Indiana entered with seven straight wins, but Boston snapped the streak on Saturday, coming away with a solid road victory. To cap the night, Steph Curry and the Warriors played about as well as they can with a 125-94 dismantling of the Knicks.
Celtics snap Pacers’ 7-game win streak

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsInstead, the emergence of the Pacers and Celtics have provided two stories worth watching. Indiana’s 13-6 since Hill’s return, using a 10-man rotation and a scorer-by-committee approach to dominate the East. The possibility of a Paul George return this season adds yet another wrinkle.
The Eastern Conference isn’t as good as the West, but it deserves better than to be the butt of your jokes. It has elite talent at the top and, now, an exciting playoff race with teams worth watching.
Read Article >Steph Curry, Warriors went nuts on his birthday

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY SportsConsidering Steph was doing this before the game, everyone should’ve realized that was coming.
Curry: 25 points, 11 assists. 6-10 on 3 pointers.
Read Article >Hey! It’s a Nets fan shooting the double bird!


The Nets took a moment to share a shot of some of their season ticket holders on their Twitter account.
Wait a second, what’s that guy doing?
Read Article >Oh look, ANOTHER ridiculous Giannis dunk


Oh, he stepped out of bounds, you say? It’s a lot closer than it looks at first glance.
Even if he did, who cares? They didn’t call it, so don’t be a Highlight Truther.
Read Article >Mavericks burst back in a blowout of Clippers

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe game wasn’t a blowout throughout. The Clippers hung tight for a while -- J.J. Reddick had 15 points in the first two quarters to keep the Clippers in it. Parsons fired back for the Mavericks, though. He had 14 points in the first half and made all four of his three-point shots, and the Mavericks led 59-51 at the break.
With fewer than 20 games remaining, the race for playoff seeding is just heating up. If tonight’s win was any indication, the Mavericks are ready.
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