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TSNs Jack Armstrong offers his thoughts on the return of Paul Georges play, the defensive abilities of Chris Paul, the emergence of Mirza Teletovic, the struggles of Wesley Matthews and the successful formula of the Miami Heat. 1. Paul George (Pacers): Really looked like the All-Star hes been the past few years. Big time 39 point-12 rebound performance in Game #4 vs. the Wizards. Makes seven 3s and is clutch in so many instances for his team. Im not sure if the Pacers are truly back or if the Wizards dont know how to win as the stakes get higher but I will say that George looks back to normal and then some of late and thats a good sign for his club. 2. Chris Paul (Clippers): Yes, hes the best point guard in the game in my book and in spite of the fact that he gets 23 points and 10 assists in Game #4 vs. OKC, youve got to admire his grit and compete level taking on the defensive challenge of guarding Kevin Durant late. Hes an outstanding offensive player yet the thing that stands out to me is his ability to put the clamps on his opponent when need be, regardless of size. Tough competitor and special player. 3. Mirza Teletovic (Nets): Has made 10 3s in the past two games vs the Heat and has them shaking their heads on how to cover him. His stretch 4 game is quite a sight to behold when hes dropping long range shots. He opens the whole floor up for his teammates and has been a steady shooter (37 per cent) this season. Looks like hes gaining confidence with each passing game. What a steal for GM Billy King. A skilled and tough second unit guy that teams would love to have. 4. Wesley Matthews (Blazers): Normally close to 40 per cent 3-point shooter during the regular season. Rockets and Spurs have made it a point of making him work for every open look he can get on the perimeter while only shooting 31 per cent in the playoffs. His ability to open things up in the two-man game between LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard has been critical to their success. Spacing is such a huge component of getting the matchups you want to be effective. Hes a marked man and the Spurs are making sure he takes tough shots. 5. Miami Heat Formula: Theyve got the best player on the planet in LeBron James yet its what they put around him that counts. Of course, Dwyane Wade is a Hall of Famer and when hes healthy, hes still very good. The stretch ability of this team is remarkable. In the playoffs, theyre shooting 41 per cent from behind the arc. Thats really hard to do. Their spacing and ball movement is impeccable and when you have Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole, James Jones and Shane Battier camping out behind the line, you have to pick your poison; double LeBron and give up 3s or play him single coverage, defend the 3s and hope that LeBron doesnt destroy you. The system works and is well thought out. 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Philadelphia won the first meeting 33-10.I think that well be able to do some things that we wanted to do previously, Romo said of the Eagles, not long after beating Chicago in yet another efficient showing. A lot of times you just forget and go right on. Well, I didnt want to forget everything because I wanted to utilize it again. Thats a long way of saying youve got to compartmentalize and figure it out and move on and come right back to it.Receiver Dez Bryant admitted in the moments after Philadelphias easy victory that he couldnt wait to face the Eagles again. Now that the rematch has arrived, the Cowboys have to figure out why NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray had one of just two games this season without at least 100 yards.The Cowboys also had trouble stopping the run, with LeSean McCoy getting a season-high 159 yards — the most Dallas has allowed this year and one of only two 100-yard games for opposing rushers.We can look at different things in that game and say we did things the right away and we had some success, we didnt do things the right way and they had some success, said coach Jason Garrett, who wasnt very interested Monday in revisiting details of the first meeting. Control what we can control. That game is done with. Its been done with. It aint coming back.The biggest difference is that the Cowboys have 10 days to prepare for the rematch after getting about 90 hours between the end of a Sunday night win over the New York Giants and the Thanksgiving afternoon kickoff against the Eagles.Philadelphia was in the same position the last time, although with a few more hours while having to make the long trip.dddddddddddd. This time the Eagles get a regular week.Romo never considered the short week an issue despite that being the first time he had done it on his surgically repaired back. He later acknowledged that he didnt take an injection for pain against the Eagles, and said it was a mistake. On two of his four sacks in the first meeting, Romo quickly went down without trying to escape.Getting a full week is a game-changer I feel like, said Romo, who also acknowledged he was overly protective of his back against the Eagles. I think it will be that way the rest of the year.After the Chicago game, Romo said he was dealing with a rib issue in addition to a back injury that wasnt related to surgery last December. Garrett said Monday that Romo had rib cartilage damage, not a fracture as the quarterback indicated Thursday.Either way, another few days off not too far removed from the bye is helping the 34-year-old Romo.Its getting toward the end I feel like, Romo said of the injuries. Itll be nice when its just about the back improving instead of all the other little junk.Philadelphias loss to Seattle was a bit of a mixed blessing for Dallas because if the Cowboys cant win the rematch, their likely path to the playoffs through the wild-card race got more complicated with the Seahawks win.The best illustration: Seattles win meant Dallas would be out if the playoffs started this week.Garrett isnt worried about that illustration.The biggest thing we have to do is focus on ourselves, Garrett said. 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