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LeBron James is confounded. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ big three combined for 97 points, including a triple-double from LeBron James and 49 points from Kyrie Irving, and the defending NBA champions still somehow lost to the New Orleans Pelicans sans Anthony Davis. James played all but four minutes, Irving all but six, and yet the Cavs lost their fifth game in seven tries for the first time since LeBron returned to Northeast Ohio. Continue to Article

January 24, 2017 11:45:am EST

Joakim Noah feels the pain of everyone. Hey, Joakim Noah, would you mind doing me a favor? Like, some way of demonstrating how disjointed, weird and painful things feel for a team that has lost 13 of its last 16, including a few real heartbreakers, to punctuate the now-customary head-scratching off-court soap operatics that have become more commonly associated with the Knicks than playoff berths or consistent normalcy? Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 8:50:pm EST

The Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic will be trying to get their offenses untracked when the teams meet Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. The biggest -- and most controversial -- moment of the Bull' win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday was not a triumph of offensive execution. With the game tied, Kings power forward DeMarcus Cousins got the ball on the right wing and drove toward the paint, turning his back to the basket to try to bully his way in for a game-winner after already scoring 42 points. Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 8:36:pm EST

Jabari Parker takes a seat. When the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Miami Heat Saturday, Bucks forward Jabari Parker came off the bench for the first time since December of 2015. Why did head coach Jason Kidd opt for rookie Thon Maker over the 21-year-old Parker, who’s currently turning in a career year to provide supporting scoring for a Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks team that’s fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference? Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 3:25:pm EST