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NBA Rumors – Thunder Can’t be Champions, Even With Durant & Westbrook
The loss to the San Antonio Spurs was a classic Oklahoma City Thunder moment of realizing that no matter how good Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are as players, the team built around them just isn’t going to win an NBA championship.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets a Dead Team Walking
Making the playoffs or not, the Houston Rockets, with the concept that puts James Harden at the heart of this team, aren’t going to win a championship or even come close. Everything happening now is just basketball redundancy. A team wrongly put together, with players that can’t wait for it all to fall apart, and go their separate ways.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Stuck in Mediocrity, the League’s Worst Sin
And the Dallas Mavericks are at .500. Again. And it seems their inability to become more than just a good team and make some sort of impact in the playoffs is going to be part of their M.O for this postseason (if they even make it) and next season as well. The attempt to build a championship team in the final years of Dirk Nowitzki on a court is failing miserably.
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Jeremy Lin Looks More Comfortable as Charlotte Hornets Offense Sizzles
The Charlotte Hornets aren’t stopping, as their home stand pushes them closer to a playoff berth with a 125-109 win over the Houston Rockets, enjoying one of the worst defenses the NBA has to offer. Jeremy Lin looked better on offense with a bit more playing time than usual, while Kemba Walker was back to his scoring and Marvin Williams enjoyed the acres of space he had to shoot.
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NBA Scores & Standings
In a busy Saturday of NBA action, the Dallas Mavericks keep sinking, the Charlotte Hornets surge forward, the Oklahoma City Thunder realize once more about their inferiority against the really good teams and the Golden State Warriors pull off another shooting barrage to erase a double digit deficit in no time.
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Jeremy Lin Perfect For the Kind of Basketball the Charlotte Hornets are Suddenly Playing
The Charlotte Hornets continue to make the most of their home stand in a 118-103 win over the Detroit Pistons, led by Marvin Williams for a change while seven players score in double figures. Jeremy Lin looked good, but once again, he’s not shooting as well as he should be, and his role kinda puts a cap on what he can.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Dominant Even When Stephen Curry Sucks
One of the more despair inducing things in the NBA right now is watching the Golden State Warriors roll over opponents even when Stephen Curry is having a bad shooting night. They’re just that good.
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Jeremy Lin Slightly Better, Kemba Walker On a Roll, Charlotte Hornets Too
The Charlotte Hornets are making the most of their home stand and their weak opponents, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113 with another big scoring night from Kemba Walker, while Jeremy Lin does a little bit better, although it’s still not enough to improve his standing in the rotation.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Unhappy With How This Season is Turning out
The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t letting the Memphis Grizzlies loss slip by unnoticed. LeBron James is trying to use it as another rallying call for a team that’s expected to contend for the NBA championship, but sometimes pulls off inexplicable losses which show a problem in preparation and maybe focus, which can be interpreted in different ways heading into the playoffs.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Look Happy When Kobe Bryant Isn’t Playing
The NBA is a more interesting place when the Los Angeles Lakers are a good team. The closer Kobe Bryant is to retirement and the closer Byron Scott is to getting fired the sunnier it gets over the golden half of the Staples center, with D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson finding more and more reasons to smile recently.