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| Clippers host Grizzlies at Staples Center |
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02/20/2008 |
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| ee of its last four at the Clippers, who will host the Grizzlies on March 29th in the fourth and final meeting of the season between the clubs. The Clippers continue a six-game homestand on Wednesday. They lost the opener of the current stand to the Washington Wizards, 91-89, on February 13th. Corey Maggette leads the Clippers in scoring (21.6 ppg), while Chris Kaman, who has posted 16.4 points per game this season, is averaging a team-best 13.6 rebounds and veteran Sam Cassell has dished out a club-high 4.8 assi |
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| Knicks stop off in City of Brotherly Love |
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02/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Knicks will wrap up a four-game road trip this evening against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center. New York is 2-1 so far on the trip and recorded a 113-100 overtime victory against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday at the Verizon Center. Jamal Crawford scored 21 points, including seven in overtime, and handed out five assists to lead the Knicks, who set a team record by scoring 23 points in the extra session. Zach Randolph poured in 24 points and pulled down 10 rebound |
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| Knicks set team record for most OT points, top Wizards |
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02/19/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Jamal Crawford scored 21 points, seven of which came in overtime, and doled out five assists to lead the New York Knicks past the Washington Wizards, 113-100, at Verizon Center. New York set a team record by scoring 23 points in the extra session. Zach Randolph poured in 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who won for the second time in their last three games. Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson and David Lee all gave 19 points in the win. Antawn Jamison scored 2 |
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| Butler, Thomas both have setbacks for injury-plagued Wizards |
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02/19/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Bad news from the medical front keeps piling on for the Washington Wizards, who reported setbacks for both All-Star forward Caron Butler and center Etan Thomas on Tuesday. Butler missed his sixth consecutive game Tuesday night after another flare-up of his strained left hip flexor during the morning shootaround. Butler missed eight of 10 games before the All-Star break - as well as the All-Star game - with the injury, and the Wizards had hoped he would be able to play after the long weeken |
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| Knicks visit Washington |
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02/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Knicks will continue a four-game road trip this evening, when they take on the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. New York is 1-1 so far on the trip and headed to the All-Star break with last Wednesday's 111-103 setback to the Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden. Jamal Crawford had 26 points and Zach Randolph contributed 20 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out for New York, which has dropped nine of its last 10 contests. The Knicks are just 5-20 away from the Big App |
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| Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, Etan Thomas move closer to returns |
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02/18/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Gilbert Arenas participated in light, non-contact drills at the Washington Wizards' practice Monday, a step forward in his return from left knee surgery. Arenas has said he hopes to return to the Wizards in the coming weeks. The team has not said when he can return to full-contact practice. ``I am just trying to get stronger and continue to work hard at rehab. I do not want to go out there too fast,'' Arenas said after practice. ``I just want to get some mobility and take it from there.''< |
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| All-Star Break Rankings |
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02/14/2008 |
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| ey had a deal done with Dallas, but it fell through. With Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson still in the fold, New Jersey (23-30) will still battle for a playoff berth in the East. Don't be surprised if Kidd ends up with the Mavericks after all. 8. WASHINGTON WIZARDS - The Wizards would be higher on this list if they hadn't dropped eight of their final nine games before the break. Caron Butler, who won't participate in this year's All-Star Game because of a strained left hip flexor, is averaging 21.4 points, 6.8 |
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| Celtics' Ray Allen named All-Star |
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02/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team as an injury replacement for Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler. Butler is out with a hip flexor injury, and that means Allen will be making his eighth NBA All-Star appearance this Sunday. Allen, who is averaging 18.5 points per game this season, will join teammates Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett on the East team. However, Garnett won't play due to an abdominal strain. |
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| Wizards beat Clippers on Jamison's bucket, snap losing streak |
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02/14/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Antawn Jamison scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds - including the game-winning putback with less than a second to go - as the Washington Wizards survived a Clippers comeback to snap an eight-game losing streak with a 91-89 win at the Staples Center. Jamison had 14 fourth-quarter points and hit 13-of-25 field goals, while Brendan Haywood added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wizards, who also ended an eight-game skid on the road. Al Thornton led the Clippers with |
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| Miller, Stoudemire earn NBA weekly honors |
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02/11/2008 |
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| tern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending February 10. Miller led Philadelphia to a 3-1 week, averaging 19.5 points and 9.0 assists per game. The nine-year veteran only committed 10 turnovers during the week and had a season-high 14 assists in a 101-96 win over the Washington Wizards on February 5. Stoudemire recorded double-doubles in each of the Suns three wins last week. The five-year veteran averaged 28.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and a Western Conference-best 3.25 blocks per game. |
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