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Nuggets vs Warriors – Ty Lawson & Nate Robinson Better Than a Bunch of Shooters
In a game that was always going to be fast in pace and filled with points, in turns out that having Ty Lawson running things while Nate Robinson feeds on his revenge energies is a good combo to go to war with, as the Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 123-116.
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Denver Nuggets – Randy Foye Keeps Carmelo Anthony Depressed
Maybe the most trusted player to have with the ball when the game is on the line, Carmelo Anthony had a chance to stop the New York Knicks from adding another loss to their embarrassing streak. Instead of sending the game into overtime, the former Denver Nuggets star was blocked by Randy Foye, keeping it at 97-95, and keeping the ball rolling on one of the most hard to stomach losing streaks in the NBA.
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Denver Nuggets – Lionel Messi Influences Nate Ronbinson Through Video Games
How important is the number on the jersey? Probably not so much, but it depends on the player. Nate Robinson, who has been a 2, 3, and 4 in his 8-year NBA career is now moving on to double digits and taking the no. 10 jersey due to his love for Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, who Robinson feels great love for thanks to EA Sports’ FIFA video games.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets & Toronto Raptors Trying to Sign Nate Robinson
After a rather successful and surprising season with the Chicago Bulls, Nate Robinson will move on to yet another team (his sixth of his NBA career), with the New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors all showing a serious interest.
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Chicago Bulls Don’t Have Room for Nate Robinson Anymore
Some might argue that without Nate Robinson, the Chicago Bulls don’t make it out of their first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. But Robinson was a third option at point guard to begin with, and all the scoring and late-game heroics in the world won’t change that fact that with Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich signed for next year, not to mention developing rookie point guard Marquis Teague, there’s not much of a future for him in Chicago.
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Chicago Bulls – Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, Joakim Noah & Nate Robinson Have Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
For the second time in three years, the Chicago Bulls lose to the Miami Heat in a playoff series, both of them lasting only 5 games. Yet with so many injuries to begin with, from Derrick Rose to Luol Deng and finishing with Kirk Hinrich, the effort, heart, sacrifice and ability that Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, Joakim Noah and Nate Robinson have shown in this postseason is nothing but commendable.
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Chicago Bulls – Nate Robinson Finally Runs Out of Luck & Confidence
At some point, you can’t cover up for all those missing players, including Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich, with a point guard who is too small to make a useful defensive player. Tom Thibodeau looked at his bench and saw players he normally wouldn’t have used, but with Nate Robinson finally have the kind of game a lot of people were predicting he’d have at some point, there wasn’t much of a choice.
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Nate Robinson Manages to Block LeBron James
Earlier in his career, LeBron James used to specialize in coming from behind to block smaller player on their way to an easy layup. Once in a while, it comes back to bite him, as Nate Robinson, the shortest player in the NBA, managed to set the United Center on fire by reaching from behind and blocking the best player in the league.
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Chicago Bulls – Joakim Noah & Taj Gibson Might Cost Them the Series
Sometimes, teams fall apart, and they can’t avoid a huge loss. The Chicago Bulls, already shorthanded due to old and more recent injuries, might have to do without two more players, at least for the next game. Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah let the humiliation of being in the franchise’s biggest playoff loss ever get to them, not to mention some of the calls by the referees, getting themselves ejected, which might be costly in the long run.
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Jimmy Butler is Superhuman, Even Compared to LeBron James
There are quite a few heroes the Chicago Bulls can be proud of after shocking the NBA-viewing public and winning Game 1 against the Miami Heat – Joakim Noah by doing a little bit of everything, Nate Robinson for being once again huge in the fourth quarter despite the utter lack of faith in him from people outside the team. But it’s Jimmy Butler, for not getting a second of rest, and his incredible defense on LeBron James, that deserves more praise than anyone else.