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Tweet of the Day: Manu Ginobili

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FANTASTIC W in OKC. The guys were terrific. All of them! Big game tmrw in DAL.
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The Thunder are obviously still the best team in the West. There is not much debate there in my mind. However, tonight was a massive statement game by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs played without Manu Ginobili and newly acquired Stephen Jackson, and still beat the Thunder by 9 points in Oklahoma City. Tony Parker continued his amazing year, and Tim Duncan pulled down 19 rebounds. Not to mention, Danny Green had 21 points and 5 steals. The

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Thunder beats Nene-less Nuggets; Jazz overcome Timberwolves in OT; Suns down Clippers without Nash and Hill

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The trade deadline had passed at 3PM EST on Thursday afternoon. Everything seemed settled and players could finally take a deep breath and play basketball again. Not so fast. Moments after the official deadline had passed, word arrived out of Denver that they had traded away long-tenured Nene Hilario in a three-team deal, receiving JaVale McGee, Ronny Turiaf and a future second-round pick in the process. The loss of Nene turned out to be too much for George Karl and the Denver Nuggets

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Tonight’s best game: Oklahoma City at Denver

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Despite suffering a slew of injuries to key players throughout the season, the Denver Nuggets have been deep enough at just about every position to stay afloat in the playoff race. With just about every player back to full strength, the Nuggets may be hitting their stride just in time to fight for home court advantage in the Western Conference. They look to avenge their previous loss to Oklahoma City as Kevin Durant and the Thunder visit in Thursday’s best game. Both

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James and Wade heroes for Heat; Suns beat Grizzlies to stay in playoff race

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LeBron James has been the subject of debate for much of the season due to his perceived inability to perform in the clutch, despite having a jaw dropping statistical season for one of the most dominant teams in the league. He has been referred to by many as a choker and a second-tier closer. On Saturday night at home against the Pacers, the opportunity to show late-game execution presented itself again as the world watched to see what James would do in the

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Friday’s NBA Post-Game Notes

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Kris Humphries posted 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Nets, his 17th double-double of the season. Paul Pierce played his 1,000th game of his career Friday. He is behind only John Havlicek (1,270) and Robert Parish (1,106). The Pistons shot a solid 56% from the field, but had a paltry 20 turnovers in their one point win over the Hawks. Kobe Bryant surpasses 29,000 points in his career in the first half Friday. J.J. Barea missed the game with a sprained ankle; Ricky

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Perkins: Let’s face facts, LeBron is a second-tier closer

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MIAMI – OK, he did it again. LeBron James, the talented and tormented Miami Heat forward, declined to take a late-game shot Friday at Utah. He saw a double-team coming and passed to forward Udonis Haslem, who missed a jumper. The Heat lost, 99-98. You’d be tempted to think it was the All-Star game all over again. It wasn’t. This wasn’t some made-for-TV pickup game. It was a regular-season game. It mattered. Now, the LeBron debate can continue. “At the end of the

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Thunder uses D to beat Big D; Love manhandles Clippers; Bulls bomb Pacers

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As dominant as the Oklahoma City Thunder have been this season, they seem to get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to late controversial calls. The Thunder trailed by a point with 46 seconds remaining Tuesday night when Dallas center Ian Mahinmi appeared to cleanly block Serge Ibaka’s shot, but the whistle was blown for a foul, much to the dismay of Mahinmi and Rick Carlisle. Ibaka made both free throw attempts and the Thunder never looked back as they

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Notes from around the NBA: March 5, 2012

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A closer look at the top 3 leading scorers in the NBA: Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant. James is the more efficient scorer. He attempts fewer shots per game (18.6 compared to Bryant’s league-leading 23.7 and Durant’s 19.7, which rank second), yet shoots a higher percentage from the field (.549) and from beyond the arc (.397). James also boasts a superior Plus-Minus Score Differential. The Heat enjoys +9.0 ppg advantage with James on the court; the Thunder is +5.4

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