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| Turkoglu's buzzer-beater lifts Magic over Celtics |
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01/28/2008 |
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| r a short-handed Boston team, 96-93, in a battle of division leaders. The Celtics hung tough despite playing without All-Star Kevin Garnett, who missed the game with a pulled stomach muscle suffered in the team's Friday win over his former club, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Turkoglu made a pair of free throws with under a minute to go to give the Magic a 93-88 edge but Rajon Rondo managed to sneak a layup past Dwight Howard before Ray Allen deadlocked things at 93 by burying a three from the left corner with just 14.1 |
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| Jefferson rallies Wolves past Nets |
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01/27/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Al Jefferson scored a career-high 40 points, including four crucial free throws in the closing moments, to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 98-95 comeback victory over the New Jersey Nets. Jefferson also grabbed 19 boards for the Timberwolves, who have won three of their last four contests. Rashad McCants added 16 points, while Sebastian Telfair netted 12 points, as Minnesota closed the game on a 10-0 run. Richard Jefferson scored 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Ne |
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| Celtics' Garnett out with pulled stomach muscle |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett missed Sunday's game against the Orlando Magic with a pulled stomach muscle. 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 game this season. |
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| Celtics try to break Magic's spell in Orlando |
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01/27/2008 |
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| so taken seven of the last 10 overall meetings in this series, although the Celtics did defeat Orlando in Beantown last month. Boston comes in having won four of its five most recent games and is fresh off Friday's narrow home victory over the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves. In his first encounter with his former team since the offseason blockbuster trade that sent him to the Celts, Kevin Garnett returned from a fourth-quarter abdominal strain to preserve Boston's 87-86 triumph with a steal in the final seconds. Garnet |
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| AP Photos of Jan. 24: TXEG201-202 |
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01/25/2008 |
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| eams - 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 frustrated sometimes. ... I guess it's like a mental block for a bit and hopefully we're going to come back to play the way we were playing in November.'' But the Spurs' 8-9 road record - they're 20-4 at home - doesn't bod |
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| Nuggets welcome struggling Nets to Pepsi Center |
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01/25/2008 |
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| on poured in 34 points, Vince Carter added 29 points and Josh Boone notched a double-double with 21 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets, who have dropped seven straight for the first time since November 2004. The Nets will visit Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at the Target Center in the finale of the swing. New Jersey is 9-10 on the road this season. Denver concludes a two-game homestand tonight. Marcus Camby had 13 points and 21 rebounds as the Nuggets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 107-100, on W |
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| Bulls host Bobcats in Windy City |
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01/25/2008 |
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| Ben Gordon (sore right wrist). Joakim Noah came off the bench to post 14 points and a game-high 15 rebounds for Chicago, which has won two of its last three games overall. Gordon, who leads the Bulls in scoring (19.6 ppg), is questionable for tonight's contest, while Deng is expected to miss significant time with his injury. Duhon is also slated to miss tonight's contest. The Bulls are 9-11 at home this season. They will host the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at the Target Center. |
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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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| eams - 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 frustrated sometimes. ... I guess it's like a mental block for a bit and hopefully we're going to come back to play the way we were playing in November.'' But the Spurs' 8-9 road record - they're 20-4 at home - doesn't bod |
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| Red-hot Cavaliers host Nash, Suns |
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01/25/2008 |
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| Meanwhile, Phoenix will try to get back on the winning track when it resume a four-game road trip on Friday night. The Suns had a four-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 1-1 on the trek after Wednesday's 117-107 setback to the miserable Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Amare Stoudemire had a team-high 33 points for the Pacific Division-leading Suns, who fell to 15-19 away from home this season. Steve Nash added 21 points and dished out 16 assists, while Raja Bell contributed 18 points in defe |
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| Garnett, Celtics host Timberwolves |
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01/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Kevin Garnett will take on his former employer this evening, when he leads the Boston Celtics against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the finale of a two-game homestand at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics acquired the services of Garnett through a blockbuster trade last summer. Garnett, a former MVP and 10-time All-Star, averaged 20.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 blocks over 12 years with Minnesota. He has been the main reason for Boston's resurgence, as the club owns an NBA-best 33-7 |
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