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NBA Rumors – New Orleans Pelicans Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
Just when the New Orleans Pelicans seem to be shaking off another losing streak and putting themselves in position to challenge for a playoff spot, they lose Eric Gordon for at least a month, which doesn’t sound like such a surprising incident considering everything that’s going on for them this season.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Looking Bad & Old Again
Another loss for the Miami Heat came at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, one of the hottest teams in the league, carries on with their alarming slide, which is about injuries, but also about this team possibly relying on old legs to carry it through an entire season.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors Not a Fair Fight
If anyone needed proof that that right now the Cleveland Cavaliers, with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, are no threat to the Golden State Warriors, came a crushing blow in the form of a 132-98 win in favor of the NBA champions.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder Waiting for More Slip Ups
Based on what we’re seeing in the Western NBA conference, the San Antonio Spurs aren’t that far away from toppling the dictatorship of the Golden State Warriors. The Oklahoma City Thunder don’t look like they’re giving up on the possibility of finishing first in the Western conference.
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NBA Rumors – Denver Nuggets & Minnesota Timberwolves Still Not Tanking
In the developing, slightly weird Western conference, the 16-25 Denver Nuggets and even the 13-29 Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t out of the playoff picture, although it remains to be seen if the Timberwolves just won because they faced the Phoenix Suns or something is changing there.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Can’t Trade Joakim Noah Anymore
The season ending injury Joakim Noah sustained isn’t just a problem for the Chicago Bulls in terms of what they can achieve this season. He was probably their best option for a trade as we approach the deadline and now, with expiring contracts not meaning all that much this season, he’s unmovable.
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NBA Rumors – Warriors Need More Draymond Green, Not Just Stephen Curry
For a team that’s on pace to finish with the best record in NBA history, two losses in three games sounds like a crisis. But the Golden State Warriors getting beat 113-95 by the Detroit Pistons just goes to show that they’re human, and Draymond Green is a lot more important to them than the scoring of Stephen Curry.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, Through Kyrie Irving & Defense, Make Things Easy
The Cleveland Cavaliers beating the Houston Rockets 91-77 with some fantastic defense while Kyrie Irving took the lead on offense shows just how it easy it is for them and for LeBron James to do everything else when the All-Star point guard isn’t struggling to put the ball in the net.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls, Jimmy Butler Have Nothing to be Happy About
If a career night from Jimmy Butler is what it takes for the Chicago Bulls to beat the NBA’s worst team in overtime, then a lot of things are wrong in the stuttering Fred Hoiberg project.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Can’t be Great When Kyrie Irving Struggles
A loss to the San Antonio Spurs isn’t the end of the world for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it once again highlighted an important point about LeBron James and his team’s attempt to win an NBA championship: Without Kyrie Irving playing well, it’s going to be difficult for them overcoming the best teams in the NBA.