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| Heat's Johnson suspended one game |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat forward Alexander Johnson received a league-issued one-game suspension Friday for his flagrant foul on Toronto's Andrea Bargnani during the Heat's 25-point loss to the Raptors Wednesday. Johnson was originally called for a flagrant foul, penalty one after throwing his body into Bargnani and knocking him to the ground with 9:57 left in the third quarter Wednesday. But NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson upgraded that to a flagrant foul, |
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| Raptors, Wizards meet in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2008 |
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| tonight, when they welcome the Washington Wizards to the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors will also host Seattle and own an 18-12 mark as the host this season. Toronto recently ended a three-game losing streak with Wednesday's 108-83 victory over the Miami Heat in the finale of a three-game road trip at AmericanAirlines Arena. Rasho Nesterovic scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead a balanced attack, as the Raptors won for the sixth time in 10 tries. Jamario Moon chipped in 14 points and nine |
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| Warriors hit the road to South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors continue a series of road games against Southeast Division teams with tonight's matchup against the lowly Miami Heat from AmericanAirlines Arena. Golden State has split the first two tests of the four-game trek, earning a 17-point win at Atlanta on Tuesday and dropping a 118-109 decision to Charlotte the following evening. That loss stopped a four-game win streak for the Warriors, who currently lead Denver by one game in the race for the eighth and final playo |
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| Shaq, Suns still getting to know each other |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns are 3-4 with center Shaquille O'Neal in the lineup. O'Neal was acquired by Phoenix on February 6 in a trade that sent Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat. Shaq, who has won four championships during his illustrious career, is averaging 9.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in seven games with Phoenix. He has logged at least 24 minutes in all of the contests, and has blocked 11 shots. With O'Neal in the middle, the Suns have scored over 100 points in four games and h |
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| Heat, Raptors meet in Miami |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat will open a brief homestand tonight, when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami will also host Golden State on the current homestand and owns a 6-22 mark in South Beach this season. The Heat have dropped two of three, 13 of 15 and 28 of their last 31 games. In Sunday's 120-109 setback to the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena, Dwyane Wade had 26 points to lead the way. Shawn Marion had 19 points and Jason Williams added 18, as the Heat suffered th |
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| Kings rally from 23 down in third to beat flailing Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2008 |
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| Sacramento, CA (Best E Casino) - Beno Udrih and Kevin Martin combined for 37 second-half points, as the Kings rallied from a 23-point deficit in the third quarter for a 120-109 win over the struggling Miami Heat. Ron Artest led the way with 32 points for Sacramento, which snapped an eight- game skid to the Heat. Martin ended with 29 points and Udrih totaled 23 points and nine assists, as the Kings broke a four-game overall slide. "Losses like this in your building last for a long time, especially the wa |
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| SuperSonics stop off in Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
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| Minnesota. Seattle is scheduled to host the Timberwolves on March 14th at KeyArena in the final contest of the campaign between the squads. The SuperSonics open a season-long seven-game road trip. On Friday, Dwyane Wade scored 31 points to lead the Miami Heat in a 103-93 victory over Seattle at KeyArena. Chris Wilcox ended with 30 points and rookie Kevin Durant netted 24 for the SuperSonics, who have lost four in a row. Nick Collison had 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Damien Wilkins had 10 points and J |
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| Heat conclude road trip in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The woeful Miami Heat conclude a three-game road trip against the Sacramento Kings tonight at ARCO Arena. This is the second and final meeting of the season between the clubs. On February 26th, Shawn Marion scored 24 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Heat in a 107-86 rout of the Kings at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami has won eight in a row in the series. The Heat have captured three straight at Sacramento. The last time the Kings defeated the Heat was on January 13, 200 |
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| Lakers try to turn up heat on Miami |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers will try to push their season high winning streak to 10 games this evening, when they close out a short homestand versus the Miami Heat at the Staples Center. The Lakers have won nine in a row and 12 of their last 13 games, including Tuesday's 96-83 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in the opener of a two-game homestand. Kobe Bryant finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to keep LA's winning streak intact. Bryant is averaging 29.0 points, |
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| Durant still has a lot of work to do |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2008 |
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| lead seven Lakers in double figures, as Los Angeles earned a 111-91 victory over the SuperSonics at KeyArena. Mickael Gelabale poured in a career-high 21 points for the SuperSonics, who have dropped two of their last three games overall. Durant and Green scored 15 points apiece, while Earl Watson had 12 points, five rebounds and eight assists in defeat. The SuperSonics are 5-21 on the road this season. They will return home to host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday and the Miami Heat on Friday at KeyArena. |
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