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| Wizards try to halt skid in Denver |
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| to halt a five-game losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center. The Wizards begin a four-game road trip tonight. On Wednesday, Tim Duncan scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the defending-champion San Antonio Spurs to an 85-77 win over Washington at the Verizon Center. All-Star Antawn Jamison ended with 18 points and Andray Blatche chipped in 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Wizards, losers of five in a row, tying their season-high from the start of the seaso |
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| Celtics square off with Timberwolves |
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02/08/2008 |
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| while Tony Allen contributed 17 and keyed an early fourth-quarter spurt that gave Boston some breathing room on the way to its third win in the last four games overall. The Celtics are 16-5 on the road this season. They will host Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at TD Banknorth Garden. Minnesota plays the fourth of a five-game homestand on Friday, and is 2-1 on the current stand. On Monday, Tracy McGrady finished with a team-high 26 points and hit two crucial buckets in the waning moments as Houst |
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| Duncan, Spurs visit New York |
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02/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs will resume a nine-game road trip tonight, when they pay a visit to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. San Antonio has won three straight and improved to 3-2 on the current trek after Wednesday's 85-77 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Tim Duncan scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace San Antonio, which improved to 11-11 away from the AT&T Center this season. Fabricio Oberto tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Manu |
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| Wizards forward Caron Butler out again with hip flexor |
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02/06/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler was out of the lineup for Wednesday's loss to the San Antonio Spurs with a strained hip flexor. Butler, who left Tuesday's game in Philadelphia after his hip began hurting, was playing just his second game after missing three with the same injury. ``Caron is going to be out. He's going to be day-to-day after that,'' Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. ``There's no real damage there. It's just sore.'' Jordan said that Butler would accompany the Wizard |
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| O'Neal trade raises new questions for Heat-Hawks replay |
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02/06/2008 |
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| th commissioner David Stern ruling the team was ``grossly negligent'' in failing to address the mistake. The protest is the first granted by the NBA since December 1982, when then-NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien upheld a request for a replay by the San Antonio Spurs after their 137-132 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers the previous month. The Spurs and Lakers finally finished the game in April 1983, with San Antonio winning 117-114.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. |
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| Spurs visit Washington |
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02/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs will resume a nine-game road trip this evening, when they take on the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. The Spurs opened the trip with back-to-back losses, but have rebounded with consecutive wins, including a 116-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds to help the Spurs to a 10-11 road mark this season. Jacque Vaughn added 16 points, Manu Ginobili 15 and Bruce Bowen 14 for the Spurs, who have |
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| Knicks, Pacers meet at MSG |
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02/06/2008 |
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| at home this season. Jamal Crawford scored 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and Quentin Richardson, who left during the second quarter with a sprained right ankle, finished with 14 points. The Knicks will close out the homestand versus the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. On the injury front for New York, both Richardson (ankle) and guard Nate Robinson (leg) are listed as questionable for Wednesday. Indiana, meanwhile, will hit the road tonight and is 10-16 away from Conseco Fieldhouse this season. T |
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| Stifling third-quarter defense propels Spurs over Pacers |
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02/06/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers, 116-89, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Jacque Vaughn added 16 points, Manu Ginobili 15 and Bruce Bowen 14 for the Spurs, who have won two in row since a three-game losing streak. Recently acquired guard Damon Stoudamire scored 11 points in his Spurs debut. Danny Granger scored 16 points and Troy Murphy 15 for the Pacers, who have dropped a season-high seven straight. Travis Diener and Mike Dunl |
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| All-Star forward Kevin Garnett missed his fourth game in a row with an abdominal strain for Boston. === Stifling third-quarter defense propels Spurs over Pacers === Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers, 116-89, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Jacque Vaughn added 16 points, Manu Ginobili 15 and Bruce Bowen 14 for the Spurs, who have won two in row since a three-game losing streak. Recently acquired guard Damon Stoudamire scored 11 po |
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| Damon Stoudamire makes 1st start for San Antonio on Tuesday at Indiana |
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02/05/2008 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Damon Stoudamire, the San Antonio Spurs' newest acquisition, was in the starting lineup Tuesday night at Indiana. Stoudamire signed with the Spurs on Saturday after negotiating a buyout from his contract with Memphis, where he was playing behind two younger teammates in the Grizzlies rotation. He has averaged 13.8 points and 6.3 assists in his 13-year career, and was averaging 7.3 points and 3.9 assists in 29 games for the Grizzlies this season. But he hadn't played since Dec. 30, whe |
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