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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.
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Boston Celtics – Nothing Worse Than Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats
On one side, the Boston Celtics – a team bound towards the playoffs, with an excellent defense since the return of Avery Bradley, and a hall of famer in Kevin Garnett, still playing, most of the time at a very high level. On the other end, the worst team in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Leads LeBron James to 19
After an incredible month, it seems like LeBron James is taking it a little bit easier in March, letting Dwyane Wade carry the offensive load, not for the first time, as the Miami Heat keep on their dominant winning ways, extending their NBA-best 19 game winning streak this season, also happening to be a franchise record.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry & Out of Nowhere Defense
Defensive ability isn’t what people usually associate with the Golden State Warriors, for good reason. Their strengths is usually with their outside shooting, and no one presents that ability better than Stephen Curry, who didn’t have the kind of night he had against the Knicks at the Madison Square Garden, but he ended up with a win this time.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tiago Splitter Outshines Superstars
With Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili nothing more than pedestrian, and on the other side for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook weren’t great in handling the physicality of the San Antonio Spurs and their defense, Tiago Splitter was all people was the player who made the biggest impression.
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NBA Players With the Most Dunks in 2012-2013 Season
While the dunk contest isn’t everyone’s favorite competitions at the moment, no one is complaining about in-game dunks, especially those like DeAndre Jordan crushing little guards helplessly trying to block him and other notable aerial performers around the NBA.
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Los Angeles Clippers – At Their Best When DeAndre Jordan Busy Dunking
After the game, and probably during it, all the people talked about was the dunk DeAndre Jordan pulled off, simply crushing poor Brandon Knight on his way to the basket. It was better than anything Chris Paul or Blake Griffin did during the game, and they both had a lot of highlights to put up.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Defense Makes Up for Durant & Westbrook Weakness
How badly do the Oklahoma City Thunder need big games from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Not that much, as it turns out. Sometimes defense is enough while their two stars are having an off shooting night, putting a bit more of the spotlight on guys like Kendrick Perkins and Thabo Sefolosha.
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Miami Heat – A Winning Streak That’s Bigger Than LeBron James
Even with LeBron James on one of his weakest nights of the season, the Miami Heat keep on winning, extending their winning streak to 18 games, the longest in this NBA season, while also continuing their revenge tour against the teams that beat them earlier this season, with Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh doing most of the damage on offense.