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| Wizards' Songaila suspended for Game 6 |
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05/03/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The NBA suspended Washington Wizards forward Darius Songaila one game for striking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the face with his hand. Songaila served the suspension Friday when the Wizards lost at home to Cleveland in Game 6 of their first round Eastern Conference series. The Wizards were eliminated from postseason play. The incident occurred in the first quarter of Washington's 88-87 Game 5 victory in Cleveland. Songaila was averaging 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds |
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05/03/2008 |
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| Suspended Washington Wizards forward Darius Songaila one game. |
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| Cavs, Wizards battle in Game 6 of first-round series |
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05/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Washington Wizards attempt to force a Game 7 with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the teams continue their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series at the Verizon Center. Cleveland leads this best-of-seven series 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. Washington stayed alive on Wednesday in Cleveland. Caron Butler had a playoff- career-high 32 points, including the game-winning bucket with 3.9 seconds remaining, and the fifth-seeded Wizards earned a |
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05/01/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - Caron Butler had a playoff-career-high 32 points, including the game-winning bucket with 3.9 seconds remaining, and the Washington Wizards kept their season alive with an 88-87 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Butler shot 11-for-22 from the floor and added nine rebounds and five assists in helping Washington, which now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, snap a five-game postseason losing streak on the road. DeSha |
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| Arenas out for Game 5, and rest of season |
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04/30/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, whose team faces a 3-2 deficit after Wednesday night's 88-87 win over Cleveland in its Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, will miss whatever games remain in the Wizards' season because of continued problems with his surgically repaired knee. Arenas announced about an hour before the scheduled tip-off that he would be shelved for the season, having missed the previous two practice days after consulting with the team's trainer. The thre |
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| The Butler does it: Wizards edge Cavs to force Game 6 |
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04/30/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - Caron Butler had a playoff-career-high 32 points, including the game-winning bucket with 3.9 seconds remaining, and the Washington Wizards kept their season alive with an 88-87 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Butler shot 11-for-22 from the floor and added nine rebounds and five assists in helping Washington, which now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, snap a five-game postseason losing streak on the road. DeSha |
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| Wizards attempt to stave off elimination versus Cavaliers |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Washington Wizards try to stay alive in the postseason, as they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Quicken Loans Arena for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. Cleveland leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Friday at the Verizon Center. The Cavaliers took a commanding lead in the series with a big win on Sunday in Washington. Delonte West's three-pointer with just 5.4 seconds on the clock lifted No. 4 Cleveland over the fifth- |
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| NBA issues fines to Pierce, Stevenson |
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04/28/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The National Basketball Association handed out $25,000 fines Monday to Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson for making "menacing gestures" during their respective playoff games this weekend. Pierce was fined for flashing a hand gesture to Atlanta's Al Horford on Saturday. Horford drew the ire of Pierce after hitting a jumper and taunting the Celtics forward late in the Hawks' 102-93 victory. Pierce stared down his opponent and had to be |
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| LeBron, Cavs try to bounce back versus Wizards in Game 4 |
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04/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to bounce back from an embarrassing loss, as they visit the fifth-seeded Washington Wizards this afternoon at the Verizon Center for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. Cleveland leads this best-of-seven series, 2-1. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. On Thursday, DeShawn Stevenson drained five three-pointers and led a balanced Washington attack with 19 points, as the Wizards blew out Cleveland, 108-72, f |
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| Wizards' Arenas hurts knee |
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04/25/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, starting in a game for the first time since November, hurt his surgically repaired knee in the first half of Thursday's 108-72 playoff win over Cleveland. Arenas, who limped off the court in the first half with a bone bruise in his left knee, was limited to 10 minutes of playing time and had just two points and three assists. The victory pulled the Wizards within 2-1 in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Arenas had just seven p |
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