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  • Suicide lines: Bynum wants All-Star votes; Arenas calls out Butler

    Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your yin yang yolk.

    Mike Bresnahan, L.A. Times: "Andrew Bynum, forgotten man? Amid all the attention heaped upon the return of Pau Gasol, the Lakers' 22-year-old center served notice that, um, he's still playing too. Bynum had 25 points on nine-for-11 shooting in the Lakers' 101-85 victory Sunday over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also had nine rebounds and made all seven of his free throws in almost 29 minutes. Toronto forward-center Chris Bosh is the only player in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds a game, though Bynum is close to being there too. He is now averaging 19.9 points and 11.2 rebounds. Are the All-Star voters paying attention? 'I hope to make it,' Bynum said. 'That's really a goal I had coming into this season. I think I'm playing at the level I need to be playing. All I can do is get votes now. I've got to keep it up.'"

    RealGM: "Things have gone from bad to worse in Washington after Gilbert Arenas pointed the finger at Caron Butler for the team's struggles. Arenas said on Saturday that many of the team's players have 'hidden agendas.' The star guard continued his critical comments on Monday, singling out Butler. 'For the most part, we all get along,' Arenas said. 'There are, what, 15 players on the team? Fourteen do. ... At the end of the day, if 15 players don't want to go and it's only 14, you've seen 'Remember the Titans.' It's the same thing. We've just got to play.' When asked who was responsible for ending the in-fighting, Arenas said, 'Me and Antawn [Jamison]. That's our jobs [as captains].' He conveniently left Butler, the third co-captain, out. Butler wasn't as direct as Arenas and said that a few wins might cure everything in Washington."

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  • Game to pay attention to: Spurs vs. Mavericks



    San Antonio at Dallas

    At some point tonight, there will be 11 NBA games, in live action. 11 of those suckers. My thumbs hurt, already.

    12 games total, and as typical and as orthodox as it may seem, the Mavs and the Spurs always have to be counted on for a good one. They might be older, they might be aging, but they're the Mavs and Spurs. You need to tune in. ESPN, 9:30 p.m. Eastern.

    As mentioned, though, 12 games to dive through. Eddy Curry(notes) returns to help the Knicks try to take the Pacers on, Golden State brings its mess to Boston, Toronto is in Utah, Orlando looks for revenge against Oklahoma City, and ... yeah, it doesn't seem like that great a night.

    But it will be.

    (It better be.)

    Comment away, below.

    Dallas Mavericks: 8-3, 92.5 possessions per game (15th-most in the NBA), 107.3 points scored per 100 possessions (13th), 100.4 points allowed per 100 possessions (seventh).

    San Antonio Spurs: 4-4, 91 possessions per game (24th), 111.9 points scored per 100 possessions (ninth), 109.7 points allowed per 100 possessions (22nd).

    All stats courtesy of basketball-reference.com.

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