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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic is a Key Ingredient in Championship Hopes
Despite the growing distance from the second spot in the Eastern conference, the Chicago Bulls believe that once the list of injured players become shorter, the valuable experience and confidence through more playing time given to players like Nikola Mirotic can provide the difference between another short playoff run and contending for the NBA title.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers Not Getting Paul George Back This Season
For now, the Indiana Pacers are keeping the possibility of Paul George returning this season already as something of a mystery. It’s more and more likely that despite early optimism, he’s not coming back.
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Boston Celtics – Might Actually Make the NBA Playoffs
The Boston Celtics stopped the surging Indiana Pacers with a 93-89 victory that still doesn’t put them in the top 8 among the Eastern conference’s teams, but ties them with the Miami Heat and brings them half a game from actually making the NBA playoffs.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Isn’t Slowing Down
Inefficient he might be, but no one in the NBA is playing with the drive Russell Westbrook has behind him right now, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-92 win over the Indiana Pacers with another triple double, pushing his team up the playoff seeding ladder and making everyone forget, at least for a little while, about Kevin Durant.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Might be More Valuable Than They Thought
Without Stephen Curry the Golden State Warriors looked very one dimensional offensively, resulting in a 104-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers and a big night from Rodney Stuckey. Klay Thompson wasn’t bad himself, but was all alone in a battle that needed a bit more than just him.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Angry & Needs to Start Another Streak
There were plenty of things for LeBron James to be angry about but more than anything was simply losing 103-99 to the Indiana Pacers which means the end to the 12-game winning streak, falling one shot of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Proves a Point, Jeremy Lin Better Than His Numbers
You knew Kobe Bryant was going to try and show everyone how clutch he is, which worked out with a game winning shot while Jeremy Lin made himself noticed for the most part in a 88-87 win over the Indiana Pacers.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Rises Above the Ugliness
Despite an UGLY fourth quarter and dropping a huge lead to the Indiana Pacers, the Chicago Bulls came through with another win, 92-90, thanks to Jimmy Butler hitting the game-winning 3-pointer and C.J. Watson missing a wide open shot from the corner as time expired.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Regresses, Kobe Bryant Simply Won’t Stop
Celebrating too hard from marking another achievement, Kobe Bryant looked awful as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 110-91 to the Indiana Pacers, while Jeremy Lin regressed back to his ways when he just got benched, which wasn’t helpful for anyone involved.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love Finally Outplays LeBron James
If there was one thing the Cleveland Cavaliers were waiting for to happen it was Kevin Love finally going out of his way and having a big game. In a 109-97 win over the injury-ravaged Indiana Pacers, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving took a backseat to the third angle of the Big Three’s shooting, while David Blatt was mostly impressed with his defense.