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Miami Heat – Chris Bosh & Dwyane Wade Following Luol Deng for Once
The Miami Heat might no longer have an official big three, but the kind of scoring Luol Deng produced in the 105-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks was certainly superstarish in nature as he combined quite well with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to lead the team in an impressive away victory.
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Golden State Warriors – The Only Undefeated Team Left in the NBA
The Houston Rockets are no longer undefeated, losing 98-87 to the Golden State Warriors, enjoying a huge shooting performance from Stephen Curry, as the absence of Dwight Howard was too much for the home team to do without.
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Grizzlies Over Thunder – Staying Undefeated is Easy Against Terrible Teams
The Memphis Grizzlies have been the best NBA team since Marc Gasol returned from his injury last season. He didn’t do a lot in the 91-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who just might be the worst team in the NBA right now since there’s no Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to rely on.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Gets to Play His Style of Basketball
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally have their second win of the season, beating the Denver Nuggets 110-101. No one had to take too much on himself as LeBron James looked pleased for the first time, as the ball moved around with no one, including Kyrie Irving or Kevin Love, trying to do too much on their own.
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Nets Over Knicks – The Bad and Worse of New York City
The first game in the so-so Big Apple rivalry between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks went to the Nets, winning 110-99 behind a very good game from Deron William and Brook Lopez, while Carmelo Anthony put on his worst performance of this short season.
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Portland Trail Blazers – A Team to be Taken Seriously
With an improved defense and a much better bench than before, the Portland Trail Blazers are no longer nice, sympathetic up and comers who only want to make the playoffs. Their 108-87 win over the Dallas Mavericks, led by none other than LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard was more proof that they can finally be considered as title contenders in the changing Western conference.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard & James Harden Can’t be Stopped by the Champions
It’s not a surprise to see the Houston Rockets beat the defending NBA champions, San Antonio Spurs, so easily, remaining undefeated with James Harden and Dwight Howard dominating for a second straight year against a team that clearly has matchup problems against them.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Dragging Jeremy Lin & Team Down With Him
My way or the highway. The Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014-2015 NBA Season are an interesting social experiment that can be viewed in a lot of ways, but the final conclusion usually comes from your personal opinion on Kobe Bryant, and less on the objective facts regarding his teammates like Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer and the others.
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NBA – Mavericks vs Blazers Predictions
One of two excellent Thursday night games, the Dallas Mavericks with their high powered offense, led by Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler Parsons and Monta Ellis, come to the Moda Center in order to play the Portland Trail Blazers with Damian Lillard finally finding his scoring form again, joining the consistent LaMarcus Aldridge and Wesley Matthews to lead the team early this season.
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NBA – Spurs vs Rockets Predictions
The defending NBA champions will face their most difficult challenge yet in the new NBA season, facing a Houston Rockets team that is still undefeated, not to mention came away with a four game sweep in the regular season a year ago against the Spurs.