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Kobe Bryant was on fire offensively last night against the Blazers. Yes, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol put in solid performances, but in essence, Kobe Bryant single-handedly willed the Lakers into sole possession of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It’s not over yet, but the Lakers destiny is now in [...]

Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer had big scoring nights. Andre Iguodala had a triple double. The Nuggets were firing on all cylinders last night as they jockey for home court positioning in the Western Conference playoff race. But it was JaVale McGee’s defense that provided the necessary spark to hold the Spurs to 86 points [...]

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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 [...]

March was another amazing month in the NBA. Although it spelled the end of a couple of historic win streaks from the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, it also marked the beginning of another impressive wins streak still ongoing by the New York Knicks. As teams were jockeying for playoff positioning or some even [...]

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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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Given that Kyrie Irving made his early return yesterday from a shoulder injury in spectacular fashion with 31 points in the losing cause, we felt Irving deserved some love on THD Video. This week we focus on Irving’s Top 10 Plays of the 2012-13 season thus far. Yesterday’s madness excluded… [...]

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? [...]