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| Shaq suffers thumb injury |
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02/26/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal suffered a significant sprain to his right thumb in the first half of Thursday's 108-88 win over the Boston Celtics. O'Neal exited midway through the second quarter due to the injury. He was going up for a shot when Boston's Glen Davis came up with a block, but Davis' hand made contact with O'Neal's right thumb, bending it backward. O'Neal went to the locker room with 6:58 left in the half and didn't return. He's not expected to play F |
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| Cavs use huge second half to rout Celtics |
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02/26/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - LeBron James scored 36, and Mo Williams tallied 14 of his 19 points in the final quarter, as the Cavaliers overcame a thumb injury to Shaquille O'Neal and surged in the second half for a 108-88 win over the Boston Celtics. James also had seven rebounds and nine assists. Anderson Varejao had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavs, who dominated to the tune of a 60-32 scoring margin in the second half. They outscored Boston, 35-14, in the last quarter for a second consecutive vict |
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| Celtics' Pierce out Thursday for Cavs game |
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02/25/2010 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce was out of the lineup for Thursday night's game against Cleveland because of a right thumb injury. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Pierce also has the flu, but it's the thumb that's the problem. Rivers said Pierce is likely to miss ``a couple of games.'' Pierce hurt the thumb in the Feb. 18 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Also missing practice on Wednesday was Marquis Daniels, who was sent home because he was sick. But Daniels was to start in place |
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| Dantley set to mentor Nuggets against Warriors |
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02/25/2010 |
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| eraged 127.0 ppg against the Warriors this season, their first 4-0 sweep of Golden State since 2000-01. The Nuggets have alternated wins and losses over their last nine games overall and are coming off Sunday's hard-fought 114-105 victory versus the Boston Celtics at the Pepsi Center. Chauncey Billups posted 26 points and seven assists, while Carmelo Anthony added 23 points for Denver, which got 19 points off the bench from J.R. Smith and 16 points and 10 rebounds out of Nene. "We didn't get rattled. We kept |
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| Celtics' Pierce likely out Thursday for Cavs game |
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02/25/2010 |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -Paul Pierce missed practice Wednesday and likely won't play when the Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. Celtics coach Doc Rivers held Pierce out to protect the star forward's injured right thumb, but stopped short of ruling him out of the game. ``I'm not going to say definitely, but most likely not tomorrow. We'll just evaluate it day to day,'' Rivers said. ``I didn't want him to take a chance of getting his thumb hit at all today in practice so if he did feel |
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| Pierce likely out against Cavs |
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02/24/2010 |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says star forward Paul Pierce likely will miss the game Thursday against Cleveland because of a lingering right thumb injury. Rivers would not definitively rule Pierce out after practice on Wednesday. Pierce did not practice because Rivers did not want to risk the thumb taking a hit. Rivers says the injury is a sprain. Marquis Daniels also missed practice on Wednesday. Rivers said he ``looked awful'' when he showed up so the team sent him home.Copy |
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| Celtics, Nuggets clash in the Rockies |
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02/21/2010 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of division leaders clash late Sunday afternoon in the Rocky Mountains, where the Boston Celtics take on the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Atlantic Division-leading Celtics have won three in a row and six of their last eight games, including Friday's 96-76 victory at Portland. Ray Allen finished with 21 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 points and seven rebounds for Boston, which is 3-1 on a five-game road trip out west. "It looks like we're starting to surface," Allen sai |
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| Jazz wrap up trek at Portland |
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02/21/2010 |
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| r the Warriors. Portland is five games off the pace in the Northwest standings and will close out a three-game homestand this evening. It had a two-game winning streak stopped and fell to 1-1 on the residency following Friday's 96-76 loss versus the Boston Celtics. Andre Miller had 16 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and nine boards for the Blazers, who sport a 19-12 record in the Rose City and sit eighth in the West standings. Brandon Roy finished with nine points in more than 34 minutes in his sec |
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| Allen helps Celtics take down Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2010 |
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| Portland, OR (Best E Casino) - Ray Allen finished with 21 points as the Boston Celtics took an impressive road win for the second straight day, a 96- 76 final over the Portland Trail Blazers. Coming off a one-point win Thursday against the Lakers in Los Angeles, the Celtics crushed the Blazers to improve to 3-1 on their five-game road trip that began before the All-Star break and ends Sunday against Denver. Kevin Garnett added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Rajon Rondo ended with 10 points and 11 assis |
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| Camby debuts for Blazers; Robinson out for Celtics |
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02/19/2010 |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -Marcus Camby is set to make his debut in the starting lineup for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Boston Celtics. Nate Robinson's debut for Boston is on hold. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Friday night that Robinson is sidelined with the flu and likely won't suit up for the Celtics until they return home on Tuesday night against - guess who - the Knicks. New York traded Robinson and Marcus Landry earlier this week for Eddie House, J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker and a future cond |
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