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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Makes Everyone Enjoy Themselves
The Cleveland Cavaliers got out of dark times when LeBron James came back from an injury, starting a winning streak against the Los Angeles Clippers. The run of wins continues and extends to 12 with a 105-94 victory against the same team everything started against, more busy arguing with female officials than trying to stop an embarrassing collapse.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge is Completely Fine
It’s interesting to think that the Portland Trail Blazers almost had to do without LaMarcus Aldridge for a significant amount of time had he elected to undergo surgery. Since wavering that decision, he is looking as good as ever, leading his team as usual in a 108-87 win over the Phoenix Suns.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Kyrie Irving Leading the Hottest Team in the NBA Right Now
With a 97-84 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now up to 11 wins in a row, the longest winning streak in the NBA. LeBron James didn’t have the best of games, but there was no need for that, as Kyrie Irving carried most of the offensive load while Kevin Love had another awful offensive performance.
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Atlanta Hawks – The Streak is Over; What Comes Next?
The longest winning streak in the NBA lasted 19 games, but it had to end at some point, with the New Orleans Pelicans led by a big game from Anthony Davis beating the Atlanta Hawks 115-100 which now means they are no longer the team with the best record in the league.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Making the Champions Look Old
For the first time after two failed tries, the Los Angeles Clippers finally have a win over the San Antonio Spurs, beating the defending champions 105-85 as Blake Griffin led the way with one of his best games this season, Chris Paul being good as always and DeAndre Jordan posing a big problem on defense for the opposition.
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Thunder vs Grizzlies – Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Continue to Struggle
With every game that goes by, the Oklahoma City Thunder are left wondering what’s not working for them. Kevin Durant has returned from another injury, but both he and Russell Westbrook struggled against the excellent Memphis Grizzlies defense, losing 85-74 and falling once again below .500.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Takes Over the Kevin Love Homecoming
The focus on Kevin Love as he returned to Minneapolis to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves made it even easier for LeBron James to shine, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-90 win making it their 10th in a row, having another fantastic duel with the player he pushed out before even playing next to him, Andrew Wiggins.
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Atlanta Hawks – In the Footsteps of Giants
The Atlanta Hawks, following a 91-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, extend their winning streak to 19, which means they’re the first team this season to reach 40 victories, and can only be compared to other great regular season teams in NBA history, although their championship credentials won’t be tested until much later this season.
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Golden State Warriors – Trouble in Paradise
For the first time in over a month and for a third time overall this season, the Golden State Warriors have lost consecutive games, this time 110-100 to the Utah Jazz, led by a big night from Gordon Hayward and overall disregarding the defense that has made so many teams wither away through games very early.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is Great & Awful All at Once
The Chicago Bulls aren’t enjoying their travels out West, losing 99-93 to the Phoenix Suns and making it two in a row, with Derrick Rose still struggling with his shooting, but on the other hand the team looked terrible when he wasn’t playing.