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| Celtics end road trip by pounding Clippers |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Paul Pierce led a balanced Boston attack with 17 points and the Celtics ended a bumpy five-game West Coast swing with a smooth 104-76 romp over the Los Angeles Clippers. Ray Allen had 15 points and seven assists and Kevin Garnett scored 11 for the Celtics, who outscored LA 59-40 in the second half en route to a second straight win. Boston began the road trip by dropping three straight, falling in Denver, Oakland and Phoenix to Western Conference contenders the Nuggets, Warriors a |
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| Celtics wrap up trip in LA |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics wrap up a five-game road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at the Staples Center. This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the squads. On February 6th, Rajon Rondo finished with 24 points to lead the Celtics over the Clippers, 111-100, at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston has won four of the last seven meetings in the series. The Celtics have won five of seven and six of their last nine games at the Clippers. The Celtics are 1-3 on the swing. |
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| Lakers close out trip in Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2008 |
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| rts Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers will wrap up a three-game road trip tonight, when they battle the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena. The Lakers have won seven in a row and improved to 2-0 on the trip with Saturday's 113-95 victory over the rival Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. Pau Gasol scored 23 points and dished out six assists to lead the Lakers, who are 20-10 on the road this season. Lamar Odom tallied 20 points and 10 boards, while Kobe Bryant ended with 17 points and seven assists, as the Lake |
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| Celtics shoot for a win in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2008 |
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| d Ray Allen added 11 in defeat. Paul Pierce was held to eight points on 2-of-13 shooting for the Celtics, who entered the trip with a 16-0 record against teams from the West. Boston is now 18-8 away from Beantown this season, and will also visit the Los Angeles Clippers. Portland is back at the Rose Garden, where it is 21-7 this season. The Trail Blazers have lost six of their last seven games, and suffered a 99-87 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday in the back end of a home-and- home series at KeyArena. Tra |
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| Thornton, Clips rough up Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
02/23/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Al Thornton scored 27 points in 29 minutes off the bench to lead the Los Angeles Clippers in a 114-104 rout of the Utah Jazz. Corey Maggette added 27 points, including an 11-of-11 performance from the foul line and a 2-of-2 showing from behind the arc. The Clippers have won back-to-back games for the first since the team went 4-0 to start the season. Cuttino Mobley and Chris Kaman each dropped 14, with Kaman adding nine boards. "We beat a good team tonight," Maggette said. "We've |
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| New-look Cavs host Washington |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2008 |
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| 21.4 points per game, has missed six straight outings and nine of Washington's last 11 games with a strained hip flexor. The Wizards are just 10-16 on the road this season but did halt an eight-game away losing streak with a 91-89 decision over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 13. The Cavaliers own a 15-10 home record in 2007-08 but have lost three in a row at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland will wrap up a brief two-game homestand Sunday against Memphis. These teams have split two previous meetings this season, |
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| Shaq, Kidd lose in debuts with new teams |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2008 |
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| games Wednesday night, it was: Sacramento 119, Atlanta 107; Cleveland 106, Indiana 97; Philadelphia 124, New York 84; Toronto 127, Orlando 110; Milwaukee 103, Detroit 98; New Jersey 110, Chicago 102 in overtime; Golden State 119, Boston 117; and the Los Angeles Clippers 100, Memphis 86. At Phoenix, Lakers newcomer Pau Gasol scored 29 points, including a breakaway dunk that put Los Angeles up 123-117 with 1:15 to play. Lamar Odom added 22 for the Lakers, who won their sixth in a row to move into a tie with Phoenix |
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| Maggette leads Clippers over Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Corey Maggette scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 100-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center. Tim Thomas tallied 17 points for the Clippers, who have alternated wins and losses in their last eight games. Al Thornton totaled 13 points, while Cuttino Mobley gave 12 and Chris Kaman had 11 points, seven boards and five blocks. Brevin Knight had eight assists in victory. Rudy Gay poured in 21 points for the Grizzlies |
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| Butler, Thomas both have setbacks for injury-plagued Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2008 |
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| ted shootaround, and that was enough. So there is some progress. There's going to be some setbacks here and there, and it was a setback.'' The Wizards are 2-7 without Butler this season and had lost eight straight before a last-second win over the Los Angeles Clippers just before the break. Jordan said he hopes Butler can return by the end of the week. Thomas was cleared to have contact in practice Monday for the first time since his open-heart surgery in October. While Thomas' heart is fine, the workout show |
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| Knicks visit Washington |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2008 |
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| ed nine of its last 10 contests. The Knicks are just 5-20 away from the Big Apple this season. They are also scheduled to visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Washington put the brakes on an eight-game slide with a 91-89 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers last week in the finale of a four-game road trip at the Staples Center. Antawn Jamison scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Wizards, who will try to snap a three-game losing streak at home on Tuesday. Brendan Haywood added 15 point |
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