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| Portland continues swing in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The surging Portland Trail Blazers continue their seven- game road trip tonight, as they visit the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena. This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 26th, Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points to lead the Magic to an 85-74 win over the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The Magic have won three in a row in the series. Portland has lost two straight after winning its last six at Orlando. Portland, which is one-half game ahead of the s |
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| Bulls interim coach Boylan: Rookie Joakim Noah like a bad puppy |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2008 |
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| d after teammates voted to have him suspended for a second game in Atlanta two nights later. Boylan maintained he had the final say on the punishment. Two nights later, Noah and Wallace reportedly exchanged words after the Bulls were routed by the Orlando Magic. Noah did not comment Friday, either at the team's morning workout or before a game against the Golden State Warriors. ``To me, Joakim and his personality is a positive to our team. To me, he's just like a puppy. You get your puppy, you pet him, |
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| Bobcats, Hornets put winning streaks on the line |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, Portland and the Clippers on the current stand. Charlotte enters tonight's contest on a two-game winning streak. Gerald Wallace poured in 36 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Bobcats roared back from a 19-point deficit to down the Orlando Magic, 99-93, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Jason Richardson finished with 26 points for the Bobcats, who have won four of their last six games overall. Matt Carroll finished with 13 points off the bench in the victory. The Bobcats are a dismal 2-12 as the |
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| Charlotte hosts Magic |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Charlotte Bobcats will close out a three-game homestand when they welcome the Orlando Magic to town this evening. Charlotte has won three of its last five games overall and improved to 1-1 on the homestand after Monday's 119-116 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Gerald Wallace scored a season-high 40 points and Matt Carroll scored a season-high 19 points off the bench for the Bobcats, who snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory. Emeka Okafor notched |
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| Magic cruise past Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Rashard Lewis drained a game-high 26 points, and the Orlando Magic used a dominant third quarter to cruise past the Chicago Bulls, 102-88. Dwight Howard notched his league-leading 35th double-double for Orlando, reeling in 11 rebounds to go with 15 points, as the Magic snapped a two-game skid to earn just their second win of 2008. Keith Bogans added 15 points off the bench, while Brian Cook came off the pine to chip in with 14 points, helping Orlando improve to 8-8 as the host |
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| Bulls travel to Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will try to get back on the winning track when they host the Chicago Bulls tonight for a showdown at Amway Arena. The Magic have dropped two in a row and fell to 1-5 in the new year after Saturday's 119-115 setback to the Utah Jazz in the finale of a four-game road trip at EnergySolutions Arena. Dwight Howard recorded a double-double with 29 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, which wrapped up the trip with a 1-3 mark. Rashard Lewis netted 27 p |
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| NBA forms NBA China to handle business interests in China |
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01/14/2008 |
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| China Group Investment, Legend Holdings Limited, Li Ka Shing Foundation and China Merchants Investments. The NBA enjoys great popularity in China, where it became the first American sports league to play games in 2004. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic played exhibition games in Shanghai and Macau before this season. ``The opportunity for basketball and the NBA in China is simply extraordinary,'' NBA commissioner David Stern said in a statement. ``The expertise, resources and shared vision of th |
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| Jazz are on their way back |
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01/14/2008 |
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| have won five in a row over the Bucks, who have dropped five straight at Utah. Utah wraps up a four-game homestand against Milwaukee. Mehmet Okur poured in 29 points and shot 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to lead the Jazz to a 119-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena. Williams collected 17 points and 11 assists for the Jazz, who have won three straight and five of their last six games overall. Boozer contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrei Kirilenko collected 16 p |
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| Bucks, Jazz square off in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2008 |
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| . The Jazz have won five in a row over the Bucks, who have dropped five straight at Utah. Utah wraps up a four-game homestand tonight. Mehmet Okur poured in 29 points and shot 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to lead the Jazz to a 119-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena. Deron Williams collected 17 points and 11 assists for the Jazz, who have won three straight and five of their last six games overall. Carlos Boozer contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrei Kirilenko c |
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| Okur, Jazz make Magic disappear |
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01/13/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - Mehmet Okur poured in 29 points and shot 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to lead the Utah Jazz to a 119-115 victory over the Orlando Magic at EnergySolutions Arena. Deron Williams tallied 17 points and 11 assists for the Jazz, who have won three straight and five of six overall. Carlos Boozer contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrei Kirilenko added 16 to with eight assists and seven boards. "We did a pretty good job passing the basketball; moved it pretty well," s |
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