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I’m not absolutely certain the ball on Rockets’ James Harden’s buzzer beating three point attempt last night had any chance of going in. After hitting the rim hard and bouncing straight up in the air, the Suns Jermaine O’Neal deflected the ball on the descent back out to the perimeter. The rules state that if [...]

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One of the most highly recruited High School Seniors, Andrew Wiggins, gets a perfect score after pulling off a reverse 360 Eastbay at the POWERADE JamFest before the McDonald’s All-American Game yesterday. The kid from Canada is making good lately, definitely making a name for himself before he heads to the College Ranks. [...]

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I can’t say I’ve ever seen two players perform a double screen on offense in the way Raptors’ Amir Johnson and Jonas Valunciunas did yesterday against the Wizards. Putting their arms around each other and blocking the defensive players’ access to his man, is mildly reminiscent of our childhood days playing ‘Red Rover’, isn’t it? [...]

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  John Wall scored a career-high 47 points and added eight assists, Emeka Okafor had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the undermanned Washington Wizards beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 107-94 Monday night. Wall shot 13 of 22 from the field and made a career-high 19 free throws on 24 attempts. [...]

The Denver Nuggets squeezed out another win Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings. But not before DeMarcus Cousins ended any self-esteem Nuggets big man Anthony Randolph had left, by crushing one right in his face. 6’11” big man against 6’11” big man. Cousins was that much bigger. Peep the replay: Here’s another look at the [...]

At one point in the third quarter the Miami Heat were losing to Lebron’s former team 67-40. It looked like a lock that the Cavs were going to be ending the Heat’s 23 game winning streak. Then Shane Battier, Ray Allen, and Lebron James went on a three point barrage to pull the Heat close [...]

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