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Josh Smith settled for way too many contested jumpers against the Wolves on Thursday, making 5-of-16 from the field for 10 points with seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 30 minutes.
He said he doesn't "respond to nobody with dreadlocks who plays basketball" and called Kenneth Faried "a clown" after Faried said Smith shot them out of Wednesday's loss. Well, Smith basically did the same thing again today and really killed a Detroit rally. The shift to power forward hasn't helped his shot selection much.

Brandon Jennings played just 16 minutes against the Wolves on Thursday, scoring four points with two rebounds and six assists on 2-of-4 from the field.
His minutes are in deep, deep trouble. For the first three halves of the season, coach Stan Van Gundy basically played Jennings for the first 10 minutes of the half and would then go with D.J. Augustin for the rest. However, Jennings picked up a third foul early in the third quarter, picked up a technical foul, and was sent for the bench for good. He's not a must-own player anymore.

LeBron James made 5-of-15 from the field in Thursday's stunning 95-90 loss to the Knicks, scoring 17 points with five rebounds, four assists, one 3-pointer and eight turnovers.