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| Knicks try to stay hot in Washington |
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01/18/2008 |
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| g streak to four games when they resume a three-game road trip against the Washington Wizards tonight at the Verizon Center. New York recorded its third consecutive win in the opener of the trek on Wednesday, as it handed the Atlantic Division-rival New Jersey Nets a 111-105 setback at the Izod Center. Jamal Crawford scored 35 points to help the Knicks rally from a 16-point deficit. Zach Randolph tallied 24 points and 11 rebounds for New York, which has won three in a row overall for the first time since Janua |
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| Clippers stop off in Utah |
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01/18/2008 |
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| ended with nine points and 18 rebounds for the Clippers, who won for just the second time in 12 games and came out victorious at home for only the second time in 13 games. LA is 5-10 on the road this season. The Clippers will return home to host the New Jersey Nets on Saturday at the Staples Center. Utah attempts to get back on the winning track against the Clippers. Linas Kleiza scored a career-high 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets beat the Jazz, 120-109, on Thursday at the Pepsi Cen |
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| Nash, Suns host Jefferson, Timberwolves |
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01/18/2008 |
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| ame homestand. On Thursday, Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points to lead a balanced Phoenix attack, as the Suns beat the Lakers, 106-98, at the Staples Center. Two-time MVP Steve Nash totaled 13 points and a season-high 20 assists for the Suns, who bounced back after a loss at the Staples Center two nights before to the Clippers. Shawn Marion finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds in the victory for Phoenix. The Suns are 13-4 at home this season. They will host the New Jersey Nets on Sunday at US Airways Center. |
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| Knicks' Stephon Marbury seems sure surgery is needed on left ankle |
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01/16/2008 |
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| int guard sounded convinced the procedure would be necessary, even as the team held out hope that may not be the case. ``I'm going to hear from them what I already know, what we've seen,'' Marbury said Wednesday before the Knicks' game against the New Jersey Nets. ``I have a bone spur with a fracture in it. X-Ray shows that. I'm going to get an MRI, it's going to show the same thing. It's not going to show anything different.'' Marbury had an X-ray last Friday after scoring 13 points in 38 minutes of a los |
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| Slumping Celtics host Blazers |
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01/16/2008 |
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| ill host the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday in the finale of the current stand. Portland plays the third of a seven-game road trip. The Trail Blazers are 1-1 on the swing. LaMarcus Aldridge posted 20 points and seven rebounds to lead Portland past the New Jersey Nets, 99-73, at the Izod Center. Brandon Roy registered 16 points in the win, while Jarrett Jack totaled 15 points and seven assists for Portland, which has won five of six and 18 of its last 20 games overall. The Trail Blazers are 6-11 on the road this |
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| Mourning calls it a career |
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01/14/2008 |
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| ired," Mourning said. "This is it for me." Mourning averaged 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 24 games for Miami before his injury. For his career, Mourning has averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 837 games with the Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets and Miami. Coming out of Georgetown University, Mourning was selected by the Hornets with the second overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He was a seven-time NBA All- Star and collected back-to-back NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1999 and |
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| Celtics carry road success into Washington |
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01/12/2008 |
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| ork) - The Boston Celtics take aim at their 11th straight road win tonight, when they wrap up a brief two-game trek against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Boston posted its 10th straight win as the guest with an 86-77 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Friday night at the Izod Center. Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Celtics, who rebounded from a 95-83 loss at home against Charlotte on Wednesday. The setback to the Bobcats snapped Boston's nine-game winning streak. Paul P |
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| Allen and Davis return for the Celtics |
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01/11/2008 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Ray Allen and Glen Davis were back in uniform Friday night for the Boston Celtics' game against the New Jersey Nets. Both missed one game, a 95-83 loss to Charlotte on Wednesday. Allen had a pinched nerve while Davis had a sore right knee. Allen, third on the Celtics in scoring with 18 points per game, was back in the starting lineup. Davis, a rookie from Louisiana State, is averaging 4.8 points as a reserve.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The |
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| Mavs pay a visit to Emerald City |
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01/11/2008 |
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| ppers on Saturday at the Staples Center and the Sacramento Kings on Monday at ARCO Arena. Seattle attempts to put the brakes on a five-game skid. Richard Jefferson scored a game-high 28 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists as the New Jersey Nets defeated the SuperSonics, 99-88, on Wednesday at the Izod Center. Johan Petro had a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds for Seattle, which has dropped nine of its last 11 games overall. Nick Collison poured in 18 points and pulled down a team-hi |
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| New Jersey hosts Garnett, Celtics |
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01/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics will try to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time this season when they open a short two-game road trip tonight against the New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center. Boston had its nine-game winning streak stopped and lost for just the fourth time this season after Wednesday's 95-83 home loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Kevin Garnett finished with 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Celtics, while Paul Pierce added 13 points and eight rebounds in defeat. The Celt |
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