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Different uniforms, now. (Ned Dishman/Getty Images)

• The Washington Wizards started a lineup of Randy Foye, Nick Young, Mike Miller, Andray Blatche, and JaVale McGee. Josh Howard came off the bench, wearing #55. Blatche scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Washington beat Minnesota, 108-99.

• The Memphis Grizzlies scored 5 points in the last 37 seconds of the 4th quarter to force overtime in Toronto. In OT, Rudy Gay scored 8 of his team’s 12 points because the Raptors kept switching Jose Calderon onto him when they ran the same play over and over. Grizz win, 109-102.

• In that MEM/TOR game, Hedo Turkoglu scored 1 point on 0-5 shooting and added 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, and 3 fouls in over 29 minutes of action. Amir Johnson, in less than 18 minutes of action, scored 10 points on 5-5 shooting and added 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and, yes, 3 fouls.

• Against Detroit, Dwight Howard had an insane night – 33 points on 16 shots, 17 rebounds, and 7 (!) blocks. Rip Hamilton turned back the clock for 36 points on 18 shots, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, but it didn’t matter because Orlando outscored his Pistons by 19 in the 4th quarter and won 116-91.

• Tim Duncan shot 4-23 and only scored 8 points… but he had 26 rebounds (11 offensive), 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. And his team beat the Pacers 90-87.

• Chicago beat the Knicks for the second night in a row, 115-109. Derrick Rose scored 27 points on only 19 shots because he  got to the free throw line!

• Dwyane Wade left the MIA/NJ game after 7 minutes because he hurt his calf. Still, his team beat the Nets, 87-84.

• Courtney Lee played 31 minutes against Miami and scored 2 points, shooting 0-9 from the field including 0-5 from downtown. He was -14 in that time. Chris Douglas-Roberts only had one more point than Lee, but played 12 fewer minutes and was +11.

• In New Orleans, Peja Stojakovic scored 24 points on 12 shots. Surely, this had something to do with his new look. Paul Millsap also scored 24, though, on 11-13 shooting, and his Jazz won 98-90.

• The Rockets outscored the Bucks 43-14 in the 3rd quarter and ended up winning 127-99 . Luc Richard Mbah a Moute somehow led Milwaukee in scoring.

• The new-look Mavs beat the Suns 107-97. Jason Kidd had 18 points (on 11 shots), 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and 7 steals. Despite the million trade rumours, Amar’e Stoudemire suited up for Phoenix and had 30 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

• The Clippers lost their sixth straight and the first game of the Steve Blake era, falling 110-92 to the Hawks. Al Horford posted a career-high 31 points (on 15 shots) and Josh Smith, who should have been an All-Star, posted 20 points (on 12 shots), 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals. The Clippers turned the ball over 22 times and shot 10-17 from the free throw line, with Baron Davis sitting out with a sore lower back.

• The Warriors annihilated the Kings, 130-98. C.J. Watson scored 40 points. 40! He did this on 16-23 shooting and added 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. This made Stephen Curry’s 24/6/15 seem less impressive than it should.

• Golden State scored 42 points in the second quarter and held Sacramento to just 16.

• Kevin Martin only played 19 minutes before being pulled because he is GETTING TRADED TO HOUSTON. Holy shit. Yeah. It looks like he’s being sent to the Rockets with Sergio Rodriguez, Hilton Armstrong, and Kenny Thomas. In return, the Kings will get the exceedingly awesome Carl Landry, as well as Tracy McGrady’s big expiring deal, Joey Dorsey, and cash. McGrady and Rodriguez might end up in New York before the 3:00 PM EST deadline, still.

• Quick analysis: The Kings got a fantastic scoring power forward in Landry and now have 16-17 million dollars of cap space in the summer. Not too shabby. And in Martin, the Rockets got the super-efficient backcourt scorer that they’ve coveted. This is exciting for both clubs.

• John Salmons didn’t play for Chicago last night because he’s going to be traded to Milwaukee. It might be for Kurt Thomas and Francisco Elson. It might be for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander.

• And finally, Antawn Jamison was, thankfully, traded to Cleveland. The Cavs also received Sebastian Telfair from the Clippers. The Clippers gave away Al Thornton to Washington and took back Drew Gooden, who never actually suited up for the Wiz. Zydrunas Ilgauskas went to Washington along with the Cavs’ 2010 first-round pick, but he will likely be bought out and he will hopefully return to Cleveland.

• On the subject of that Cavs trade, you should really read this piece by John Krolik and this piece by Kelly Dwyer.

• Oh yeah, almost forgot. Another great trade occurred.

I love the trade deadline. Podcast coming when it’s all over.