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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets Trading Brook Lopez, Miami Heat Showing Interest
Of all the players the Brooklyn Nets are trying trade, Brook Lopez is probably the only one with a big contract that’s getting some interest, with the Miami Heat trying to work out how they can acquire him.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Making Fun of Kobe Bryant in Frozen & Let it Go Parody
The Los Angeles Lakers are tanking, so the folks over at Bleacher Report made a nice little video of Kobe Bryant doing his best to be like Elsa, singing ‘Let it Tank’ about his career taking a dive, while his team might actually be doing better when he isn’t playing.
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Los Angeles Clippers – A Step in the Right Direction
Things haven’t been going according to plan so far for the Los Angeles Clippers, but a 105-99 win on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers with Jamal Crawford doing most of the damage and late might be a chance for the better.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Makes it Look Easy
Without Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat were never going to pose a real problem for the Golden State Warriors, winning 104-89 with a big night from Stephen Curry who put passing and dribbling aside for once, mainly focusing on his elite shooting ability.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is Great, the Defense Not so Much
Despite Derrick Rose having his best game in over a month, the Chicago Bulls keep losing, this time 105-99 at home, in yet another performance that is far less than satisfactory, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
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Orlando Magic – Victor Oladipo Can do Amazing Things
The Orlando Magic are in the special stage between tanking and contending for a playoff spot, but wherever they are it makes for some fantastic basketball, led by the improving Victor Oladipo, outplaying James Harden en route to a 120-113 win over the Houston Rockets.
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Atlanta Hawks – Life is Good, Very Good
The Atlanta Hawks winning streak wasn’t going to be stopped or slowed down against the Boston Celtics, cruising for their 10th in a row and beating the home team 105-91, keeping them far ahead of the competition in the Eastern conference.
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North Carolina Over North Carolina State – ACC Rivalry at its Best
Maybe the best game of the season in the ACC so far ended with North Carolina winning on the road against North Carolina State 81-79 with finally a big and efficient shooting night for Marcus Paige, while managing to overcome a huge mistake by whoever runs the clock in the arena, giving the Wolfpack 15 extra seconds to try and complete their comeback.
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Oregon Ducks – Marcus Mariota, as Expected, Declares for the NFL
After leading Oregon to one BCS Bowl game win, one conference title and the first ever college football playoff final, Marcus Mariota has decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, where he is projected to be the first quarterback taken off the board.
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San Francisco 49rs – Jim Tomsula as the New Head Coach Raises a Lot of Eyebrows
There’s nothing wrong with promoting from within the organization, but choosing Jim Tomsula, formerly the defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers, feels like a huge step down for the franchise after getting rid of its most successful coach in over 20 years.