an injury and also to rest his weary body, LeBron James seems to be back in peak condition and form, which if he can keep up, will put the Cleveland Cavaliers a bit closer to making a difference in the Eastern conference playoff race and also place him back in the MVP discussion.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Trying to Trade Miles Plumlee
The Phoenix Suns don’t have much need for Miles Plumlee anymore considering the improvement of Alex Len and the acquiring of Brandan Wright, putting him on the trading block, hoping that some team might actually be gullible enough to give up a first round pick for him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – The Season Starts Now
After a 127-99 win over the Orlando Magic, the Oklahoma City Thunder are finally at .500, which means they’ve rest the first three months of the season and ready to make the push necessary for them to make the playoffs.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Can Benefit From Kobe Bryant Shutting Down
This season has been a disappointment so far for Jeremy Lin. Not just his fluctuating ability, which is partially his fault as well, but once again falling into a situation with a coach that doesn’t believe in him and playing next to a shooting guard that isn’t as good as he thinks he is.
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Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson Makes James Harden Look Bad
Not for the first time this season, a solid defensive effort from a shooting guard makes James Harden look far less than MVP’ish, as the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 131-106, their third win in three encounters between the teams this season.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Bench Players Take Care of Business
Without Mike Conley things are often very difficult for the Memphis Grizzlies, but a great performance from Jeff Green and Beno Udrih helped them beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-98 in a big battle for second place in a very crowded Western conference.