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Miami Heat – A LeBron James & Winning Streak No One Can Stop
It’s quite a rarity these days when Dwyane Wade steals a big chunk of the spotlight from LeBron James, scoring twice what the MVP scored and then some, but the bottom line – a 10th consecutive win and a growing lead in the Eastern Conference is the important thing.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Couldn’t Have Been any Worse
While James Harden is the heartbeat of the Houston Rockets, and rarely do good games and wins come along without him being the main contributor, but he still needs some sort of help from his teammates, quite often his co-point guard, Jeremy Lin. Sometimes, Lin is awful, which is too much for an ordinary Harden to make up for.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant & Dwight Howard Don’t Have to Like Each Other
Despite everything that’s happened, the Los Angeles Lakers are still gunning for the playoffs, not breaking up their team. For once, Kobe Bryant not thinking about passing worked well, while Dwight Howard with another impressive performance shows it was a wise choice to keep him.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Doesn’t Always Need Jeremy Lin
Big games deserve huge efforts from everyone; others are less bombastic. James Harden didn’t need to pull out his best tricks to beat a rival the Houston Rockets never have any problem with, while Jeremy Lin was also quite subdued in his effort, which didn’t really get in the way of another win.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Best in the West When Rested
No one needed to play more than 28 minutes for the San Antonio Spurs, but even that short amount of time was enough for Tony Parker to score 31 points, continue his MVP like NBA season and for the San Antonio Spurs to prove once again just how good they are when everyone is rested.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Has Them Playing Like NBA Champions
Being the NBA champions and playing like it are two different things, but with LeBron James playing the best basketball of his career, the Miami Heat, winning nine games in a row, are looking not like a team with the best player in the world, but the favorites to repeat if things carry on at this pace.
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Spurs vs Clippers Predictions
The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers have both had plenty of injury problems recently, but for the first time in quite a while, the two teams meet with both rosters completely healthy.
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Heat vs Bulls Predictions
While the Miami Heat usually struggle against usually struggle against the Chicago Bulls, home or away, the recent form of both teams suggests that it might not be that difficult this time.
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Portland Trail Blazers – The Worst Bench in the NBA
The only reason the Portland Trail Blazers are still in contention for the final spot in the playoffs, with also that hope slowly fading away, is three names – LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, almost making magic happen without the presence of an actual bench.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Takes Advantage of Emotional Night
Sports, somehow, are always filled with symbolism. So on the night the Los Angeles Lakers remembered Jerry Buss, they also had to play their historic rival, the Boston Celtics, and just so happened to get a very good game out of Dwight Howard, while all the trade talk around him just refuses to die down.