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| Nash, Suns visit Garnett, Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics will try to end one of their few losing streaks of this 2007-08 when the Eastern Conference favorites welcome the resurgent Phoenix Suns to TD Banknorth Garden this evening. Boston comes into this intriguing matchup off back-to-back losses to New Orleans and Philadelphia, with the red-hot 76ers entering the Garden and dealing the Celtics a 95-90 defeat on Monday. The Sixers put together a game-changing 19-0 run in the fourth quarter and outscored Boston 29-19 in the fi |
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| Lakers, Warriors conclude home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2008 |
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| - The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors wrap up a home-and-home set tonight at ORACLE Arena. The Lakers are tied with New Orleans for the top spot in the Western Conference playoff race. They are also a half game ahead of the second-place Phoenix Suns in the Pacific Division standings. Golden State is 1 1/2 games ahead of the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff berth in the West. The Warriors are a half game behind No. 7 Dallas. On Sunday, Stephen Jackson posted 31 points and hit a pa |
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| Pistons, Suns meet at The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The surging Phoenix Suns will try to extend their winning streak to eight games tonight, when they open a four-game road trip against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Suns will also visit Boston, Philadelphia and New Jersey on the current swing, and are 21-12 away from US Airways Center this season. Phoenix has won two straight, three of four and four of its last six contests on the road. Phoenix kept its winning streak intact with Saturday's 122-113 home victory ov |
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| Lakers, Warriors open home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A preview of a possible first round matchup of the Western Conference playoffs is on the NBA schedule, as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors tonight at the Staples Center. The Lakers lead the second place Phoenix Suns by one game in the Pacific Division and are the top seed in the West standings, while Golden State is No. 8 and is 1 1/2 games ahead of Denver. This is the first game of a home-and-home set. Golden State will host the Lakers on Monday at ORACLE Arena. The |
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| West helps Hornets edge road-weary Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2008 |
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| the fourth quarter. Rajon Rondo ended with 23 points and seven assists, while Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 12 boards in defeat. Allen finished with 17 points for the Celtics. Game Notes It was the first meeting of the season for both clubs. The Hornets swept the season series in 2006-07 after the Celtics had won the four previous games in the series. Along with the Phoenix Suns, New Orleans is one of just two teams the Celtics haven't beaten this season...The teams face off again in Boston next Friday. |
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| Rockets visit the red-hot Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two teams battling for playoff positioning in the Western Conference battle tonight, as the streaking Phoenix Suns welcome the Houston Rockets to US Airways Center. Houston is tied with New Orleans for first place in the Southwest Division and No. 2 in the West standings, while Phoenix is No. 5 and is 1 1/2 games behind the Lakers, who are in first place in the Pacific Division and are the top seed in the conference. The teams have split a pair of contests this season, as both clubs pick |
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| Lakers host Sonics in matchup of teams on opposite ends |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2008 |
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| wo-game road trip, has dropped nine in a row. The SuperSonics lost 14 straight games earlier this season, from December 31 to January 27. On Wednesday, Amare Stoudemire poured in 26 points, pulled down six rebounds and dished out four assists as the Phoenix Suns nearly led wire-to-wire in a 110-98 victory over the SuperSonics at KeyArena. Jeff Green ended with 19 points for the SuperSonics, who have dropped 13 of their last 14 games overall. Kevin Durant and Luke Ridnour scored 16 points apiece in the loss, |
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| Clippers, Blazers to begin weekend set |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2008 |
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| Clippers have won three of their last four at Portland. Portland plays the finale of a three-game homestand tonight and is 1-1 on the residency. On Tuesday, Shaquille O'Neal finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the Phoenix Suns earned a 111-98 win over the Blazers at the Rose Garden. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 31 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the second time in three games overall. Brandon Roy, Portland's leading scorer, was held t |
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| Dallas needs to be careful |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Mavericks are not a definite for this year's playoffs. They are No. 7 in the Western Conference playoff standings. Dallas (44-24) is just a half game behind No. 6 San Antonio and two in back of the fourth-seeded Phoenix Suns. However, the Mavericks are only 1 1/2 games in front of No. 8 Golden State and four ahead of the ninth-seeded Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks will split their final 14 regular-season games between American Airlines Center and the road. They still have to pl |
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| Stoudemire leads Suns past lowly Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (Best E Casino) - Amare Stoudemire poured in 26 points, pulled down six rebounds and dished out four assists, and the Phoenix Suns nearly led wire-to-wire in a 110-98 defeat of the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena. The victory puts the Suns right on the heels of the idle Lakers, as Phoenix trails by a half-game for the top spot in both the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. Steve Nash scored 23 points and distributed 11 assists for the Suns, who have triumphed in six straight outings. |
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