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Blake Griffin’s beastly dunk sends buzz through NBA

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Nominations for dunk of the year are now closed. (See video above). Well, check that. With Blake Griffin, you never know when the next mind-blower might be in his wheelhouse. Griffin turned Kendrick Perkins into Timofey Mozgov 2.0 with an astoundingly athletic slam Monday night during the Los Angeles Clippers’ 112-100 rout of Oklahoma City, just the Thunder’s fourth loss of the season. “I’m going to go home and watch it again. It’s probably going to be the screensaver on my phone,” said Clippers

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Another $350 freeroll tonight; and Sheridan dispenses advice

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Our fantasy basketball challenges with DraftStreet.com have been a huge success, and they will now be a fixture each and every Friday for the remainder of the NBA season. And better yet, there is an extra one taking place tonight (and once again, there will be a $350 prize pool). I have been quite humbled in my efforts to win the first two freerolls, finishing 50th in the first and a crushing 149th in the second. (There were more than 350 entrants

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James and Westbrook named Players of the Week

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NEW YORK — LeBron James and Russell Westbrook have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 29. James paced the Eastern Conference in scoring (29.0 ppg) in leading the Heat to a 4-0 week. James eclipsed the 30-point plateau three times and averaged 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.0 steals. Miami defeated Chicago 97-93 on Sunday despite two poor possessions and two botched free throws by James in

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Heat Beat Bulls; Cavs Stun Celtics

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Remember the old NBA slogan “I love this game!?” (It pre-dates “Where Amazing Happens”). If you are in your early 20s, you may not. But that’s OK. Lots of people in their early 20s seem to believe the world began 10 years ago, and have no recollection of crappy cell phone reception, dial-up Internet or the fax machine. But those who are a bit older certainly remember that ad campaign, and Sunday was one of those days when love for the game

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Sheridan’s Sunday Power Rankings

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We have a tie for basket case of the week. So congratulations to the Orlando Magic (dropping from 5th to 18th) and the New York Knicks (now ranked lower than the Nets). So guess which happens first: _ Mike D’Antoni gets fired. _ Dwight Howard gets traded. _ Billy King acquires Chris Kaman. Please, wager amongst yourselves. ‘A’ is the frontrunner, but don’t rule out ‘C.’ As for ‘B,’ I’m not so certain anymore that the Magic wait until the trade deadline. In the West, I’ve

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Sheridan: Three prospective Chris Kaman trades

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Chris Kaman of the New Orleans Hornets did not attend Friday night’s stunning 93-67 trouncing of the Orlando Magic, and general manager Dell Demps released a statement saying the team is actively trying to trade the 7-foot center with an expiring $14.03 million contract. “We had a conversation with Chris and expressed that the Hornets are going to go in a different direction. We mutually decided for a number of reasons that we are not going to play Chris as we

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Another free challenge to SheridanHoops.com readers

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I will be competing tonight in another $350 freeroll on DraftStreet.com a fantasy sports Web site that allows you to choose a new fantasy team each and every night with a chance to compete for cash prizes. As an added incentive, I will follow the winner on Twitter until our next freeroll (I currently follow no one). And … I will ask my followers to follow the winner. This contest is not difficult. And it is free. To sign up for tonight’s contest, which is

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