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Record-setting All-Star game

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Eleven All-Star Game records were broken Sunday night, including total points (318). Blake Griffin (19) and Carmelo Anthony (8) broke individual records for field goals and 3-point field goals, respectively. All-Star Game Records Set Sunday Record New Previous Total pts 318 303 (’87) Team pts 163 155 (’03) Total FGM 135 128 (’07) Team FGM 70 69 (’07) Total 3PM 30 26 (twice) Team 3PM 16 14 (twice) Total 3PA 100 71 (’13) Team 3PA 56 39 (’13) Total ast 88 85 (’84) Player FGM Griffin, 19 17 (3 times) Player 3PM Anthony, 8 6 (twice)

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All-Star Weekend, By The Numbers

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While correspondents Danny Schayes and Jackie Taylor go about their business in NOLA, some numbers for you to peruse in preparation for tomorrow night’s All-Star game and tonight’s All-Star Saturday events: [Read more…]

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PODCAST: Lionel Hollins wants to coach the Detroit Pistons

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I was a guest on Sirius XM’s NBA show today, which was co-hosted by former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins. Turning the tables, I opened the segment — even though I was the interviewee — by asking Hollins why he wasn’t in Detroit taking command of the Pistons after the firing of Maurice Cheeks. Hollins came right out and said he is interested in the job, but that nobody from Detroit had reached out to contact him. [Read more…]

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Sheridan’s MVP Rankings: Like a Frozen Block of Ice

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It is time to ask the rhetorical question: Is the MVP race over? Has Kevin Durant wrapped this thing up already by guiding the Oklahoma City Thunder to the highest win total in the NBA (30 games over .500) despite the absence of Russell Westbrook? It was about this time a year ago that LeBron James started creating the separation that would ultimately make him the near-unanimous choice (Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe was the only voter who cast a ballot

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Odds on Pacers winning title drop below 3-1

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Back in the preseason, I told you my pick to win the NBA championship was the Indiana Pacers, who at the time were listed anywhere from 12-1 to 15-1. I even went on the BBC and told the host to run down to Ladbroke’s and make that wager. (He didn’t — and I have not stopped badgering him about it since.) So what are the latest odds to win the NBA championship? And who is offering the best odds to win the

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PODCAST: Why Signing Andrew Bynum was Good Move by Pacers

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Andrew Bynum is going to spend the next several weeks getting into shape and waving a towel for the NBA-leading Indiana Pacers, who have no plans to rush him into action after signing him last week. Is that a plan that makes sense? In this interview with Jody MacDonald of CBS Sports radio, we debated that question — and I weighed in with the opinion that it is better to have a third option at center behind Roy Hibbert and Ian Mahinmi than to sit

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PODCAST: Why Mike Woodson is taking the fall in New York

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It now seems only a matter of days before Mike Woodson becomes the first coach fired in the 2013-14 NBA season. As reported by our New York-based columnist, Michael Scotto, Woodson and his assistants are expecting to lose their jobs by the All-Star break, with Herb Williams taking over for the remainder of the season. What could prevent it from happening? It might take a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road Sunday to keep the axe from falling. Why is it happening?

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