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| Howard stars as Magic take 2-0 series lead |
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04/23/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds and the Orlando Magic held off multiple rallies to take a two-game series lead over the Toronto Raptors with a 104-103 victory in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Howard shot 12-for-17 from the floor, blocked three shots and corralled one final rebound as the horn sounded after Toronto's Chris Bosh missed on a potential game-winning jumper. Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis had 18 points apiece for the Magic and Hedo Tu |
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| Paul, Hornets rip Mavs for 2-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| hwest Division-champion Hornets are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. They fell in seven games to the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2004 playoffs...The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets...The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. |
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| Mavs try to even series versus Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| the 2004 playoffs. New Orleans moved to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign. and will compete in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. The Mavericks are in the |
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| Raptors visit Orlando for Game 2 of first-round series |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The third-seeded Orlando Magic attempt to take a 2-0 lead over the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors, as the teams meet tonight at Amway Arena for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. This is a best-of-seven series. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday at Air Canada Centre. In Game 1, Dwight Howard scored 25 points, pulled down 22 rebounds and swatted five shots as Orlando jumped out to a big lead and held on from there to defeat Toronto, 114-100, at Amway Arena. Jameer Nelson added 24 poin |
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| Hornets host Mavs in return to playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2008 |
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| the 2004 playoffs. New Orleans moved to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign. and will compete in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. MVP candidate Chris Paul |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Orlando vs. Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Fresh off their first Southeast Division title in franchise history, the Orlando Magic are poised to make a run in the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Standing in the way of that goal, however, are the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors. Orlando took off at the start of the season and finished with more than 50 wins for the first time since the 1995-96 squad posted 60 victories and bowed out in the conference finals. Head coach Stan Van Gundy enjoyed an excellent first sea |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - New Orleans vs. Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| the 2004 playoffs. New Orleans moved to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign, and will compete in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1, in the opening round. They lost in five games in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. MVP candidate Chris Paul and |
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| Turkoglu, Kobe named NBA Players of the Month |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Orlando Magic guard Hedo Turkoglu and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in April. Turkoglu averaged 19.8 points and 6.4 assists per game while shooting over 50 percent from the floor, as the Magic went 5-3 for the month and clinched the East's third seed in the playoffs. Bryant posted averages of 26.1 points and 5.5 assists per game as the Lakers went 7-1 and vaulted into the to |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2008 |
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| game season series with the Knicks. Jamal Crawford led New York with 25 points in less than 20 minutes. Final Score: Orlando 103, Washington 83 Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - J.J. Redick scored 18 points, shooting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, and the Orlando Magic trounced the Washington Wizards, 103-83, in a clash of playoff-bound clubs that featured mostly reserves. Rashard Lewis tallied 15 points in limited minutes for the Magic (52-30), who had already locked up the third seed in the East and will tangle |
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| Magic prep for playoffs by pummeling shorthanded Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - J.J. Redick scored 18 points, shooting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, and the Orlando Magic trounced the Washington Wizards, 103-83, in a clash of playoff-bound clubs that featured mostly reserves. Rashard Lewis tallied 15 points in limited minutes for the Magic (52-30), who had already locked up the third seed in the East and will tangle with Toronto in the opening round starting Sunday, April 20. Marcin Gortat, who entered action with only six points scored all season, recorded |
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