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| Pacers C Nesterovic leaves game |
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11/01/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers center Rasho Nesterovic left Saturday's victory over the Boston Celtics early in the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle. Nesterovic went up for a rebound after a layup attempt and appeared to roll his ankle on his descent. He was helped to the locker room by two teammates. The center finished the game with eight points and four rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting from the field in a little under 20 minutes. |
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| Bulls look to get back on track versus Grizzlies |
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11/01/2008 |
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| ns against the rebuilding Memphis Grizzlies. The Bulls looked great during a 13-point season opening win over former coach Scott Skiles and Milwaukee on Tuesday but fell back down to earth during an ugly 96-80 road loss to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Friday. Celtics star Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Celtics routed Chicago, 96-80, at TD Banknorth Garden. The No. 1 overall draft pick this past April, Derrick Rose, led the way for the Bulls with 18 p |
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| Celtics look for third straight win against Pacers |
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11/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After opening the season with two impressive wins at home, the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics try their luck on the road for the first time in 2008-09 as they travel to Indiana for the Pacers' home opener. Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Celtics in a 96-80 rout of the Chicago Bulls at TD Banknorth Garden on Friday. Garnett, who became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career games against the Bulls, was 7-of-11 fro |
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| Garnett leads Celtics past Bulls |
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11/01/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Boston Celtics in a 96-80 rout of the Chicago Bulls at TD Banknorth Garden. Garnett, who became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career games Friday, was 7-of-11 from the field while Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen each contributed 14 points. Pierce had nine boards and Rondo dished out six helpers for Boston, which celebrated its championship from last season before Tuesd |
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| Celtics exercise option on Rondo |
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10/31/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics exercised their fourth-year option on point guard Rajon Rondo on Friday. In his second year out of Kentucky, Rondo averaged 10.6 points, 5.1 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.68 steals in 29.9 minutes per game for the NBA champion Celtics last season. The 22-year-old point guard averaged 10.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game in the playoffs as the Celtics won their first title since 1986. |
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| Celtics welcome Bulls to Beantown |
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10/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - (Best E Casino) - Now that their 17th NBA championship banner is hanging from the rafters and the rings have been distributed among the players, the Boston Celtics will welcome the Chicago Bulls tonight for a showdown at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston celebrated its championship from last season before Tuesday's 90-85 home victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Finals MVP Paul Pierce was emotional during the ring ceremony, then went out and scored a game-high 27 points on 10- |
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| Hornets, Suns square off in the desert |
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10/30/2008 |
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| n rebounds for the Hornets, who finished last season 56-26 and won the Southwest Division, but lost to San Antonio in seven games in the second round of the playoffs. Tyson Chandler had 13 points and 16 boards in the win. James Posey, who was brought in from the Boston Celtics to provide defensive help and bolster a weak bench, scored 11 points. The Hornets went 4-0 against the Suns last season, but the Suns have won 11 of the previous 16 matchups. New Orleans has won two in a row on the road in this series. |
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| Paul paces Hornets past Warriors |
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10/30/2008 |
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| ts, who finished last season 56-26 and won the Southwest Division, but lost to San Antonio in seven games in the second round of the playoffs. Tyson Chandler netted 13 points and hauled in 16 boards. James Posey, who was brought in from the champion Boston Celtics to provide defensive help and bolster a weak bench, scored 11 points. Peja Stojakovic had 16 points in the win. Corey Maggette, who opted out of the final year of his contract with the Clippers on July 1, had a game-high 27 points and Stephen Jackso |
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| Johnson, Hawks rout Magic |
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10/30/2008 |
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| anta Hawks got past the Orlando Magic, 99-85, in both clubs' season opener. Josh Smith finished with 17 points, 10 boards and four steals for the Hawks, who are coming off a season in which they made the playoffs and took the eventual world champion Boston Celtics to a seventh game in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals before losing. Al Horford added 10 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, while Ronald Murray chipped in 14 points off the bench. "We have so many weapons," Johnson said. "We are a pretty good |
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| Hawks take on Magic at Amway Arena |
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10/29/2008 |
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| first time since the strike-shortened 1998-99 campaign last season. Atlanta managed to fend off annual playoff contenders Indiana and New Jersey to finish with its best record in 10 years, before falling in seven games to the eventual world champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. With a muddled ownership situation always looming, embattled and underrated head coach Mike Woodson has been on a perpetual hot seat since taking over in Atlanta. The playoffs tempered that, however, and Wood |
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