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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Keeps Proving He’s Great Again
The best team in the East right now? The Chicago Bulls. They might also have the best of the point guards after a long time, with another great game and fourth quarter from Derrick Rose, outplaying John Wall in a 99-91 win over the Washington Wizards.
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John Wall Cries For a Friend That Dies And Makes Everyone Cry With Him
Sports are important. Basketball, playing in the NBA; that’s important too. But there are bigger things in life. John Wall showed that as he was overcome with emotion after the Washington Wizards beat the Boston Celtics 133-132, crying over the death of 6-year old Miyah Telemaque-Nelson.
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Washington Wizards – Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh Face Them Without any Help
The Miami Heat usually struggle when playing on the road against the Washington Wizards, but losing by 21 points (107-86) isn’t something that’s ordinary, with an excellent shooting night for the home team, led by John Wall and Rasual Butler as opposed to the cold shooting from anyone not named Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade on the other side.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Exacts His Revenge
The Cleveland Cavaliers needed more than a win – they needed a big one. LeBron James, helped out by Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, delivered and big time as they beat the Washington Wizards 113-87. It gets them back to .500, and it also gives them something of a proclamation victory in a game about Eastern dominance.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James & Big Three Hit Rock Bottom
It’s a rough debut season for David Blatt in the NBA as his Cleveland Cavaliers lose for a third straight time, this time 91-78 to the Washington Wizards with LeBron James and Kevin Love looking especially offense on a team that suddenly can’t get anything to function for them, which might be causing some rifts between the stars and their head coach.
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Miami Heat – A Very Good Start to a New Era
No more big three, and it’s fine. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade did very well without another big star to help them out, leading the Miami Heat to a 107-95 win over the Washington Wizards, getting some significant contribution from Norris Cole, who feels right at home with his new role as the starting point guard.
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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic, Not Derrick Rose, Rules Preseason Debut
How seriously do teams take the NBA preseason? From the tension and borderline violence in the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards, it seems that very seriously. Derrick Rose look good, Nikola Mirotic looked even better, but most of the attention went to Paul Pierce acting like a little kid in front of Joakim Noah and Jimmy Butler doing everything possible except for putting the ball in the basket.
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Washington Wizards – Paul Pierce Isn’t an Improvement
It’s hard to say at this moment how much the Washington Wizards got stronger or weaker for signing Paul Pierce while losing Trevor Ariza, but it’s quite clear that the Brooklyn Nets are turning out to be the biggest losers of this free agency period.
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NBA Free Agency – Golden Warriors Sign Shaun Livingston, Washington Wizards Keep Marcin Gortat
A busy first day of NBA free agency wasn’t about the superstars, but about the guys who help them out. The Golden State Warriors got the backup point guard they wanted with Shaun Livingston while the Washington Wizards re-signed and kept center Marcin Gortat. The Detroit Pistons liked Jodie Meeks enough to give him a three-year contract.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Will Try to Sign Marcin Gortat & Trevor Ariza
Building an NBA team through free agency isn’t only about landing the biggest names and stars, and with that in mind the Dallas Mavericks are going to try and sign Trevor Ariza and Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards instead of just waiting around for bigger names to make up their minds.