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| Mavericks streak into Beantown |
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| n Terry contributed 14 points, while Erick Dampier collected 11 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas, which has won 12 of its last 14 games overall. Dallas is 11-10 on the road this season. It is scheduled to visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday and the Orlando Magic on Monday in the finale of the swing. Boston returns home after going 1-1 on a short two-game road trip. Leon Powe scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the shorthanded Celtics crushed the Miami Heat, 117-87, on Tuesday at Am |
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| Turkoglu leads Magic over shorthanded Heat |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Orlando Magic used a huge run early in the fourth quarter to drop the Miami Heat, 107-91. Rashard Lewis had 19 points and eight boards for the Magic, who won for the fifth time in six games. Dwight Howard joined Turkoglu in recording a double- double with 16 points and 13 rebounds of his own, and Maurice Evans added 13 points for Orlando. Ricky Davis paced Miami with 21 points, as the Heat were without Dwyane Wa |
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| Wade, Haslem miss Heat-Magic game |
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01/30/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The struggling Miami Heat were without the services of two starters, guard Dwyane Wade and forward Udonis Haslem in Wednesday's 107-91 loss to the Orlando Magic. Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms that caused him to leave in the third quarter of Miami's 117-87 blowout loss to the Celtics on Tuesday. Haslem sprained his left ankle during the loss to Boston. Wade is averaging 24.8 points and 6.7 assists per game this season, while Haslem is averaging 12.1 points and 9. |
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| Flu-like symptoms keep Dwyane Wade out of Miami-Orlando game |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. ``He's sick,'' Heat coach Pat Riley said shortly before tip-off Wednesday. ``He's just really sick. Sick as a dog. Probably sick and tired.'' Starting forward Udonis Haslem (left high ankle sprain) also didn't make the trip with Miami, which is already |
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| Jameer Nelson back in Orlando Magic lineup |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Point guard Jameer Nelson returned to the Orlando Magic lineup Wednesday night after missing five games because of a strained right foot tendon. Nelson didn't start for the Magic against the Miami Heat. ``He's done one day of basketball in the last two weeks. ... But he looks healthy,'' Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. Orlando went 4-1 without Nelson, who entered Wednesday averaging 11 points and 5.8 assists on 46 percent shooting.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All r |
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| Jason Maxiell energizes Pistons starters, bench in 3rd NBA season |
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01/30/2008 |
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| ce. The 6-foot-7, 260-pound Maxiell is the team's leading scorer off the bench. He has played in all 45 of Detroit's games this season, averaging 8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. ``He's one of the most improved players in the NBA,'' said Orlando Magic guard Carlos Arroyo, who played with Maxiell from 2005-2006 in Detroit. ``He's appreciating the time and taking advantage of it. He understood that his time was going to come.'' Maxiell, a self-professed comedian, puts the jokes on hold when he's |
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| Bucks, Sixers meet at the Wachovia Center |
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01/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia 76ers will open a brief two-game homestand tonight versus the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wachovia Center. Philadelphia will also host the Orlando Magic and is 8-13 as the host this season. The 76ers ended a three-game losing streak and won for just the third time this month (3-11) after Saturday's 103-96 victory at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Andre Iguodala posted a season-high 33 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead the way. Andre Miller added 23 points and nine assist |
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| Magic host disappointing Heat |
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01/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will close out a short two-game homestand this evening versus the struggling Miami Heat at Amway Arena. Orlando has won four of its last five games and opened the homestand with a thrilling 96-93 victory over the NBA-best Boston Celtics on Sunday. Hedo Turkoglu buried the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lead the Magic, who posted their fourth straight win at home and improved to 11-8 as the host in 2007-08. Turkoglu finished with |
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| Flu-like symptoms to keep Dwyane Wade out of Miami-Orlando game |
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01/30/2008 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. Starting forward Udonis Haslem (sprained left ankle) also didn't make the trip with Miami, which is already playing without injured centers Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning. O'Neal will miss another week, at least, with a sore hip; Mourning's season |
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| Celtics' Garnett misses 2nd game with strained abdominal, Allen out with flu |
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01/29/2008 |
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| rebounder (9.9). ``It's not like this is a hard decision,'' Rivers said. Garnett strained the muscle last Friday in Boston's one-point home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, and apparently lobbied Rivers to play Sunday when Boston visited the Orlando Magic. He told Boston reporters that if he could ``blink'' or ``wake up,'' then he would deem himself ready to play. Rivers didn't necessarily agree, although he did acknowledge that if these games were of major importance - like a playoff game - then G |
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