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| Hawks finally beat Heat...2 1/2 months later |
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03/08/2008 |
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| . Under the unprecedented set of circumstances, NBA commissioner David Stern granted the Heat's protest, and fined the Hawks $50,000 for their violation of league rules. The protest was the first granted by the NBA since December 14, 1982 when then-NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien upheld a protest by the San Antonio Spurs concerning their 137-132 double overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on November 30 of that year. The Spurs and Lakers finished the game on April 13 with San Antonio collecting a 117-114 win. |
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| T-Mac has to step up for the red-hot Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
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| games this season. The Rockets are 21-9 at home this season. They will visit Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday at American Airlines Center. Houston (39-20) is in third place in the Southwest Division, three games behind the first place San Antonio Spurs and one game in back of the second place New Orleans Hornets. The Mavericks are in fourth place, just one game behind the Rockets. McGrady is averaging 21.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and a team-best 5.6 assists in 44 games this season. He has scored over |
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| Spurs crush Nets to win 10th straight game, stay atop West |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - Tim Duncan poured in 29 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, as the San Antonio Spurs easily disposed of the New Jersey Nets, 81-70, stretching their win streak to 10 games as they maintained their grasp on the top spot in the Western Conference. Manu Ginobili managed just 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, but did grab seven boards and swipe four steals for the Spurs, who concluded a sweep of the home-and-home set with the Nets, marking the 11th consecutive win for |
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| Mavs need to start their push |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Hard to believe that the Dallas Mavericks (39-21) are in fourth place in the Southwest Division. They are just three games behind the division-leading San Antonio Spurs, and also trail New Orleans and Houston in the standings. With All-Star point guard Jason Kidd in the lineup, the Mavericks are just 4-3. Kidd is averaging 10.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game in those contests. Dallas has reached the century mark in three of its last 12 contests. The Mavericks are 4-5 when they |
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| Hornets, Knicks meet at MSG |
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03/03/2008 |
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| two straight on the road and fell to 19-9 away from home this season. Chris Paul added 16 points and dished out a game-high eight assists, while David West contributed 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss. New Orleans is now two games behind the San Antonio Spurs in the Southwest Division standings. New York will open a four-game homestand on Monday versus New Orleans, Cleveland, Detroit and Portland. It has won two in a row as the host and owns a 12-17 mark at MSG this season. The Knicks have dropped two st |
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| Spurs top Nets to win ninth straight |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - Tony Parker scored 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and had seven assists as the surging San Antonio Spurs downed the New Jersey Nets, 93-83. Manu Ginobili had 17 points, and Tim Duncan scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won nine straight and 13 of 14 to push to the top of Western Conference standings, percentage points ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, who also won Sunday. Ime Udoka added 13 points for San Antonio, which has won 10 straight |
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| Rockets try to make it 15 straight wins versus Nuggets |
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03/02/2008 |
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| . Marcus Camby pulled down 17 rebounds to go along with 12 points and six blocks, while Kenyon Martin chipped in 13 points fin the victory. The Nuggets are 12-16 on the road this season. They return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday and the San Antonio Spurs on Friday at the Pepsi Center. This is the third meeting of the campaign between the squads. The teams split the first two contests. Denver has lost two of three and three of its last five at Houston. The Nuggets are scheduled to host Houston on Apr |
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| Nets, Spurs open home-and-home set at Meadowlands |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot San Antonio Spurs and New Jersey Nets play the opener of a home-and-home set tonight at the Izod Center. This is the first of two contests between the clubs this season. San Antonio will host the Nets on Tuesday at the AT&T Center. The Spurs have won nine in a row in the series, and four straight at New Jersey. The last time the Nets defeated the Spurs was on November 13, 2002 at New Jersey. San Antonio wraps up a two-game road trip. On Saturday, Manu Ginobili scored 30 points |
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| Spurs try to stay hot in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs go for their eighth straight victory when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center. This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs this season. On November 11th, Manu Ginobili scored 18 of his 21 points in the first half as the Spurs routed Milwaukee, 113-88, at AT&T Center. San Antonio has lost two straight and three of its last four at Milwaukee. The red-hot Spurs open a short two-game road trip. |
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| Don't mess with Texas: Mavs pay a visit to Spurs |
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02/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs will shoot for their seventh straight win when they close out a three-game homestand tonight versus the Southwest Division-rival Dallas Mavericks at the AT&T Center. The division-leading Spurs are 2-0 so far on the homestand and 23-5 as the host in 2007-08. They recorded an 89-74 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, as Tim Duncan had 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots to help San Antonio overcome a terrible first quarter. Tony Parker scored 15 points |
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