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| Lakers host Kings with chance for top seed |
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04/15/2008 |
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| ason-ending three-game homestand tonight versus the Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center. Los Angeles is a half game ahead of the New Orleans Hornets in the West standings, and improved to 2-0 on the homestand with Sunday's 106-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Kobe Bryant scored 20 points and Lamar Odom ended with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, whose victory over the Hornets on Friday ensured them the tie-breaker over New Orleans because of a better conference record. A win tonight would set t |
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| Parker paces Spurs in close finish at Sacramento |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Sacramento, CA (Best E Casino) - Tony Parker scored 32 points and dished out 11 assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Sacramento Kings, 101-98, at ARCO Arena. Tim Duncan and Michael Finley poured in 19 points each for the Spurs, who have alternated wins and losses for the past seven contests and sit 1/2 game behind the Hornets for the top spot in the Southwest division. The Spurs are the third seed in the West, and hold a one game lead over the Rockets and Jazz for that spot. The Spurs will close out |
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| Jazz, Rockets square off in Salt Lake City |
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04/14/2008 |
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| hwest Division champion and the fourth seed in the West, while the Rockets are No. 5 and one game ahead of the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns. The Jazz defeated Houston in seven games in the first round of last year's postseason. Houston is tied with the San Antonio Spurs for second place in the Southwest Division, one game behind the division-leading New Orleans Hornets. The Rockets are also 1 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the top seed in the conference. The Jazz and Rockets have split a pair of games |
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| Mavs take on Sonics at KeyArena |
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04/13/2008 |
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| son on Wednesday versus New Orleans. Mavericks forwards Josh Howard (knee) and Jerry Stackhouse (groin) are listed as questionable for Sunday's game. The Sonics just completed an unsuccessful three-game road trip, and suffered a 95-74 setback to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday at the AT&T Center. Rookie of the Year candidate Kevin Durant had a team-high 20 points for Seattle, which has lost eight of nine overall. Earl Watson had 17 points, while Nick Collison hauled in 14 boards and eight points in defeat. S |
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| Spurs coast to victory over lowly Sonics |
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04/12/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - Tony Parker finished with 20 points and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs dominated Seattle, 95-74, to sustain their push for the top spot in the Western Conference. Michael Finley had 14 points, and Fabricio Oberto had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who moved within one game of New Orleans for first in the conference, after the Hornets lost to the Lakers on Friday. LA sits a half-game ahead of San Antonio. Ime Udoka scored 13, and Tim Duncan 12, for San Anton |
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04/12/2008 |
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| ted any chance at winning the division title, as the Pacific-leading Lakers topped New Orleans Friday, 107-104. Final Score: San Antonio 95, Seattle 74 San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - Tony Parker finished with 20 points and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs dominated Seattle, 95-74, to sustain their push for the top spot in the Western Conference. Michael Finley had 14 points, and Fabricio Oberto had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who moved within one game of New Orleans for first in the conf |
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| Spurs sign Johnson |
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04/11/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs signed guard/forward DerMarr Johnson on Friday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 27-year-old Johnson has spent most of the 2007-08 season with San Antonio's NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros. The Cincinnati product averaged 4.0 points in three games with the Spurs in late December and early January this season, before he was waived on January 7. Johnson was a highly-touted high school star and was selected sixth |
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| Paul, Scott deserve hardware |
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04/11/2008 |
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| pass. The 22-year-old Wake Forest product has done it all during the regular season, and turned New Orleans into one of the top teams in the league. HONORABLE MENTION: KOBE BRYANT (LOS ANGELES LAKERS), KEVIN GARNETT (BOSTON CELTICS), MANU GINOBILI (SAN ANTONIO SPURS), LEBRON JAMES (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS), TRACY MCGRADY (HOUSTON ROCKETS). ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: KEVIN DURANT (SEATTLE SUPERSONICS) This year's rookie crop took a big hit when Portland's Greg Oden, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, went down with |
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| Spurs try to boost playoff status vs. Seattle |
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04/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff-bound San Antonio Spurs attempt to get back on the winning track, as they welcome the Seattle SuperSonics tonight to the AT&T Center. San Antonio is two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division and Western Conference standings. The Spurs and Houston Rockets have identical records at 53-25. The Spurs fell on Wednesday at home to the Phoenix Suns, 96-79. Tim Duncan finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss, while Tony Parker chipped in 20 poi |
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| Stoudemire, Suns stifle Spurs |
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04/10/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points to lead Phoenix, but it was the Suns' defense that shined in a stunning 96-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center. The Suns held San Antonio to a mere 11 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring their conference rival 51-34 in the second half. The Suns used a balanced attack on the offensive end with Shaquille O'Neal, who missed Tuesday's game with a bruised right hip, scoring 16 points and grabbing a team-high nine rebou |
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