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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Better Off Without Kobe Bryant
Not playing with Kobe Bryant didn’t result in some offensive explosion for the Los Angeles Lakers in their preseason win over the Golden State Warriors, but in the long run, for a team that’s not going to make the playoffs or win anything this season, sitting him as much as possible is the best thing for their developing, talented young players.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin & Playing Without Him
The Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 97-93 to remain perfect in the preseason, but played without an ill and resting Jeremy Lin, something that was evident in the team’s offensive fluidity and style.
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NBA Preseason Scores
The NBA preseason marches on with six games on a Saturday: Orlando Magic winning in Brazil, Sacramento Kings shooting very well against the New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte Hornets remaining perfect against the New York Knicks, Miami Heat beating the Houston Rockets thanks to their bench, the Washington Wizards overcoming the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers thrashing the Golden State Warriors, maybe because Kobe Bryant wasn’t playing.
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NBA Preseason Scores
A friday night of preseason basketball in which most teams kept their best players off the floor or didn’t use them a whole lot. The Washington Wizards handled the Philadelphia 76ers; New York Knicks stayed perfect by beating the Boston Celtics; Memphis Grizzlies won against the Oklahoma City Thunder without starters for both teams; Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks; and the Denver Nuggets easily swept aside the Phoenix Suns.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Are Forcing Tristan Thompson Into a Corner
Not taking the offer on the table might be one of the biggest mistakes Tristan Thompson has ever made, because the closer we get to the beginning of the season, the more money he’s losing for not agreeing to what the Cleveland Cavaliers have been offering him all along.
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NBA Preseason Scores
A quiet thursday night of NBA preseason basketball with only two games: Indiana Pacers beating the LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers, tne a depleted Houston Rockets team losing 123-101 to the Golden State Warriors with an impressive shooting show from Stephen Curry.
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10 Oldest NBA Players Heading Into the 2015-2016 Season
Our annual rundown of the 10 oldest NBA players heading into the new season (2015-2016 this time) includes two players from the San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan & Manu Ginobili), two from the Los Angeles Clippers (Pablo Prigioni and Paul Pierce) and two from the Minnesota Timberwolves (Kevin Garnett & Andre Miller). Chris Andersen, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and Vince Carter complete the list of the league’s most elderly men.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Shows He’d be Great in the Lineup
Without playing too many minutes, Jeremy Lin once again stole the show as the Charlotte Hornets destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers 113-71 in another preseason game in China.
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NBA Preseason Scores
Not a whole lot of basketball in another night of the NBA preseason. The Charlotte Hornets keep bashing the Los Angeles Clippers in China, looking great with Jeremy Lin in the lineup. Besides that, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally won, beating the Toronto Raptors; Boston Celtics overcame the Brooklyn Nets; Detroit Pistons ran all over the Chicago Bulls; and the Atlanta Hawks didn’t have too much trouble beating the San Antonio Spurs.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Turning Into a 3-Point Shooting Team
There are going to be a lot of different and new things about the Chicago Bulls in the Fred Hoiberg regime compared to the Tom Thibodeau era. One of them, and maybe the most significant one, will be the amount of 3-pointers this team shoots.