The Grizzlies and Mavericks both came away with big home wins on Tuesday with Memphis topping San Antonio and Dallas beating the Wizards. The Bulls couldn’t say the same and their 7-game winning streak was snapped by Brooklyn.
Rose freezes Denver with nasty step-back jumper
David Banks-USA TODAY SportsDerrick Rose was 2-for-14 heading into the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. That’s when the Bulls star finally found his groove. Rose scored 13 points in the period to help Chicago secure a 106-101 win at the United Center. This step-back might have been the prettiest play of the bunch.
Read Article >Dion Waiters drives, slips, and slides
Basketball’s cool, but what about basketball ... with WATER SLIDES:
For real, though, someone’s gotta mop that spot immediately. That’s treacherous as hell.
Read Article >LeBron out with knee soreness
Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsThe only other game James has missed this season was also due to knee soreness as he did not play against Oklahoma City on Dec. 11. James has been dealing with some lingering leg issues recently after he ran into some seats on Christmas Day. He briefly left that game with leg tightness, but has been able to play through any issues in the two games since. James is coming off a down game when he shot just 5-of-19 in a loss to Detroit on Sunday.
James leads the Cavaliers in scoring and assists at 25.2 and 7.6 per game.
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