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| Haslem leaves with sprained ankle |
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01/29/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem left Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics with a sprained left ankle. Haslem, who came into the game averaging 12.3 points and a team-leading 9.4 rebounds per game, went down midway through the second quarter and had to be helped to the locker room. |
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| Celtics' Garnett, Allen out |
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01/29/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett and guard Ray Allen sat out Tuesday's game against the Miami Heat. Garnett missed his second straight game due to a strained abdominal muscle, while Allen was out due to the flu. Garnett suffered the injury in Friday's 87-86 win over his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Garnett, who was the leading vote-getter for the NBA All-Star Game to be played February 17 in New Orleans, is averaging 19.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per g |
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| Celtics' Garnett misses 2nd game with strained abdominal, Allen out with flu |
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01/29/2008 |
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| dpanned the coach, whose given name is Glenn. Too bad. The Celtics could probably use an extra doctor these days. Garnett's injury kept him out again and Ray Allen was sidelined with the flu Tuesday night when the NBA-leading Celtics visited the Miami Heat. The decision to not play Garnett was announced in the morning shootaround; Allen's illness - part of a bug that's gone around the team for about a week, Rivers said - was revealed about 90 minutes before tip-off. ``Somebody has to pick it up,'' |
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| Pacers open four-game homestand against Pistons |
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01/29/2008 |
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| ision- rival Detroit Pistons at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana will also host Houston, Orlando and San Antonio on the homestand, and is 9-10 as the host this season. The Pacers were handed their third straight loss after Saturday's 98-96 setback to the Miami Heat, as Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points and Andre Owens and Danny Granger each registered 13 in defeat. Troy Murphy grabbed 10 boards to go with nine points for the Pacers, who were trying to hand lowly Miami its 16th straight setback. On the injury fron |
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| Snapping 15-game losing streak gives Heat some newfound hope |
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01/27/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Only in the Eastern Conference could this notion seem anything but crazy. The Miami Heat dropped 15 consecutive games, lost centers Alonzo Mourning and Shaquille O'Neal to injuries, plunged to the second-worst record in the NBA and spent the last month as a punchline for pundits. So, one win later, they're talking playoffs. Playoffs? Improbable as it seems, the Heat - at 9-33 - see no reason why they can't make a run at the postseason. ``The playoffs are not far-fetched,'' guard D |
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| Heat hold on to finally snap losing streak at 15 |
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01/26/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Dwyane Wade scored 35 points, and a defensive play in the final seconds gave the Miami Heat their first win in more than a month, by a 98-96 score over the Indiana Pacers. Dorell Wright had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which had lost 15 in a row, just two away from matching its club record and the NBA's longest this season. The Heat hadn't won since posting a 104-102 decision at home over Utah on December 22. Mark Blount scored 19 points in the long-awaited win for Mi |
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| With All-Star streak in jeopardy, Shaquille O'Neal says hip still a problem |
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01/26/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal will learn shortly whether he earned a record 15th straight selection to the NBA's All-Star lineup. He'd enjoy the recognition. He's not fixating on it, however. The Miami Heat center said Saturday that his sore left hip hasn't improved since he was shut down from basketball-related activity several days ago, and that he isn't sure if the planned two-week break from playing will be enough time for the joint to heal. ``The most important thing is to get as healthy as p |
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| AP Photos of Jan. 24: TXEG201-202 |
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01/25/2008 |
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| hen, they've gone 14-10, including four two-game losing streaks. They've struggled on the road and against teams with winning records. Sometimes they find themselves having to battle even against losing teams - witness their narrow win against the Miami Heat on Thursday - and at home. ``We are still not playing the way we should be at this point in the season,'' Manu Ginobili said earlier this month after the Spurs rallied to beat the league-worst Minnesota Timberwolves. ``We're looking kind of frustr |
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| The rise and fall: Heat have plummeted since '06 NBA championship |
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01/25/2008 |
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| And when cameras point his way, he says the right things about focus and determination and defense and playing hard. It's a mirage. For the bright lights, he smiles and tells a joke or two. But inside, he's distraught, like everyone else in the Miami Heat organization. The season is only half over, but Miami - after 15 consecutive losses - is done. And Wade, the 2006 NBA finals MVP, isn't ashamed to say how much this free fall is hurting him. ``You know it is,'' Wade says, quietly, after the ro |
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| Spurs once again hitting midseason slump. Is it all part of the plan? |
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01/25/2008 |
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| hen, they've gone 14-10, including four two-game losing streaks. They've struggled on the road and against teams with winning records. Sometimes they find themselves having to battle even against losing teams - witness their narrow win against the Miami Heat on Thursday - and at home. ``We are still not playing the way we should be at this point in the season,'' Manu Ginobili said earlier this month after the Spurs rallied to beat the league-worst Minnesota Timberwolves. ``We're looking kind of frustr |
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