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Lord knows, 5-foot-5 Earl Boykins has heard every short joke in the book. But now, Boykins is standing tall with the Warriors as the latest, greatest small wonder in the spirit of Spud Webb and Muggsy Bogues, writes Marc Stein in his weekly report.Chat wrap: Senior NBA writer Marc SteinGentry's vote of confidence | Favorite Suns
Marc Stein, the senior NBA writer for ESPN.com, writes "The Stein Line" every Monday during the season. To e-mail him, click here.
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MALE OF THE WEEK
 Kobe Bryant
All he did was hit 12 triples in one game … after making 26 in the previous 34 games.
E-MAIL OF THE WEEK
 The Cavs get a future first-round pick in the Lamond Murray deal with Toronto, but can they choose what year? At least one Cleveland fan is dreaming of a draft night where LeBron James and Darko Milicic go 1-2 to the Cavs.
Andy Rashid
Columbus, OhioSTEIN: Sorry, Andy. It's just a dream. The pick is lottery protected through 2008, meaning the Cavs can only claim the pick in this and the next several drafts if the Raptors make the playoffs.
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SPEAK OF THE WEEK
 "We've learned that this really means nothing. It's all in vain if we don't win the championship."
Sacramento's Chris Webber, after the Kings added a rout in New Jersey to their Christmas Day road cruise past the Lakers in L.A.
STAT OF THE WEEK
.472
That's Bruce Bowen's success rate from 3-point range for San Antonio, good for No. 2 in the league entering Sunday's play. That's the same Bowen who teams used to leave open on purpose, noting the defensive specialist's averages of 5.4 points and 35.6 percent success from long range in his first six seasons.
STAT OF THE WEAK
6
That's how many losses San Antonio has already suffered to teams with losing records, after losing only six such games all last season.
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