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| Battier and Alston have surgery |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier and guard Rafer Alston each had surgery on Friday. Battier underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in his left ankle. Alston's procedure involved repairing ligament and tendon damage in his right ankle. The surgeries were performed by Rockets team physician Tom Clanton. "Both procedures went well," Clanton said. "Shane just needed to have a few bone spurs removed from around his left ankle joint. Rafer's procedure involved the re |
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| Jazz need a win in Game 3 versus Lakers |
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05/09/2008 |
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| t year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA captured a pair of games at the Staples Center and defeated the Jazz, 106-95, on Marc |
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| Smith named head coach at Alcorn State |
College Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| it's new men's basketball coach Thursday. Smith lettered for four years at Alcorn State and was part of the undefeated 1979-80 team at the school before moving on to an accomplished NBA career that spanned 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs. "It feels good to come back home," Smith said. "My number one priority will be recruiting, because there are good players out there. We just have to find them." A tireless rebounder, Smith received NBA All-Rookie First Team h |
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| Francis picks up contract option |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis elected to pick up his player option on the final year of his contract Wednesday. Francis, who returned to Houston last summer after two sub-par years with the Knicks, averaged career lows this season with 5.5 points 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in only 10 contests. The 31-year-old's season was hampered by injury, culminating in season-ending surgery to repair a torn quadriceps tendon in his right knee in late February. Over nine seas |
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| Lakers try to take 2-0 lead over Jazz |
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05/07/2008 |
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| t year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA captured a pair of games at the Staples Center and defeated the Jazz, 106-95, on Marc |
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| Jazz visit Lakers for Game 1 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2008 |
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| the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz needed six games to eliminate Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seed Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals. Point guard Deron Williams led Utah in scoring (20.8 ppg) and assists (8.5 apg) in the opening round, while All-Star forward Carlos Boozer contributed 16.0 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Williams shot 53 percent from the fi |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz needed six games to eliminate Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seed Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals. Point guard Deron Williams led Utah in scoring (20.8 ppg) and assists (8.5 apg) in the opening round, while All-Star forward Carlos Boozer contributed 16.0 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Williams shot 53 percent from the fi |
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| Jazz overcome McGrady's 40 points to blast Rockets and advance |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points during the pivotal third quarter, leading Utah into the second round of the playoffs with a 113-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Williams also had nine assists, and Mehmet Okur tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their Western Conference quarterfinal series, 4-2, and will face the top-seeded Lakers in the next round. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. "One of the teams picked to win it all," Jazz co |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| teammate Ray Allen. Final Score: Utah 113, Houston 91 Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points during the pivotal third quarter, leading Utah into the second round of the playoffs with a 113-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Williams also had nine assists, and Mehmet Okur tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their Western Conference quarterfinal series, 4-2, and will face the top-seeded Lakers in the next round. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon in Los Ange |
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| Rockets' Alston leaves Game 6 |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets starting point guard Rafer Alston left Friday's 113-91 loss to Utah in the first half due to a sprained ankle. He scored eight points and didn't return and Houston's season ended with a Game 6 first-round loss to the Jazz. Alston departed the court for the locker room with 5:10 left in the first half. X-rays came up negative. The Rockets trail the Western Conference quarterfinal series by a 3-2 count and can be eliminated from the playoffs tonight. |
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