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| Bulls' Deng sidelined again with Achilles' tendinitis; Gordon sits with sprained wrist |
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01/23/2008 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Bulls forward Luol Deng is expected to miss one to three weeks because of his recurring left Achilles' tendinitis, and leading scorer Ben Gordon sat out Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers due to a sprained right wrist. Gordon, averaging 19.6 points, hurt himself Monday during a 104-90 loss at Memphis. ``X-rays were taken (on Gordon), and from what I understand, they were negative,'' interim coach Jim Boylan said. ``It's just can he get it loose enough so he can play.'' Gordon, w |
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| Bulls forward Luol Deng sidelined again with left Achilles' tendinitis |
NBA Basketball |
01/23/2008 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng was inactive Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers because of his recurring left Achilles' tendinitis. The condition has been bothering Deng, second on the team at 17.9 points per game, for nearly a month, and it caused him to miss three games before returning Jan. 13 at Atlanta. The problem flared up again during the fourth quarter against Golden State on Friday, and he sat out the following night against Detroit. Deng played 26 minutes during Monday' |
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| Bulls host Pacers in Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
01/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Central Division rivals battle tonight, as the Chicago Bulls welcome the Indiana Pacers tonight to the United Center. This is the second meeting of the season between the clubs. On December 12th, Kareem Rush scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Pacers to a 117-102 win over the Bulls at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers have won two of the last three contests in the series. Indiana has lost three straight at Chicago. The Bulls try to get back on the winning track, as they open a four-gam |
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| Philadelphia hosts Billups, Pistons |
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01/23/2008 |
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| l. Philadelphia will close out a three-game homestand on Wednesday and is 1-1 so far on the stand. It is 8-12 as the host in 2007-08. The Sixers have lost two of three and nine of their last 11 games, including Monday afternoon's 110-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Andre Iguodala had 23 points and Andre Miller finished with 21 points in defeat. Sixers rookie Thaddeus Young had 13 points and seven boards before leaving the game with a right wrist injury. He is questionable for Wednesday. Detroit posted an 83-7 |
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| Hill to start for Suns 2 weeks after having appendectomy |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2008 |
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| wo to three weeks. When Hill felt ill after arriving at the US Airways Center for the Suns' morning shootaround that Wednesday, the team first thought he had the same flulike symptoms teammate Raja Bell recently had. But before the team played the Indiana Pacers that night, Hill was taken to see a physician who determined it was more serious. His appendix was removed a short while later at a nearby hospital. Hill signed a two-year deal with the Suns in July and hoped to overcome seven injury-plagued years |
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| Kings' record belongs in the East |
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01/22/2008 |
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| amento, which has captured four of the last five contests in the series. Sacramento attempts to extend its winning streak to three games. Former Net Mikki Moore scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Kings to a 110-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Beno Udrih and Kevin Martin both chipped in 20 points for the Kings, who have won two in a row and three of their last four games overall. Brad Miller collected 11 points and 16 rebounds in the victory. The Kings a |
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| Pacers' O'Neal willing to sit out season |
NBA Basketball |
01/21/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal is willing to sit out the rest of the season to take care of his balky left knee, according to the Indianapolis Star. O'Neal told the newspaper his surgically repaired knee has not fully recovered and that he returned to the court too soon. "That's really the prime option for me," O'Neal told the paper. "We're going to rehab now like it was the summer, with an extensive rehab. If that consists of a month or the rest of the season, I n |
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| Pacers open road trip in the City of Brotherly Love |
NBA Basketball |
01/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers will open a four-game road trip today against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center. Indiana will visit Philly, Chicago, Milwaukee and Miami on the current trek and is 9-13 away from Conseco Fieldhouse this season. The Pacers have dropped two of three and 10 of the last 13 games, including Saturday's 110-104 home setback to the Sacramento Kings. Danny Granger scored 26 points and Kareem Rush added 22 for the slumping Pacers. Stephen Graham scored a career-high 15 |
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| Kings hold off late charge to edge Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Mikki Moore scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings held off a late charge to down the Indiana Pacers, 110-104. Beno Udrih and Kevin Martin each chipped in 20 points for the Kings, who have won three of four. Brad Miller had 16 boards and 11 points for Sacramento. Danny Granger scored 26 points and Kareem Rush added 22 for the slumping Pacers, who have lost five of seven and 10 of 13 overall. Stephen Graham scored a career-high 15 points, and Jef |
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| Kings march into Conseco Fieldhouse |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Sacramento Kings conclude a three-game road trip when they visit the Indiana Pacers tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On January 12th, Mike Dunleavy scored 23 points and was one of seven Pacers players in double figures as Indiana outlasted Sacramento, 111-105, at ARCO Arena. The Pacers have won three of the last five contests in the series. Sacramento has won four of its last five at Indiana. Sacramento is fresh off |
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