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| Playoff-bound Hornets host Suns in the Big Easy |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Orleans Hornets are officially going back to the NBA playoffs for a second straight season after a win in Miami on Tuesday. Now, the Hornets hope to play spoiler and knock the Phoenix Suns from the postseason hunt. New Orleans will be shooting for its seventh straight win over Phoenix tonight and aiming to end the Suns' string of four straight playoff appearances when the teams square off in the Big Easy. A Hornets win in tonight's contest or a Dallas win against Utah tonight wil |
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| No Kidd-ing: Mavs G climbs assist list in rout of Suns |
NBA Basketball |
04/06/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Jason Kidd had a milestone game, scoring 19 points and dishing a season-high 20 assists as the Dallas Mavericks crushed the Phoenix Suns, 140-116, at American Airlines Center. Kidd passed Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson for third place on the all- time NBA assists list, giving him 10,142 for his career. He accomplished the feat with a minute remaining in the first half when he fed Josh Howard for a jump shot. Kidd now trails only Mark Jackson (10,334) and Utah Jazz great |
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| Mavs' Kidd passes "Magic" for third on NBA assists list |
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04/05/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Dallas point guard Jason Kidd passed Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson for third place on the NBA's all-time assists list in the Mavericks 140-116 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. The 14-year veteran accomplished the feat with a minute remaining in the first half when he fed Josh Howard for a jump shot and now has 10,142 for his career. He trails only Mark Jackson (10,334) and Utah Jazz great John Stockton (15,806). "The more I think of it, as a kid growing up you don't |
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| Mavs host Suns in key Western Conference matchup |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns face a virtual must-win situation Sunday when they travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. The Suns are three games behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with just six games to play. Phoenix kept its slim playoff hopes alive on Friday when Steve Nash scored 29 points and doled out nine assists to lead the Suns in a 139-111 rout of the Sacramento Kings at US Airways Center. Jason Richardson added 19 p |
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| Suns stay in playoff race with rout of Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/04/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Steve Nash scored 29 points and doled out nine assists to lead the Phoenix Suns in a 139-111 rout of the Sacramento Kings at US Airways Center. Jason Richardson added 19 points while Jared Dudley and Leandro Barbosa had 15 apiece for the Suns, who have won two straight on the heels of a three-game slide. Shaquille O'Neal, Goran Dragic and Matt Barnes each scored 11 points, with Barnes also hauling in 11 boards. Grant Hill totaled 12 points for the Suns, who are three games be |
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| Suns try to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns playoff hopes are dwindling by the day. With just seven games left in the regular season, the Suns are four games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. If Dallas wins at Memphis tonight, the Mavs could clinch the final playoff berth with a triumph against Phoenix on Sunday. The Suns hope to stave off elimination for as long as possible and figure to meet little resistance tonight when they welcome the NBA's worst tea |
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| Suns keep playoff hopes alive, trump Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Steve Nash scored 25 points and dished out 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a big run in the fourth quarter to beat Houston, 114-109, to maintain a slim hope of making the playoffs. Grant Hill had 23 points, while Shaquille O'Neal contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who are running out of time to catch up to Dallas for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix remained four games behind the Mavericks, who beat Miami, 98-96, Wednesday night |
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| Heat make a stop in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
04/01/2009 |
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| in. The Mavs received a lift from Josh Howard, who had missed the past 12 contests with an ankle injury, however. Howard logged 14 points and six boards in a little over 22 minutes while James Singleton chipped in 11 points and secured seven caroms in the blowout. Dallas is currently in the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, four games clear of the Phoenix Suns, with just eight games to play. The Mavs, who are 26-9 in Dallas, are hoping to capture a ninth straight postseason berth. |
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| Rockets hope to take over top spot in Southwest vs. slumping Suns |
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04/01/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff-bound Houston Rockets have an opportunity to move into sole possession of first place in the Southwest Division in tonight's matchup with the slumping Phoenix Suns from the US Airways Center. San Antonio's loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday created a tie between the Spurs and Rockets for the Southwest's top spot, with both teams currently just a half-game back of Northwest leader Denver for the second seed in the Western Conference playoff race. Phoenix, on the other hand, is s |
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| Nowitzki leads Mavs in rout of T'Wolves |
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04/01/2009 |
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| d 14 points and six boards in a little over 22 minutes while James Singleton chipped in 11 points and secured seven caroms in the blowout. Dallas is currently in the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, four games clear of the Phoenix Suns, and is looking to capture a ninth straight playoff appearance. Kevin Love posted 23 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which was aiming for consecutive wins for the first time since notching three straight victories from January 23-28. It put th |
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