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College Basketball – North Carolina Get Consolation, Wisconsin Still Undefeated
While Wisconsin were busy staying perfect and beating Georgetown 68-65, advancing to the final of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, North Carolina bounced back from a tough loss to an unranked team by beating UCLA 78-56, seemingly taking care of their serious rebounding problem.
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Perfect Meme to Describe the Chicago Bulls & Derrick Rose Situation
When Derrick Rose feels healthy in body and mind, he’s actually quite close to the pre-injury him. The problem is that it doesn’t take too long for him to get injured again or think that he’s about to tear something. The Bulls are handing him like a fragile piece of expensive china, hence the handle with care meme.
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NBA Realignment – What, Where and Who?
The NBA is changing. Adam Silver isn’t David Stern, and doesn’t seem to be obsessed with his own ego and image, at least not now. One of the first things for him to address and soon is the difference that’s just been widening between the Western and Eastern teams, which can be solved by changing the playoff format or going with a more drastic realignment.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Best Team in the NBA Right Now
With nine games won in a row, the Portland Trail Blazers don’t just have the second best record in the league, they’re also probably the best team in the NBA at the moment, moving forward with their plan to recapture long lost glory days with a 105-97 win against the Charlotte Hornets, maybe the most disappointing team this season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Get Shut Down in the Fourth
The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t play all that bad against the Best-in-the-West Memphis Grizzlies, but both Jeremy Lin and especially Kobe Bryant where off their game in the fourth quarter. Without these two playing even close to what the team needs them to, they simply couldn’t get back in a game they had going for them quite nicely early on.
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Houston Rockets – Isaiah Canaan Makes Up for James Harden Misses
We already know James Harden doesn’t really care how much he shoots and misses, but he probably outdid himself and still got away with it as the Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 102-89 thanks to Isaiah Canaan going wild with his three-point shooting.
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College Basketball Upsets – North Carolina, UCLA & Florida Go Down
The Battle 4 Atlantis provided three upsets of ranked teams in the same day: North Carolina lost to Butler 74-66, Oklahoma surprised UCLA with a 75-65 victory and Georgetown remained undefeated, handing Florida their second loss of the season, beating the Gators 66-65 in overtime off of a D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera winning jumper.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Exacts His Revenge
The Cleveland Cavaliers needed more than a win – they needed a big one. LeBron James, helped out by Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, delivered and big time as they beat the Washington Wizards 113-87. It gets them back to .500, and it also gives them something of a proclamation victory in a game about Eastern dominance.
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College Basketball – Arizona & Villanova Stay Undefeated Against Kansas State & Michigan
Most of the games early in the college basketball season are just to pad up your record. Sometimes it’s about more. Arizona took on a tough Kansas State team and overcame in the Maui Invitational Semis, winning 72-68 to remain perfect so far. Villanova faced a ranked Michigan team in the Legends Classic in New York, walking away with the 60-55 win, also staying undefeated.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry at His Absolute Best
The Golden State Warriors don’t want to rely too much on Stephen Curry, but when he’s hot, it’s a crime not to ride his shooting streak, as he led his team to a 114-97 road win against the Miami Heat, which included making a huge comeback during the second quarter.