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| Suns give D'Antoni permission to talk to other teams |
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05/05/2008 |
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| him permission. We will have no further comment until this process further evolves." The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls will both reportedly speak with D'Antoni, who led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The 2004-05 NBA Coach of the Year, D'Antoni led the Suns to a 253-136 record in nearly five full seasons with the team after taking the helm 30 games into the 2003-04 campaign. D'Antoni also coa |
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| Hornets host Spurs in Game 2 of West semis |
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05/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs try to even their Western Conference semifinal series with the New Orleans Hornets, as the clubs meet for Game 2 of the best-of-seven set at New Orleans Arena. In Game 1, David West scored a playoff career-best 30 points, and the second- seeded Hornets put the defensive clamps on Tim Duncan and beat the third- seeded Spurs, 101-82, at home. Peja Stojakovic added 22 points and Chris Paul contributed 17 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, which |
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| Pistons attempt to take 2-0 lead over Magic |
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05/05/2008 |
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| nd in the final minute of the third quarter. The Pistons have won seven straight Game 2s in the playoffs, while Orlando has dropped three of its last five Game 2s in the postseason. The last time Detroit lost a Game 2 in the playoffs was against the San Antonio Spurs on June 12, 2005 in the NBA Finals. This is the fourth time these teams have met in the postseason. Orlando swept the Pistons, 3-0, in the first round of the 1996 playoffs. Detroit ousted the Magic in seven games in the 2003 quarterfinals and swept |
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| Jazz visit Lakers for Game 1 of West semis |
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05/04/2008 |
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| years. Utah, which won its second straight Northwest Division crown during the regular season, has made it to the West semis for the second straight year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz needed six games to eliminate Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seed Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals. Point guard Deron Williams led Utah in scoring (20.8 ppg) and |
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| Hornets sting Duncan, Spurs in series opener |
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05/04/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - David West scored a playoff career-best 30 points, and the Hornets put the defensive clamps on Tim Duncan and beat the San Antonio Spurs, 101-82, in an eventful opener of their Western Conference semifinal series. Peja Stojakovic added 22 points and Chris Paul contributed 17 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, which scored 13 in a row during the third quarter on the way to beating the defending world champions. Tyson Chandler had 10 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. "I |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
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05/03/2008 |
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| years. Utah, which won its second straight Northwest Division crown during the regular season, has made it to the West semis for the second straight year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz needed six games to eliminate Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seed Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals. Point guard Deron Williams led Utah in scoring (20.8 ppg) and |
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| Hornets, Spurs open West semis in New Orleans |
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05/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Southwest Division rivals battle in the Western Conference semifinals, as the New Orleans Hornets host the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs tonight at New Orleans Arena in the opener of their best-of- seven series. This is the first time these teams have met in the playoffs. During the regular season, the clubs split four contests as both teams earned a victory at home and on the road. New Orleans owns the home-court advantage over the third-seeded Spurs in this series. Game 2 is sc |
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| Same old Spurs |
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05/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs are up to their old tricks once again, with their first back-to-back championships in franchise history appearing more than possible. San Antonio knocked out two-time MVP Steve Nash and No. 6 Phoenix in five games in round one, dismissing the Suns with typical efficiency. Every time the Suns, who scored over 100 points twice in the set, thought they had the answer, the Spurs went and changed the question. You'll recall that Phoenix acquired cente |
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| Parker and Duncan lead Spurs to second round |
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04/30/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - Tony Parker scored 31 points and dished out eight assists, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a tightly contested 92-87 Game 5 Western Conference quarterfinal victory over the Phoenix Suns and into the second round of the playoffs. Tim Duncan went for 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the Spurs finished with a decided advantage at the foul line on their way to eliminating Phoenix for the second straight season and advancing to the West semifinals for the eighth straight year. San A |
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| Spurs attempt to knock Suns out of playoffs |
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04/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs attempt to finish off the Phoenix Suns, as the teams meet in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series tonight at the AT&T Center. San Antonio leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at US Airways Center. The Suns, who dropped the first three games of the set, stayed alive with a victory on Sunday at home. Raja Bell exploded for 27 points on 8-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from |
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