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| High-flying Celtics visit Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
12/16/2007 |
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| est Boston Celtics will shoot for their ninth straight win this afternoon against the Atlantic Division-rival Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Boston is 19-2 on the season and posted its eighth win in a row with Friday's 104-82 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Banknorth Garden. Paul Pierce scored a season-high 32 points, as the Celtics improved to 12-0 at home this season and need just five wins to match their total from all of last season. Boston went 24-58 and finished in the basement of the Atlan |
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| Timberwolves, Bucks square off in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/15/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The struggling Minnesota Timberwolves will open a short two-game road trip tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Minnesota has lost three in a row and eight of nine to fall to 3-18 on the season. In Friday's 99-88 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics at the Target Center, Al Jefferson was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Rashad McCants had 17 points in the loss, as Minnesota tied the worst start (1991-92) after 21 games in franchise history. T |
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| Celtics' Allen out with sore ankle |
NBA Basketball |
12/15/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen missed Friday night's 104-82 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks because of a sore right ankle. Allen sustained the injury November 24 in a 96-95 win over Charlotte, but was just one of three players to start in all 20 games this season. The team also said he could miss Sunday's game at Toronto. Allen has averaged 19.2 points and 38.7 minutes a game thus far, while the Celtics have rolled to the NBA's best record (19-2) and now need just five wins to m |
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| Celtics Big 3 broken up for a game, perhaps 2 |
NBA Basketball |
12/14/2007 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Celtics guard Ray Allen was not expected to play in Friday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of a sore right ankle - the first time any of Boston's new Big Three has been out of the starting lineup. Allen was injured against Charlotte on Nov. 24 but had started all 20 games this season, along with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. ``He wants to play, but we've got a lot of games left,'' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said, adding that Allen might sit out Sunday's game against Toronto. |
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| Magic try to halt losing streak in Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
12/14/2007 |
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| twork) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic try to stop a three-game losing streak when they square off with the Charlotte Bobcats this evening on the road. Orlando has dropped three straight games, including Wednesday's 100-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis each scored 20 points for the Magic, who fell to just 11-3 on the road this season. Howard also had 13 rebounds for his league-leading 19th double-double, while Hedo Turkoglu finished with 18 po |
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| Celtics try to stay perfect at home against Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/14/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics will try to improve on the NBA's best record this evening versus the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston is an impressive 18-2 this season and has won seven in a row, including Wednesday's 90-78 victory over the Sacramento KIngs in the opener of a short two-game homestand. Paul Pierce netted 26 points to keep Boston unbeaten at home this season with a 11-0 record. Glen Davis had a big night in his first NBA start with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Ray Alle |
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| Chris Paul, Deron Williams have made their point |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2007 |
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| te stunned Dallas in the first round of the postseason. 10. T.J FORD (TORONTO RAPTORS) - When team president and general manager Bryan Colangelo took over in Toronto, one of his first moves was acquiring lightning-quick T.J. Ford in a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Charlie Villanueva. Colangelo wanted to make the Raptors the Phoenix Suns of the Eastern Conference, and obtaining a top point guard was a necessity. Ford, who has dealt with injury problems during his career, moves the ball up the court |
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| Bucks, Magic square off in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Orlando Magic begin a two-game road trip when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center. This is the second meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On October 31st, Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Magic over the Bucks, 102-83, at Amway Arena. The Magic have won three in a row in the series. Orlando, though, has lost 15 of 17 and 17 of its last 20 at Milwaukee. Orlando, which is in first place in the Southeast Division, has lost a |
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| Milwaukee Bucks struggle to get back from California because of Midwest storm |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2007 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -The decision by Milwaukee Bucks officials to delay their flight home from California because of a winter storm in the Midwest left them with more hassles on Tuesday. After an eight-day, 1-4 road trip that included a 96-93 loss to Sacramento on Monday, the Bucks left California early Tuesday for the four-hour flight back to Wisconsin. They were diverted to Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay because of nearly 6 inches of snow and ice in the Milwaukee area. The Bucks said th |
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| Utah hosts streaking Trail Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2007 |
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| heir winning streak to four games when they visit the Utah Jazz tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. Brandon Roy scored 26 points, including the go-ahead layup with 24.7 seconds left in overtime, and the Trail Blazers hung on for a 117-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday at the Rose Garden. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, and Steve Blake had 19 points in the win over Milwaukee for the Trail Blazers, who won their third straight contest. Travis Outlaw had 20 points off in the victory. Portland won four |
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