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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Making the Impossible Happen
Disparity seems to be bringing out the best of the Los Angeles Lakers, or at least Kobe Bryant, pulling the team from the mouths of a huge defeat, pulling off every shot he has in his bag of tricks to come out as the winner after an improbable comeback, with hope of a playoff spot greater than ever.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Shows his Unstoppable Mode
Before the game, Kobe Bryant talked about smacking Serge Ibaka. It turned out that talking about Ibaka and focusing on Kevin Durant wasn’t really in the focus of things. The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t handle the Oklahoma City Thunder because Russell Westbrook was the next player to make a laughing stock of their perimeter and transition defense.
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Lakers vs Thunder Predictions
It’s not like the Los Angeles Lakers needed a lot of reasons to get motivated before their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but it seems Kobe Bryant has provided the spark for both sides by weighing in on the punch Serge Ibaka sent to the private areas of Blake Griffin.
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New York Knicks – Amare Stoudemire Overcomes Carmelo Anthony Injury
Will the New York Knicks succeed in their plans to go very far this season in the NBA playoffs without Carmelo Anthony? Despite several conspiracy theories, probably not. But for one game, having Amare Stoudemire feel like a star player again was enough to fill in for the fallen number one guy on the team.
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Miami Heat – A Winning Streak That Looks Unstoppable
It doesn’t take much to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves these days, but that doesn’t mean that the Miami Heat setting a new franchise record with 15 consecutive wins isn’t impressive. The worrying part for the rest of the NBA is that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James don’t seem to be in the business of slowing down.
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Ray Allen Gets Pissed Off by J.J. Barea
It’s quite possible that J.J. Barea is one of the best in the NBA when it comes to getting under one’s skin, and he certainly did with Ray Allen in the game between the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves, causing Allen to lose his cool for the wrong reasons.
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Monta Ellis With Amazing 360 Reverse Layup
Sometimes, when you overlook the terrible shooting stats, you remember Monta Ellis is an exceptional scorer, pulling off one of the shots of the season with a 360 reverse layup in a huge night for him and the Milwaukee Bucks, beating the Utah Jazz.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Leading a Dirty Bunch
The rise of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the last three seasons has turned them into media darlings, but if you just scratch the surface, this team isn’t as nice like some make them out to be. Not villains, but Kevin Durant is leading a very tough group towards another NBA final, because you don’t win NBA championships by being nice.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Saves His Best for Fourth Quarter
For the second straight game, LeBron James let the Miami Heat handle their opponents with varying success for most of the game, before putting his struggles (and aching knee behind him) and once again having an immense fourth quarter to extend the team’s winning streak to 14, tying a franchise record.
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Serge Ibaka Punches Blake Griffin in the Groin
It’s only cheating if you get caught – you know the drill. In a very physical game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers, Serge Ibaka got away with one for now, as he punched Blake Griffin in the nuts while he and Kendrick Perkins were fighting with the player for position and avoided getting ejected from the game.