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Superman had 26 points and 22 rebounds against the New York Knicks.
The Orlando Magic beat the Knicks 118 to 92 on Saturday night.
Surprising Orlando continues to lead the Southeast Division. Yes, there is a Southeast Division. It is very weak, with the Wizards, Hawks, Bobcats, and Heat, but the Magic do lead the division. Orlando, by the way, is the only team above .500 in the Division.
It was a super performance by Dwight Howard playing for the shorthanded Magic.
Missing injured guards Jameer Nelson …read more

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Maurice Brooks writes for NBA.com and has an ongoing article keeping track of his Top Ten nominations for NBA MVP.
It is called Race to the MVP Weekly Leaders.
Let’s take a look at Maurice’s list with your intrepid author’s comments in italics.
LeBron says – It is all about team (yeah, right)

1. LeBron – Last Week’s Rank – 1
The Cavs are six games below .500 without James in the lineup and 13 games above it when he plays. This past week I received a large amount of e-mails pointing out …read more

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Thanks goes to Blue Workhorse.com for sending this YouTube on Dwight Howard putting together his Dunk routine for the All Star game.
Dwight talks about being disappointed from not winning it last year.
There is also a bit of Vitamin Water ad going on, but not much.
He wants to win it for the Big Men in Basketball!

As you can see, Dwight can really throw it down!
NBA Basketball Fan Question Will you be watching the dunk contest at the All Star Game?
As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.
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Rip Hamilton scoring over Dwight Howard

The Pistons destroyed the Orlando Magic.
It was a no contest.
Rasheed came out to show Orlando and Dwight Howard what an NBA All Star veteran can do and he did it early and often.
By the time the first quarter was over the game was hard to watch.
First Quarter score Pistons 39 – Magic 18
Final Score Pistons 101 – Magic 93
Rasheed was a +24 while he was on the floor. That means

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Rashard Lewis – We beat the Pistons!
Young teams have to go through a growth cycle and it appears that the Orlando Magic took a big step in that growth cycle.
The Magic beat the Pistons 102 to 100.
The Pistons had pounded the Magic on a regular basis
It had gotten to the point that some of the Magic were tired of the losing and some of them half expected to just lose again.
This is the growth cycle.
You must overcome the psychological hurdles that the great teams can throw at you. …read more

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LeBron James knows he must improve for Cleveland to win
It is not often that LeBron James is humbled.
It is even less often that the King is shown to be at a deficit with his hoop skills.
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised a lot of teams last year, but unless LeBron and the team improve, they will fall behind the Pistons, Celtics, and probably the Magic.
And right now LeBron is behind Kobe in his ability to finish a game.
In last year’s Championship, the San Antonio Spurs took LeBron and basically punished …read more

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Paris Hilton and Jerry Buss
Here is my plan.
Start a real estate business and make millions and millions and almost billions of dollars.
Buy the Lakers from Jerry Buss.
Hang out with Kobe, Phil, and Magic, when he is in town.
Go out to restaurants with Paris Hilton and other celebs.
One problem.
My wife said that was stupid.
My response? It is the NBA, baby. Basketball, slam dunks, championships, Garnett, Rasheed, LeBron, Duncan, Shaq, Paris Hilton. Anything can happen.
Her response? Did you get that trash out yet?
Ok, here is my new plan…
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Ha! The rumors were flying and Kobe was to be a Bull.
Not going to happen.
That is, if you listen to Jon Paxson, GM of the Chicago Bulls.
“There’s not a deal done,” he said Thursday. “There’s not going to be a deal done.”
Paxson said they discussed “parameters,” but the sides “never got down to the nuts and bolts of it because there was never a deal to be done.”
Paxson’s comments came a day after a flurry of rumors. Speculation picked up Wednesday, with one report saying the Bulls, Kings …read more

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Grant Hill slashing to victory
If ever there was a nicer guy in the NBA than Grant Hill, then that player would be a Saint.
Grant left the Pistons and they still wanted him back.
We are now very close to Grant Hill’s debut as a Sun.
Phoenix did not hesitate to pick him up, because Grant is more than nice, he is capable of still putting up big numbers.
When Grant played for the Detroit Pistons, back when he was healthy, they had him at a new position called point forward.

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Ben Gordon shooting the lights out!
The NBA draft class of 2004 has their contracts coming up for renewal.
In the NBA, this is the first of the great Promises, like a strong spring breeze after a long cold winter; it brings with it many new riches.
This time period, 3 years after your initial contract, is the reason that so many undernourished, undereducated, immature lanky, talented basketball players leave College early to go to the Pros.
You see, it is not the NBA …read more