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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Didn’t Even Have to Work Hard
The sad Western trip of the Philadelphia 76ers continues, losing 123-80 to the Golden State Warriors, who got a big nice out of Marreese Speights in the easiest game they’ll have all season, while Stephen Curry probably didn’t have to break a sweat against the non existent defense he faced.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Teaches James Harden a Thing or Two
Many times statistics don’t tell the whole story, and even though Jeremy Lin didn’t put up the most impressive of stat lines, it was his presence that made the Houston Rockets play their best basketball in a dominant fourth quarter, while James Harden sat it out entirely, watching from the bench, hopefully taking some pointers.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks & Chicago Bulls Interested in Carmelo Anthony Trade
Some trade rumors don’t make too much sense for either teams, but it doesn’t mean that the Chicago Bulls aren’t considering a move that will give them Carmelo Anthony, while the New York Knicks receive Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, Tony Snell, Kirk Hinrich and a first round pick.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Lob City in Full Effect
The NBA should be happy about the performance put on by the Los Angeles Clippers in full Lob City mode, with Chris Paul making Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan impressing high above the rim with alley oop dunks, but also concerned about how bad the Philadelphia 76ers looked in a game that was about everything except for parity and avoiding tanking.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Loves the Big Games
This is turning out to be quite an impressive stretch for the Orlando Magic, taking down the two conference leaders in the span of three days: First the Oklahoma City Thunder with a buzzer beating dunk and then the Indiana Pacers, as Victor Oladipo brings his team back from way behind to win the game backed by an impressive fourth quarter from the rookie.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs & Charlotte Bobcats Interested in Trade for Evan Turner
Of all the players the Philadelphia 76ers are trying to trade, Evan Turner is picking up the most interest, as the San Antonio Spurs and the Charlotte Bobcats seem to be the two teams more serious than anyone with giving up what the Sixers want for the player: A first round pick, and maybe more.
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Bulls vs Lakers – Ugly Basketball Always Beats Terrible Defense
It’s not always pretty watching the Chicago Bulls go about their business this season, but there’s an undeniable level of efficiency to their system and especially defense, coming out looking better than usual when it’s a soft and depleted opponent like the Los Angeles Lakers facing them.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Shows Off to Carmelo Anthony
While the Oklahoma City Thunder did a great job in containing Carmelo Anthony and ruining the game for the New York Knicks, Kevin Durant provided the spark on offense with another tremendous, MVP-like game from him, almost ending in a triple double.
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Phoenix Suns – Goran Dragic & Gerald Green Can Shoot Just Like Stephen Curry
Playing without their two starting frontcourt players, the Golden State Warriors had already plenty on their minds, so having Gorand Dragic and to a lesser extent Gerald Green put on a shooting clinic, while Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson simply couldn’t keep up.
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Heat vs Jazz – Tradition is Important to Keep
Once a season since the Big Three era began for the Miami Heat, the defending NBA champions drop a game against the Utah Jazz. Tradition continued in the EnergySolutions Arena as LeBron James had his worst game of the season as opposed to Marvin Williams putting in his best.