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New Orleans Pelicans – Tyreke Evans the Clutches of Them all
Seeing Damian Lillard hitting a big 3-point shot in the final seconds of the game isn’t something new for anyone following the Portland Trail Blazers this season. However, getting the same kind of clutch ability from Tyreke Evans and the New Orleans Pelicans is a bit more of a rarity.
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Dallas Mavericks – Lucky the Referees Like Them
Officials making mistakes, sadly, until someone does something about it, are part of the game. It’s great to have them when they go in your favor, as Shawn Marion clearly fouled Kevin Love on the final play of the game but wasn’t called for it, saving the Dallas Mavericks and ensuring a 100-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Everyone Has Been Waiting For
This is supposed to be the year Jimmy Butler makes the step from role player to borderline star for the Chicago Bulls. It hasn’t been working out that great so far, mostly because of injuries, but his performance in the road win over the Memphis Grizzlies suggests there’s still hope he’ll turn things around.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Gives Himself a Happy Birthday
There was nothing to expect but a big game from LeBron James as he returned to the lineup for the Miami Heat, on his 29th birthday nonetheless. It wasn’t one for the ages, but good enough to cover for another Dwyane Wade injury and lead the NBA champions to a 97-94 win over the Denver Nuggets.
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Texas Tech Beats Arizona State – Davis Webb is the Right Choice
Some of the collateral from the freshman quarterback battle in Lubbock turned to be a season-killer for Texas Tech, ending the regular season with five consecutive losses. However, things looked very different in the Holiday Bowl, as Davis Webb matched some records on his way to hopefully becoming a great addition for years to come.
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Ole Miss Beats Georgia Tech – Heading in the Right Direction
Two seasons of improvement under Hugh Freeze is all that Ole Miss can ask for. Despite an incredible recruiting class, they’re still quite far away from changing the order of things in the SEC. Bo Wallace put on an impressive performance in a 25-17 win over Georgia Tech in the Music City Bowl, hopefully as a sign for things to come.
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Oregon Beats Texas – Mack Brown Doesn’t Get His Happy Ending
The Alamo Bowl did see a rare blowout as Oregon had no problem asserting their dominance and superiority with a 30-7 win against Texas, but the attention was mostly turned towards someone who might have coached his last College Football game, Mack Brown, instead of the real star, Marcus Mariota.
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Most Disappointing Teams of the 2013 NFL Season
While the focus in what remains of this NFL season goes to the playoff teams, a lot should be said for the failures this season. From the colossal ones like the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins, to teams that played well for most of the way but failed in the final stretch, like the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears.
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NFL Head Coaches Fired at the End of the Season
As always, right after the 2013 NFL regular season ended, a long list of head coaches found themselves out of a job. Gary Kubiak was fired before the season was over, but he also found himself in good company along with Jim Schwartz, Greg Schiano, Mike Shanahan, Leslie Frazier and Rob Chudzinski.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Loving the Attention
In a time when most leagues or no vacation and only the Premier League carrying on like players shouldn’t rest, it doesn’t take much to generate news. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is always interesting, but his remarks on both Lionel Messi being a teammate of his at PSG and his possible future with Celtic in Scotland managed to draw plenty of attention.