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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Makes Kobe Bryant Look Really Old
It’s not really fair comparing Kevin Durant to Kobe Bryant or the Oklahoma City Thunder to whatever the Los Angeles Lakers have going on right now, but it’s impossible not to make this connection between a star, maybe the best player in the NBA, and an old man, coming off a rough injury, who is actually looking like he’s getting in the way of his teammates, playing worse than they did before his return.
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Boston Celtics – Winning The Division With a Losing Record
This wasn’t a very memorable offensive performance from Jeff Green, but he was there when the Boston Celtics needed him, scoring a tough, slightly lucky shot to grant them a 90-86 win over the New York Knicks, who couldn’t get to avenge their humiliating loss only a week earlier to the same team.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Wasted in Bench Role
Coming back from an injury did mean we’ll probably see less minutes from Jeremy Lin than he should be playing, but in a game of offenses in which the Houston Rockets really struggled scoring when not in transition, more minutes with him on the floor instead of the very limited Patrick Beverley next to the frustrating James Harden might have brought them closer to win.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Keeps Rising to The Occasion
The Portland Trail Blazers keep relying on their excellent offense to pull them through the big games, but more than anyone else it’s LaMarcus Aldridge who is getting the job done, putting up another huge night of scoring and rebounding, carrying a misfiring Damian Lillard to the finish line, beating the Houston Rockers 111-104.
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San Diego Chargers – AFC Playoffs Still in Reach
A team of destiny, the San Diego Chargers, according to everything that’s happened over the last few years. Despite being in the very tough AFC West, they’re still in the playoff race, getting a huge boost for the road that’s left as they beat the Denver Brocnos 27-20 which doesn’t just keep them alive in the hunt for a postseason spot, but also making it a bit more interesting for teams trying to finish with home field advantage.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Is Back With Plenty of Questions
After missing six games, Jeremy Lin is going to be back in action for the Houston Rockets in a very tough away game against the Portland Trail Blazers. What it means for him, James Harden, Patrick Beverley and generally the Houston Rockets remains to be seen, especially as the head coach, Kevin McHale, is currently away from the team after the passing of his mother, a year after the death of his daughter.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry is a Cruel Little Man
One half was Stephen Curry at his worst. The turnovers, the sloppy shooting and decision making on offense. Just what the Golden State Warriors don’t need from their star player, especially while Andre Iguodala is out. In the second half? Completely different, and quite close to unstoppable, getting a lot of help from Draymond Green on both ends of the floor before burying the game winning shot himself.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Forgets Quickly
There’s a chance Russell Westbrook has no memory, no recollection at all. It’s the only way to explain how he puts the quite common awful shooting performances behind him and turns into a much more effective scorer the next day, as he turned out to be, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Bulls vs Knicks – A Battle Of The Bad & Injured
As it turns out, it’s better to be on the bad side. At least you have players of obscure talents to rise to the occasion from time to time, like the New York Knicks have in Amare Stoudemire giving Carmelo Anthony a hand, instead of being crippled by injuries to your three starting perimeter players, as the Chicago Bulls continue to sink and look awful in the process.
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Clippers vs Celtics – Doc Rivers Admits He Quit On Boston
Yes, there was a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers (who won) and the Boston Celtics, but most of the attention was focused on Doc Rivers coming back to play against the team he coached for nine seasons. Finally, after months of denial, spins and smearing of the truth, he also admitted that he quit on the team because he made the selfish and right decision for him, not the honorable one.