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| Suns give D'Antoni permission to talk to other teams |
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05/05/2008 |
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| the Western Conference playoffs. The 2004-05 NBA Coach of the Year, D'Antoni led the Suns to a 253-136 record in nearly five full seasons with the team after taking the helm 30 games into the 2003-04 campaign. D'Antoni also coached 50 games with the Denver Nuggets in 1998-99 and amassed a 14-36 mark. The Suns have won at least 54 games in each of D'Antoni's four full seasons, including three straight Pacific Division titles from 2005-07, but Phoenix was just 26-25 in the postseason under D'Antoni and never re |
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| Report: Lakers C Bynum done for season |
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05/03/2008 |
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| g in his knee, but is still experiencing pain. The 20-year-old was in the middle of a breakout year before suffering the injury, averaging 13.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots in 35 games. The Lakers finished off a four-game sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Monday in the first round of the Western Conference finals and will face the Utah Jazz in the conference semifinals. Pau Gasol, acquired from Memphis in February to make up for Bynum's absence, averaged 22.2 points and nine rebounds in the sweep |
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| Report: Bryant to be named MVP |
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05/03/2008 |
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| Pau Gasol that ultimately sparked the Lakers' and Bryant's turnaround. Bryant's highest finish in the MVP race, voted on by NBA writers and broadcasters, occurred last season when he finished third behind winner Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash. The 12-year veteran carried the Lakers past the Denver Nuggets with a sweep in the first round of the playoffs, averaging a dominant 35.5 points per game. Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the other Lakers to have been bestowed with MVP honors. |
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| Nuggets are missing a lot |
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04/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets have stars Carmelo Anthony, Marcus Camby and Allen Iverson headlining their roster, and are guided by veteran head coach George Karl, who has won in the league for many years. Sounds pretty good, right? Yet the Denver Nuggets are simply not as good as they think they are. On Monday, Denver was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the fifth straight year. The Nuggets, who finished 50-32 during the regular season and earned the eighth and final playoff berth i |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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04/29/2008 |
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| re: LA Lakers 107, Denver 101 Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and took over down the stretch, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-101 victory and a four-game sweep of the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Bryant, the odds-on favorite for the league's MVP award, shot 12-of-24 from the floor and scored 14 in the final quarter, as LA moved on to the second round with its first playoff series victory since |
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| Nuggets shown another quick playoff exit by Bryant, Lakers |
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04/29/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and took over down the stretch, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-101 victory and a four-game sweep of the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference quarterfinal. Bryant, the odds-on favorite for the league's MVP award, shot 12-of-24 from the floor and scored 14 in the final quarter, as LA moved on to the second round with its first playoff series victory since 2004. The Lakers will face either H |
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| Lakers go for sweep in Denver |
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04/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets attempt to avoid being swept out of the playoffs, as they host the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Pepsi Center in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. In Game 3, superstar Kobe Bryant led a balanced Lakers attack with 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as Los Angeles took a 102-84 victory in Game 3 and has the Nuggets on the verge of being swept in this Western Conference quarterfinal set. Five Lakers finished in double-figures |
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| Lakers on brink of sweep after routing Nuggets in Game 3 |
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04/26/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant led a balanced Lakers attack with 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, as Los Angeles took a 102-84 victory in Game 3 and has the Denver Nuggets on the verge of being swept in this Western Conference quarterfinal. The Lakers can put the Nuggets away in Game 4 on Monday at the Pepsi Center. Five Lakers finished in double-figures with Luke Walton and Pau Gasol chipping in 15 and 14 points, respectively. Derek Fisher netted four three-pointers, including three i |
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| Desperate Nuggets host Kobe, Lakers |
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04/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets need a victory against the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, as the teams battle today at the Pepsi Center. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday in Denver. On Wednesday, Kobe Bryant exploded for 49 points, scoring 20 in the opening quarter and 19 in the fourth, and the Lakers claimed a two-game series advantage with a 122-107 victory over the Nuggets at the Staples Center. Br |
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| Kobe, Lakers shut down Nuggets for 2-0 lead |
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04/24/2008 |
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| work) - Kobe Bryant exploded for 49 points, scoring 20 in the opening quarter and 19 in the fourth, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed a two-game series advantage in their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal with a 122-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. Bryant shot 18-of-27 from the floor, at one point hitting 10 straight shots during the first half, and also played the role of distributor at times, handing out 10 assists. Luke Walton and Pau Gasol added 18 points apiece and LA m |
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