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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Comes Away With Something From Florida
The Cleveland Cavaliers got past their Christmas day let down and won their second Florida game, beating the Orlando Magic 98-89 with LeBron James and Kevin Love leading the way, not looking too troubled by the fact that Kyrie Irving was out with an injury. LeBron James scored 29 points, 15 of them coming in […]
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Orlando Magic – Elfrid Payton Throws Consecutive Air Balls From the Line
One of the more humiliating things that can happen to an NBA player is throwing a free throw air ball. Elfrid Payton, the Orlando Magic rookie who has been picking up a lot of compliments this season, managed to do it twice in a row.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Gets Them Back on the Horse
Beating the Orlando Magic doesn’t end the problems for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it stops the losing streak, and hopefully puts LeBron James in a leader role for everyone to follow as this team once again tries to realize its potential following their 106-74 win.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony is Playing on the Worst Team in the East
Little by little, Carmelo Anthony might be realizing he made a mistake by re-signing with the New York Knicks. It’s not just the 97-95 loss to the Orlando Magic with J.R. Smith ignoring his better teammate by trying to win the game on his own. It’s also the consecutive losses and the overall feeling that once again, this team isn’t going anywhere this season.
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Point Guards Block Too – Aaron Brooks Reject Nikola Vucevic
The little-on-big guy block is always exciting, and Aaron Brooks standing up and jumping way up high to block Nikola Vucevic was the most replay worthy play as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the terrible Orlando Magic.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Hides the Fact Derrick Rose Isn’t Playing
The Chicago Bulls can’t ever be without anyone missing. Both Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose are out, but against a weak team like the Orlando Magic, just getting a big game from Jimmy Butler seems to be enough in providing the superiority en route to a 98-90 win.
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Miami Heat – Chris Bosh & Luol Deng Look Great in Preseason Debut
A new era for the Miami Heat began with a preseason loss to the Orlando Magic, but the ability of Chris Bosh and Luol Deng (not so much Dwyane Wade at this point) was more than pleasing, as the ghost of LeBron James hovered in the arena.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Interested in Signing Jameer Nelson
In their continuing effort to build a contender for the first time since their NBA championship three years ago, the Dallas Mavericks are looking for a point guard they can trust, something they don’t have at the moment, but the potential addition of Jameer Nelson might take care of that problem.
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Trades Leading to & During the 2014 NBA Draft
The big trades involving players took place a day before the draft, as the Houston Rockets sent Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans for a future first round selection and a six player deal between the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks was headlined by Tyson Chandler and Jose Calderon switching places.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Interested in Arron Afflalo, Not Getting Carmelo Anthony
The Chicago Bulls are one of the busiest teams heading into the beginning of the NBA’s free agency period in their attempts to retool and hopefully come up with a championship worthy roster. Their current offer to the New York Knicks regarding Carmelo Anthony isn’t going to be enough, but there are other angles they’re pursuing, like trying to acquire Arron Afflalo from the Orlango Magic.