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| Sixers continue road trip against Nets |
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04/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two teams fighting for playoff positioning square off tonight, as the Philadelphia 76ers resume a three-game road trip against the New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center. Philadelphia is currently seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race, and opened the trek with a 91-88 setback on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Andre Iguodala scored 19 points in the loss, as Philadelphia fell for just the second time in its last eight games away from the Wachovia Center. T |
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| Heat visit Indiana |
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03/31/2008 |
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| ir last 13 at Indiana. The last time the Heat won in Indiana was on December 31, 2001. Indiana wraps up a two-game homestand. On Friday, Troy Murphy recorded 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a huge 123-115 victory over the New Jersey Nets. The Pacers, who have won five of their last seven games overall, will visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Indiana, which has captured six of its last seven as the host, is 17-19 at home this season. Forward Jerm |
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| Hawks improve playoff chances by edging Knicks |
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03/31/2008 |
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| rvin Williams dropped 27 points and added 11 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks increased their playoff chances with a 114-109 victory over the New York Knicks. Atlanta extended its home winning streak to five games and now stand 2 1/2 games ahead of the New Jersey Nets for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "It's far," Al Horford said of the possible playoff appearance. "We really have to handle our business. You know, we're still a long ways. We still have nine games. So we have to take care of bus |
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| Hawks try to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Knicks |
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03/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Hawks are clinging to the eighth and final playoff berth in the East, and will close out a three-game homestand versus the New York Knicks today at Philips Arena. Atlanta is two games ahead of the New Jersey Nets for the final playoff spot, and improved to 2-0 on the homestand with Friday's 106-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Mike Bibby poured in a season-high 30 points and dished out eight assists for the Hawks, who have won six of eight overall and four in a row at Philips |
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| Suns top free-falling Nets; tie Lakers for Pacific lead |
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03/30/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - Amare Stoudemire dominated the paint with 33 points and 15 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns edged the New Jersey Nets, 110-104, at the Izod Center to move into a tie atop the Pacific Division. Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 17 points and seven boards as the Suns won for the ninth time in 11 games to pull into a tie for the division lead with the idle Lakers. Boris Diaw had 12 points and seven boards, while Steve Nash added a double-double with 10 |
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| Suns close out road trip at New Jersey |
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03/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns will close out a four-game road trip tonight, when they take on the New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center. Phoenix dropped the first two tests of the trek at Detroit and Boston, but rebounded with Friday's 107-93 victory over Philadelphia from the Wachovia Center. Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots to lead Phoenix. Raja Bell poured in 20 points and dished out seven assists against his former team for the Suns, who snapped a two-gam |
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| Pacers inch towards playoff spot with win over Nets |
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03/28/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Troy Murphy came back from a strep throat and recorded 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a huge 123-115 victory over the New Jersey Nets. The Pacers avenged Wednesday's loss at New Jersey, and are 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Murphy missed Wednesday's loss, but his double-double and 4-of-5 effort from behind the arc were the difference in the decision. "Murphy was a big game chan |
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| Nets, Pacers wrap up home-and-home set |
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03/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of playoff hopeful teams square off this evening, as the New Jersey Nets and Indiana Pacers close out a home-and-home set from Conseco Fieldhouse. New Jersey has won two in a row, including Wednesday's win over Indiana at the Izod Center, and sits a half game behind Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. In the win over the Pacers, Josh Boone scored a career-high 26 points and Devin Harris added 22 points and a career- best 15 assists for the Nets. V |
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| Surging Sixers host Stoudemire, Suns |
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03/28/2008 |
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| rebounds, while Steve Nash had 12 points and a game-high nine assists for the sixth-seeded Suns, who remained 1 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the lead in the Pacific Division. Phoenix is 21-14 on the road this season. It will visit the New Jersey Nets on Saturday at the Izod Center. Friday's battle between Phoenix and Philadelphia is the second and final matchup of the regular season. The Sixers recorded a 119-114 victory over the Suns on March 1 at US Airways Center, as Iguodala scored 32 points |
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| Bulls visit Atlanta |
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03/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Hawks are barely clinging to the final playoff spot in the East, and will resume a three-game homestand tonight versus the Chicago Bulls at Philips Arena. The Hawks are just a half game ahead of the New Jersey Nets in the conference standings, and posted a 115-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in the opener of the homestand. Joe Johnson led a balanced attack with 28 points and eight assists, while Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby each netted 16 points for the Hawks, |
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