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Atlanta Hawks – The Way Basketball Should Be Played
With a 105-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Atlanta Hawks winning streak extends to an NBA-best 18 games, once again displaying the kind of team basketball which should serve as a blueprint for the entire league.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Lets Kevin Love & Kyrie Irving Lead the Way
Coming off a short rest due to a minor sprain, LeBron James didn’t try and do too much in a 101-90 win for the Cleveland Cavaliers, instead leaving enough room for Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving to express themselves, which means scoring a lot of points.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Never Dreamed He’d be Backing Up Jordan Clarkson
Even teams that tank win from time to time. The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 123-118 to get their moment in the sun, with Jeremy Lin doing well off the bench, but his playing time despite the double overtime game never came close to the point guard the franchise is backing, Jordan Clarkson.
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Lakers Beat Bulls – Embarrassing Moment for Championship Contenders
There’s losing, and there’s getting beaten by a team that’s trying to lose as much as possible between now and the end of the season. The Chicago Bulls were beaten 123-118 in a double overtime game against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the Derrick Rose approach to basketball didn’t pay off this time.
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Atlanta Hawks – On Course to Make NBA History
With a 113-102 victory against the Brooklyn Nets, the Atlanta Hawks have improved to 17 consecutive wins, and with every one of them look more and more like a team to be taken very seriously come the playoffs and not just a regular season fad.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Gets the Help he Needs From Josh Smith
Not every win for the Houston Rockets is going to be about James Harden playing like an MVP. Even without Dwight Howard, there were plenty of others to help him, especially Josh Smith, in a 99-94 win over the sliding Dallas Mavericks.
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New York Knicks – Even Tanking Teams Have Fun Sometimes
The 2014-2015 version of the New York Knicks will go down in history as one of the worst the franchise ever had, but there are still some positive moments along the way, as Carmelo Anthony led them to a 100-92 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, playing without Kevin Durant, which means a whole lot of Russell Westbrook.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Kyrie Irving Shows It’s His Team Too
Without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers turned to Kyrie Irving to lead them, resulting in the best scoring performance of his career or anyone else in the NBA this season, scoring 55 points to lead them against the Portland Trail Blazers in a 99-94 win, all done without an injured LeBron James.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Not Exactly Brimming With Confidence
The Los Angeles Lakers continue on their certain way towards a very high draft pick with Jordan Clarkson as their leading point guard. What of Jeremy Lin you ask? Well, he’s doing as you might expect from a player that’s been toyed with by an incompetent head coach, who is probably instructed to not use players who actually give him a chance of winning games.
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NBA All-Star: Dunk Contest Becomes More Boring Each Year
Another year goes by and the Dunk Contest remains a problem for the NBA on All-Star weekend, once again unable to draw better or at least better known players than Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zach LaVine, Victor Oladipo and Mason Plumlee.