Published 12/15/2008
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Wanna come back, Mike? Wait up Steve, I'm heckling Steve Kerr right now. (Sports Illustrated) 1. New York at Phoenix (Monday) Of note: Mike D'Antoni felt that he was wrongfully dismissed after Phoenix lost in the first round last season. D'Antoni won an average of 58 games the past four seasons in Phoenix and many of his former players rejected Terry Porter as if he were some wicked stepmother. The Suns are winning but far from harmonious, and Steve Nash will get another harsh reminder of the business side of basketball when he faces the coach that turned him into a two-time MVP. 2. Dallas at New Jersey (Friday) Of note: What better time to keep up the Jason Kidd-Devin Harris debate? Kidd makes his return to Izod Center, where he led the franchise to back-to-back NBA Finals in 2002-03. Kidd hasn't been terrible with Dallas (9.7 points and 8.5
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