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| Nets' Yi has stitches removed from lip |
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12/15/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian had the stitches removed from his upper lip, the team reported on Tuesday. Already sidelined with a knee injury, Yi suffered a lacerated lip during a workout on December 5 and needed 50 stitches to close the wound. He will participate in non-contact drills this week and will be eligible to participate in practice on Monday, December 21. Yi is expected to return to action on Wednesday, December 23, versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. He |
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| James, Cavs host hapless Nets |
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12/15/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been known to turn it on at home, where they'll play host to the New Jersey Nets tonight from Quicken Loans Arena. Last season, the Cavaliers won their first 23 home games on the way to a 39-2 mark at the "Q" and are 9-2 as the host this season. They have won seven in a row in Cleveland and are coming off Sunday's 102-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center in which James scored a season-high 44 points. "We're a confident bu |
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| Byron Scott rejoins ESPN as NBA studio analyst |
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12/14/2009 |
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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -Former Hornets coach Byron Scott is rejoining ESPN as an NBA analyst. Scott was fired last month after more than five seasons in New Orleans. He coached the New Jersey Nets from 2000-04, leading them to two NBA finals appearances. Scott previously worked as an ESPN analyst during the 2003-04 season. He won three NBA championships as a player with the Lakers. Scott will start his role as a studio analyst next month.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Th |
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| Hot start forgotten, Heat desperate for answers |
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12/14/2009 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Only a month ago, everything seemed different about the Miami Heat. They were 7-2 and flying after a buzzer-beating, game-ending 3-pointer from Dwyane Wade defeated the New Jersey Nets. ``This is my house,'' Wade exalted that night, repeating a familiar refrain. Wade's house - not to mention his team - have fallen into disrepair since. Miami has lost 10 of its last 15 games, the most inexplicable of those coming Sunday in a 118-90 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, the worst Heat home loss s |
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| Hawks slam Nets |
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12/13/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Joe Johnson had 21 points and 10 assists as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the New Jersey Nets, 130-107, at Philips Arena. Maurice Evans had 22 points and nine rebounds while Al Horford chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks, who have won four straight. Josh Smith added 16 points and eight boards and Jamal Crawford had 13 points and five assists. "In the second quarter, it was pretty much where we wanted to be," said Johnson. "Defensively, we picked it up. In the second |
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| Nets' Douglas-Roberts sidelined by sore left knee |
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12/13/2009 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Coach Kiki Vandeweghe says the New Jersey Nets are awaiting results of an MRI that Chris Douglas-Roberts had on his left knee. Vandeweghe wasn't sure how Douglas-Roberts, who scored seven points in 38 minutes of a 107-91 loss Friday at Indiana, was injured. Trenton Hassell started in Douglas-Roberts' small forward spot Sunday against Atlanta. Douglas-Roberts is averaging 16.2 points. New Jersey comes into its game against the Hawks with an NBA-worst 2-21 record.Copyright © 2005 Th |
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| Hawks return home to host Nets |
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12/13/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Hawks will shoot for their fourth straight win this evening, when they open a three-game homestand versus the New Jersey Nets at Philips Arena. The Hawks will also host Memphis and Utah on the residency and are 9-2 at home this season. They recorded their third straight win with a 111-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday, as Joe Johnson led the way with 20 points and both Jamal Crawford and Maurice Evans scored 15 points for Atlanta, which is just a half game behind Orl |
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| Wizards, Pacers collide in DC |
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12/12/2009 |
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| 16 points and eight boards in defeat. "We fought back and had opportunities," Wizards head coach Flip Saunders said. Indiana, cellar dwellers in the Central, put the brakes on a six-game losing streak the last time out with 107-91 triumph versus the New Jersey Nets Friday from Conseco Fieldhouse. Tyler Hansbrough scored a career-high 21 points and pulled down seven rebounds off the bench to lead the Pacers. Roy Hibbert had a career-high 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Indiana, which received 15 p |
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| Hansbrough breaks out for 21 points as Pacers down Nets |
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12/11/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Tyler Hansbrough scored a career-high 21 points while grabbing seven rebounds off the bench, as the Indiana Pacers snapped a six-game skid with a 107-91 victory over the lowly New Jersey Nets at Conseco Fieldhouse. Roy Hibbert had a career-high 20 points to go with nine rebounds and three blocks for the Pacers, who won for the first time since a win over the Clippers on November 25. Troy Murphy chipped in 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike Dunleavy tallied 15 points, five |
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| Sliding Pacers to host win-challenged Nets |
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12/11/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers hope to snap a six-game losing streak tonight, when they take on the just-as-lowly New Jersey Nets at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana is just 1-10 in its last 11 games and opened a brief two-game homestand with Wednesday's 102-91 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Dahntay Jones scored 19 points and Tyler Hansbrough ended with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who will be without leading scorer Danny Granger for at least a month because of a torn plantar fascia in his |
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