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| Garnett, Howard man East frontcourt; Bryant leads West All-Stars |
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01/24/2008 |
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| le also hitting the backboards and finding open teammates. The do-everything star is grabbing 7.6 rebounds per contest and dishing out 7.4 assists. Wade, who will make his third straight All-Star start, has played in just 30 games for the struggling Miami Heat. The guard is scoring 25.0 points per game and dishing out 6.8 assists. Kidd, who will make his ninth appearance in the All-Star Game, is filling the stat sheet with 11.4 points, 10.5 assists and 8.3 rebounds per contest. Bryant is scoring 27.4 poin |
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| Woeful Heat host Spurs |
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01/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The hapless Miami Heat will try for their first win in more than a month tonight, when they resume a seven-game homestand versus the defending champion San Antonio Spurs at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat, two years removed from an NBA championship, have lost a season-high 14 straight games and haven't won since a December 22 home victory over the Utah Jazz. Miami is riding its longest losing streak since opening the 1988-89 campaign with 17 losses in a row. Miami is 0-4 so far on the |
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| Bucks, Pacers battle at the Bradley Center |
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01/24/2008 |
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| scored a career-high 33 points for the Pacers, who have lost two of their last three games overall. Jeff Foster contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Kareem Rush added 13 points in defeat. The Pacers are scheduled to visit Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat on Saturday in the finale of the swing. Indiana is 10-14 on the road this season. On the injury front for Indiana, center Troy Murphy (sore left knee) is questionable, while forward Jermaine O'Neal is sidelined with a bone bruise on his left knee. |
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| Spurs welcome Kobe, Lakers to AT&T Center |
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01/23/2008 |
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| purs will also try to win consecutive games. Tim Duncan recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio topped the Bobcats, 95-86, on Monday at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili scored 16 points apiece for the Spurs, who halted a two-game slide. Michael Finley registered 13 points and Ime Udoka netted 11 off the bench in the victory. San Antonio is 19-4 at home this season. The Spurs will visit the disappointing Miami Heat on Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena. |
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| Cavs, Wizards put winning streaks on the line |
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01/23/2008 |
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| versus the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs will also host Phoenix and have won five straight as the host. They are also 12-6 at home this season. Cleveland posted its fourth straight win with Monday's 97-90 victory over the lowly Miami Heat in the finale of a three-game road trip at AmericanAirlines Arena. LeBron James registered 28 points, five assists and four steals to send Miami to its 14th consecutive loss. Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Drew Goo |
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| Shaquille O'Neal has MRI on ailing left hip, to be shut down for 2 weeks |
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01/22/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal will miss at least the next two weeks because of recurring pain in his left hip and leg, the latest piece of disappointing news for the reeling Miami Heat. An MRI exam performed Tuesday on O'Neal's ailing hip found acute inflammation in that joint and his quadriceps muscle. He will be treated with ice, but won't do any basketball-related activity - with hopes that rest will cure the problem. O'Neal will miss at least six games, barring a change in the rehabilitation sch |
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| Shaquille O'Neal to be shut down for 2 weeks after MRI on ailing left hip |
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01/22/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal will miss at least two weeks because of pain in his left hip and leg, another blow to the Miami Heat's dismal season. An MRI exam on O'Neal's ailing left hip Tuesday found acute inflammation in that joint and the quadriceps muscle in the same leg. He will be treated with ice for two weeks, but essentially banned from all other activity in the hope that rest will cure the problem. O'Neal will miss at least six games, barring a change in the recovery plan. The earliest he |
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| Shaquille O'Neal has MRI on ailing left hip; Heat not sure of timetable |
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01/22/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal had diagnostic tests performed on his ailing left hip Tuesday, and the Miami Heat were bracing to have their center sidelined again for possibly an indefinite period. The team did not immediately release the MRI exam results. Heat coach Pat Riley said he still was gathering information but did not expect O'Neal to play Thursday when the Heat - losers of 14 straight games - host the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. Asked if O'Neal could be sidelined longer, Rile |
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| James and Cavs hand Heat 14th straight loss |
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01/22/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - LeBron James scored 28 points with five assists and four steals, and the Cleveland Cavaliers topped the scuffling Miami Heat, 97-90, at American Airlines Arena. Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland won its fourth straight. Drew Gooden had 11 points, and Damon Jones chipped in 10 off the bench. Dwyane Wade had 42 points and seven assists, but they were not enough to keep Miami from having its losing streak reach 14 games. Shaquille O'Neal was |
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| Heat C Alonzo Mourning recovering, hasn't decided if retirement is official |
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01/21/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Leaning on a long red crutch as he spoke outside the Miami Heat locker room Monday night, Alonzo Mourning made two things very clear. One, he has not retired. Two, any path to another comeback will be an extremely long one. Speaking in specifics about the season-ending injuries to his right knee and right leg suffered last month in Atlanta, Mourning revealed Monday that Heat team physician Dr. Harlan Selesnick was originally concerned simply about his prospects of walking again. Mourn |
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