Good morning. The Sixers almost won. (Not really.) ~ NEWS SPORT

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Good morning. Let's basketball.

LAST NIGHT IN 26 SECONDS: The Sixers only lost to the Quasi-Spurs by six! Marco Belinelli got jam all over Philly, though. The Wiz crushed the Heat, the Clips crushed the Wolves. Minnesota Twitter made jokes. Professor Miller schooled some kids. Ty Lawson got a game-winner to beat the Jazz but it seems no one posted it because it's the Nuggets and the Jazz.

IN GREATER DETAIL: Check out our NBA Scores hub for full recaps of those games.

PEOPLE ARE NAMING THEIR KIDS CARMELO AND KYRIE: A full investigation of NBA baby names.

ALL THAT POWER: Two West teams stand out in Drew Garrison's NBA Power Rankings. Can you guess who?

WELP: The Hornets have been a raging disappointment and are apparently considering shaking up the roster. I think Gerald Henderson will be pretty obvious trade bait, though it'd be kind of hilarious to see Lance Stephenson flipped in January, maybe even back to Indiana! If Charlotte is looking for a vet, Cody Zeller and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist could be nice little chits. We'll see. Zach Lowe has a prescription as well.

PEAK BEARD: James Harden has never played better than he is playing right now.

ON ROSE: Good piece by Ken Berger on differing perspectives on Derrick Rose.

WELL THEN: Kevin Durant might return on Tuesday. OKC is going to catch up by Christmas.

INTERESTING: The Brooklyn Game looks at the most expensive Big Threes in the NBA. Philly's entry is as head-smacking as you'd expect.

PLAYER POLITICS: David Aldridge on social media giving all players a potential political voice.

ALL HAIL MICHELE: My friend Will Leitch on how Michele Roberts could blow up the sports world.

Happy Tuesday. See you next time.

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