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Welcome to PBT’s roundup of the day in NBA action. Or, what you missed while buying an ugly Christmas sweater… Lakers 111, 76ers 98: Two wins in a row for the Lakers, both on the road — in this sad season for them so far that counts as something to celebrate. For Philly, more of…
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Kobe had the kind of big stat line we take for granted (but that the Lakers need right now). Jose Calderon had the second triple-double of his career. But Nicolas Batum’s balanced stat line wins the night. Honorable mention to J.J. Hickson (24 points), Nick Young (30 in a losing effort, a lot in garbage…
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Damian Lillard hits the game-winner to send Blazers past Hornets (VIDEO)
Dec 17, 2012, 12:51 AM EST
This was not an easy shot. Blazers rookie Damian Lillard continued his impressive start to the season, this time draining the game-winning shot from beyond three-point distance to give his team the 95-94 home victory over the Hornets. It would have been a shame for Portland to waste its win against the Spurs on Thursday…
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Lakers cruise to win over Sixers thanks to an efficient 34 points from Kobe Bryant
Dec 16, 2012, 9:02 PM EST
It’s not often we use the word “efficient” in the same sentence while describing the offensive play of the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant. But in Sunday’s easy 111-98 victory over the Sixers, it was not only appropriate, but it fit the description exactly. Bryant finished with 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting, to go along with four…
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Joel Przybilla suspended one game for throwing the ball at a referee (VIDEO)
Dec 16, 2012, 8:01 PM EST
Joel Przybilla of the Milwaukee Bucks has been suspended one game without pay for throwing the ball and hitting a referee, the league announced via official release. The incident, which can be seen in the video clip above, occurred with 1:36 remaining in Milwaukee’s blowout 111-85 loss at the hands of the Clippers on Dec.…
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In the matchup at the center position between Kwame Brown and Dwight Howard on Sunday, who would you guess would be the one rejecting the other’s shot by swatting it several rows deep into the stands? Just as we all suspected, it was Kwame who defended Howard perfectly and got the emphatic block early in…
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The Warriors have been one of the nice surprises of the young season, getting out to a 16-8 start, and wrapping up the team’s longest road trip of the year with a 6-1 record after blowing out the Hawks on Saturday. Much was made of the fact that the Warriors, by virtue of their last-second…
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Nate Robinson with the monster rejection on MarShon Brooks (VIDEO)
Dec 16, 2012, 3:30 PM EST
You never know what you’re going to get from Nate Robinson from a pure basketball perspective on a night-to-night basis, but his athleticism is something that always remains a constant. Robinson hustles back on defense in time to elevate and get just a monster rejection of this shot attempt from MarShon Brooks, who likely had…
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Report: Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans among those who could be traded this season
Dec 16, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
Neither Brandon Jennings nor Tyreke Evans received or agreed to lucrative contract extensions this past offseason. The thinking on both is that their respective teams need a little more time to decide on where they stand with these players in terms of making a long-term commitment, and since the Bucks and the Kings have the…
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Andrea Bargnani is already not exactly the most popular guy in Toronto. And that’s putting it kindly. He’s slightly ahead of Gary Bettman on the most hated sports figures list, but that’s about it. So reports last week that Bargnani told an Italian publication that the Raptors were the worst team (and he would be…
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Manu Ginobili leaves with leg injury, questionable for Spurs next game in OKC
Dec 16, 2012, 11:21 AM EST
Late in the first quarter of the Spurs’ win over the Celtics on Saturday, Manu Ginobili went down hard after colliding with Boston’s Chris Wilcox. The injury was reported to be a contusion to the left quadriceps, and Ginobili did not return. His status is up in the air for the team’s next game, a…
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Rubio fires bounce pass through defender’s legs for the assist (VIDEO)
Dec 16, 2012, 9:30 AM EST
Ricky Rubio was stellar in his return to the Timberwolves lineup on Saturday, and plays like this were a big reason why. It wasn’t so much the statistical impact that Rubio had in his team’s overtime win over the Mavericks, though he did finish with nine assists in only 18 minutes of action. It was…
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It’s easy to say that the Lakers should be winning more basketball games than they have been, simply because of the presence of Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard on the floor together in the same lineup. But it’s not that simple, especially when the rest of the supporting cast has been, from a talent standpoint,…
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Ricky Rubio impresses in first game back with Timberwolves, an overtime win over Dallas
Dec 16, 2012, 12:01 AM EST
Ricky Rubio returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup on Saturday, his first game action since tearing two knee ligaments last March. In his first stint back, it was as though he never left. Rubio was dazzling in his relatively brief appearance, and his mere presence brought an energy to the game that the Mavericks, over…
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Kyrie Irving scores career-high 41 points, but Knicks hang on to beat Cavs
Dec 15, 2012, 11:08 PM EST
Carmelo Anthony sat out Saturday night’s game against the Cavaliers due to a sprained ankle he suffered in Thursday’s win over the Lakers. Without him, the Eastern Conference leading Knicks almost ended up with a loss to a Cavaliers team that now has a record of just five wins against 20 losses on the season.…
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Report: Jazz will deal Al Jefferson or Paul Millsap before trade deadline
Dec 15, 2012, 8:30 PM EST
The Utah Jazz will have some interesting decisions to make this summer. And they involve whether or not to keep the team’s two best players. Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap are both legitimate starting frontcourt players, each with a unique skill set that would have tremendous value for a multitude of NBA teams. There are…
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Kyrie Irving is injured again, another fracture. But this time he is not missing any games — he just returned last week from missing 11 games with a fractured finger — he’s just going to join Tristan Thompson and Tyler Zeller as part of the Cavaliers masked men. Irving suffered a fractured bone in his…
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Dwight Howard shuts down Andrew Bynum questions in advance of Lakers next game against Sixers
Dec 15, 2012, 5:30 PM EST
The storylines are predictable anytime one team is set to face another that features one of its former players. The new player will be asked about the old one, and that’s especially true when those players were All-Stars who were swapped for one another in a deal that anyone would classify as nothing short of…
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UPDATE 7:30 p.m. ET: It’s now official — Anthony will be out for Saturday night’s game against the Cavaliers, according to multiple reports. Carmelo Anthony went down hard in the third quarter of his team’s blowout win over the Lakers on Thursday, and did not return after suffering a sprained ankle. The injury is not…
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Joakim Noah is playing 40.1 minutes a game, a healthy jump from the 30.4 points per game we saw last season. Luol Deng is playing 41 minutes a game (but he did play more than 39 a game the two previous seasons. With Derrick Rose out, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is leaning heavily on his…
