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| Pistons try to even series with Celtics |
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05/26/2008 |
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| 984-89 Los Angeles Lakers to reach the conference finals six years in a row. During its run, Detroit has advanced to the NBA Finals twice and has captured one championship. The Pistons defeated the Lakers, 4-1, in the 2004 NBA Finals and lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-3, in the 2005 championship round. The Pistons, who eliminated Philadelphia in round one and Orlando in the semis of this year's postseason, have made it to the Eastern Conference finals for the 11th time in franchise history. They played Boston |
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| Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals |
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05/25/2008 |
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| Detroit traded for Hamilton in 2002. ``He delivers every night.'' Some stats back that up. Hamilton has scored 20-plus points in 70 of his 113 playoff games since 2003, trailing only one player's ability to reach that mark during the same span. San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan had 72 20-point postseason games since 2003 entering Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. Duncan and Hamilton top the list of 20-point scorers over the past five-plus postseasons ah |
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| Lakers try to take a commanding 3-0 lead over Spurs |
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05/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs, as the teams resume their Western Conference final series tonight at the AT&T Center. On Friday, Lamar Odom finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the top-seeded Lakers continued their home success in the playoffs with a 101-71 win over No. 3 San Antonio in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series. Odom shot 7-of-10 from the field and MVP Kobe Bryant ended with 22 points for the La |
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| Pistons host Celtics in Game 3 of East finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/24/2008 |
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| 984-89 Los Angeles Lakers to reach the conference finals six years in a row. During its run, Detroit has advanced to the NBA Finals twice and has captured one championship. The Pistons defeated the Lakers, 4-1, in the 2004 NBA Finals and lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-3, in the 2005 championship round. The Pistons, who eliminated Philadelphia in round one and Orlando in the semis of this year's postseason, have made it to the Eastern Conference finals for the 11th time in franchise history. They played Boston |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/24/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Lamar Odom had a spectacular all-around performance with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the sharp-shooting Lakers continued their home success in the playoffs with a 101-71 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Los Angeles rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit to win on Wednesday, 89-85, but there was little doubt to the result of Friday's contest after a dominating second half. The Lakers moved to 7-0 as the hos |
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| Odom lifts Lakers to 2-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
05/24/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Lamar Odom had a spectacular all-around performance with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the sharp-shooting Lakers continued their home success in the playoffs with a 101-71 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Los Angeles rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit to win on Wednesday, 89-85, but there was little doubt to the result of Friday's contest after a dominating second half. The Lakers moved to 7-0 as the hos |
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| Spurs try to bounce back against Lakers in Game 2 |
NBA Basketball |
05/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs try to bounce back against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Staples Center in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. In the opener, superstar Kobe Bryant exploded for 25 of his 27 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Lakers erased a 20-point third-quarter deficit to stun the defending world champion and third-seeded Spurs, 89-85, in Los Angeles. The MVP strapped the Lakers to his back with his 14-point fourth quarter, and his pull-up jumper with 23.9 seco |
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| Celtics attempt to take 2-0 lead over Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
05/22/2008 |
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| to just nine points. Game 3 of this set is scheduled for Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons have won eight straight Game 2s in the playoffs. The last time Detroit lost the second game of a playoff series was on June 12, 2005 to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. The Celtics have won two straight Game 2s in the postseason. Boston is 9-0 at home and 0-6 on the road in this year's playoffs. The Celtics survived two big scares in the first round and semifinals. They knocked out the eighth-see |
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| Kobe rallies Lakers from 20 down to stun Spurs |
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05/22/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant exploded for 25 of his 27 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Lakers erased a 20-point third- quarter deficit to stun the San Antonio Spurs, 89-85, in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The MVP strapped the Lakers to his back with his 14-point fourth quarter, and his pull-up jumper with 23.9 seconds left broke an 85-85 tie. Manu Ginobili missed a three at the other end, and Sasha Vujacic's free throws with 7.3 seconds left sealed the win for the we |
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| Andrew Bynum undergoes knee surgery in New York |
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05/21/2008 |
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| David Altchek, consisted of removing some cartilage debris and smoothing some rough spots on the underside of Bynum's left kneecap, the team said. Bynum had the operation on the same day the Lakers opened the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs at Staples Center. ``Everything seemed to go well,'' Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, adding that from what he had heard, Bynum should be 100 percent in about three months. ``I think Andrew's glad he did it.'' Bynum hasn't played since suffering |
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