Paul Millsap Must Continue To Lead Way For Atlanta Hawks

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Coming off a huge 121-114 victory over LeBron James and the mighty Miami Heat, the Atlanta Hawks will be looking to make it 2-for-2 this week as they will be in central Florida for a battle with the Orlando Magic [...]

Indiana Pacers at Golden State Warriors: No Lack of Star Power In This Showdown

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Monday night’s contest at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California could very well be the best matchup of the 10-game docket. The Golden State Warriors, currently sitting in the sixth spot in the Western Conference standings with a solid 26-16 record, [...]

Detroit Pistons’ Post Presence Pivotal To Playoff Push

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From Dec. 27 through Jan. 8, the Detroit Pistons lost six consecutive games and were free-falling out of playoff contention. However, the last couple of outings have painted a different picture as the team, led by its dynamic frontcourt, have [...]

Memphis Grizzlies Should Easily Get Fourth Straight Victory On Wednesday Night vs. Milwaukee Bucks

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Memphis Grizzlies All-Star center Marc Gasol returned from a 23-game absence on Tuesday just in time to take on Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In his first game back from a sprained MCL, the 2012-13 NBA Defensive Player [...]

Atlanta Hawks Getting Productive Minutes From Backup Bigs

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Just when it looked like the Atlanta Hawks were about to be grounded by the premature end of center Al Horford’s season, a duo of players decided to get off the bench and start flying high for the current No. [...]

Is Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond NBA’s Next Big Thing?

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Detroit Pistons’ big man Andre Drummond is just plain awful from the charity stripe. Any amount of faith in the 20-year-old’s ability to hit a clutch free-throw is more than unwarranted. He has managed to knock down an extremely poor [...]

Supporting Cast Playing Starring Role For Denver Nuggets

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The Denver Nuggets come into Saturday’s game at the Pepsi Center against the Orlando Magic riding a four-game winning streak and sitting ninth in the Western Conference standings. The team’s current run of strong performances has featured the typically strong [...]

Portland Trail Blazers’ LaMarcus Aldridge Blazing Trail To MVP Contention

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After what had to be an extremely frustrating 123-119 loss to one of the NBA‘s worst teams on Tuesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers return home from the Sacramento Kings to take on another hapless foe. The Orlando Magic will [...]

Young Stars Shining For Oklahoma City Thunder

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Three-time All-Star Russell Westbrook has now missed the last six games for the Oklahoma City Thunder after undergoing surgery on his right knee less than two weeks ago. Even with perennial MVP candidate Kevin Durant and solid post presence Serge [...]

Dynamic Duo Leading Way For Rising Phoenix Suns

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Victorious in five of their last seven games and sporting a solid 19-12 record overall, the Phoenix Suns have been one of the NBA‘s most surprising teams to this point. The franchise has not made a playoff appearance in any [...]

Surging Toronto Raptors Travel To Washington DC In Search Of Fifth Straight Win

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Coming into the 2013-14 NBA season, the battle for the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division was expected to take place entirely inside the state of New York. However, with the unexpected struggles of both the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, [...]