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NCAA Tournamnet – North Carolina State & Albany Get Past First Four
Not everyone really agrees with the expanded NCAA tournament, which is the two nights of the First Four stage, but the winning teams don’t really care. The first two to go through? North Carolina State with a 74-59 win over Xavier, and Albany, beating Mount St Mary’s 71-64.
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2013-2014 NBA MVP: Kevin Durant or LeBron James, no one else
Even though there’s no real argument about Kevin Durant and LeBron James being the two best players in the NBA, fans and media alike love to throw out alternatives to the MVP award. Chris Paul is always mentioned, with Kevin Love and Blake Griffin getting a nod or two this season. Paul George was on the radar ealier in the year, and so were LaMarcus Aldridge and Anthony Davis.
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Los Angeles Clippers – A Reason to be Concerned
Every loss happens for a reason, and even though the Los Angeles Clippers did win 11 games in a row, their 110-100 defeat after an awful performance from Blake Griffin and the rest of the team on both ends of the floor, Doc Rivers has some things to figure out before we look at the Clippers as championship contenders again.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Showing to James Harden What Basketball is About
It’s hard to find a single thing to complain about in such a blowout win for the Houston Rockets. James Harden didn’t have to do too much while Terrence Jones stood out above the rest in a fantastic game, while the best minutes came when Jeremy Lin was on the court.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Too Difficult to Stop
The Chicago Bulls might have one of the best defenses in the NBA, which means making life as bit difficult for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but not hard enough as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had another excellent game en route to a 97-85 win.
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Brooklyn Nets – A Completely Different Team at Home
When your point guard has his best game of the season, it usually bodes well for the rest of the team. Deron Williams shined, and so did the rest of the Brooklyn Nets with another impressive home win and defensive performance, this time over the Phoenix Suns 108-95.
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Duke Blue Devils – Mike Krzyzewski Should Worry About His Own Team
Instead of showing some humility after a slightly disappointing regular season, Mike Krzyzewski decided that the best way for him to help his team out heading into the NCAA tournament is by taking shots at the Atlantic 10 for getting six teams into the tournament, just as much as the ACC.
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Gerald Green With Yet Another Dunk of the Season
There’s a very good chance Gerald Green wins the Most Improved player of the season in a month or so, but he’s also been upping the ante when it comes to the quality of his dunks, taking it to another level with this one over Mason Plumlee.
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John Lucas Trying to Punch Francisco Garcia
For those of you looking for a nasty fight between NBA players, there’s nothing really to find in this funny moment between John Lucas III and Francisco Garcia.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin Has a Very Happy Birthday
Two birds with one stone, not that the playoff aspirations of the Cleveland Cavaliers mean anything to the Los Angeles Clippers. Still, from a sport’s fan view, it’s always nice to spoil things and see others suffer, while Blake Griffin has himself a very happy birthday performance, showing once again just how much of an all-around player he has become.