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Heat, Thunder Get Help from their Stars

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The stars came out on Saturday night. LeBron James was back for the Heat, Kevin Durant was draining another game-winning jumper and Blake Griffin was posterizing Ersan Ilyasova. And down in Atlanta, Josh Smith almost did something that no NBA player has done in more than six years. But more on that later. James sat out Thursday’s triple-overtime win at Atlanta with a sprained ankle, joining Dwyane Wade in the thousand-dollar suit club. While Wade remained sidelined Saturday in New Jersey, James let

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Celts stumble; Bulls streaking, Wizards falling

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  Friday was not a good day for the Boston Celtics. First came David West’s assertion that his supposed free agent snubbing of the C’s was nothing of the kind. Then there was the news that the Celtics withdrew their qualifying offer to Jeff Green in December when they learned he had a heart ailment, making him an unrestricted free agent. And to cap things off, the Celtics had their worst offensive showing of the season in an 87-74 home loss to the

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Sheridan: D’Antoni on the hot seat in New York

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If Mike D’Antoni’s New York Knicks do not defeat the winless Washington Wizards tonight … Well, as Moke Hamilton pointed out in his Friday column about the Knicks, there is no telling what Jim Dolan might do. But there certainly is a growing vulture culture surrounding the fourth-best team in the Eastern Conference’s worst division following the Knicks’ brutal home loses to the Raptors and Bobcats, and D’Antoni does not enjoy the comfort level he once had when Donnie Walsh was the

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Hamilton: A must-win for Knicks tonight vs. winless Wizards

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Dead Man Walking?

NEW YORK — Tonight brings Game 7 of the young season for the New York Knicks. And given the caliber of the opponent and the increasing vulture culture surrounding coach Mike D’Antoni, it is fair to say this is a “must-win” game. After being manhandled at Madison Square Garden by the Toronto Raptors and the Charlotte Bobcats, the Knicks will square off against the woeful Washington Wizards tonight at the Verizon Center. After winning just two

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Howard Magical, Rip Returns to Detroit

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Wednesday night was a busy night in the NBA, and no team walked out looking more impressive then the Orlando Magic. Their record is setting at 5-2, and they are shaping out to be a solid team in the Eastern Conference. Dwight Howard finished with yet another dominant game,  featuring 28 points and 20 rebounds, which is becoming the norm. But the key to the Magic’s success seems to be coming from Ryan Anderson. Anderson finished with 23 points, and

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Hamilton: Lack of assists and 3s killing Knicks

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After Carmelo Anthony gave a sold-out Madison Square Garden a great Christmas gift last Sunday, the Knicks have dropped consecutive games. On Wednesday night, they visited Oakland and lost to Mark Jackson’s Warriors, 92-78. And Thursday night’s showdown in Los Angeles saw Kobe Bryant and the Lakers defeat them, 99-82. During Thursday night’s telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, TNT’s Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan, while calling the game, had the following exchange: RM: “What kind of basketball is this we’re

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Durant’s 3 at buzzer stuns Mavs

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That video is Exhibit A in the case for why Kevin Durant is going to be the MVP. Five of the eight columnists here at SheridanHoops.com selected Durant as their choice for the league’s most prestigious individual award, and that buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave him his fourth 30-point game of the season and moved the Oklahoma City Thunder to 4-0 as they stunned the defending champs from Dallas 104-102. It was the only close game on a night when there were six games played

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Tonight’s best game: New York at LA Lakers

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For a six-game night, there are some nice matchups. The Nets are visiting the Magic, which means the New York metro area media will be zoning up Dwight Howard. There should be a relay race in Portland, where the Blazers entertain the Nuggets. And on TNT, the Mavericks try to figure out their myriad issues as they travel to take on the Thunder, where Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are bickering. But the best game is the back end of TNT’s

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