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| Jazz, Lakers battle in pivotal Game 5 of West semis |
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05/14/2008 |
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| to their fourth title in five 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 defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. |
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| Popovich backs Stern's anti-pyrotechnics view |
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05/14/2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day after NBA commissioner David Stern said teams had gotten carried away with pyrotechnic displays of shooting flames, booming firecrackers and sparklers during home-team introductions, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich offered an even more critical take. ``When you get that powder and all that stuff on you, people, I think, that have lung problems are really endangering themselves,'' Popovich said Tuesday night, shortly before tip-off of Game 5 of the Spurs' second-round series a |
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| Chandler hurt against Spurs |
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05/13/2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Hornets center Tyson Chandler had to be helped to the bench after dropping to the floor with a bruised left foot in the fourth quarter of New Orleans' playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Chandler's leg appeared to buckle as he came out to the perimeter on the Hornets' defensive end. He stayed down while Manu Ginobili made a driving layup and the Hornets had to call timeout after getting the ball back with 8:47 to go, leading 78-65. Chandler remained on the bench, |
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| Horry sets playoff appearance record |
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05/13/2008 |
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| on Tuesday night. Coming into the playoffs, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held the previous record for playoff appearances with 237. Horry, in his 16th season, has been in the playoffs in all of them, winning two championships with the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs and three with the Los Angeles Lakers.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of |
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| Hornets, Spurs battle in pivotal Game 5 |
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05/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Hornets play the pivotal Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series tonight at New Orleans Arena. This series is knotted at 2-2. Game 6 of this best-of-seven set is scheduled for Thursday at the AT&T Center. The home team has won all four games in this series. On Sunday, Tim Duncan had a dominating performance with 22 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots, as the third-seeded Spurs crushed the No. 2 New Orleans, |
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| Kerr: No "huge rush" to hire new Suns coach |
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05/12/2008 |
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| ision.'' D'Antoni resigned with two years and $8.5 million remaining on his Suns contract. He compiled a 232-96 record over the last four full seasons, but the team could never make it to the NBA finals. Three times the Suns were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs. ``Mike had great success here and did a really good job,'' Kerr said. ``The players should appreciate what he's done and I appreciate what he's done, but for all the different circumstances and reasons, he's moving on and we're moving on.'' The |
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| Bryant, Garnett lead All-Defensive Team |
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05/12/2008 |
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| goal shooting percentage. Camby had a league-leading 3.61 blocked shots per game for the Denver Nuggets and was second in rebounds (13.1 per game). Duncan, on the team for the 11th time, and Bowen, making the team for the eighth time, play for the San Antonio Spurs. The second team is Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Pres |
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| Jazz host Lakers in Game 4 of West semis |
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05/11/2008 |
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| to their fourth title in five 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 defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. |
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| Spurs attempt to even series with Hornets |
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05/11/2008 |
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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 at two games apiece, as the teams battle tonight at the AT&T Center. Game 5 of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday at New Orleans Arena. After losing Games 1 and 2 in New Orleans, the Spurs earned a huge victory on Thursday at home. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker both poured in 31 points as No. 3 San Antonio used a strong second half to beat the s |
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| Jazz need a win in Game 3 versus Lakers |
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05/09/2008 |
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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 defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the |
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