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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Getting Punished Means Losing
The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-90 for a number of reasons, and maybe mainly because Jeremy Lin wasn’t on the floor during most of the fourth quarter, in another bad decision from Steve Clifford regarding the most important player he has, although he doesn’t seem to realize or appreciate that fact.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Great on Defense, Bad in Stats
These things will happen to Jeremy Lin from time to time. The Charlotte Hornets beat the Washington Wizards 101-87 on a crazy 25-2 run to close the game, but it had mostly to do with other players, even if Lin did play better than his box score suggests. Too bad good defense doesn’t show up there for the most part.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Unhappy With Mindset & Focus
The Cleveland Cavaliers losing for the fourth time this season has led LeBron James and also veteran James Jones to hold a player only meeting following the 103-99 defeat against the Toronto Raptors, trying to figure out why their performances have been so inconsistent lately. Perfectionism is good, and James expected the Cavaliers to be […]
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NBA Rumors – New Orleans Pelicans Hoping Tyreke Evans Returning Saves Their Season
In the tough Western conference, the tough start the New Orleans Pelicans are having might be a death blow to their playoff hopes. Tyreke Evans still hasn’t played a single game this season, and his return might be the final piece of the puzzle to try and erase everything wrong that happened in the early goings of the season.
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NBA Rumors – Orlando Magic Changing Their Lineup
The Orlando Magic hired Scott Skiles this offseason to oversee the next phase in their rise since dealing with the disastrous departure of Dwight Howard in 2012. So far, a team aiming at making the playoffs has been hovering below the .500 line, and seems that it’s about to make a change.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Reaching New Lows Thanks to Kobe Bryant & Byron Scott
We’ve written quite a lot about the dynamic duo of Kobe Bryant and Byron Scott and their part in the Los Angeles Lakers becoming the biggest NBA joke west of Philadelphia. However, their most recent antics are worth two or three more paragraphs.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Never Thought It’d be This Easy
The 16-0 game was probably the easiest of them all for the Golden State Warriors. But life is easy these days when Kobe Bryant drags the Los Angeles Lakers into depths previously unimaginable for such a franchise.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Thrive on Derrick Rose & Jimmy Butler Defense
The Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-88 mainly behind the excellent backcourt defense of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler, an excellent duo on both ends of the floor, and probably the two that hold the key to a successful season for the Bulls.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Need to Fire Byron Scott & Stop Playing Kobe Bryant
With every game that goes by the Los Angeles Lakers look more and more ridiculous by hanging on to possibly the worst coach in the NBA, Byron Scott, while Kobe Bryant continues to do whatever he wants to on the floor, even if his shelf life expired a long time ago.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook Calmer When Kevin Durant is Around
It’s stating the obvious saying that the Oklahoma City Thunder are better off with Kevin Durant than without him. That’s not the point. The issue is how having Durant back in action takes the team out of the irresponsible hands of Russell Westbrook, and balances things out for a bit.