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| Mavs visit New Jersey |
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02/10/2008 |
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| points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nets took down the Charlotte Bobcats, 104-90. The triple-double was the 99th of Kidd's career and his 61st in a New Jersey uniform. Richard Jefferson added a game-high 23 points for the Nets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Vince Carter added 18 points and nine boards, while Josh Boone contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. The Nets are 10-15 at home this season. They will host Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at the Izod Center. |
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| Celtics C Perkins leaves with injured shoulder |
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02/08/2008 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins left Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a strained left shoulder. Perkins was injured in the third quarter while going for a rebound on the defensive end. He went up for the ball, then came down and immediately grabbed his left shoulder and headed for the bench. It was a big blow for the Celtics front line, which was already missing Kevin Garnett for the sixth straight game with an abdominal strain. Perkins had one point and fi |
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| In first game back in Minnesota, Garnett sits out again |
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02/08/2008 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett missed his sixth straight game with a strained abdominal muscle on Friday night, disappointing thousands of Minnesota Timberwolves fans who came out to see him for the first time since he was traded. The Celtics carried the league's best record into the game. Rather than risk further injury by playing Garnett, coach Doc Rivers kept him on the bench to play it safe. Garnett made the trip to Minnesota, where he starred for 12 seasons before being traded in J |
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| Celtics square off with Timberwolves |
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02/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves meet for the second and final time this season, as they square off at the Target Center. On January 25th, Kevin Garnett came back from an apparent injury late in the fourth quarter to make a crucial defensive stop, lifting Boston over Minnesota, 87-86, at TD Banknorth Garden. It was Garnett's first game against the Timberwolves since they traded him to the Celtics in a blockbuster deal prior to this season. Garnett was an MVP and 10-time All-Star over |
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| Rockets welcome Cavs to Toyota Center |
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02/07/2008 |
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| ames and the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Toyota Center. Houston is 12-9 at home this season and will also host Atlanta, Portland and Sacramento at the Toyota Center. The Rockets posted their fourth consecutive win with Monday's 92-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center, as Tracy McGrady finished with a team-high 26 points, dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds. Yao Ming contributed 16 points and five boards for the Rockets, who have won eight in a row on the road and are 13-3 over |
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| Celtics' Garnett getting better, not ready yet |
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02/06/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston forward Kevin Garnett missed his fifth consecutive game with an abdominal strain Wednesday night and couldn't say whether he'll travel with the Celtics to play his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Friday night. Speaking to reporters before Boston played the Los Angeles Clippers, Garnett said he's improving but still not ready to play. ``I'm getting better fast,'' he said. ``That's a good sign.'' Garnett was injured during the game against the Timberwolves in Boston on Jan. 25, |
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| Prosecutors drop assault case against Latrell Sprewell |
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02/04/2008 |
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| ewell assaulted Cabbil in their home in the New York City suburb of Purchase and refused to let in police for 90 minutes. Sprewell played 13 seasons and was a four-time All-Star. He played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves. During a 1997 practice, Sprewell attacked his Golden State Warriors coach, P.J. Carlesimo. In 2005, Sprewell turned down a three-year, $21 million contract extension from Minnesota and has not played professional basketball since. He lives in Riv |
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| Rockets, Timberwolves battle at the Target Center |
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02/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Timberwolves take aim at their first three- game win streak of the season, while the Houston Rockets will try to extend an impressive run of road victories when the two clubs clash this evening at the Target Center. Minnesota is fresh off a pair of home triumphs over Chicago and the Los Angeles Clippers and has won five of its last seven games following a dismal 5-34 start to the season. The improving club has also posted four consecutive victories at the Target Center, where the Wol |
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| Clippers square off with Cavs in Cleveland |
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02/02/2008 |
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| n. They will host Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Clippers will resume a seven-game road trip this evening and are 5-14 away from LA this season. They opened the lengthy trip with Friday's 104-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center, as Sam Cassell registered a team-high 17 points for the short-handed Clippers, who have dropped four of five games. Leading-scorer Corey Maggette missed his third straight game with the flu and did not travel with the team, whi |
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| Bulls resume road trip in Sacramento |
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02/02/2008 |
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| -93 win over the Kings at the United Center. The Bulls have lost eight straight after winning their last three at Sacramento. Chicago dropped the opener of the swing on Wednesday. Al Jefferson scored 26 points and pulled down 20 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Bulls, 83-67, at the Target Center. Kirk Hinrich and Thabo Sefolosha scored 14 points apiece for the Bulls, with Hinrich adding nine assists and Sefolosha grabbing eight rebounds. Rookie Joakim Noah collected 10 points and eight boards for |
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