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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Had to Be Stopped at Some Point
There’s something about coming back to his hometown that gets to Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder, carrying on with the tradition of losing to the Washington Wizards in the Verizon Center, finding it hard to contain John Wall with an impressive double double.
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Miami Heat – Did Someone Say Crisis?
Despite the good vibe from the White House visit, Greg Oden getting his first points and LeBron James talking about his ability to score more points, something is off with the Miami Heat. They lost 114-97 to the Washington Wizards, their third straight loss, all coming on the road against Eastern Conference teams they shouldn’t be finding it this difficult to play against.
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Who Should Play in the 2014 NBA All-Star Game?
The first voting numbers of the All-Star game ballots show that being great on the floor isn’t as important as popularity. LeBron James and Kevin Durant are obvious choices and easy picks to make for the starting lineups, but guys like LaMarcus Aldridge and Joakim Noah might be more deserving that others who have gotten more votes than them, which brought us to create are own list of who should be in the All-Star game.
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Lakers vs Wizards – John Wall Gets to Back Up His Own Words From Time to Time
If you ask John Wall about the best point guard in the NBA, the answer you’ll get will be… John Wall. According to his last three games, including his performance, along with teammate Nene, against the Los Angeles Lakers, leading the Washington Wizards to a 116-111 victory, he’s not that far off from the truth.
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Knicks vs Wizards – John Wall Makes Things Even Worse
After reaching the conference semifinal, finding themselves with a 3-9 record just wasn’t something the New York Knicks planned. No Tyson Chandler, no Raymond Felton and a Carmelo Anthony getting more and more frustrated by the minute following a 89-98 loss to the Washington Wizards, led by John Wall with 31 points.
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John Wall – A Max Contract & The Best Point Guard in the NBA?
One is fact, one is speculation. The Washington Wizards believe that whatever struggles John Wall had in the past, they shouldn’t be standing in his way to be a franchise player on a playoff team for them, giving him a max deal, which seems to also give him enough confidence to call himself the best point guard in the NBA.
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John Wall, Maybe Finally Turning Into an Elite Point Guard
It hasn’t been a conquering road for John Wall since entering the NBA. Being a number one pick with a team that hasn’t done too well for a very long time, the Washington Wizards, the definition of success was always going to be about how quickly he joins the ranks of those referred to as “elite” point guards in the NBA, while helping turning the Wizards once again into something more than bottom feeders.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Doesn’t Miss a Beat
First it was the huge three pointer by Chris Paul to give the Los Angeles Clippers a five point lead. It was followed by some slick ball handling, showing John Wall he has a long way to go before challenging the best point guard in the NBA, who looked a tad rusty, but still better than anyone else, returning from his injury-forced absence.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Southeast Division Team
A division that is about one team, that also concentrates most of the individual talent in it. The Miami Heat, the NBA champions, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. It also has the worst team in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats, who probably won’t look much better this season.
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Best NBA Players With No All-Star Appearance
Is the NBA All-Star an absolute indicator of a players’ ability? To an extent, but it’s half a popularity contest among NBA fans and somewhat of the same among NBA head coaches. For John Wall, Brandon Jennings and Ty Lawson it’s about a loaded position; for Al Jefferson it’s about playing for unpopular teams. For Monta Ellis and Josh Smith? Actually, that’s a bit harder to explain.