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On this date in 1995, Jason Kidd of the Mavericks and Grant Hill of the Pistons were named co-winners of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, marking the first time since 1971 that two players shared the trophy. Boston’s Dave Cowens and Portland’s Geoff Petrie were the last players to come away as co-winners of the award.

Got a great basketball blog post that you want to see featured on Hoops Rumors? Send it to Zach at HoopsLinks@gmail.com. Here’s this week’s look around the basketball blogosphere…

• Hoop Trends wonders if it’s time for the Blazers to rebuild.
• Zocco’s Modern Life addresses Hack-A-Jordan.
• Posterized Basketball discussed LeBron James‘ dominance.
• Six Championship Drive looked at some crazy trade ideas.
• Upside Motor says Clint Capela is developing nicely for the Rockets.
• Playbook takes LeBron over MJ in a game of 1-on-1 every time.
• OT Nation previewed the Eastern Conference finals.

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On this date in 1987, Warriors guard Sleepy Floyd set two NBA playoff records when he dropped 29 points in the fourth quarter and 39 points in the second half.  Thanks to Floyd, Golden State beat the Lakers 129-121 in a high-scoring Game 4.  In total, Floyd put up a whopping 51 points against Los Angeles.

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• Upside Motor looked at how NBA assignees impacted the D-League standings this year.
• Posterized Basketball reflected on the season in Miami.
• Fantasy Basketball Money Leagues says Chandler Parsons is the face of the Mavs.
• Rant Sports says Kevin Love belongs in Los Angeles.
• Six Championship Drive ranks this summer’s free agents.

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On this date in 1988, Michael Jordan became the first player to score 50 or more points in consecutive playoff games when he drilled Cleveland for 55 points in the Bulls’ 106-101 victory in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first round series.  In the game prior, Jordan scored 50 points to power Chicago’s 104-93 victory.

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• Posterized Basketball tries to pinpoint where it all went wrong with Rajon Rondo.
• Upside Motor has an FAQ for the D-League.
• House Of Houston didn’t get their wish.
• Rant Sports pondered Roy Hibbert‘s future.
• OT Nation previewed the Western Conference semifinals.

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On this date in 1984, the Nets shocked the world. New Jersey had never won a playoff game in their NBA history, but they managed to beat Julius Erving and the defending champion 76ers. Led by Buck Williams and Albert King, the Nets won the deciding Game 5, 101-98, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.

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• Kingdome Of Seattle Sports looked at playoff-bound players with local roots for Sonics fans.
• Posterized Basketball gives their input on what the Nuggets should do this offseason.
• Air Alamo wonders if a new approach should be taken with DeAndre Jordan.
• Legion Report says this year’s champs won’t be the Cavs or the Warriors.
• Upside Motor wonders if the NCAA should allow players to test the waters in the D-League.
• House Of Houston has three reasons for the Rockets to bring K.J. McDaniels back.

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On this date in 1986, Hawks guard Spud Webb set an NBA rookie record for assists in a playoff game with 18, to lead the Hawks over Detroit, 137-125, at the Omni in Game 2 of a first round playoff series.

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• House Of Houston says the Rockets need to do three things to advance.
• Road To The Association has high praise for Jordan Crawford.
• Fantasy Basketball Money Leagues wonders if the Spurs will go back-to-back.
• DraftKings looked at the NBA’s salary cap in 2017.
• OT Nation handed out some regular season awards.
• Slam Dunk Zone put the spotlight on Kristaps Porzingis.

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On this date in 2001, Mavericks big man Wang Zhizhi played in his first NBA game, a 108-94 win over the Hawks, becoming the first Chinese player to compete in the NBA.  Wang had six points and three rebounds in eight minutes of play against Atlanta.

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• Posterized Basketball sees the Mavericks as a failed experiment.
• Road To The Association is excited about Thanasis Antetokounmpo.
• The Sixer Sense says Mario Hezonja is a big deal.
• Slam Dunk Zone looked at Isaiah Thomas, an unlikely Sixth Man of the Year candidate.
• House Of Houston ran down possible first round matchups for the Rockets.

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On this date in 1996, the Jazz beat the (Vancouver) Grizzlies, 105-91, increasing the Grizzlies’ record losing streak to 20 games. Vancouver would extend its losing streak to an NBA record 23 games.  The 23-game mark would later be tied by the Nuggets during the 1997/98 season and eclipsed by the 2010/11 Cavs and last season’s Sixers, who each lost 26 straight games.

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• Posterized Basketball looked at the surprising Celtics.
• Road To The Association previewed Mario Hezonja.
• Legion Report looked at Kevin Love‘s upcoming free agency decision.
• House Of Houston is glad that Dwight Howard won’t make James Harden change his game.
• Green Street says the C’s can make some real noise in the playoffs.
• Slam Dunk Zone looked at lottery teams with bright futures.
• Hoops In The Holland House checked the panic meter.

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On this date in 1992, Cavs coach Lenny Wilkens became only the fifth coach in NBA history (joining Red Auerbach, Jack Ramsay, Dick Motta, and Bill Fitch) to record 800 career victories after the Cavs beat the Nuggets 100-91.  The current leaderboard has Wilkens at No. 2 with 1,332 wins, just behind Don Nelson’s 1,335 career victories as a head coach.

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• Posterized Basketball looked at the slumping Raptors.
• Kingdome Of Seattle Sports says the NBA can sustain expansion in terms of talent.
• Slam Dunk Zone looked at the league’s under-the-radar players, including Victor Oladipo.
• Posting And Toasting looked at Phil Jackson‘s first year in New York.
• Denver Stiffs spoke with Nuggets strength and conditioning coach Steve Hess.
• A Wolf Among Wolves talked about the Ricky Rubio effect.
• Hot Hot Hoops wonders if it’s time for Miami to shut it down.

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On this date in 2008, the Hawks beat the Heat in the first NBA “do-over” game in a quarter-century.  Months earlier, Atlanta’s scorer mistakenly fouled out Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal with 51.9 seconds left in overtime and the Hawks up, 114-111.  The Heat won their appeal to have the end of the game replayed, but they did so without the services of Shaq since he was traded in the interim to the Suns.

Got a great basketball blog post that you want to see featured on Hoops Rumors? Send it to Zach at HoopsLinks@gmail.com. Here’s this week’s look around the basketball blogosphere…

• Posterized Basketball looked ahead to the Knicks’ offseason.
• Legion Report looked at the remarkable rise of Hassan Whiteside.
• Slam Dunk Zone makes the case for Russell Westbrook winning MVP.
• OT Nation gives us their three most valuable rookies.
• Celtics Blog wonders whether Evan Turner is a fit going forward.
• Sonics Rising spoke with KING5 reporter Chris Daniels.

On this date in 1978, John Drew of Atlanta committed 14 turnovers in a game against the Nets in New Jersey, an NBA record.  Years later, Suns guard Jason Kidd tied the record by committing 14 turnovers against the Knicks on November 17th, 2000.

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• Posterized Basketball looked at the polarizing 76ers.
• Know Hitter reflects on the Bucks’ savvy trade of Brandon Jennings.
• Slam Dunk Zone talks Russell Westbrook and consecutive triple-doubles.
• New York Sports Guys wonders if OKC is in Tom Thibodeau’s future.
• Green Street says the playoffs are a real possibility for the Celtics.
• Pounding The Rock says the Spurs have nothing left to prove.

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