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After they were mired in a rough patch and lost Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade isn't surprised the Miami Heat turned things around once Joe Johnson arrived. Johnson will try to keep providing a lift Wednesday night when Miami goes after a sixth straight win and season series victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat had won three in a row upon learning that Bosh would be sidelined indefinitely due to a blood clot in his leg. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 9:02:pm EST

The Chicago Bulls hope to have Jimmy Butler back for their next game after the swelling in the two-time All-Star guard's left knee went down. Coach Fred Hoiberg said Tuesday he hopes he returns to the lineup Thursday at San Antonio. Butler sat out Monday's win over Milwaukee because of swelling in the same knee that had sidelined him for 11 games. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 5:32:pm EST

Probably the biggest focus right now for the Oklahoma City Thunder is not taking their foot off the gas. Seeing the Los Angeles Clippers should be a good reminder of that issue. The biggest of all the recent blown leads by the Thunder came last week against the Clippers, who have been superior at closing out games behind Chris Paul and will try to do it again Wednesday night in Oklahoma City. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 4:21:pm EST

With a quick burst, Bucks forward Jabari Parker drove the lane on a break against Oklahoma City and tossed a lob to teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo for a crowd-pleasing dunk. Thunder star Kevin Durant seemed impressed, and the rest of the league is starting to take notice, too. While Milwaukee might not be headed back to the playoffs this season, the young Bucks have hopeful signs for the future with their franchise cornerstones in the frontcourt. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 2:41:pm EST

I’d like to thank Chicago Tribune columnist Bernie Lincicome for saying what all of us were already thinking. The Golden State Warriors, working with a 57-6 record, have had it easy. The team is relying on a transparently gimmicky three-point shot and (hell, let’s get real here) a gimmick player and supposed “MVP” that could only secure a scholarship to Davidson even though his father played in the NBA. Worse, the Warriors traipse around a league that has become diluted by expansion, an NBA growing softer by the day. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball contest today ] Adam Silver’s NBA has become a walking (often traveling) designated hitter rule of a league. Just like the DH, the NBA is offense-only, with no defense (like the batteries in your kid’s Christmas gift) included. Nobody, outside of overpriced sneaker collectors and fans of piped-in hip-hop, would want to watch this stuff. As you well know, if the Warriors finish the year on a 16-3 run – an easy feat considering the current and sad state of this league full of puff pastries and internet geek boy fans – then they’ll have “beaten” the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record for wins in a season. I put “beaten” in quotation marks because I am a talented and knowledgeable columnist, and because I know that no team can truly beat those Bulls. Again, I’m just saying what everyone is thinking. Chicago lost ten times that season prior to winning the championship, taking 87 wins in 100 games to glory overall. These Warriors would be lucky to bench press 100 pounds, which is why I’ve decided to go into detail regarding the combined 16 losses these teams have put up so far in their respective seasons. As if these Warriors, all full of three-pointers, chartered jets and shoe deals, are actually truly “respective.” We go chronologically, as Naismith intended: Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 2:31:pm EST