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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard Take Off Without Jeremy Lin
The Houston Rockets didn’t need any help from Jeremy Lin as they got back to winning with a 116-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, which was mostly about James Harden and Dwight Howard abusing their opponents by taking advantage of a weak defense and an even worse or non existent inside presence.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James at His Best For NBA Milestones
Playing without Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat needed the best of LeBron James for the first time this season. As expected, the MVP delivered, coming with quite a lot of attitude and taunting, further infuriating the Toronto Raptors crowd.
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Lakers vs Mavs – Monta Ellis Dominates Against a Sad Looking Team
There’ no use hiding the fact: The Los Angeles Lakers are terrible, no matter how many changes Mike D’Antoni makes in his lineup every game. The Dallas Mavericks on the other hand, winning 123-104, have found the perfect sidekick to Dirk Nowitzki in Monta Ellis, leading 7 players in double figures on an almost perfect shooting night.
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Bobcats vs Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Is in Big Trouble
It’s bad enough that the New York Knicks look simply awful at the beginning of this season. They’ve now lost at home to the Charlotte Bobcats 102-97, and Tyson Chandler, who left the game with a probable knee sprain, keeping him out for quite some time, which is simply more bad news for Carmelo Anthony.
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NBA – Day 8 Scores & Standings
The Miami Heat are picking up steam at the expense of the Toronto Raptors, while things for the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers look pretty bad as they lose to the Charlotte Bobcats and Dallas Mavericks respectively.
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NBA – Rockets vs Trail Blazers Predictions
A troubling loss in their most recent game must be causing some concern for the Houston Rockets about staying close to their two-center concept with Dwight Howard and Omer Asik, while the Portland Trail Blazers seem to be on the same page as last season, getting almost all of their points from their starting players.
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NBA – Lakers vs Mavericks Predictions
Two NBA champions from recent years find themselves looking for a way back to the top. At the moment, the Dallas Mavericks seem a lot closer to finding their way than the Los Angeles Lakers.
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NBA – Pacers vs Pistons Predictions
It’s been quite a while since both these teams have been good at the same time, but the arrival of Brandon Jennings and Josh Smith to the Detroit Pistons has turned them into a playoff caliber team, while the Indiana Pacers were expected to be this good after last year’s success.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Need a Focused Dwight Howard
The undefeated start for the Houston Rockets is over as Dwight Howard gathered too many fouls early on, James Harden went into his selfish mode and Jeremy Lin struggled to put the pieces together after such a horrendous start from the team.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Looking Like an Early MVP
Even with a 137-118 win over the Houston Rockets, the streaking Los Angeles Clippers aren’t happy with what they’ve done so far, which also happens to be the best scoring team in the NBA, while Chris Paul keeps on putting big numbers but thinking about bigger prizes.