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| Kidd picks up 100th career triple-double as Mavs down Hornets |
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04/17/2008 |
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| .The Hornets are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. New Orleans 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...The Mavericks finished an impressive 34-7 at home this season and captured five in a row as the host to end the season...The last time the Hornets won on the road against the Mavericks was on January 24, 1998. |
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| Mavericks welcome Hornets to town |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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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 Mavericks return home after going 0-2 on a two-game road trip. They are an impressive 33-7 at home this season and have captured four in a row as |
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| Playoff-bound Raptors visit Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff-bound Toronto Raptors and disappointing Chicago Bulls wrap up their 2007-08 seasons tonight at the United Center. The Raptors are the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the third-seeded Orlando Magic in the opening round of the playoffs. Toronto, which was the Atlantic Division champions last season and lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the New Jersey Nets, will try to head into the postseason with two straight wins. Rasho Nesterovic scored 20 points |
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| Magic, Wizards get ready for playoffs in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of playoff-bound teams riding two-game winning streaks collide tonight, when the Orlando Magic host the Washington Wizards at Amway Arena. Orlando is the third seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the Toronto Raptors in the opening round of the playoffs. It has won two straight and three of four, including Tuesday's 121-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Maurice Evans scored a career-high 27 points and Hedo Turkoglu had 17 points and eight assists for the |
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| Hawks prepare for playoffs in Miami |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| es Arena. Atlanta will enter the playoffs for the first time since 1998-99 as the eighth seed, and gets a chance to upset the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the opening round. It has dropped two in a row, however, and suffered a 121-105 setback to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Marvin Williams and Salim Stoudamire each had 16 points for the Hawks, who have lost three of four. They finished the regular season with a 25-16 record as the host. Miami will finally put this tumultuous season behind t |
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| Evans guides Magic over Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Maurice Evans scored a career-high 27 points as the Orlando Magic downed the Atlanta Hawks, 121-105, at Philips Arena. Hedo Turkoglu had 17 points and eight assists while Dwight Howard posted his league-leading 69th double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who have won four of their last six. Orlando, the Southeast Division champion and third seed in the Eastern Conference, will open its playoff schedule against Toronto. "The main thing is that |
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| Playoff-bound Hawks take on Magic at home |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff drought is over for the Atlanta Hawks, who will wrap up their homestand tonight versus the Orlando Magic at Philips Arena. Atlanta captured its first postseason berth since the strike-shortened 1998-99 campaign after Indiana lost to Washington on Monday night. The No. 8 Hawks will now face the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the opening round of the playoffs. The Hawks opened the short two-game homestand with Saturday's 99-89 setback to the Celtics, as Joe Johnson poured in 21 po |
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| Bucks host Bulls at Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| ts final contest as the visitor. The Bulls, who have lost two in a row away from the United Center, will host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in their season finale. On Sunday, Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points and dished out eight assists to lead the Orlando Magic past Chicago, 104-84, at the United Center. Andres Nocioni poured in 22 points off the bench for the Bulls, who have dropped four of five overall. Luol Deng finished with 19 points, while Chris Duhon and rookie Joakim Noah ended with 10 points apiec |
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| Turkoglu, Magic slow down Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points and doled out eight assists to lead the Orlando Magic past the Chicago Bulls, 104-84, at the United Center. Dwight Howard added 19 points for the Magic, who have alternated wins and losses for the last eight games, but are still locked into the third spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Rashard Lewis totaled 18 points, and Maurice Evans 10. Andres Nocioni poured in 22 points off the bench for the Bulls, who have dropped four of five overall. |
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| Magic, Bulls square off in Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Orlando Magic will open a two-game road trip tonight, when they pay a visit to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Orlando will also visit the Atlanta Hawks, and is 25-14 away from Amway Arena this season. The Magic, who are the third seed in the Eastern Conference, have alternated wins and losses over their previous seven contests. In Friday's 102-101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at home, Hedu Turkoglu had 23 points and seven assists for Orlando, which was denied its 50th w |
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