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The Raps are finally coming home.

The Raptors ended this long, aggravating, exhausting 6-game road-trip with a 109-100 win against the Utah Jazz. They finish a so-so road trip 3-3 after a game that was close throughout.

On the heels of that thorough beatdown at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, the Raptors showed much greater attention to detail on the defensive side of the court to start the game. While the Nuggets game was obviously just a freak occurrence, this was an important game for the Raps to prevent things from snowballing.

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Klay’s 27 points leads Warriors to comeback win on the road versus San Antonio Spurs

The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs opened their season series in San Antonio Thursday night with a 112-92 win.

The Spurs fed off of a frenzied crowd to jump out to an early lead behind Lamarcus Aldridge’s 11 first quarter points and a barrage of threes and tough offensive rebounds.

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The Magic closed out a three-game road trip with a win in Memphis for the first time since ‘08

The Magic turned the ball over 24 times against the Grizzlies Wednesday night. The Magic escaped with a victory against the Grizzlies Wednesday night. 

Yes, those two statements are somehow related.

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Damian Lillard nails a game winner with 0.7 seconds left to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. Check out the highlights.

After playing one quarter of solid basketball, the Blazers produce three quarters of head-scratching play, but it led to a memorable finish. Damian Lillard hit the game-winner in the closing seconds to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-110

The Blazers were led by Damian Lillard with 32 points, Jusuf Nurkic with 28 points and CJ McCollum with 22 points.

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Stephen Curry shines, receives “MVP” chants as Golden State puts on a show for the L.A. crowds.

A night after letting a game slip away to the Detroit Pistons, the Golden State Warriors bounced back, with style, blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers 141-113 to complete their second back-to-back of the season.

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It’s a great night in the city of angels.

Blake Griffin and Austin Rivers led the way tonight as the Clippers got back on track against the Dallas Mavericks, ending a two-game slide with a 119-98 victory at STAPLES Center.

Griffin had 20 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds, while Austin Rivers added 19 points of his own to go with 3 assists. Among the other starters, Patrick Beverley contributed 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists while DeAndre Jordan added his standard 13 points and 9 rebounds. One of the more impactful performances came from Danilo Gallinari, who posted 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in what was his best game so far in a Clipper uniform.

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Pesky Dirk stifled by Sefolosha to secure the win

All’s well that ends well. The Utah Jazz started out on fire. At one point in the first quarter their offensive rating was a sizzling 214.3. Rudy Gobert was hitting 20 foot jump shots, Derrick Favors was making three pointers. We really had no idea what had gotten into this team.

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A much-needed victory at Madison Square Garden for Houston.

The Rockets snapped a two-game losing streak against the Knicks with a big win 119-97. This brings Houston to a 6-3 record as New York dropped to 3-4 on the young season.

The Rockets started the game very sloppy as the Knicks jumped out to an early first quarter lead. However, a 14-0 run with Harden resting on the bench pushed the Rockets out in front for good. 12 points was the difference at halftime as the Rockets lead 60-48.

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When the Warriors decided to take over the game, Detroit said not so fast.

The Golden State Warriors treated the Detroit Pistons like most NBA watchers — as an afterthought. No-offense Stanley Johnson is a starter? Cute. Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson the linchpins of the offense? How well did that work for you last year? Marcus Morris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gone? Weren’t they your two best players?

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