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Los Angeles Lakers – Hate is a Great Motivator
The only thing the Los Angeles Lakers have left to motivate them is ruining it for others, and while it’s difficult for this team to beat superior sides, they proved that filling your body with hate towards the opponents, which is what happened according to Nick Young, leads to some impressive results, like beating the Phoenix Suns 115-99 with Chris Kaman doing better than anyone else.
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Padres Over Dodgers – The Real Opening Day
Even though Baseball season began in Australia, Opening day in an actual American stadium means a little bit more to pretty much everyone. The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t do as well in San Diego against the Padres like they did Down Under despite a great pitching performance from Hyun-Jin Ryu, with Brian Wilson blowing a save and a big winning hit from Chris Denforia.
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Chicago Bulls – Defense & Efficiency Win Championships
The majority still isn’t sold on the Chicago Bulls being championship contenders, but it doesn’t stop the team from envisioning it happen, led by D.J. Augustin in 107-102 win over the Boston Celtics, improving their chances of having home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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New York Knicks – Can Almost Smell the Playoffs
Maybe the most impossible team to understand in the NBA happens to be the New York Knicks, who travel the line between mediocre and awful and are still just one game away from making the playoffs, beating the Golden State Warriors 89-84 thanks to J.R. Smith taking over for Carmelo Anthony and pretty much having just one good quarter throughout the whole game.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Getting Closer to Michael Jordan
There are plenty of goals for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant this season. Championship and MVP above all else, but winning the scoring title and on the way breaking an old record by Michael Jordan doesn’t really hurt. A 116-96 win over the Utah Jazz go them a little bit closer, or at least him.
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UConn Over Michigan State – Better Than Anyone Expected
The story of the UConn this season is a remarkable one, which begins with head coach Kevin Ollie and the fantastic job he’s done since taking over last year, and leaders like Shabazz Napier, with a chance to win a second national title becoming reality after leading his team to a 60-54 win over Michigan State.
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Indiana Pacers – It’s Time to Panic
That promising lead at the top of the Eastern conference has withered away, and the bad basketball the Indiana Pacers have been playing for almost two months now continues to get worse, resulting in a 90-76 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with David West losing his cool and Paul George simply not carrying the team as he’s expected to.
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Kentucky Over Michigan – History Making Freshmen
Sometimes things just click for certain teams, and there’s not much to explain. Kentucky continue knocking off last year’s Final Four teams, beating Michigan 75-72 with a game winning 3-pointer from Aaron Harrison to cap off another big performance from Julius Randle.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Tottenham
In one of the best Premier League title races we’ve had in years, Liverpool take the top spot in the Premier League table for now with a 4-0 win over a very bad Tottenham side, following the Younnes Kaboul own goal with strikes from Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson.
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10 Memes About Chelsea & Jose Mourinho Failure
It was to be expected that Chelsea losing to Crystal Palace and moving further away from winning the Premier League this season would create plenty of memes and jokes revolving around John Terry scoring an own goal, Jose Mourinho lecturing a ball boy who tried to waste time and Fernando Torres not scoring once more in his miserable tenure at Stamford Bridge.