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| NBA Playoff Preview - Orlando vs. Toronto |
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04/18/2008 |
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| s Network) - Fresh off their first Southeast Division title in franchise history, the Orlando Magic are poised to make a run in the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Standing in the way of that goal, however, are the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors. Orlando took off at the start of the season and finished with more than 50 wins for the first time since the 1995-96 squad posted 60 victories and bowed out in the conference finals. Head coach Stan Van Gundy enjoyed an excellent first season with |
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| Playoff-bound Raptors visit Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The playoff-bound Toronto Raptors and disappointing Chicago Bulls wrap up their 2007-08 seasons tonight at the United Center. The Raptors are the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the third-seeded Orlando Magic in the opening round of the playoffs. Toronto, which was the Atlantic Division champions last season and lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the New Jersey Nets, will try to head into the postseason with two straight wins. Rasho Nesterovic scored 20 points t |
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| Magic, Wizards get ready for playoffs in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of playoff-bound teams riding two-game winning streaks collide tonight, when the Orlando Magic host the Washington Wizards at Amway Arena. Orlando is the third seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the Toronto Raptors in the opening round of the playoffs. It has won two straight and three of four, including Tuesday's 121-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Maurice Evans scored a career-high 27 points and Hedo Turkoglu had 17 points and eight assists for the So |
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| Hawks prepare for playoffs in Miami |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| of four. They finished the regular season with a 25-16 record as the host. Miami will finally put this tumultuous season behind them, as it owns a 14-67 record. The Heat have lost three in a row and 10 of 11, including Monday's 91-75 decision to the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Daequan Cook tallied a game-high 22 points, while Chris Quinn netted 14 points and Ricky Davis 11 in defeat. Miami ended the season with a 6-35 record away from South Beach. Another loss for the Heat and they will have the |
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| Timberwolves visit Pistons at The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2008 |
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| nd, have won two in a row and are 33-7 at home this season. They will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in the regular-season finale. Rookie Rodney Stuckey came off the bench to score 18 points as Detroit defeated the Toronto Raptors, 91-84, on Sunday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Chauncey Billups and Jason Maxiell both added 14 points, while Richard Hamilton chipped in 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field for the Pistons, who have won seven of their last nine games over |
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| Bulls win shootout over struggling Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| ons and Awvee Storey, but it was too little, too late as the Bulls' cushion proved to be ample. Game Notes Chicago is 3-1 against the Bucks this season, and has won seven of the last eight contests in the series. The Bulls have won four of their last six at Milwaukee...The Bucks finished 19-22 at home, and Milwaukee will wrap up its season against Minnesota on Wednesday at the Target Center...Chicago ended the year 13-28 on the road. The Bulls will host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in their season finale. |
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| Toronto hosts the Heat |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Raptors are headed to the playoffs, but still need to solidify postseason positioning in the Eastern Conference. They will try to get back on track tonight at home versus the Miami Heat at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors had a two-game winning streak stopped after Sunday's 91-84 setback to the Detroit Pistons, leaving them in a tie for the sixth seed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Toronto owns the tiebreaker with Philly. A sixth-place finish guarantees a first-round showdown wi |
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| Bucks host Bulls at Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| has missed five straight games, while Villanueva has been sidelined for two straight contests. Chicago is 12-28 on the road and plays its final contest as the visitor. The Bulls, who have lost two in a row away from the United Center, will host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in their season finale. On Sunday, Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points and dished out eight assists to lead the Orlando Magic past Chicago, 104-84, at the United Center. Andres Nocioni poured in 22 points off the bench for the Bulls, who hav |
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| Pistons resume homestand vs. Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons are getting ready for a strong playoff push, and will resume a three-game homestand today versus the Toronto Raptors at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit ended a two-game losing streak in the opener of the homestand on Friday versus the Washington Wizards, as Jason Maxiell registered a career- high 28 points and eight rebounds in a 102-74 blowout in Motown. The Pistons, who already locked up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, got 13 points from Chauncey Billups |
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| Pacers stifle Sixers to remain in East playoff picture |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2008 |
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| ristically low 26 percent from three-point range. Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 23 points and seven boards, but the Sixers (40-39) shot just 34.7 percent from the floor - including 1-of-14 from beyond the arc - and fell back into a tie with the Toronto Raptors for the East's seventh seed. Toronto breezed past New Jersey on Friday, 113-85. Thaddeus Young scored 21 and grabbed five rebounds for Philly, which managed more than 20 points in just one of the four quarters. Samuel Dalembert hauled in a game-high |
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