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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Keeps Scoring, Spurs Keep Losing Big Games
The end result with the box score painted a familiar picture; Kevin Durant with another impressive scoring performance while the San Antonio Spurs, losing 111-105 at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder, need to find explanations as to why they keep losing to their direct competition in the Western Conference.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Gets Garbage Time, James Harden & Dwight Howard Do Most of the Work
The Houston Rockets didn’t find it too difficult to beat the Sacramento Kings who lost their two best players early in the game. What was interesting to watch unfold was the separation of Jeremy Lin, a full-time bench player at the moment, from the core of the team, which now revolves completely around James Harden and Dwight Howard.
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New York Knicks – Losing Hope It’ll Ever Get Better
Nothing is going right for the New York Knicks, losing for a fifth straight game, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers, which isn’t that surprising considering how badly they’re defending right now and have been for most of this season.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Deserves Better But Might Not Get It
One game of the Houston Rockets actually playing very well without Jeremy Lin playing a major part of it doesn’t mean that the team is actually better with him as a sixth man while James Harden is paired up with Patrick Beverley in the backcourt, but obviously, there is more than one side to this.
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Texas Beats Kansas State – Season of Redemption
After a huge disappointment last year, not too many people expected anything from Texas. The Longhorns are proving a lot of people wrong with their start in Big 12 play, which now includes winning twice in a row against ranked teams, including a 67-64 victory over Kansas State thanks to a buzzer beater by Jonathan Holmes.
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Minnesota Timberwolves Need More of This Ricky Rubio
If the Minnesota Timberwolves are to break their postseason drought and make the playoffs, they’re going to need a lot more games such as the one Ricky Rubio brought in the 112-97 win over the Utah Jazz. There are better scorers than him on the team like Kevin Love and Kevin Martin, but he’s the one who makes it all work when he’s having a good day.
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Kevin Durant – Scary When He Gets Hot
It seems Kevin Durant has gotten used quite quickly to playing with Russell Westbrook, as we can see from the ease in which he puts up points while doing a lot more than just scoring, and more importantly from the winning streak the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently on.
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Brooklyn Nets – Not Surprising Anyone Anymore
This isn’t a fluke and not a passing trend. The Brooklyn Nets can’t stop winning in 2014, beating the Orlando Magic 101-90 thanks to some excellent third quarter defense as the team seems to be answering all the problems that plagued them through the first couple of months.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Barely Getting By Without Dwyane Wade
The Miami Heat continue their resting plan for Dwyane Wade, putting more pressure on LeBron James and the rest of the team. Once again, it almost cost them a victory, but they managed to pull through and beat the Boston Celtics 93-86.
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NBA Rumors – Washington WIzards Interested in Trade for Greg Monroe
Money and contract situations complicate a simple question – is the player good enough to stay or not? The Detroit Pistons aren’t sure whether or not to give Greg Monroe a big contract extension once this season ends, which might cause of chain of events that eventually lands the center with the very interested Washington Wizards.