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| Magic visit City of Brotherly Love |
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| howdown against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at the Wachovia Center. Orlando will also visit Indiana on the trek and is 17-10 as the visitor this season. The Magic have won two straight overall and recorded a 107-91 victory over the division-rival Miami Heat on Wednesday at Amway Arena. Hedo Turkoglu scored 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the charge. Rashard Lewis had 19 points and eight boards for the Magic, who won for the fifth time in six games. Dwight Howard ended with 16 points and 1 |
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| Disappointing Heat host Kidd, Nets |
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02/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The hapless Miami Heat will open a two-game homestand tonight versus the New Jersey Nets at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami will also host Toronto and is just 5-17 as the host this season. The Heat have lost two in a row and 17 of their last 18 games, including Wednesday's 107-91 setback to the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena. Ricky Davis paced the Heat with 21 points, while Luke Jackson and Chris Quinn each netted 14 points in defeat. Miami played without Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Sha |
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| Shaquille O'Neal's streak of 14 straight All-Star selections ends |
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01/31/2008 |
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| elected for the All-Star Game, an erroneous statement at the time only because the coaches' votes still hadn't been counted. Those votes are now in. And O'Neal is indeed out. Ending his record-tying streak of 14 straight All-Star selections, the Miami Heat center was not on the list of Eastern Conference reserves released Thursday for the Feb. 17 game in New Orleans. O'Neal will still be going to the All-Star festivities, but only to host a couple of parties and appear at other events that weekend. |
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| Mavericks streak into Beantown |
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01/31/2008 |
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| tons on Sunday and the Orlando Magic on Monday in the finale of the swing. Boston returns home after going 1-1 on a short two-game road trip. Leon Powe scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the shorthanded Celtics crushed the Miami Heat, 117-87, on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Celtics were without All-Star forward Kevin Garnett, who missed his second straight game due to a strained abdominal muscle, and sharp-shooting guard Ray Allen. Allen was sidelined because of the fl |
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| Turkoglu leads Magic over shorthanded Heat |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Orlando Magic used a huge run early in the fourth quarter to drop the Miami Heat, 107-91. Rashard Lewis had 19 points and eight boards for the Magic, who won for the fifth time in six games. Dwight Howard joined Turkoglu in recording a double- double with 16 points and 13 rebounds of his own, and Maurice Evans added 13 points for Orlando. Ricky Davis paced Miami with 21 points, as the Heat were without Dwyane |
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| Magic guard Nelson returns to lineup |
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01/30/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson returned to the lineup Wednesday night after missing five games with a strained tendon in his right foot. Nelson did not start Wednesday night's home contest against the Miami Heat, but entered for the first time with 3:41 remaining in the first quarter. Orlando went 4-1 with Nelson on the shelf. Entering Wednesday, Nelson is averaging 11 points and 5.8 assists per game this season. |
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| Flu-like symptoms keep Dwyane Wade out of Miami-Orlando game |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. ``He's sick,'' Heat coach Pat Riley said shortly before tip-off Wednesday. ``He's just really sick. Sick as a dog. Probably sick and tired.'' Starting forward Udonis Haslem (left high ankle sprain) also didn't make the trip with Miami, which is alre |
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| Jameer Nelson back in Orlando Magic lineup |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Point guard Jameer Nelson returned to the Orlando Magic lineup Wednesday night after missing five games because of a strained right foot tendon. Nelson didn't start for the Magic against the Miami Heat. ``He's done one day of basketball in the last two weeks. ... But he looks healthy,'' Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. Orlando went 4-1 without Nelson, who entered Wednesday averaging 11 points and 5.8 assists on 46 percent shooting.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. Al |
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| Magic host disappointing Heat |
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01/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will close out a short two-game homestand this evening versus the struggling Miami Heat at Amway Arena. Orlando has won four of its last five games and opened the homestand with a thrilling 96-93 victory over the NBA-best Boston Celtics on Sunday. Hedo Turkoglu buried the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lead the Magic, who posted their fourth straight win at home and improved to 11-8 as the host in 2007-08. Turkoglu finished wi |
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| Flu-like symptoms to keep Dwyane Wade out of Miami-Orlando game |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. Starting forward Udonis Haslem (sprained left ankle) also didn't make the trip with Miami, which is already playing without injured centers Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning. O'Neal will miss another week, at least, with a sore hip; Mourning's seas |
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