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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Shines in Battle of Tanking
Despite being a team in the midst of an abysmal tanking era, the Philadelphia 76ers are a good unit defensively, which makes the performance given by Jeremy Lin in a rare Los Angeles Lakers win (101-87) even more impressive.
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San Antonio Spurs – Still the Masters
The meeting between mentor and disciple, Gregg Popovich and Mike Budenholzer, ended in a massive knockout in favor of the San Antonio Spurs, manhandling the Atlanta Hawks on the road 114-95.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Hasn’t Given Up on Another MVP
While everyone is talking about James Harden, Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook for MVP, LeBron James is just as worthy of the award this season, and if he doesn’t end up winning it for a fifth time it’ll have more to do with voters fatigue than actually being inferior in ability.
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Kevin Durant Shutting Down Gives Russell Westbrook Extra Motivation
It’s as if someone decided to put every possible hurdle in front of the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. From championship contenders, to a team that might not make the playoffs. Russell Westbrook is doing some wonderful things (alongside some awful ones), but all of them without Kevin Durant, who won’t play again this season.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Can’t be Terrible Two Games Straight
After one of his worst shooting performances in recent years, Stephen Curry bounced back to lead the Golden State Warriors to a fifth consecutive win, beating the Utah Jazz 106-91.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Injury Problems at the Worst Possible Time
From championship contenders, the Portland Trail Blazers can see their season aspirations slipping through their fingers in the form of injuries. First to Wesley Matthews, and now LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum join him, leaving the team with very little to carry them in the playoff race.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers Bringing Back Paul George Sooner Than Expected
The Paul George “comeback” saga keeps bringing us new twists and turns, with the latest one suggesting the Indiana Pacers are bringing him back in a matter of days.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Plays Badly; No One Fills In
While no one was able to keep up with a fantastic Eric Bledsoe, the Houston Rockets failed to supply the offensive support on a day James Harden struggled finding the basket in, leading to a 117-102 win for the Phoenix Suns.
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Chicago Bulls – Still Far Away From Where They Should Be
After a 107-91 loss to the Detroit Pistons, it’s quite clear it’s going to take more than players coming back from injuries to put the Chicago Bulls back on a championship course.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Limited With Back Problems
In a 80-73 loss to the Utah Jazz Jeremy Lin fought his way through back spasms that turned it into one of his weakest performances this season, but this team continues to sink towards new lows due to the abysmal coaching figure, Byron Scott, an expert at doing nothing on the sidelines.