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| Mavs try to get back on winning track at Charlotte |
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01/23/2008 |
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| lost two in a row on the road and are 9-10 as the visitor this season. The Bobcats will close out a three-game homestand on Wednesday and are 1-1 on the stand. They are also 14-12 at Charlotte Bobcats Arena this season. In Monday's 95-86 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Emeka Okafor had a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 boards for the Bobcats, who lost for the fourth time in their last seven games. Gerald Wallace collected 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Jason Richardson netted 13 points in the |
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| Shaquille O'Neal has MRI on ailing left hip; Heat not sure of timetable |
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01/22/2008 |
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| eriod. The team did not immediately release the MRI exam results. Heat coach Pat Riley said he still was gathering information but did not expect O'Neal to play Thursday when the Heat - losers of 14 straight games - host the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. Asked if O'Neal could be sidelined longer, Riley responded, ``I don't know.'' O'Neal was not available to reporters Tuesday. Riley said the hip is inflamed, which has led to a fluid buildup in the joint. ``His activity, the activity, is exa |
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| Charlotte hosts Duncan, Spurs |
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01/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to right the ship this afternoon, when they close out a brief two-game road trip against the Charlotte Bobcats in North Carolina. The Spurs have dropped two straight and four of their last six games, including Saturday's 83-81 setback to the rival Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Tim Duncan had 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Spurs, who fell to 6-9 as the visitor this season. Manu Ginobili scored 21 points and Tony Parker added 16 points for San Antonio. |
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| McGrady returns, and Rockets survive to edge Spurs |
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01/20/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Yao Ming had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Matt Bonner's floater at the buzzer bounced off the rim as the Houston Rockets edged the San Antonio Spurs, 83-81. Rafer Alston had 16 points and six assists for the Rockets, who stemmed a two- game slide, and have won six of eight. Tracy McGrady returned after missing 11 games with a bone bruise and strained tendon in his left knee, and scored nine points in 27 minutes for Houston. "It's a process of knowing my body and knowing that if |
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| Charlotte hosts the Grizzlies |
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01/19/2008 |
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| points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson both ended with 12 points for Charlotte. The Bobcats are 13-11 at home this season. They will host the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs on Monday and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. Memphis tries to win back-to-back games for just the second time this season. Mike Miller scored 25 points and Pau Gasol added 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as th |
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| Knicks, Heat square off in Miami |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2008 |
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| eat lost a franchise-worst 17 in a row from November 5 - December 12 of the 1988 campaign. Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, including a 20-point explosion in the third quarter, for the Heat, who last won on December 22nd when they topped the Utah Jazz in Miami. Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points and 11 boards, while Ricky Davis added 14 points for the Heat. The Heat will also host the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and the Celtics on the current homestand. Miami is 4-13 on the road this season. |
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| Yao, Rockets host Duncan, Spurs |
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01/19/2008 |
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| will host rookie phenom Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday. San Antonio concludes a two-game road trip. LeBron James lowered his head into Fabricio Oberto and hit the go-ahead shot with 33.6 seconds left, boosting Cleveland over the San Antonio Spurs, 90-88, at the AT&T Center in the first meeting between the teams since last year's NBA Finals. Manu Ginobili had 31 points, but missed the potential tying jumper as time ran out on the Spurs, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Tony Parke |
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| McGrady reverses course, says he could return against Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2008 |
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| bably end an 11-game absence, a day after saying his left knee needed more time to heal. McGrady has been sidelined with a bone bruise, a strained tendon and patellar tendinitis in the knee. He said Thursday he was ``unlikely'' to play against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night because the injury was still painful and limiting his movement. But he made it through the Rockets' nearly two-hour practice Friday and labeled himself ``75 percent'' ready to face the Spurs. ``There's a good chance I could pla |
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| Spurs host Cavs in rematch of NBA Finals |
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01/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will return to the site of last year's NBA Finals when they resume a three-game road trip tonight against the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center. The Cavs, who were swept in four games by the Spurs in last year's NBA Finals, have won two straight and six of their last seven games. They opened the road trip with a 132-124 overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. James scored a season-high 51 points, dished out nine assists and gra |
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| Hornets are not letting up |
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01/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Is it a surprise that the New Orleans Hornets are keeping up with the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks at the top of the standings in the Southwest Division? The Hornets (25-12) are just one-half game behind the defending world champion Spurs and Dallas for the top spot in the division. Starting point guard Chris Paul continues to amaze and is playing like an All-Star. The Wake Forest product leads the Hornets in scoring (21.7 ppg) and assists (10.4 apg). Paul is shooting 48.8 perce |
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