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Hot dates: with so much still uncertain about this season, we've targeted 10 games in the second half that are sure to provide some answers.(NBA)

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APRIL 11 SUNDAY

Standing at his locker in Arco Arena after his Kings handed a 20-point whipping to the archrival Lakers, Sacramento guard Bobby Jackson did not know what to make of what had just happened. He shrugged his shoulders a bit and said, "That was the Lakers, and you always want to beat the Lakers. But it really wasn't the Lakers. We haven't seen their whole team yet. When you think about it, nobody's really seen our team yet, either."

The first half of the NBA season is behind us, yet precious few certainties have been cemented, and the number of real teams we have seen are few. We know that LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were worth the ...

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