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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Size Helping Overcome Other Weaknesses
The Chicago Bulls have bullied their way through their opponents on the first week of the new NBA season. No problems on the Butler-Rondo-Wade front. Very good big-man combination between Gibson and Lopez. Excellent shooting all around. Mirotic and McDermott sizzling off the bench. The Bulls are undefeated, and off to a much better, drama-free start than expected.
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Jeremy Lin Needs Brooklyn Nets Teammates to Step Up (Pistons Preview)
The loss to the Chicago Bulls was the wrong way to start off a homestand that offers rest between nights and winnable games. Jeremy Lin is living up to the expectations, but there needs to be more for the Nets to start building towards something this season. Facing the Detroit Pistons on a second night of a back to back isn’t a bad opportunity.
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LeBron James, Joakim Noah & the Art of the Perfect Airball
Among the highlights of last night’s NBA actions, two stood out for me: LeBron James missing a free throw and by missing I mean air-balling it, or Joakim Noah, who is becoming more and more embarrassing offensively, air-balling a wide open jumper in a New York Knicks loss?
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Better When Stephen Curry Goes Off
Whether or not the Golden State Warriors care about the criticism, exposure and jokes doesn’t matter. They needed a big win, and a Stephen Curry 3-point barrage did the trick, hopefully setting the path for more comfortable wins down the road, and much better basketball.
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NBA Standings & Scores
A busy night of NBA basketball with some quality games, including a close win for the Cleveland Cavaliers at home against the run-and-gun Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors destroying the Portland Trail Blazers off a huge third quarter from Stephen Curry, and the Utah Jazz becoming the first team this season to beat the San Antonio Spurs thanks to their defense and a barrage of 3-pointers.
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Cavaliers vs Warriors: The Hate is Real, and It’s Great
The best thing about the 2016 NBA Finals was the upgrading of the rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. From not liking each other, to openly hating each other, whether it’s LeBron James throwing a Halloween party with plenty of references to his rivals, or Draymond Green openly saying what he wants to do to the Cavs.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Players Just Don’t Realize How Much People Hate Them
Some players are affected by sudden hate they encounter through social media and opposing fans. Others don’t really care. The Golden State Warriors are stuttering at the start of the season, and it seems that their new status as public enemies #1 in the eyes of the NBA fandom has taken a toll.
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Rookie Contract Extensions NBA Teams Handed Out Before the Deadline
Eight players received a contract extension to their rookie deal before the deadline expired on October 31st: Steven Adams, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gorgui Dieng, Rudy Gobert, C.J. McCollum, Victor Oladipo, Dennis Schroder and Cody Zeller.
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2016-17 NBA MVP Candidates: LeBron, Durant, Curry, Kawhi, Harden & Westbrook
Three or four games into the NBA season, it’s easy to identify the MVP candidates already, whether by looking at impressive statistics, or just by knowing who’s good and who isn’t.
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Jeremy Lin the Only Good Thing About an Embarrassing Brooklyn Nets Performance
It’s really difficult finding something good to write about following the Brooklyn Nets 30-point home loss to the Chicago Bulls (118-88).