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| Magic, Wizards get ready for playoffs in Orlando |
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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 South |
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| Cavs, Pistons battle before postseason |
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04/16/2008 |
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| legs) played Tuesday and is expected to be in the lineup on Wednesday. Cleveland has won two straight and three of four to lock up the fifth seed in the East and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. It will face the fourth-seeded Washington Wizards in the opening round for the third consecutive season. In Monday's thrilling 91-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center, Devin Brown sank a pair of free throws with two-tenths of a second remaining in the game to lift the Caval |
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| Knicks visit Indiana for season finale |
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04/16/2008 |
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| mark as the visitor. It owns a 1-7 record in the past eight road games. Knicks forward Quentin Richardson (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday's game. Indiana, meanwhile, missed out on a chance for a playoff berth after Monday's 117-110 loss to the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Danny Granger had 35 points and nine rebounds while hitting seven three-pointers for the Pacers, who ended with a 15-26 road record in 2007-08. Mike Dunleavy finished with 26 points, while Ronald Murray contributed 11 points a |
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| Cavs' controversial win earns homecourt advantage in first round |
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04/15/2008 |
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| while James went for 27 and five assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 22 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland (45-36), which earned homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs with the victory - its second straight. The Cavs will face the Washington Wizards in the opening round. The squads have met in the postseason for three consecutive seasons. Williams had 21 points in 23 minutes on 9-of-11 shooting for Philadelphia (40-41), which has lost three straight to fall back under .500 and firmly into the s |
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| Mason helps Wizards extinguish Pacers' playoff hopes |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Roger Mason drained a career-high seven three-pointers en route to dropping 31 points as the short-handed Washington Wizards ended any hope the Indiana Pacers had of sneaking into the playoffs with a 117-110 victory at the Verizon Center. Nick Young scored 14 points off the bench for Washington, which is locked into the No. 5 slot in the Eastern Conference after Cleveland's 91-90 victory over Philadelphia on Monday. The Wizards will square off against the Cavaliers in the first |
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| Cavs visit the City of Brotherly Love |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| n out and Toronto loses once, they will face third-seeded Orlando in the first round. The No. 7 seed gets a chance to face the Detroit Pistons. The Sixers have dropped two straight and five of their last eight games. In Saturday's 109-93 loss to the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center, Andre Iguodala posted 22 points, six rebounds and seven assists, while Andre Miller chipped in 16 points and 10 assists. After the Sixers host the Cavaliers at the Wachovia Center, they will conclude the regular-season schedul |
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| Pacers, Wizards meet in Washington |
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04/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers have to win their remaining two games and get some help if they plan on capturing a playoff berth. Tonight they will pay a visit to the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Indiana is two games behind idle Atlanta for the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers hold the tiebreaker after winning the season series with the Hawks, who can wrap up the No. 8 spot with an Indiana loss. Atlanta hosts Orlando on Tuesday at Philips Arena. The Pacer |
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| West is best as Cavs beat up on lowly Heat |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2008 |
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| 6 comeback victory over the league doormat Miami Heat. Zydrunas Ilgauskas recorded 14 points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds to help Cleveland extended its lead for the fourth-seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race to two games over the Washington Wizards. The Cavs haven't sewn up home-court advantage in the first round because both Cleveland and Washington have two games remaining. Washington holds the second tiebreak after splitting the season series with a one-game advantage in overall conference |
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| Pistons resume homestand vs. Raptors |
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04/13/2008 |
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| it 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 and 10 points from Antonio McDye |
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| Butler sits out against Sixers |
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04/13/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler missed Saturday's game against Eastern Conference rival Philadelphia with a bruised right knee. Butler banged knees with the Pistons' Rodney Stuckey in the second quarter on Friday, and though he returned to the game, finished just 1-of-7 from the floor. The Wizards used a big fourth quarter to defeat Philadelphia, 109-93, and own a 1 1/2 game lead over Toronto for the fifth-seed in the East. |
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