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NBA: First player for Portland to win NBA dunk contest in All-Star Weekend at Atlanta. Simons from the Portland Trail Blazers, Obi Toppin from the New York Knicks, and Cassius Stanley from the Indiana Pacers were there to win the NBA dunk contest. But Portland player Anfernee Simon win a contest by blowing a kiss towards the rim and making a dunk.      


Simons and Toppin made a competition in the final round but this time it's different to get a new winner. This time it's about a new rule called "Judge's Choice." Both Players made one dunk in each round. 


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Rules in the dunk contest:


Three dunkers will each have two dunks in the first round. They will have three attempts to complete each dunk. 


For each dunk, a score of 6 to 10 will be given by each of the five judges, Resulting in a maximum score of 50. The two dunkers with the highest total first-round scores will advance to the final round.


Final round each dunker performs one dunk. This time Judges will not give them points but a winner will be selected by their votes. 


Judges from the panel didn't give them a score to win a competition but they gave a vote to the players. Simons got 3 votes and Toppin got 2 votes. 


Cassius Stanley scored 44 points, Toppin scored 48 points and Simons scored 46 points in their first round of the dunk contest. Stanley got only 37 points in his second attempt. Anfernee Simons pays homage to Tracy McGrady by wearing his jersey in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He made a good dunk and scored 49 points. Toppin jumped above 2 standing men and scored one hand windmill dunk. He got 46 points.


Toppin and Simons got selected for the final round and Simons won it by blowing a kiss to a rim. 


Simons after winning a dunk-contest," Having a chance to come in and be a part of it and win it, It's surreal."


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Los Angeles Lakers played without their star player Anthony Davis who missed a game due to right Achilles Tendinosis. Alex Caruso also missed a game. 


This is the Lakers' second OT game, In the Last game, they played 2 OT games against Detroit Piston where LeBron James and Anthony Davis lead them to a victory. 


In the first quarter, OKC got 10 points lead when 6:03 minutes left in the quarter where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a driving layup. OKC had 7 points lead in the first quarter. 


The Lakers made a 16-9 run in the starting 5 minutes of the second quarter when 7:41 left in the quarter and LeBron James made a running pull-up jump shot. OKC hold their guard tight and didn't give any chance to the Lakers to take a commanding position of the game as they got 4 points lead after the first half of a play. 


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The Lakers made another run in the first 3 minutes of the third quarter. They made a 10-2 run and got 4 points lead in the game. 5:38 minutes left in the third quarter, LeBron James made a dunk on KCP's assist which gave 7 points lead to the Lakers. After this OKC made a 5-0 run in just a short amount of time and cut a lead to only 2 points. OKC made a 14-0 run to take a big lead of 8 points in the third quarter when 39.2 left in the quarter. OKC got 8 points lead after 3 quarters of play. 


10:26 minutes left in the 4th OKC got 11 points lead when Justin Jackson made a 3-point jumper on Williams' assist. 4:51 left in the 4th Dennis Schroder's driving layup cut a lead to only 1 point. Alexander and Al Horford made 2 3-pointer which gave 5 points lead to the OKC. OKC had a 107-105 lead with the time remaining of 2:08 in the 4th. After this, the Los Angeles Lakers made an 8-0 run in the 1:53 minutes which gave them 3 points lead. At the last play of OKC, KCP fouled Alexander who made all of his 3 free throws and tied a game. 


 In OT Lakers took command as they made a 7-0 run in the starting 3 minutes of it . Los Angeles Lakers got 7 points lead. The Lakers took a game with 119-112.


For Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James scored 28 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Dennis Schroder added 19 points with 7 boards, 5 dimes, 1 steal, and a block. 


For Lakers Bench Players, Kyle Kuzma scored 11 points with 10 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. Harrell had a great game as he scored 21 points with 8 boards, 2 assists, and a block. Mathews had a good game after a long time as he scored 16 points with 3 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 1 block. 


For OKC, Alexander scored 29 points with 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Diallo scored 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and a block. Bazley scored 21 points with 16 boards, 3 assists, and a steal. Horford scored 14 points.


Jackson scored 14 points coming off the bench. 


Los Angeles Lakers were very bad from the 3-point line as they made only 9 out of 38. OKC was also not that good from that range but they made 3 more in the same attempts as the Lakers from the long-range. 


Next Game:


Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder


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Dallas Mavericks started a game with a huge lead in the first 5 minutes of play of the game. They outscored GSW with an 18-2 and took 16 points lead. GSW made a come back in a game and made a run of 25-12 and cut 16 points lead to the only 3 points. After the first quarter of play, Dallas took 4 points lead. 


7:03 minutes left in the second quarter Porzingis made 2 point shot which gave 10 points lead to Dallas.  After that Dallas never gave any chance to GSW to come back in the second quarter. Dallas got 8 points lead after the first half of a game. 


Dallas had 11 points lead in the 3rd but GSW made a run of 24-16 and tied a game at 88-88. After this Luka made 2 free-throws out of 3 and Finney Smith scored a layup on Luka's assist for 4 points lead to Dallas. GSW made an 8-3 run and took a lead of 1 point. After this, both teams exchanged some leads until Tim Hardaway Jr scored 5 consecutive points at the end of the third to give 5 points lead to Dallas. 


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10:09 left in the 4th Luka's 3-pointer gave 10 points lead to Mavericks. Once again GSW made a comeback in a game and cut 10 points lead to 3. Steph Curry's 8 points run in the last 2 minutes of a game until 28 seconds left in the game cut a lead to just one point and took GSW within a reach of a win but Maxi Kleber made a huge clutch 3-pointer which took away the game from GSW. Dallas Mavericks took a game with 134-132.   


For Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic scored 42 points with 7 boards, 11 assists, and 1 steal. All starters of Mavs scored in double-figure. Finney scored 10 points, Kleber added 16 points, Porzingis put only 18 points with 10 boards, Richardson scored 17 points. 


Hardaway Jr scored 11 points coming off the bench. 


For GSW Wiggins scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. Green scored only 2 points but put a huge number on other things with 6 boards, 15 assists, 6 steals, and 4 blocks. Curry scored 57 points with 5 assists and 2 steals. Oubre Jr scored 14 points.


Bazemore scored 20 points coming off the bench. 


Next Game:


Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves


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Detroit Piston got 4 points lead in the first quarter but the Lakers turn the table and took 7 points lead in the second quarter when 5:58 left in the 2nd. After that Kyle Kuzma made 2-pointer which gave 10 points lead to the Lakers in the second quarter. The Lakers got 9 points lead after the play of the first half.


The Lakers made a 10-2 run in 2 minutes in the 3rd quarter of a game when 3:55 left on the clock. The Lakers got 17 points lead after Anthony Davis made a shot on Talen Horton-Tucker's assist with a score of 80-63. Piston made a comeback in the fourth quarter of the game Detroit Piston made a 20-12 run and cut 10 points Lakers' lead after the third quarter of play to 2 points. Anthony Davis and Schroder's 2 plays gave 6 points lead to the Lakers. Talen Horton-Tucker made the last shot for the Lakers in the regulation after this Los Angeles Laker was unable to make any shot in the remaining 4:06 minutes of the 4th quarter. Josh Jackson's driving layup tied a game for Piston when just 3.1 seconds left in the game.


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A game went to the 1st OT. Piston took an early advantage in OT with 4 points lead but the Lakers didn't give up and came back. Anthony Davis's dunk saved the Lakers on Dennis Schroder's assists. Jerami Grant had opportunities to win a game for Piston but he missed that chance.

 

Anthony Davis made 3-pointer which is the first point for the Lakers in the 2nd OT. LeBron James scored 8 points in just 43 seconds which sealed a deal for the Lakers. Laker took a game with 135-129 points on the board.


For Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James scored game-high 33 points with 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 7 turnovers, and 4 steals. Anthony Davis helped the Lakers with 30 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. Dennis Schroder scored 22 points with 8 assists and 4 boards.  


Kuzma dropped 14 points, 6 boards coming off the bench. Caruso and Tucker added 10 points each.


For Detroit Piston Grant scored team-high 32 points, 4 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block with just one turn over. Plumlee added 15 points with 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Wright put a good number on a board with a scoring of 22 points, 2 boards, 10 assists. 


Jackson played a great game coming off the bench as he scored 28 points with 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Mykhailiuk scored 11 points.


Next Game:


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Detroit Piston will host Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.


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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers won last season's NBA Championship and they are the favorite to win this season's NBA Championship. They are the favorite but not the best to win the title this season. 

Here are teams to win the NBA title this season:

5. Philadelphia 76ers 




Philadelphia 76ers have all things in their team. They can score points, protect a rim with the height of Joel Embiid, Dwight Howard. They have very good defenders like Ben Simmons who can shut any point guard, Danny Green can defend a ball very win who just won an NBA title with the Lakers last season. Danny Green and Dwight Howard will provide an experience of an NBA Champion. 76erss has a very good 3-point shooter Seth Curry and Danny Green.  

76ers got a hand on one of the best coaches of all time- Doc Rivers who can give them a shot to be one of the favorites to win the NBA Championship.

4. Los Angeles Clippers

It is the most disappointing team of the last season from favorite to win an NBA title to knock out of the second round in the playoffs. Despite they got players like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, they were lost against Denver Nuggets. 

Now, They have points to prove that they can win a title. Los Angeles Lakers have two of the top 10 players in the NBA who can play very good basketball at both ends. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard will not play like the last season they will give their more than 100% to make into the beating their city rival Los Angeles Lakers and advance into the NBA finals to win it. 

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3. Boston Celtics




Here we are giving 3rd number for the most favorite to win NBA Championship. Boston Celtics have players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Smart, and Kemba Walker who can turn a match on their night. Boston Celtics have the potential to be a team-like 1991-1993 Chicago Bulls Team. They have talent and players who can stand up against any kind of player. They have a strong mentality to win any match at any night. They have one of the best coaches in today's NBA. 

If Boston Celtics want to win NBA Championship they have to execute their play with the highest efficiency and with a perfect plan.



2. Los Angeles Lakers :




Los Angeles Lakers already proved that they are the best team in the past but now they have a very good team against them to win a title. The Lakers got many good and young players in this year's trade deadline and Anthony Davis and LeBron James are playing very good basketball but they have some problem this season. LeBron James getting older and Anthony Davis has injury issues. If they will not play at their 100% then they will face a problem against teams like Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and teams with a big center. 

If they want to repeat a championship run then they have to make their team with the best defense which can guard a team that has players like KD, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. Otherwise, they will not be going to win a championship.


1. Brooklyn Nets:



Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are two of the best offensive player in the NBA. They can score on anyone until they have an elite defense on them. Both players are very good at scoring on second chance when their team's players get offensive rebounds. After getting James Harden in the trade they become more powerful in the offense. Now opposition team has to stop 3 of the top 10 offensive players in the NBA right now.

 Nets have DeAndre Jordan, Jarret Allen, Kevin Durant, and some other players who are very good at grabbing offensive rebounds. Kevin Durant, James Harden, Harris, and Kyrie Irving have long-range shots. Even Jeff Green can hit long-range shots. They can shoot a ball with very good efficiency. Brooklyn Nets' only problem is that they don't have a very good defense but they can build a team to protect a rim. If Brooklyn Nets will face Los Angeles Lakers then they have a better chance to win an NBA title. 

           
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In the starting 18 games of the season, he scored 25.2 PPG with 7.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.4 blocks. In a game against Cleveland Cavaliers, he scored 46 points with great efficiency. If he will keep up to put this kind of number then he will be a clear favorite to win an MVP award. 

If LeBron James will not score more than 25 PPG with more than 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game with great defensive efficiency then he has no chance to win the MVP award against players like Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, and young star players like Luka and Jaylen Brown. If LeBron James' team Los Angles Lakers will get the best record with a bigger margin than the second number team in the NBA than LeBron sure has a shot to win it. 


Until the 18 matches of the season Joel Embid is the clear-cut favorite to win the MVP award and if he will not face any injury and his team will do what they are doing now then no one can stop Joel Embiid from winning an MVP award. 76ers are leading the East with 12-6. Joel Embiid scored 27.7 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, and 1.4 BPG. He is doing great in every field of the game. His team won 12 times and lost only 2 games when he played. 76ers lost all 4 games when he didn't play.


Kevin Durant scored 30.4 PPG with 7.1 RPG, 4.1 APG, 0.8 SPG, and 1.4 BPG. He is another player who has the best chance to win the MVP award if he plays the whole season.   


Giannis can get in the way of LeBron Jame as he is playing right now to win an MVP award. He scored 27 PPG with 10.5 RPG, 5.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, and 1.1 BPG in his first 15 games of the season. 


If LeBron James wants to win an MVP award then he has to put a better number than these kinds of players in the league. His superstar teammate Anthony Davis is not playing like he played in his first season for the Lakers.  


Now, LeBron James is getting older not as super-athletic as he was before and new young talents are playing like an elite of the NBA to win NBA's best awards. 


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NBA: LeBron James scored season-high 46 points against his former team Cleveland Cavaliers. This is the highest score by LeBron James against Cavs. LeBron James became the second oldest Lakers player to score 40 points in a game.


LeBron James dropped 46 points with 8 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He put on an amazing show in the fourth quarter as he scored 21 points in the fourth quarter. Harrel scored 15 points with 6 boards coming off the bench. Anthony Davis once again put a stellar performance at both ends. He scored 17 points with 10 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Schroder and KCP added 10 points each.


In season high scoring game of LeBron James Lakers registered a win over Cavs with making 10-0 winning streak on the road. 


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At the end of the 3rd quarter, LeBron James missed a shot that could tie a game at 89. But the Cavs front office was very happy about this missing shot of LeBron James. LeBron James took this very personally and he single-handedly outscored the Cavs in the 4th quarter with 21-19. The Lakers took the 4th quarter with 28-19. 


LeBron made 9 shots out of 10 in the fourth quarter alone. He made 7 3-pointer from 11 and 19 FG from 26.


James said after the game," I felt like he was just a little bit too excited about seeing me miss. He was really excited about me missing that shot. A little bit more extra than I would have liked but he's got to root for his team, obviously and he was he showcased that. So I knew I had another quarter and the 4th quarter is my favorite."


For Cleveland Cavaliers, Their star Centre Andrew Drummond scored 25 points with 17 boards and in those 17 boards, he grabbed 7 offensive rebounds. Osman added 20 points with 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Sexton scored 17 points. Garland scored 11 points coming off the bench.


Next Game:


Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers


Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Piston


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