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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is Great, the Defense Not so Much
Despite Derrick Rose having his best game in over a month, the Chicago Bulls keep losing, this time 105-99 at home, in yet another performance that is far less than satisfactory, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Can do Amazing Things
The Orlando Magic are in the special stage between tanking and contending for a playoff spot, but wherever they are it makes for some fantastic basketball, led by the improving Victor Oladipo, outplaying James Harden en route to a 120-113 win over the Houston Rockets.
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Atlanta Hawks – Life is Good, Very Good
The Atlanta Hawks winning streak wasn’t going to be stopped or slowed down against the Boston Celtics, cruising for their 10th in a row and beating the home team 105-91, keeping them far ahead of the competition in the Eastern conference.
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North Carolina Over North Carolina State – ACC Rivalry at its Best
Maybe the best game of the season in the ACC so far ended with North Carolina winning on the road against North Carolina State 81-79 with finally a big and efficient shooting night for Marcus Paige, while managing to overcome a huge mistake by whoever runs the clock in the arena, giving the Wolfpack 15 extra seconds to try and complete their comeback.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant at his Worst, Jeremy Lin Still Ignored
The Los Angeles Lakers don’t change. Byron Scott is still a bad coach, Kobe Bryant continues to shoot like there’s no tomorrow even though he’s bricking almost everything coming out of his hands, costing his team another game in a 78-75 loss to the Miami Heat while Jeremy Lin plays well in the very short amount of time he was actually on the court.
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Miami Over Duke – Not Just a Loss, but a Panic Inducing Blowout
Maybe it’s time to think about a mini crisis at Duke, losing at home to Miami 90-74, breaking some long lasting streaks when it comes to avoiding consecutive big losses and losing at home in general, with the ACC once again proving to be a lot more difficult than what happens outside the conference.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Pushing David Blatt Steals Attention From Growing Losing Streak
The return of LeBron James couldn’t stop the Cleveland Cavaliers from losing a sixth straight game, this time 107-100 to the Phoenix Suns, although his shoving of head coach David Blatt in order to prevent him from getting a technical foul is the most memorable moment from the game.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan Never Wears a Tie
Covering the NBA doesn’t always have to be serious. Once in a while, you stumble about something truly important, like a photo gallery proving that Tim Duncan never wears a tie, regardless of how important or formal the event he’s attending is.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – David Blatt Does Think Kevin Love is a Max Player
It’s bad enough for David Blatt that his rookie season as the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach seems to be heading in a very wrong direction, he now has to try and quell the flames from mentioning that Kevin Love isn’t a max player.
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Houston Rockets – Kevin Garnett Headbutting Dwight Howard is Another Career Low
The star of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Brooklyn Nets was as expected, James Harden. However, the more memorable moment from it was Kevin Garnett reaching a new low in his fading career, headbutting Dwight Howard and getting ejected.