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The Miami Heat are playing out of their minds. They are currently on a 27-game win streak which is good enough for second best in NBA history. They are just 6 shy of tying the ’71 – ’72 Lakers record of 33 consecutive wins, and 7 shy of breaking it. The Heat have the Bulls, [...]

The way Kenyon Martin has been playing for the Knicks, it makes you wonder why it took him so long to find a team. Since becoming a member of the Knicks, he hasn’t really shown that much rust. In fact, he looks very fresh. He must be a bigger locker-room headache than the public are [...]

Well, that didn’t last very long. According to Comcast’s Ric Bucher, Mike D’Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers may move Pau Gasol back to the bench. Source: Don’t be surprised if Pau Gasol is coming off the bench at Minnesota on Wednesday after the Lakers went 0-2 upon his return. — Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) March [...]

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Last night, the Los Angles Lakers fell to the Golden State Warriors. L.A. can ill afford too many more losses, as every game means that much more to them now. During the second quarter, David Lee landed an alleged accidental to Dwight Howard’s mouth. This actually caused Dwight to get three stitches. Perhaps Kobe is [...]

  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 Miami Heat are scary. Yes, their 27-game winning streak is impressive and their roster instills fear in the most unconcerned of NBA teams, but that’s not why they’re scary. They’re scary because they’ve apparently yet to peak. Following their win over the Orlando Magic, a number of Heat players told Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld [...]

The basketball Gods appear to hate the Boston Celtics. As if it’s not enough that both Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger are sidelined for the season, the Celtics will now be forced to go at least two weeks without Kevin Garnett. Per general manager Danny Ainge, the organization expects Garnett to be out of the [...]

The Denver Nuggets Head Coach, George Karl, has been good for one soundbite after another for years. The guy is great in an interview. He’s certainly not afraid to say what’s on his mind. And when recently asked about his thoughts on the current NBA playoff format of the top 8 teams per conference, with [...]