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Good morning. Let’s basketball.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Karl-Anthony Towns.

MORALITY PLAYS: I wrote about how Coach K and John Calipari are two sides of the same fake morality coin.

DAILY WESTBROOK: Sure, Russell, why not fly in to tip your own missed free throw? (Another triple-double for Bestbrook, too.)

SAGERLIFE: Support Craig Sager by 1) donating to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and 2) promoting the cause by taking a video of yourself in your most Sageriffic suit and tie and posting it on Twitter or Facebook.

UMAD? Rodger Sherman argues that complaining about UConn women’s basketball’s excellence carries a whiff of misogyny.

GOOD DAY: A summary of all of George Karl’s current ongoing beefs with his Kings players.

KUDOS: Blazer’s Edge raised money to send 2,000 local kids to a Portland game. That’s huge.

SCORES GALORE ...

BKN 99, MIA 110
OKC 119, TOR 100
ATL 102, CHI 100
SAS 101, MEM 87
PHX 116, MIN 121
NYK 91, NOP 99
DAL 97, DEN 88
LAL 75, UTA 123 (YO!)
SAC 93, POR 105
BOS 90, LAC 114

PLAYOFF PICTURE: No major changes in the NBA playoff picture after Monday, except that the Heat and Celtics swapped in the 4-5 spots and Dallas tied Houston for the West No. 8. It’s also been made more clear that Detroit is likely your East No. 8 seed. If you’re wondering about Memphis, their lead on Portland for No. 5 in the West is at 2.5 games, and the Blazers currently have a slight edge in the tiebreaker, which is the conference record. The Blazers can likely only afford to lose two more and have a shot ...

HATER EXTRAORDINAIRE: Rajon Rondo is relishing the fact that he might have helped Dallas miss the playoffs by leading the Kings to a win over them. The Kings actually went 3-1 against the Mavericks this season (the loss was a double-OT ulcermaker) after going 5-30 against them over the previous 10 years. The Rondo effect is real!

DRAFT TRACKER: Lots of new names on the NBA Draft Tracker. It turns out that letting kids test the waters really boosts the number of kids testing the waters!

INTERESTING: How draft guarantees work in practice.

NO, THANK YOU: A fan earns Kobe’s armband and ... smells it?

HELL YEAH, SALT LAKE CITY.

NEAT: A history of the t-shirt cannon.

NICE WORK: Isaiah Thomas ruins a fast break despite his diminutive nature.

WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR SET: UConn, Oregon State (West Coast!), Syracuse and Washington (West Coast!).

CODE BREAKING: Brian Windhorst tries to explain what’s going on with LeBron right now.

WELP: A Raptors fan from Japan flew 7,000 miles to ... watch Toronto lose by 19.

PITCH INVASION! A young Knicks fan bolted onto the floor during a stop in action to give Carmelo Anthony a hug. Mission accomplished.

GROWING PAINS: It’s good that the D-League is expanding toward 30 teams, but that doesn’t mean adding three squads before next season will be easy.

ON THE AIR TONIGHT: We have a Tuesday TNT doubleheader starring Rockets-Cavaliers in the Deep Sigh Championship (8 p.m. ET) followed by Wizards-Warriors (10:30). Notable League Pass matches include Pacers-Bulls and Thunder-Pistons.

Happy Tuesday. See you next time.