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Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks, Game 1

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Bynum returns to score 25 points in Laker win

Gordon scrimmages Sunday, could return Wed

McGrady to miss practice with sore back

Haslem returns from injury to hit game-winner

Rookie Thornton scores career-high 24 points

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Abdul-Jabbar managing his illness
Nov. 15: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants to be very clear that his cancer was caught early and that he's not dealing with a death sentence.

Lakers basketball great shares cancer journey

Scary time for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Bad blow for Griffin, Clippers

KG's excited to be back

NBA's in a good place

Lebron: Braylon 'childish'

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MVP: Steve Nash, Suns. Phoenix made significant changes from last season's 62-win team and has been without Stoudemire all season. The issue before the season was whether the Suns could make the playoffs without Stoudemire, not whether they were going to win the Pacific Division without him.

Rookie of the Year: Chris Paul, Hornets. Baron who? Paul, who leads all rookies in points, assists, steals and minutes, has made Hornets fans forget about Baron Davis, traded to the Warriors last February.

Coach of the Year: Mike Fratello, Grizzlies. Despite losing five key pieces from last year's 45-win team, Fratello has the Grizzlies on pace to win 50. Although, you won't get any argument here if Detroit's Flip Saunders is your choice.

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Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Grizzlies. You know Detroit's Ben Wallace likely will win this award, and maybe he should. But the thinking here is that the Pistons start five above-average defenders and singling out Wallace is an insult to his teammates. Game in and game out, Battier guards the toughest perimeter player.

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Most Improved Player: David West, Hornets. West missed 52 games last season because of a knee injury and averaged only 6.2 points. This season, he's averaging 16.9 points and 7.8 rebounds and shooting 51.2 percent from the field. Give some thought, too, to the Lakers' Smush Parker, who played just 16 games last season for the Suns and Pistons and was in Europe the year before that. He's starting and averaging 11.6 points.