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| Mavs try to stay hot in LA |
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| ching for their first win of the new year and will resume a six-game homestand tonight versus the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center. The Clippers have lost three straight and fell to 1-3 on the homestand after Wednesday's 113-106 setback to the Orlando Magic. Corey Maggette had 27 points to lead Los Angeles, which has lost nine of its last 10 games. Tim Thomas scored 20 points off the bench, while Chris Kaman finished with 17 points and nine boards for LA. Los Angeles will also host Phoenix on the homes |
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| Jazz resume homestand vs. Magic |
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01/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Utah Jazz will continue a four-game homestand tonight, when they host the Orlando Magic at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah has won four of five overall and improved to 2-0 on the stand with Thursday's 108-86 pummeling of the Phoenix Suns. Mehmet Okur posted 22 points and 17 rebounds, as Jazz improved to 14-3 at home this season. Ronnie Brewer compiled 21 points and six rebounds, while Carlos Boozer poured in 18 points and Deron Williams notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 assist |
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| 'Melo, Nuggets use late surge to down struggling Orlando |
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01/12/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Orlando Magic, 113-103, at the Pepsi Center. Anthony hit 11-of-20 shots for the Nuggets, who rebounded from Monday's 137-115 loss at Phoenix with their fourth win in five outings. Allen Iverson and Anthony Carter each finished with 21 points, with Iverson tallying 13 assists and Carter 11 for Denver, which had 32 assists on 42 buckets. Linas Kleiza scored 18 points and Kenyon Martin had |
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| Nuggets F Nene leaves team to take care of personal medical issue |
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01/12/2008 |
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| wouldn't elaborate on what was wrong with Nene, who missed 22 games earlier this season after surgery on his left thumb. ``His health, his future, his life is much more important than basketball,'' Karl said after the Nuggets' 113-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Nene issued a statement before the game, saying he was ``very upset that I have to put a little delay on being with the team to take care of my health.'' ``It's hard to go through when things seem to be going so well,'' he said. |
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| Iverson is doing his thing in Denver |
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01/11/2008 |
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| e All-Star guard is averaging 33.0 points and 6.0 assists those contests. Iverson has registered 20 or more points in 30 games this season, and has collected six double- doubles. Denver is 3-8 when it fails to reach the century mark this season. The Orlando Magic play the third of a four-game road trip when they visit the Nuggets on Friday at the Pepsi Center. It is the first of two meetings between the squads. The Nuggets are scheduled to visit Orlando on February 13th at Amway Arena. The teams have split t |
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| Magic take on A.I., Nuggets in Denver |
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01/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Orlando Magic play the third of a four-game road trip when they visit the Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center. This is the first of two meetings between the squads. The Nuggets are scheduled to visit Orlando on February 13th at Amway Arena. The teams have split the last eight contests in the series. Orlando has lost four straight after winning its last six at Denver. The Magic are 1-1 on their current swing. On Wednesday, Hedo Turkoglu scored 28 points, handed out seven assists |
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| Garnett continues to lead NBA All-Star voting |
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01/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic remain the leaders in the Eastern Conference All-Star balloting, while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets lead Western Conference players after the fourth returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting program. Garnett leads all players with 1,756,251 votes with Cleveland's James -- the 2007 top vote recipient -- following Garnett |
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| Grizzlies, Kings meet at ARCO Arena |
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01/10/2008 |
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| ngs play the second of a four-game homestand, as they host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at ARCO Arena. John Salmons scored 21 points and drained a key jumper with 49.7 seconds remaining to give the Kings breathing room in a 104-100 victory over the Orlando Magic at ARCO Arena. Brad Miller posted 20 points and six assists, Beno Udrih added 17 points and five assists, Quincy Douby netted 14 and Francisco Garcia notched 11 points and five rebounds for the Kings, who snapped a two-game skid in the opener of the |
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| Blazers win 12th straight at home, Magic get league-best 16th road victory |
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01/10/2008 |
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The Orlando Magic are tough to beat on the road. The Portland Trail Blazers are just tough to beat. The Blazers kept up their strong play, winning for the 17th time in 18 games - including 12 straight at the Rose Garden, while the Magic got their league-best 16th road victory of the season. Steve Blake had a season-high 24 points, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 and the Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 109-91 Wednesday night. Joel Przybilla added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who |
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| Magic hold off Clippers to stop skid |
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01/10/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 28 points, handed out seven assists, and made 9-of-10 free throws, as the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-106, at the Staples Center. Rashard Lewis scored 20, and Dwight Howard finished with 17 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Jameer Nelson had 14 points and nine assists in the win. Corey Maggette had 27 points to lead Los Angeles, but the Clippers continued their current tailspin. It was th |
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