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New York Knicks – Turns Out They’re Not the Biggest Joke in the League
The Toronto Raptors are doing so badly that their losing streak just got a whole lot worse with a 103-98 loss to the New York Knicks of all teams, on most days the worst in the NBA.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Triple Doubles Are Meaningless
The Oklahoma City Thunder might have a force of nature in Russell Westbrook, picking up triple doubles at a scary rate, but it isn’t helping them win too much, losing 115-112 to the Portland Trail Blazers, falling apart in the fourth quarter against an impressive shooting display from Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson Great Against Dysfunctional Teams
Some might say that the Golden State Warriors running all over the Toronto Raptors (113-89) with fantastic games for both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson says something about the East vs West disparity, but it probably has more to do with their opponents being a team that’s falling off the rails and playing some of the most painfully bad basketball in the league at the moment.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Bad Days Are Over, For Now
After losing four games in a row, the San Antonio Spurs finally get to taste victory, beating the short handed Sacramento Kings 107-96, leaving them just one game before the end of the rodeo road trip and then some well deserved rest.
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Houston Rockets – Terrence Jones is Next in the Helping James Harden Line
The Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-98 to make it four in a row, but James Harden is hitting a rough patch in the season, possibly due to fatigue. Luckily for him, there’s someone else stepping up to make things easier for him in each game.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Keeps Influencing the Mood
The moods swings the Chicago Bulls go through are directly linked to the optimism from the procedure Derrick Rose went through and the hope of him coming back before the beginning of the NBA playoffs, leading to a 96-89 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Makes Byron Scott Look Good
The funny thing about the Los Angeles Lakers winning three games in a row? Someone might actually think Byron Scott has something to do with it. Jeremy Lin, along with a suddenly hot Wayne Ellington, did most of the work in a 101-93 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, not their irrelevant head coach.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook is the King of Triple Doubles and Inefficiency
What good are triple doubles when Russell Westbrook is busy taking every bad shot that comes his way? He might be doing everything, but he’s also doing a lot of things wrong, helping the Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-113 after overtime, although it had something to do with the play of Eric Bledsoe and Markieff Morris as well.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Teaches Stephen Curry Something About Greatness
Just a regular season game? It sure felt like something more by the way LeBron James played, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 110-99 win over the Golden State Warriors, telling us a lot about the possible NBA finals matchup and the situation of the MVP race with Stephen Curry.
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NBA – Warriors vs Cavaliers Predictions
Preview to the NBA finals? Too soon to tell, but it’s certainly more than just a regular season game when the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet to play, this time with LeBron James on the floor.