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| Nuggets hope to send Hornets packing |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Embarrassment turns to desperation tonight for the New Orleans Hornets. A historic loss on Monday has New Orleans on the brink of elimination as their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Denver Nuggets resumes at the Pepsi Center. The Hornets were annihilated by the Nuggets, 121-63, in Game 4. The 58-point differential on Monday tied the largest margin of defeat in NBA playoff history, set back on March 19, 1956 when the Minneapolis Lakers crushed the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75. The N |
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| Lakers aim to finish off Jazz |
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04/27/2009 |
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| has already dropped the first two games of this series in LA and have lost 11 straight games at Staples Center. The Jazz were also just 15-26 away from Salt Lake City in the regular season this year, beating only one team with a winning record, the New Orleans Hornets. Kobe Bryant quickly put one of his worst playoff performances in the rearview mirror on Saturday in Utah, hitting 16-of-24 from the field for 38 points to lead a balanced Lakers club to a 108-94 drubbing of the Jazz in Game 4 of the set. In Game 3' |
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| Hornets hope to even series with Denver in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Star guard Chris Paul willed the New Orleans Hornets back into their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Now, Paul and Company hope to deadlock things when the teams resume the set in the Big Easy tonight. Paul posted game-highs with 32 points and 12 assists over the weekend as the Hornets escaped with a 95-93 win over the second-seeded Nuggets in New Orleans Arena. Veteran James Posey, who sprained his right knee in the game, connected for 13 points and |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - Chris Paul posted game-highs with 32 points and 12 assists as the New Orleans Hornets escaped with a 95-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of a Western Conference quarterfinal series. James Posey connected for 13 points and nine rebounds, including a key free throw in the final seconds for the Hornets, who picked up their first win of the series after dropping the first two on the road. David West racked up 19 points and nine boards before fouling out late, while Rasual Bu |
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| Paul helps Hornets sting Nuggets in Game 3 |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - Chris Paul posted game-highs with 32 points and 12 assists as the New Orleans Hornets escaped with a 95-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of a Western Conference quarterfinal series. James Posey connected for 13 points and nine rebounds, including a key free throw in the final seconds for the Hornets, who picked up their first win of the series after dropping the first two on the road. David West racked up 19 points and nine boards before fouling out late, while Rasual Bu |
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| Nuggets shoot for commanding 3-0 series lead over Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Orleans Hornets were no match for Denver in the Rocky Mountains, but Byron Scott's team hopes the momentum swings now that the Western Conference quarterfinals series between the two clubs shifts to the Big Easy this afternoon. The Nuggets improved to 2-0 in the best-of-seven set on Wednesday when Chauncey Billups finished with 31 points to lead Denver to a resounding 108-93 win over New Orleans. Billups' performance followed a 36-point effort in Game 1, which Denver won by a 113-84 sco |
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| Hornets try to even series with Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Orleans Hornets didn't look like much competition for the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series, suffering a 113-84 drubbing to George Karl's team at the Pepsi Center on Sunday. The Hornets will try to right the ship tonight and even the series before things shift to the Big Easy. Chauncey Billups' first playoff game as a Nugget was a memorable one, as "Mr. Big Shot" connected on a stunning 8-of-9 from three-point range for a game- high 36 points in D |
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| Lakers jump on Jazz early, take 2-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| six straight points on the other end, but Brown's three-pointer closed the quarter and gave LA an 89-78 lead heading to the final stanza. Game Notes This marks the second straight season these two teams have met in the playoffs. The Lakers defeated the Jazz in six games in the Western semis...The Jazz were just 15-26 away from Salt Lake City in the regular season this year, beating only one team with a winning record, the New Orleans Hornets...Brown ended with 12 points for LA...Korver had 12 points for the Jazz. |
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| Lakers, Jazz tangle in Game 2 at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2009 |
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| n the Western semis and have now beaten Utah 10 straight times at Staples Center, if you include the postseason. The Jazz were also just 15-26 away from Salt Lake City in the regular season this year, beating only one team with a winning record, the New Orleans Hornets. The Jazz were without the services of their second leading scorer on Sunday. Center Mehmet Okur, who was sidelined with a strained right hamstring, did work out on the side of the team's practice on Monday and will be a game-time decision tonight. |
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| Spurs meet Mavs in Texas-sized playoff opener |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2009 |
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| t. It's been a steady if not precipitous decline for Mark Cuban's franchise since bowing to Miami. The following year, the team sprinted to the finish line with 67 wins but were stunned in the first round by the Golden State Warriors. Last year, the New Orleans Hornets did the dirty work, bouncing Dallas in the first round yet again. Now the Mavs will hope to avoid a third consecutive first- round exit. A late season spurt helped Dallas reach the 50-win plateau for the ninth consecutive season but its 50-32 mark i |
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