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| Hornets welcome Grizzlies to town |
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02/09/2008 |
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| - The New Orleans Hornets are back at home and will host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at New Orleans Arena. The Hornets just went 1-2 on a three-game road trip and put the brakes on a three-game slide with a 132-130 double-overtime win against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday at US Airways Center. Chris Paul poured in 42 points and Peja Stojakovic hit the game-winning jumper as time expired in the second overtime to lead the Hornets to victory. Paul also distributed nine assists and posted a career-high eigh |
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| Stoudemire, Suns hold off Sonics |
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02/09/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Amare Stoudemire scored a game-high 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 103-99 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at US Airways Center. Grant Hill scored 16 points, including the go-ahead bucket inside the 30- second mark, while Steve Nash went for 13 points and eight assists. Phoenix made all 32 of its free-throw attempts, coming up just shy of the franchise record, set December 23, 1980, when they went 33-for-33 from the line against t |
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| Without the Shaq-style fanfare, Marion and Banks join the Heat |
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02/08/2008 |
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| rs ago. But this day, at least in the eyes of Heat coach Pat Riley, was no less significant. He hopes Marion, a four-time All-Star forward, and point guard Marcus Banks - whom Miami acquired Wednesday in the stunning deal that sent O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns - are the first two pieces in a quick rebuilding project in South Florida. ``Today is really about change, it's about moving on, it's about getting on with what's going to happen in the Miami Heat's future,'' Riley said. ``And these are two people |
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| Nets travel to Charlotte |
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02/08/2008 |
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| ay from the Meadowlands this season. Charlotte just went 1-4 on a five-game road trip and lost the final four games of the swing. It is now back at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, where it owns a 14-14 record this season. In Monday's 118-104 setback to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Arena, Jason Richardson had 25 points and Emeka Okafor chipped in 18 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte, which will try to stop a three-game slide at home. Raymond Felton scored 19 points and Nazr Mohammed added 12 and 11 rebounds in |
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| Energized O'Neal out to prove critics wrong with Suns |
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02/08/2008 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal watched the Phoenix Suns from afar and knew what they were missing. ``A big man,'' he said. They don't come much bigger than Shaq. The question that hangs over the stunning trade that brought him to the Suns from Miami is how much he has left after dragging that big body up and down the court for 15 1/2 NBA seasons. ``I have a lot left,'' he insisted at a Thursday news conference to introduce him as a Sun. As for the many critics of the trade, he said, ``I look forw |
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| Sixers stop hapless Heat |
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02/07/2008 |
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| own eight rebounds as Philadelphia upended Miami, 101-84, at the Wachovia Center. The game was just the second in the post-Shaq era for the Heat. Miami traded Shaquille O'Neal, a 14-time All-Star and a key cog on their 2006 championship team, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks on Wednesday. Marion and Banks were not available for the Heat in the game, however, and the short-handed Miami team managed to stick around for three quarters before faltering in the fourt |
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| The post-Shaq era begins badly for Miami in Philly |
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02/07/2008 |
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| wn eight rebounds as Philadelphia upended Miami, 101-84, at the Wachovia Center. The game marked the beginning of the post-Shaq era for the Heat. Miami traded Shaquille O'Neal, a 14-time All-Star and a key cog on their 2006 championship team, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks on Wednesday. Marion and Banks were not available for the Heat in the game, however, and the short-handed Miami team managed to stick around for three quarters before faltering in the fourt |
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| Heat stuck in the post-Shaq/pre-Marion era |
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02/07/2008 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -The Miami Heat are stuck in the post-Shaq and pre-Shawn Marion era at least for a few more days. Marion and Marcus Banks, acquired Wednesday in a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal, were not in uniform for Miami's game against Philadelphia on Thursday night. Heat coach Pat Riley said Marion and Banks were undergoing the first parts of their physicals. The test are expected to carry over into Friday. Riley said he hoped to meet with the pair in |
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| Shaq-less Heat pay a visit to Philly |
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02/07/2008 |
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| ill also welcome the Clippers, Mavericks and Grizzlies to the City of Brotherly Love. Meanwhile, the Heat successfully traded away a vital piece of their 2006 championship puzzle on Wednesday, when center Shaquille O'Neal was officially dealt to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks. O'Neal, a 14-time All-Star, needed to undergo a physical before the trade could go through. The four-time NBA champion was in attendance for the Suns' 132-130 double-overtime loss to the N |
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| Heat lose to Pistons hours after completing deal to send Shaq to Suns |
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02/07/2008 |
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| big when we got Shaquille and when we won a title with him, and it's a significant day to lose him,'' Heat coach and president Pat Riley said Wednesday. ``It was just a move we felt we had to make.'' A few hours after the Heat traded O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns, Miami fell to Detroit 100-95 and dropped to an NBA-worst 9-38. O'Neal, who won his fourth title in Miami two years ago, went to Phoenix for four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. Dwyane Wade had heard rumblings about O'Neal being trade |
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