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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Have to Be Great For Them to Win
Things aren’t as simple for the Houston Rockets without James Harden, but it does allow them to be more creative. Omer Asik playing the entire fourth quarter instead of Dwight Howard, Jeremy Lin sitting down for most of it while Omri Casspi and Chandler Parsons lead the team on huge surge to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-86.
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Suns vs Heat – LeBron James Doesn’t Even Seem Like He’s Trying
One of the scary things about LeBron James is how easy things seem to be for him sometimes. He finished with 35 points on an almost perfect shooting night to lead the Miami Heat over the Phoenix Suns in a 107-92 win, and hardly broke a sweat doing it.
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Timberwolves vs Pacers – Too Good For Everybody Right Now
Everyone knew the Indiana Pacers were going to be dominant this season, looking slightly stronger than last year. The reality of it? Maybe the best team in the NBA right now, picking up a fourth straight win and improving to 13-1 this season after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-84, led by 26 points from Paul George and George Hill.
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ACC – Coastal Division Scenarios
The current situation in the ACC Coastal division, fought for the chance to play Florida State in the conference championship game, gives Duke, with their 5-2 conference record, the best shot at winning the division. However, Virginia Tech, Miami and Georgia Tech can still finish first in the division.
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Philadelphia Eagles – Nick Foles With the Best Passer Rating Month in NFL History
If an endorsement from Michael Vick saying Nick Foles should be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles isn’t enough, than maybe his passer rating during the month of November; 152.8, the highest for any calendar month in NFL history, will do it.
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49ers vs Redskins – Colin Kaepernick is Good When It’s Easy
There is no crisis crippling the San Francisco 49ers. It’s only the simple fact that they’re not as good of a football team when compared with last year. When they’re playing better opponents, like they have four times this season, they lose. When they face a team like the Washington Redskins, they win quite comfortably, and Colin Kaepernick has a chance to look like a superstar quarterback.
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FC Barcelona – Gerardo Martino Knows Records Mean Nothing, Titles Do
Does Gerardo Martino care that he’s only one match away from equaling the mark set by Guardiola’s side during the 2011-12 campaign, when Barcelona began the season by avoiding defeat in their first 21 games? Not really. He focuses on wins, sure, but eventually, what matters are the titles he ends up with.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Twisting the Aaron Ramsey Situation
Last season, many were critical of Aaron Ramsey. His positioning, his ability. Arsenal weren’t too hot as well. Arsene Wenger wasn’t getting applause for the work he was doing as manager. This season? Everything has been turned around, and the French manager is trying to take full credit for the Welshman’s turnaround.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Injury Can End Their Season
A Gareth Bale injury? Real Madrid can handle that. A Cristiano Ronaldo one? Not too sure. The Portuguese star, playing better than anyone in the world right now, is going to be out for three weeks with the thigh injury he picked up against Almeria after everyone thought it was a harmless knock. This kind of injury can mean the end to the title race for Real Madrid, unless the whole concept of this being a one man team is wrong.
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AS Monaco – Falcao Doesn’t Like Getting Substituted
With the distance between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain growing, not winning against Nantes wasn’t an option for Claudio Ranieri. So he took out Radamel Falcao after only 63 minutes. He did get himself a 1-0 win with a goal from Mounir Obbadi, but also some drama with the team’s most important player.