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College Basketball – Division I Teams Win-Less Seasons
By losing 59-51 to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, the Grambling State Tigers basketball team finish the 2012-2013 season with a 0-28 record, becoming the eighth team in NCAA division I history to finish the season without a single win.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Atlanta Hawks Take Win and Injure Kobe Bryant
Maybe Dahntay Jones did make a dirty move and walked on Kobe Bryant after fouling him, but probably not. It doesn’t matter. The Los Angeles Lakers can’t win against good teams on the road, and in the next couple of weeks, are going to try and do it without Kobe Bryant, injured as the depleted Atlanta Hawks came through with the win.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin Make Way for Others
A night that was about returning and former players began and ended with plenty of smiles for the Houston Rockets, who didn’t need any heroics from James Harden or something special from Jeremy Lin, getting to play as an actual point guard for once en route to an easy yet very important victory.
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Chicago Bulls – Hitting Rock Bottom With Sacramento Kings Humiliation
There’s no chance the Chicago Bulls don’t make the postseason, but at this rate, with this kind of basketball, what’s the point? The Derrick Rose emotional roller-coaster continues, as it seems that with every delay of his return, the Bulls are playing worse, this time losing by 42 points to the Sacramento Kings.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Take Streak to 20 Wins
Back to back games don’t matter, an neither does the home & away factor. The Miami Heat are beating everyone and anything in their path, with LeBron James back to the performances and numbers we’re used to seeing from him, while Dwyane Wade does the rest as they lead their team to a 20th consecutive win.
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Jrue Holiday Dunking Over LeBron James
When you’re not going to make the postseason and not going to beat the hottest (and best) team in the NBA, all you have is celebrating small victories, like impressive individual plays – Jrue Holiday breaking away for a huge dunk over LeBron James.
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Bromance San Antonio Spurs Style
Some photos don’t need captions, words, letters. Just David Robinson giving Tim Duncan a big ol’ hug after the San Antonio Spurs win another NBA title. The best twin tower pair in the history of the league owe success to each other, although the Admiral probably owes Timmy a bit more.
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Derrick Rose Still Isn’t Sure If He Will Return to the Court This Season
It’s March, just under a year from the last time Derrick Rose played NBA basketball. Still, no sign of his return. Physically, the Chicago Bulls point guard says everything is OK. The problem keeping him from returning to the court has to be somewhere else.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Shines in Return to Orlando
For once, the brightest spotlight regarding the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t turned to Kobe Bryant but to another player, as the return to Orlando for the first time since getting traded (by request) for Dwight Howard stole the show, also because he was clearly the best player on the court.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio & Derrick Williams Have Fun
As the playoffs get further and further away from the Minnesota Timberwolves (been that way for a long time), all that’s left is to enjoy Ricky Rubio returning to himself as the most enjoyable to watch point guard in the NBA, while Derrick Williams proves he’s much more than just a high draft pick that warms up the bench.