2013 NBA schedule: Kings, Blazers victorious on the road

There’s more where that came from. New Year’s Eve was ripe with basketball goodness. Here’s an overview of every game on Tuesday:

Both teams struggled from beyond the arc. Atlanta shot a miserable 17 percent from the three-point line and Boston didn’t fare any better by shooting 25 percent. The Celtics scored 28 fast break points against just 10 for the Hawks.

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The final minute of the game belonged to Cousins alone, who for the second time this season outplayed his counterpart, Dwight Howard, by finishing with 17 points, 16 rebounds and four steals. The stat line only tells part of the story, however.

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Just about every Portland game has come down to the final possession lately, and a matchup like this should always be appointment viewing.

If you want to beat them, you better be ready for a shootout. In the seven games Portland’s lost this season, their opponents have scored at least 100 points in each of them. That’s both a nod to the team needing to improve their defense, but also how much firepower is necessary to sink Portland. In five of those seven losses, the Blazers broke the 100-point threshold. Three times they were defeated in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. It’s a matter of fighting fire with fire against the Trail Blazers.

Extra possessions for a lethal offense is a crucial piece of what makes this Blazers team so dangerous. That’s like giving Craig Sager extra fabric choices for his suits.