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| Lakers resume productive road trip in Atlanta vs. Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Western Conference's top team, the Los Angeles Lakers, resume a season-long road trip in the deep south Sunday when they face the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Lakers improved to 4-0 on their trek Friday in New Jersey and cliched the top seed and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs when Pau Gasol posted a season-high 36 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead Los Angeles in a 103-95 triumph over the Nets. Derek Fisher chipped in 18 points while Kobe |
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| Allen and Davis help Celtics thwart Hawks comeback attempt |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Ray Allen poured in 22 points and Glen Davis ended with 19 points and 12 rebounds, as the Boston Celtics hung on to beat the Atlanta Hawks, 99-93, at Philips Arena. Paul Pierce added 21 points for the Celtics, who have won six straight regular season games over the Hawks. Eddie House ended with 12 points off the bench for Boston, which is tied for the second spot in the East with Orlando. Boston, the Atlantic Division champions, was without the services of forward Kevin Garnet |
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| Celtics aim to maintain dominance of Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics will shoot for their sixth straight win over the Atlanta Hawks when the two playoff-bound teams square off Friday night at Philips Arena. Boston is 2-0 against the Hawks this season and posted its fifth consecutive victory between the teams with an 88-85 triumph in Atlanta on December 17. The Celtics have won 11 of its 17 most recent matchups with the Hawks, who have lost two straight as the host in this series. The Atlantic Division champion Celtics will try to get bac |
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| Surging Sixers welcome Brown, Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| e in Friday's matchup versus the Charlotte Bobcats. The fourth or fifth-seeded squad in the East will avoid matchups with conference powerhouses Cleveland, Boston or Orlando in the first round. The Sixers are just four games behind the fourth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and will shoot for their fourth straight win overall and fifth in a row at the Wachovia Center this evening. The Sixers rallied to beat Minnesota, 96-88, Wednesday at home thanks to 29 points from second-year star Thaddeus Young. Andre Miller ended |
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| Magic try to stay hot in clash with Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| ned the residency with an 84-82 victory over conference-foe Boston on Wednesday. Dwight Howard led the way with his usual double-double, registering 24 points and 21 rebounds for the Magic, who clinched their second straight division title after the Atlanta Hawks' loss to San Antonio. Rashard Lewis finished with 21 points while Hedo Turkoglu added 13 in a winning cause. The victory pulled the Magic even with Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference standings, just five games behind the top-seeded Ca |
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| Parker lifts Duncan-less Spurs past Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Tony Parker posted game-highs of 42 points and 10 assists, scoring 18 in the fourth quarter to help put the wraps on San Antonio's 102-92 triumph over the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Roger Mason had 18 points and Michael Finley 13 for the Spurs, who maintained a slim lead over Houston in the Southwest Division standings by winning their second in a row. San Antonio entered play Tuesday just a half game behind the Rockets, then handed Golden State a defeat while Houston fel |
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| Spurs, Hawks clash in Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs took back the lead in the Southwest Division last night and will try to hold that spot Wednesday on the road against the home-tested Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. San Antonio entered Tuesday's game versus Golden State just a half game behind the Houston Rockets in the division standings, then handed the Warriors a 107-106 defeat in the finale of a four-game homestand at the AT&T Center. Roger Mason buried a jump shot with 23.8 seconds remaining to give San Anto |
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| Flipping on the win switch: Murray paces Hawks over T'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Flip Murray finished with a season-high 30 points as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-97, at Philips Arena. Mike Bibby finished with 20 points and nine assists, and Joe Johnson ended with 20 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta, which was coming off a loss to Cleveland on Saturday that snapped a seven-game win streak. The Hawks have won eight consecutive home games. "It was just another game," Murray, who scored 14 points each in the second and fourth |
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| Cavs welcome Hawks to Quicken Loans Arena |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two red-hot teams meet in Cleveland Saturday afternoon when the Central Division champion Cavaliers play host to the Atlanta Hawks at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs, who have the NBA's best record, won their seventh straight game on Thursday when LeBron James recorded his fourth triple-double in his last seven games, as Cleveland committed only two turnovers on the way to a 97-92 overtime win over Portland. The two turnovers tied an NBA record for fewest in a game, while James finished wit |
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| Surging Hawks close out homestand vs. Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks will attempt to close out a perfect seven-game homestand tonight versus the Dallas Mavericks at Philips Arena. The Hawks have won the first six tests of the residency and will try for a season high seven consecutive victories Thursday. They remained perfect on the homestand with a 119-97 drubbing of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, as Al Horford ended with a team-high 23 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead Atlanta, which is 26-7 as the host in 2008-09. Atlanta al |
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