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| Paul, West give hometown Hornets 2 All-Stars; Pistons, Suns, Wizards all have 2 reserves |
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01/31/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown New Orleans Hornets a pair of players for the event. Detroit, Phoenix and Washington also had multiple players chosen as reserves for the Feb. 17 game. Boston will only send two of its Big Three to the Big Easy. Paul Pierce was voted in by Eastern Conference head coaches to join starter Kevin Garnett, but Ray Allen fell short. ``That's crazy,'' Pierce said. ``I think Ray should have been on |
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| Yao leads Rockets over Warriors |
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01/30/2008 |
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| Yao free throws, but the Warriors finished the quarter strong to trim the deficit to 33-18 after 12 minutes of play. The teams played to a virtual stalemate in the second, with Houston carrying a 60-46 edge into the break behind 16 points and 13 boards from Yao. Game Notes Golden State won the previous two meetings with Houston this season...Golden State is 14-11 as the visitor this season. The Warriors will visit Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday at New Orleans Arena...Houston is 12-9 at home. |
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| Warriors, Rockets square off in Houston |
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01/29/2008 |
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| o have captured four of their last five games overall. Biedrins, who grabbed the most rebounds in the NBA this season, also scored 11 points in the victory. Golden State is 14-10 as the visitor this season. The Warriors will visit Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday at New Orleans Arena. In team news for Golden State, forward Chris Webber reportedly could be joining the Warriors as soon as Tuesday. Webber started his career in 1993 with Golden State and was traded to Washington after just one seaso |
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| Streaking Hornets make short work of 'Melo-less Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - Chris Paul barely missed a triple-double, as he scored 23 points, doled out 17 assists, and grabbed nine rebounds, and the red-hot New Orleans Hornets scorched the Denver Nuggets, 117-93. Tyson Chandler collected 16 rebounds and scored 10 points, and Peja Stojakovic scored 19 points for the Hornets, who won their ninth straight. Melvin Ely scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards, and David West and Jannero Pargo contributed 13 points apiece for the Hornets. Allen Iverson scored |
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| Karl says Anthony not expected to play against Hornets |
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01/28/2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -All-Star Carmelo Anthony did not start and was not expected to play against the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Anthony tested his sprained left ankle, which has kept him out of action the previous three games, about an hour before the game at the New Orleans Arena. He showed little difficulty hitting a string of perimeter shots but appeared to be concerned about his mobility on drives to the hoop. Nuggets coach George Karl said he wasn't planning to have Anthony available and Linas K |
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| Paul, West continue to lead surprising Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Entering the season, the New Orleans Hornets looked like a team that would be battling for the seventh or eighth spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Surprise, the Hornets are playing like one of the elite teams in the NBA. The Hornets own a 31-12 record and are in first place in the Southwest Division. They are one game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks and 2 1/2 in front of the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs. Starting point guard Chris Paul has continued his stellar play and shoul |
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| Red-hot Hornets go for ninth straight win against Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot New Orleans Hornets go for their ninth straight victory when they host the Denver Nuggets tonight at New Orleans Arena. This is the third and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. The teams split a pair of contests at Denver. The Nuggets have won five of six and six of their last 10 at the Hornets. The Hornets play the first of a two-game homestand. David West scored 32 points and pulled down seven rebounds, keying a fourth-quarter onslaught as New Orleans cruised past th |
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| Streaking Utah hosts Duncan, Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2008 |
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| on December 29, 2007 against the Boston Celtics. The Spurs will try to get back on the winning track, as they open a season- long nine game road trip. David West scored 32 points and tore down seven rebounds, keying a fourth-quarter onslaught as the New Orleans Hornets cruised past San Antonio down the stretch for their eighth straight win, 102-78, on Saturday at the AT&T Center. Tony Parker and Tim Duncan had 17 points apiece for San Antonio, which saw a three-game win streak come to a screeching halt. Ginobi |
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| Hornets rout Spurs in eighth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - David West scored 32 points and tore down seven rebounds, keying a fourth-quarter onslaught as the New Orleans Hornets cruised past the San Antonio Spurs down the stretch for their eighth straight win, 102-78, at AT&T Center. Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and Chris Paul went for 17 and 11 assists for the Hornets, who haven't lost since getting blown out by the Lakers back on January 9, and are now 25-2 when leading going to the fourth quarter. Tyson Chandler had eight poi |
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| Rockets take flight in Portland |
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01/25/2008 |
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| me to host Utah on Sunday and Golden State on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Portland will try and bounce back from a bad loss, as it opens a six-game homestand tonight. On Wednesday, Jannero Pargo scored a season-high 24 points off the bench, as the New Orleans Hornets pulled away from the Trail Blazers to earn a 96-81 victory at New Orleans Arena. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and had eight rebounds in the loss for Portland, which has dropped two of its last three games overall. Steve Blake made 4-of-9 from |
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