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Chicago Bulls – Dominating the NBA Champions in the Paint
Stopping opponents in the paint and off the offensive glass has been a problem for the Miami Heat lately. Against a fighting Chicago Bulls team, it was too much for the NBA champions to overcome.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Losing Kevin Love Isn’t so Bad
The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten used to playing without their best players. Ricky Rubio is out with back spasms and Kevin Love got injured again. Even that couldn’t deny them the win.
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New York Knicks – Back to Defense and Shooting Threes
After a rough stretch in which the New York Knicks began to wonder where did everything that worked so well disappeared to, their defense returned against an exhausted San Antonio Spurs.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – So Bad Kevin Durant Gets Ejected
Sometimes great numbers don’t mean a thing. Both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant had great nights for the Oklahoma City Thunder. What you don’t play defense, it doesn’t really matter.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Steps Back, James Harden Rules
The Houston Rockets are going to win because James Harden is doing great, good enough to get them into the postseason. Jeremy Lin?
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Close to Perfection
It’s more than just the impressive scoring streak LeBron James is on right now. He’s playing the kind of basketball that wins MVP awards, wins NBA titles, and is right up there with greatest of all-time.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Losing His Faith in Teammates
Frustration, there’s no other word. Failure maybe, although the distance between fail and success is only measured by the record and playoff stage the Los Angeles Lakers will end up with.
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Los Angeles Clippers – The Streak is Over, Now What
How impressive was the 17 game winning streak by the Los Angeles Clippers? Maybe it wasn’t that great. Yes, it showed that the Clippers don’t have a real style that can hurt them or they’re limited too and it did show a special amount of depth in their roster. On the other hand, their opponents weren’t that impressive.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony & Amare Stoudemire Aren’t the Problem
Where are the New York Knicks that led the Eastern Conference and were talking about nothing less than a conference final? After losing five of their last eight games, no one is talking about Carmelo Anthony as the MVP or how Amare Stoudemire is going to fit in with him and the others. They’re talking about what went wrong, and how they move on from here.
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Chicago Bulls – Can’t Wait for Derrick Rose to Come Back
After losing four of their last three games, the only thing that can cheer up Chicago Bulls players, staff and fans is Derrick Rose returning to team practices, so far without contact, while beginning to travel with the team again. After losing at home to the worst team in the NBA, there’s nothing much else that can make you smile.