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| Nets, Wizards battle in Washington |
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12/09/2007 |
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| rds with 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in the loss. Antawn Jamison finished with 16 points and 11 boards, while Roger Mason netted 15 for the Wizards, who saw their two-game winning streak halted. The Wizards will host Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at the Verizon Center. Washington is 5-4 at home this season. New Jersey attempts to halt a two-game losing streak. Yao Ming scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Houston Rockets to a 96-89 victory over |
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| Jefferson's big night sends T-Wolves over Suns |
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12/09/2007 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Al Jefferson poured in a career-high 32 points and pulled down 20 rebounds, as the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Phoenix Suns, 100-93, at Target Center. Marko Jaric had 19 points and dished out five assists for the Timberwolves, who ended a five-game slide and won just their third game of the season. "I'm kind of not scared if we don't show up against the good teams," said Jaric. "But if you want to change your season and get to the playoffs we need to win the games that we ar |
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| Suns hope to continue winning ways versus Timberwolves |
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12/08/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Phoenix Suns conclude a five-game road trip, as they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Target Center. Phoenix enters tonight's contest on a five-game winning streak. On Friday, Amare Stoudemire scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Suns cruised to a 122-107 rout of the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Raja Bell scored 22 points for the Suns, who have won 13 of their last 15 games overall. Two-time MVP Steve Nash contributed a season-high 19 assists, |
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| Knicks, Sixers finish home-and-home set at MSG |
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12/08/2007 |
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| d 12 in defeat. The Sixers are 2-6 on the road, while New York is 5-4 at home this season. Philadelphia has won two of its last three at New York. After tonight's contest, the Sixers return home for a three-game homestand. They are scheduled to host the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings on the upcoming stand. New York plays the first of a three-game homestand this evening. The Knicks will host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday and the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. |
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| Hawks wrap up homestand against Memphis |
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12/08/2007 |
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| gainst Memphis last season. The Grizzlies have still won three of the last four contests at Atlanta. Atlanta is 1-1 on the homestand. On Thursday, Joe Johnson scored 21 points, and his fadeaway jumper with no time remaining lifted the Hawks past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 90-89, at Philips Arena. Josh Smith finished with a game-high 28 points, seven rebounds and a season- high seven blocks for Atlanta, which has won three of its last five games overall. Marvin Williams ended with 20 points, while rookie Al Horford s |
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| Hawks, Timberwolves square off in Atlanta |
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12/06/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Hawks will resume a three-game homestand this evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Philips Arena. Atlanta has alternated wins and losses over its last six games and suffered a 106-95 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Tuesday's opener of the stand. Josh Childress scored 18 points for the Hawks, who are 4-5 at home this season. Salim Stoudamire scored 15 points off the bench in the loss, while Al Horford had eight points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta. The Hawks will close out the hom |
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| A.I. leads Nuggets vs. Kobe, Lakers |
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12/05/2007 |
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| Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday at American Airlines Center. The Lakers wrap up a short two-game road trip. On Tuesday, Kobe Bryant overcame a case of the stomach flu to score 20 points in just 29 minutes as the Lakers pounded the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-95, at the Target Center. Bryant hit six of his 12 field-goal attempts and also dished out five assists for the Lakers. Sasha Vujacic netted 16 and Jordan Farmar scored 13, while Lamar Odom ended nine points and nine rebounds. Los Angeles retur |
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| Bryant shakes off stomach virus, scores 20 points to help Lakers beat banged-up Wolves |
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12/05/2007 |
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An ailing Kobe Bryant was still good enough against the banged-up Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant shook off the same stomach flu that sent teammate Andrew Bynum to the hospital, scoring 13 of his 20 points in the first quarter to set the tone in the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-95 victory on Tuesday night. ``How are you going to tell if he's got the flu?'' acting Wolves coach Jerry Sichting said. ``He's a lot like Jordan. It doesn't matter with guys like that. He made ME sick.'' Bryant spent the day in his hotel r |
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| Kobe overcomes sickness to help Lakers pound 'Wolves |
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12/05/2007 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant overcame a case of the stomach flu to score 20 points in just 29 minutes as the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers pounded the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-95, at the Target Center. Bryant hit six of his 12 field goal attempts and also dished out five assists and the Lakers, also without center Andrew Bynum, got 16 points off the bench from Sasha Vujacic and 13 from Jordan Farmar. Lamar Odom had nine points and nine rebounds and Chris Mihm and Luke Walton also finished in do |
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| Kobe, Bynum stricken with stomach flu in Minneapolis |
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12/04/2007 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers both came down with a stomach illness Tuesday, prior to the team's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant was still in the starting lineup against the T'Wolves, though he spent considerably more time on the bench in the first half than usual. Bynum did not dress after a day that included time in a Minneapolis hospital receiving IV fluids, and was diagnosed with the stomach flu. |
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