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FIVE QUICK NBA THOUGHTS: 1. Air Max 270 React France . KEMBA WALKER (Bobcats): Walker is a little man with a huge heart. There are certain guys you come across in this gamewho just have that little extra something in their make-up and hes one of those guys. His team was down 16 in the second half against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and he just willed his team to victory. He took over and dominated the game at the point of attack. You think back to his wonderful collegiate career at Connecticut and his ups and downs as a pro, playing for a less-than-stellar team. You cant keep him down for long. Hes become a respectable three-point shooter now and its opened his game up even more. There is still lots of room for improvement, but you wont find many guys in the game today who have his competitive spirit. I respect the guy. 2. MIAMI HEAT: I dont care what they say, but that was a necessary win for them last night against the Indiana Pacers. You dont want to let your top conference opponent have too much belief or confidence when it comes to the match-up. When youre the world champions, act like it and play like it and they did. It sets the tone for how you want to be viewed during the rest of the season around the league. Last year doesnt matter a bit anymore. Its all about the now and this win helps both in the short and long term. 3. ANDRE DRUMMOND (Pistons): I must confess that every day Im checking out Detroits box scores and watching their games when I have a free night. Drummond is simply fun to watch. Im not sure yet how much he truly knows how to play the game in all respects, but hes incredibly talented and gifted. On Wednesday night, he had another double-double with 14 points and 16 boards, eight of them offensive rebounds, against the Boston Celtics. Hes got major league, elite rebounding ability and he has the chance to be an impactful defender once he figures out schemes and tendencies of opponents. He can change shots in the lane at a high level and hes got two significant talents that directly change how you have to play as an opponent. 4. VINCE CARTER (Mavericks): Ill see him Friday night in Dallas and just cant believe its been 16 years since his rookie year with the Toronto Raptors. I feel old since its my 16th year as well as a Raptors broadcaster. Hes had the much better career, thats for sure. Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies he had 14 points, four rebounds and six assists in 30 minutes. For a 16-year vet, hes still got game left and really knows how to play. Carter is a good teammate and fits Rick Carlisles system well. You see so many guys fall off the cliff when they get to this stage of their career, so its impressive that hes still able to play at a respectable level. 5. JJ BAREA (Timberwolves): It was a huge win for Minnesota over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Barea comes in and gives you something every game. On Wednesday, he put up 10 points along with five assists in the victory. He plays with great energy and determination when he plays and hes very difficult to keep out of the lane. Barea possesses good ball skills and shot-making ability. Hes undersized, but not undeterred. Fausse Air Max 97 Plus . The Redblacks host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-9) Friday night in their last home game of the year and as of Thursday afternoon, the team was anticipating a ninth consecutive sellout. You can watch all the action on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5 beginning at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. Air Max 270 Femme Moins Cher . They know how difficult it is to beat the San Antonio Spurs. George scored 28 points and Indiana defeated San Antonio 111-100 on Saturday night, snapping an 11-game skid against the Spurs.DENVER - Semyon Varlamov showed he is still the top goalie for the Colorado Avalanche.Varlamov returned from an injury and stopped 26 shots in his second shutout of the season, leading the Avalanche past the slumping St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Tuesday night.Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay and Ryan OReilly each had a goal and an assist for Colorado, which has won three in a row and is 4-0-2 in its last six games. The Avalanche (13-13-8) reached .500 for the first time this season.Varlamov missed six straight games with a groin injury before returning Tuesday. Rookie goalie Calvin Pickard played well during a three-game road trip that ended with a 2-1 victory in Detroit on Sunday. His .939 save percentage made a case for him to remain in net, but Varlamov, who set a franchise record with 41 wins last season, had a statement game against St. Louis.I feel well. The doctors did a great job for me, he said. I felt good, Im healthy and ready to go.Varlamov faced only seven shots in the first period and eight halfway through the game. But he made 12 saves in the third to complete his 15th career shutout.It does feel good, Varlamov said. We played a real solid game the whole 60 minutes. It is much easier to play when the guys score lots of goals.Jake Allen allowed five goals on 31 shots before being replaced by Martin Brodeur to start the third period for the Blues, who have lost three straight.St. Louis has given up 14 goals during the skid.Cant win playing like this, coach Ken Hitchcock said. Well see if this is a wake-up call for us.The Avalanche went aheead 1-0 on Erik Johnsons ninth goal of the season and fifth in five games. Fausse Air Max 97 Noir Pas Cher. Johnsons shot from the point got through traffic and deflected off the far post at 15:02 of the first.Fellow defenceman Zach Redmond made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 18:45. It was his fourth of the season.Tanguays 12th goal 5:49 into the second gave Colorado a 3-0 lead. Tanguay scored when Iginlas shot went off his body, then bounced off Allens back and into the net.St. Louis, held to eight shots through the 10-minute mark of the second period, started to generate chances but Varlamov stopped six shots to keep the Blues scoreless.Our goaltending has been really, really good, Iginla said. Picks came in and did a phenomenal job, and were very excited to get (Varlamov) back feeling good. Hes a big part of the team. He made some big stops, some point-blank chances.Colorado then put it away with two goals in a span of 40 seconds. OReilly got the first one on the power play and Iginla made it 5-0 with his eighth of the season at 17:27 of the second.They kicked our butts in every facet of the game for the first 40 minutes, Blues captain David Backes said. We deserved to be down 5-0. We didnt bring our game. They ramped it up a notch from the last time we saw them and the result is pretty appropriate.NOTES: Avalanche LW Patrick Bordeleau is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks after breaking his knee in Saturdays win at Buffalo. ... St. Louis D Alex Pietrangelo had his seven-game point streak stopped. ... Colorado D Brad Stuart had two assists. ' ' '