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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Refuses to Let Jeremy Lin Help Him
The Los Angeles Lakers are back to their losing ways, getting beat 107-102 by the much better Memphis Grizzlies. Kobe Bryant broke the all-time missed field goals record, ignoring the lessons from previous games and refusing to give Jeremy Lin a chance to do a lot more on the court and help him out.
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San Antonio Spurs – Starting to Look More and More Like Champions
A sluggish start seems like ancient history as the San Antonio Spurs look more and more like defending champions, beating the turnover prone Golden State Warriors 113-100 behind a strong game from Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard, while Stephen Curry did more harm than good in another rough performance for him.
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San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard Finally Plays Like an MVP
It’s been a rough start to this season for both Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs. In the 89-85 win over the Los Angeles Clippers he played for the first time like the guy who looked unstoppable and impassible on both ends of the floor in last season’s final, especially during the closing minutes.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Finally Giving a Superstar Performance
The Chicago Bulls are still waiting for some consistency and consecutive excellence from Derrick Rose, who put on his finest performance this season and maybe since his famous injury from over two years ago, leading his team to a 102-91 win over the Detroit Pistons.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James & Big Three Starting to Meet Expectations
Naturally, David Blatt isn’t happy with his team’s defense, but the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by a triple double from LeBron James and big nights for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are finally building a winning streak, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 118-111 and possibly finding the rhythm and ability they were expected to play with when this whole ambitious project was put together.
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Suns Over Warriors – No Undefeated Teams Left
The perfect start had to end at some point for the Golden State Warriors, unable to make the most of another great game by Stephen Curry as they surrendered to the Phoenix Suns, losing 107-95.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Makes Them Tick, Not Kobe Bryant
If Byron Scott and the Los Angeles Lakers needed any kind of proof about how important Jeremy Lin is to them, they got it in a fantastic game from the point guard, leading his team to their first win this season, beating the Charlotte Hornets 107-92, overcoming another awful shooting night from Kobe Bryant.
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Miami Heat – Chris Bosh & Dwyane Wade Following Luol Deng for Once
The Miami Heat might no longer have an official big three, but the kind of scoring Luol Deng produced in the 105-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks was certainly superstarish in nature as he combined quite well with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to lead the team in an impressive away victory.
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Golden State Warriors – The Only Undefeated Team Left in the NBA
The Houston Rockets are no longer undefeated, losing 98-87 to the Golden State Warriors, enjoying a huge shooting performance from Stephen Curry, as the absence of Dwight Howard was too much for the home team to do without.
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Grizzlies Over Thunder – Staying Undefeated is Easy Against Terrible Teams
The Memphis Grizzlies have been the best NBA team since Marc Gasol returned from his injury last season. He didn’t do a lot in the 91-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who just might be the worst team in the NBA right now since there’s no Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to rely on.