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| Garnett, Celtics visit the Big Apple |
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01/21/2008 |
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| ton, guard Rajon Rondo (back/hamstring) is questionable for Monday's game against New York. New York will open a short two-game homestand today versus Boston and Philadelphia, and owns a 9-13 mark at MSG this season. In Saturday's 88-84 win over the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena, Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, including four clutch free throws down the stretch, to send the Heat to their 13th straight loss. Nate Robinson had 19 points and seven assists, while Zach Randolph added 16 points and 14 r |
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| Knicks, Heat square off in Miami |
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01/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of disappointing teams battle tonight, as the New York Knicks will visit the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. This is the second meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 11th, Jason Williams scored 17 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 19.9 seconds left as the Heat earned a 75-72 over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The teams have split the last six contests in the series. New York has dropped four of five and five of its last eight at Miami. New Yor |
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| Portland continues swing in Orlando |
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01/19/2008 |
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| last six at Orlando. Portland, which is one-half game ahead of the second place Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division, is 2-2 on the current swing. Brandon Roy scored 24 points and the streaking Trail Blazers stayed hot by coming back to down the Miami Heat, 98-91, at AmericanAirlines Arena. Travis Outlaw scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench for the Trail Blazers, who have won 19 of their last 22 games overall. LaMarcus Aldridge had 14 points and seven rebounds for Portland, which |
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| Knicks try to stay hot in Washington |
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01/18/2008 |
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| has won three in a row overall for the first time since January 3-10 last season. Eddy Curry chipped in 17 points and Nate Robinson 13 in the winning effort. The Knicks, who are 3-13 away from the Big Apple this season, will also pay a visit to the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. Washington, meanwhile, will try to get back on the winning track tonight in the opener of a short two-game homestand versus New York and Dallas. The Wizards are 11-8 at the Verizon Center in 2007-08. In Tuesday's 105-93 se |
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| Heat try to avoid 12th straight loss against Portland |
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01/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Not even the return of Shaquille O'Neal could help the struggling Miami Heat, who will try to stop an 11-game losing streak tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers at AmericanAirlines Arena. O'Neal returned to the lineup in Wednesday's 126-96 setback to the Chicago Bulls in the opener of a season-high seven-game homestand. O'Neal, who missed the previous eight games due to left hip bursitis, finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter |
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| Warriors continue road trip in the Windy City |
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01/18/2008 |
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| eason. The Warriors will visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday at the Bradley Center. Chicago will try to win back-to-back games as it opens a two-game homestand. Ben Gordon scored 24 points and the Chicago reserves dominated in a 126-96 rout of the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. Joe Smith finished with 23 points and Andres Nocioni added 20 points off the bench for the Bulls, who snapped a two-game skid. Luol Deng chipped in 21 points and a career-best eight assists for Chicago, which beat the Heat |
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| Spurs host Cavs in rematch of NBA Finals |
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01/17/2008 |
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| d out nine assists and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the way. James went 18-for-28 from the floor, hitting six threes, and buried nine of his 16 free-throw attempts for Cleveland, which is 8-12 on the road this season. Cleveland will also visit the Miami Heat on the current road trip. San Antonio clinched its fourth NBA title with a sweep of the Cavaliers. It recorded an 83-82 victory over Cleveland in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series at Quicken Loans Arena to hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy. The Spurs |
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| Shaq returns for Heat |
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01/17/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - After missing the last eight games with left hip bursitis, Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal returned to the lineup for Wednesday's 126-96 loss to the Chicago Bulls. O'Neal had 24 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter. O'Neal fouled out for the sixth time this season. The Heat fell to 8-29, worst in the Eastern Conference. It's been a particularly tough season for O'Neal, who came into Wednesday averaging 13.9 points and 7.9 rebounds. He |
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| Bulls rookie Joakim Noah has another testy exchange with teammate Ben Wallace |
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01/16/2008 |
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| n Wallace during a loss at Orlando on Wednesday, but coach Jim Boylan downplayed their argument. ``I know all about it. A couple of words passed back and forth between teammates. That's all it was,'' Boylan said before Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat. ``There was no confrontation.'' Noah had a confrontation with assistant coach Ron Adams in practice Friday and sat out the next two games for disciplinary reasons. Noah scored 12 points in Tuesday's 102-88 loss at Orlando. On Wednesday, he decl |
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| O'Neal, Bush team up to host All-Star fundraiser for New Orleans |
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01/15/2008 |
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| about people being in New Orleans for New Orleans,'' O'Neal said in a statement Tuesday. ``We wanted to show people coming together, celebrating what has been done and remembering that there's still a lot to do.'' A perennial NBA All-Star with the Miami Heat, O'Neal graduated from LSU and returns regularly to southern Louisiana. Bush recently completed his second season with the New Orleans Saints after being their top draft choice when the NFL team returned to the city after being displaced one seaso |
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