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Daily NBA Fix 3-10-14: Tough Day To Be One Of The NBA’s Elite

By Phil Watson

Mar 9, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; A Chicago Bulls fan holds up a photo of Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; A Chicago Bulls fan holds up a photo of Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Croatian forward Dario Saric, 19, is rated by some as the top European prospect in this year's draft. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Flickr.com user Dudek1337.)
Croatian forward Dario Saric, 19, is rated by some as the top European prospect in this year’s draft. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Flickr.com user Dudek1337.) /

Circling The Drain
30. Milwaukee Bucks (12-50)
29. Philadelphia 76ers (15-47)
28. Orlando Magic (19-45)
27. Los Angeles Lakers (22-42)
26. Boston Celtics (22-41)
tie Utah Jazz (22-41)
tie Sacramento Kings (22-41)

Random Tidbits, Notes and Other Knowledge Sure To Set Off Sports Nerd Alarms All Over Town
The Lakers win over the Thunder was the first time the worst team in a conference beat the best team in that conference in March or later since the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers on April 18, 2001 … Jodie Meeks became the first Laker guard other than Kobe Bryant to score 40 points in a game since Nick Van Exel scored 40 against Seattle on Feb. 20, 1995. Between Van Exel’s 40-point game and Meeks’ 42 points on Sunday, Bryant has scored at least 40 points in a game 120 times … Miami’s 45.3 effective field goal percentage against the Bulls Sunday was its lowest in a game this season … LeBron James did not attempt a free throw in a game for the first time since Dec. 2, 2009 … Anthony Davis had his 22nd game this season with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds … Rajon Rondo’s 18 assists gave him 4,101 for his career, moving him past Bill Russell into fifth place on Boston’s all-time list … Texas native LaMarcus Aldridge ran his streak of consecutive games with at least 20 points at Houston to 12 … Brooklyn had 14 steals and forced 25 turnovers. The Nets have at least 12 steals in six straight games, the longest such streak since the 76ers did it in 1999 … Toronto is nine games above .500 for the first time since 2006-07 … Indiana is allowing 106 points per game during its four-game losing streak, almost 15 points more than their league-leading 91.2 points per game mark.