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Lillard’s matchup with Lou Dort near the end of the Blazers’ Tuesday night game against the Thunder offered one of the best defenders in the league to take on arguably the best one-on-one offensive guard in the game. It was tremendous television, but Dort has to go back to the film room. Denver Nuggets

"It's something that we've talked about," Tatum said. "And it's not like every game where I feel it the whole game. It's just certain stretches where breathing is a little out of whack, and I talk to the medical staff and coaching staff about it. It's gotten better, obviously, from the first game I came back and played. Phoenix Suns

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A flurry of adjustments for Big 12 men's and women's games continued Tuesday because of the extreme cold.

The Thunder defense was stingy all night against the best offense in the league, and the best way to show that is from the free throw line. Milwaukee entered the game averaging about 21 free throw attempts per game. The team made 15.5 per contest, on average. The Thunder held them well below half of both of those marks. The Bucks went just 6-for-9 from the free throw line. Antetokounmpo, who has averaged 9.7 per game over the past three seasons, only attempted three. Nobody else made more than one free throw. The Thunder only made nine free throws as a team, four of which were from Dort, but when they can hold their opponent to that same number of attempts as they had makes, it works out fine. Oklahoma City Thunder

DeMarcus Cousins has recorded three double-doubles in the five-game stretch while starting in place of Wood.

"Three other third-year players in the past 20 seasons have posted at least 22 points per game on 50% shooting: Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh and Anthony Davis. And if you're wondering, those three all made the All-Star Game that season." Sacramento Kings

Through the Golden State Warriors’ recent stretch of games, Steve Kerr has been building a rotation without a traditional center. Both rookie James Wiseman and Kevon Looney have been out with different injuries.