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| Philadelphia 76ers Team Report - February 1 |
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02/01/2005 |
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| d, while limiting foes to 44 percent (13th) shooting. The Sixers have regained the top spot in the Atlantic Division, leading Boston by a half-game in the standings. All five Atlantic teams are within 3 1/2 games of each other. Philadelphia has won four straight at home to improve its record to 11-7 in its friendly confines. The Sixers remain at home to host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Philadelphia will then close out the week's slate against Atlanta (Friday) and the Los Angeles Clippers (Sunday). |
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| Miami Heat Team Report - January 31 |
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01/31/2005 |
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| === Miami Heat Team Report - January 31 === (Best E Casino) - Miami posted a solid 104-95 victory over the Houston Rockets at American Airlines Arena on Sunday. Dwyane Wade had a game-high 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists to anchor the Heat to the win. Damon Jones and Udonis Haslem both scored 16 points for the Heat, winners of three straight and four of their last five games. Shaquille O'Neal ended with 15 points and five boards in the win. A frustrated O'Neal, who fouled out and went to the charit |
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| New Orleans Hornets Team Report - January 26 |
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01/26/2005 |
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| === New Orleans Hornets Team Report - January 26 === (Best E Casino) - The New Orleans Hornets visit the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at New Orleans Arena. Houston defeated the Hornets, 89-81, on December 7th at the Toyota Center and has won four straight meetings in this series. New Orleans actually patched together a winning streak last week, but came back to its losing ways on Sunday with a 97-68 loss at Miami. The Heat utilized five players scoring in double figures to topple the lowly Hornets. Dan Dicka |
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| Rockets win without McGrady |
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01/25/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady missed Monday night's game against the Orlando Magic due to a medical emergency in his family, but his team was still able to pick up an 89-78 victory at the Toyota Center. Ryan Bowen started in McGrady's place and finished with two points and three rebounds in 15 minutes of action. The 25-year-old McGrady is averaging 25.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 39 games this season. Team officials are not certain when McGrady will return. |
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| Rockets' McGrady to miss game versus Magic |
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01/24/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady will not play in Monday night's game against the Orlando Magic due to a medical emergency in his family. Ryan Bowen will start in McGrady's place when the Rockets host Orlando at the Toyota Center. |
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| Houston Rockets Team Report - January 24 |
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01/24/2005 |
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| === Houston Rockets Team Report - January 24 === (Best E Casino) - Houston tries to win its third straight game Monday, as it hosts former Rocket Steve Francis and the Orlando Magic at the Toyota Center. It will be Francis' first game at Houston since being traded by the Rockets traded him on June 29, 2004. The Magic acquired Francis and Cuttino Mobley, who has since been dealt to the Sacramento Kings, and center Kelvin Cato from the Rockets in exchange for Tracy McGrady, Tyronn Lue, who is now a member of t |
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| Wilkens resigns as head coach of Knicks |
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01/22/2005 |
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| Saturday. Meanwhile, team president Isiah Thomas named assistant coach and former Knicks player Herb Williams as the new head coach. Wilkens' decision was reportedly made after a meeting with Thomas following Friday's heartbreaking 92-91 loss to the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden, "There are very few people in the sports world or in society that combine great talent with class, dignity and humility," said Thomas. "But these qualities have been Lenny's trademark throughout his Hall-of-Fame life and ca |
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| Wilkens reportedly out as Knicks coach |
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01/22/2005 |
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| xpected to announce his resignation on Saturday. Several publications in New York have stated that the 67-year-old Hall of Famer came to the decision after a meeting with team president Isiah Thomas following Friday's heartbreaking 92-91 loss to the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden, "Lenny is doing some thinking," Thomas told reporters after the meeting. "We'll see where he is [this] morning. This is a tough situation. I would imagine he's in the thought process where Hubie Brown was in his thought pro |
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| McGrady sued by former employee over dog bite |
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01/20/2005 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady is being sued by a former maintenance worker on his property who was attacked and disfigured by his Rottweiler last year. Fred Chamberlin lost the tip of his nose in the August 25 attack, which occurred in McGrady's 18,000-square-foot mansion. The lawsuit, asking for unspecified damages, was filed Wednesday in Orange County Circuit Court. Chamberlain, 57, was employed by McGrady at the time of the incident as a home maintenance engineer. The b |
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| Front and center: Yao, Shaq lead NBA All-Star voting |
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01/20/2005 |
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| === Front and center: Yao, Shaq lead NBA All-Star voting === New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming leads all players in the Western Conference, while Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal continues to pace Eastern Conference players in the fourth returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star balloting program. NBA fans from around the globe will be responsible for selecting the starters for the 54th NBA All-Star Game, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 20 in Denver. With 2,153,039 vote |
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