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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets Trading Brook Lopez, Miami Heat Showing Interest
Of all the players the Brooklyn Nets are trying trade, Brook Lopez is probably the only one with a big contract that’s getting some interest, with the Miami Heat trying to work out how they can acquire him.
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Los Angeles Clippers – A Step in the Right Direction
Things haven’t been going according to plan so far for the Los Angeles Clippers, but a 105-99 win on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers with Jamal Crawford doing most of the damage and late might be a chance for the better.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Makes it Look Easy
Without Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat were never going to pose a real problem for the Golden State Warriors, winning 104-89 with a big night from Stephen Curry who put passing and dribbling aside for once, mainly focusing on his elite shooting ability.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is Great, the Defense Not so Much
Despite Derrick Rose having his best game in over a month, the Chicago Bulls keep losing, this time 105-99 at home, in yet another performance that is far less than satisfactory, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Can do Amazing Things
The Orlando Magic are in the special stage between tanking and contending for a playoff spot, but wherever they are it makes for some fantastic basketball, led by the improving Victor Oladipo, outplaying James Harden en route to a 120-113 win over the Houston Rockets.
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Atlanta Hawks – Life is Good, Very Good
The Atlanta Hawks winning streak wasn’t going to be stopped or slowed down against the Boston Celtics, cruising for their 10th in a row and beating the home team 105-91, keeping them far ahead of the competition in the Eastern conference.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant at his Worst, Jeremy Lin Still Ignored
The Los Angeles Lakers don’t change. Byron Scott is still a bad coach, Kobe Bryant continues to shoot like there’s no tomorrow even though he’s bricking almost everything coming out of his hands, costing his team another game in a 78-75 loss to the Miami Heat while Jeremy Lin plays well in the very short amount of time he was actually on the court.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Pushing David Blatt Steals Attention From Growing Losing Streak
The return of LeBron James couldn’t stop the Cleveland Cavaliers from losing a sixth straight game, this time 107-100 to the Phoenix Suns, although his shoving of head coach David Blatt in order to prevent him from getting a technical foul is the most memorable moment from the game.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – David Blatt Does Think Kevin Love is a Max Player
It’s bad enough for David Blatt that his rookie season as the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach seems to be heading in a very wrong direction, he now has to try and quell the flames from mentioning that Kevin Love isn’t a max player.
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Houston Rockets – Kevin Garnett Headbutting Dwight Howard is Another Career Low
The star of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Brooklyn Nets was as expected, James Harden. However, the more memorable moment from it was Kevin Garnett reaching a new low in his fading career, headbutting Dwight Howard and getting ejected.