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Los Angeles Lakers – Getting Help From the NBA to Make the Playoffs
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. The Los Angeles Lakers have been getting a lot of help from officials, or at least is seems that way, to make up for lost ground in the NBA playoff race, currently leaving the Utah Jazz behind for the 8th and final ticket. If the first conspiracy theory wasn’t enough, the proof, numbers and videos from wins keep on coming.
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NBA Playoffs – Western Conference Race
In the stronger conference, the race for the NBA playoffs is happening on all fronts, with the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder fighting for the number one spot; the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets for the 3-4-5 finish; the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets on avoiding one of the two clear favorites in the West, while the Los Angeles Lakers try to catch up with the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final spot.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Loves Ruining Playoff Hopes
For a moment, it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers found the right formula to put their season back on track. But that was only a mirage, and the losing crept back to their recognized pace, despite a healthy and scoring Kobe Bryant. The Golden State Warriors have their own issues and standings to worry about, and Stephen Curry made sure they kept their distance from the biggest disappointment in the NBA.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan & Tiago Splitter are the Best Big Man Duo in the NBA
Some arguments can’t be decided, but the way the San Antonio Spurs are looking recently thanks to Tim Duncan raising the level of his game while Tony Parker recovers with his injury puts them on top of the Western Conference justly, while the combination between Duncan and Tiago Splitter might be the best we’re seeing this season from two big men in the NBA.
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Golden State Warriors – Get Their Revenge on the Houston Rockets
After three consecutive wins over the Golden State Warriors, another good game from Jeremy Lin against his former team and an OK one from James Harden didn’t really help the Houston Rockets, who didn’t get anything from anyone else, while the sharpshooting duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson couldn’t miss a shot.
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Chicago Bulls – Hurt Pride Brings Defense Back on Track
After losing by 42 points in their previous game, the Chicago Bulls had to respond with some sort of impressive display, and it came on both ends of the floor, which is quite surprising for the Bulls these days, as Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng and even Nate Robinson each scored more than 20 points in a huge road win over the Golden State Warriors.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry & Out of Nowhere Defense
Defensive ability isn’t what people usually associate with the Golden State Warriors, for good reason. Their strengths is usually with their outside shooting, and no one presents that ability better than Stephen Curry, who didn’t have the kind of night he had against the Knicks at the Madison Square Garden, but he ended up with a win this time.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Winning Without Even Playing
One day, no game scheduled and the Los Angeles Lakers come out like they won three games at once. That’s what happens when all three rivals for the final playoff spot lose, as the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz lost on the same day.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Led by Chandler Parsons
Not for the first time in the last couple of weeks, and not for the last time if Kevin McHale gets his way, the Houston Rockets show that defense isn’t an ugly word for them, and that Chandler Parsons can continue to lead this team in scoring while James Harden and Jeremy Lin enjoy not being the focus of the offense once in a while.
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Stephen Curry Will be the Greatest Three Point Shooter in NBA History
Stephen Curry is going through a breakout season in almost every individual and team parameter but it’s his shooting accuracy from beyond the arc that’s astonishing, leading the NBA in three point field goals and on pace to record the highest single season percentage for those taking over 500 shots in a season.