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Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler Keeps Proving He’s an All-Star
With both Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony not playing, the star power was slightly reduced for the game between the New York Knicks, terrible anyway, and the Chicago Bulls, who don’t worry about those things. They have guys like Jimmy Butler to step up and indeed he did, not for the first time this season, carrying his team to a 103-97 win.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Houston Rockets Trying to Trade for Corey Brewer
With their team falling apart due to injuries, the Minnesota Timberwolves are finally inclined to make a trade for Corey Brewer, with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets leading the pack in terms of those with the best chance of acquiring him.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Can’t Do This on His Own
It seems like Dwyane Wade is playing his best basketball in years, but when it’s without Chris Bosh or anyone else on the Miami Heat helping him out, it ended with a 105-87 home defeat to the Utah Jazz, led by the hot hand of Gordon Hayward.
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Houston Rockets: James Harden With Another MVP-Like Performance
Another great night from James Harden was almost ruined by his usual defensive lapse. Still the Houston Rockets overcame that defensive mistake to come away with a 115-111 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, increasing the MVP discussion around their star shooting guar
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Grizzlies Over Spurs – Buzzer Beaters, Triple Overtime and Best Game of the Season
The Memphis Grizzlies just beat their two main contenders for the top spot in the Western conference on back to back nights. It took a triple overtime game in one filled with buzzer beaters from both sides to beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-116 in a night that looked like it wasn’t going to end.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks & Boston Celtics in Trade Talks for Rajon Rondo
The Dallas Mavericks aren’t the only team trying to trade for Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics – the Houston Rockets are in on this as well, as to a lesser extent the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks are as well. For now, the Mavs seem to be closer than anyone to completing a deal.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Gets Uncharacteristically Humiliated
Blowout losses do happen in the long NBA season, so LeBron James didn’t seem too worried about the Cleveland Cavaliers losing 127-98 to the Atlanta Hawks at home, but their poor defending, not for the first time this season, seems to be much more of a concern for head coach David Blatt. After taking a […]
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Rookies Going Down – First Julius Randle, Then Jabari Parker
The race for rookie of the year keeps getting thinner as another prime candidate, Jabari Parker, goes down with a probably torn ACL, which means the end of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks forward. He is the second lottery pick to go down for the season, following Julius Randle of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Grizzlies Beat Warriors – All Streaks Come to an End
The Golden State Warriors remain on top of the standings in the Western conference, but their winning streak of 16 games is over, losing 105-98 to the Memphis Grizzlies behind a great game from Marc Gasol and coming off the bench, the never ending Vince Carter.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Continues to Outplay Kevin Durant
The Oklahoma City Thunder and head coach Scott Brooks don’t care who is outscoring who: Russell Westbrook or Kevin Durant. As long as they keep on winning, making it seven in a row following a 104-92 win over the Sacramento Kings, everyone is happy.