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Houston Rockets – James Harden Back in Amazing Mode
After two terrible games, James Harden was once again MVP’ish in his performance, leading the Houston Rockets to a big 110-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Sets Up Derrick Rose for Big Finish
The name of Derrick Rose almost always comes up with the word ‘return’ due to his common absences. He came back red hot from his latest one, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 129-120 win over the Toronto Raptors with a huge fourth quarter from the former MVP, carried in the earlier goings by Jimmy Butler and the bench.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets & Miami Heat Interested in Signing Josh Smith
Whether the Detroit Pistons made the right choice by releasing Josh Smith in the middle of the season doesn’t matter to him because there are three teams and maybe more chasing his talents: The Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks in the forefront while the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers are also trying to get in on this deal.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Terrible Again, Jeremy Lin Ignored Again
The joke that is Kobe Bryant in the 2014-2015 NBA season continues to set new records (or depths) of bad taste with a catastrophic and selfish performance, costing the Los Angeles Lakers the game against the Sacramento Kings. Jeremy Lin, left to fend for shots and possessions between the all mighty dictator and Nick Young, can’t really succeed in what Byron Scott is giving him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Doesn’t Want to Hear About His Selfishness
Despite scoring the game winning shot and leading the game in scoring, Anthony Davis wasn’t the main focus following the New Orleans Pelicans beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99. It was Russell Westbrook and especially his misses and selfishness on the floor that grabbed most of the attention.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Gets Rare Help From Dion Waiters
Most of the time Dion Waiters is usually mentioned in trade rumors the Cleveland Cavaliers are a part of. In the 105-91 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, he was the number one sidekick to LeBron James and showed once again what a potentially excellent bench this team can have.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Trying to Trade for Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets
The Sacramento Kings are in trade talks with the Brooklyn Nets with Deron Williams being the main subject of the debate, although it’s hard to see what is there to gain exactly by acquiring an overpaid, declining, injury-carrying point guard. In return, it seems the Kings will be sending Darren Collison, Jason Thompson and Derrick […]
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Atlanta Hawks – James Harden Made it Easy For Them
The Atlanta Hawks won for the 12th time in 13 games, beating the Houston Rockets on the road 104-97 thanks to a bad shooting night from James Harden and his teammates, while Kyle Korver made the most of every opportunity he had.
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Dallas Mavericks – Monta Ellis Doesn’t Let Rajon Rondo Get in His Way
The Rajon Rondo debut for the Dallas Mavericks went smoothly enough although it was Monta Ellis who stole the show with a tremendous performance to lead them in a 99-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs, losing four straight games and letting most of their key players get the night off.
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North Carolina Over Ohio State – A Whole New Level of Difficulty
For North Carolina, a 82-74 win over Ohio State was a great way to stop their slide down the rankings and show they can handle the best the Big Ten has to offer. For the Buckeyes, losing to a ranked team for the second time this season, it was a reminder that they’re still not as good as they’d like to be.