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| Magic need to keep their cool vs. Celtics |
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05/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rewind back to the third quarter on Monday and the Orlando Magic were feeling pretty good about themselves. Stan Van Gundy's team had amassed a 28-point lead over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Then the wheels came off. The Celtics staged an impressive comeback, falling just short of stealing Game 1 before blasting Orlando, 112-94, in Game 2 on Wednesday. Now as things shift to central Florida for a pivotal Game 3 tonight, |
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| Celtics hope to even series vs. Magic in Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When you are the defending NBA champions, moral victories aren't the goal and that's exactly how the Boston Celtics felt after coughing up homecourt advantage during Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Orlando Magic. Now the C's face a virtual must win situation as the series resumes at TD Banknorth Garden tonight. Dwight Howard scored 16 points and pulled down 22 rebounds on Monday as the Orlando Magic held off Boston, 95-90, in the opener of the set despite near |
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| Celtics' Powe undergoes knee surgery |
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05/05/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Celtics forward Leon Powe underwent successful knee surgery Tuesday morning. Powe suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against Chicago on April 20. Tuesday's procedure reconstructed the ACL while also repairing a microfracture and damaged cartilage. No timetable has been given for Powe's return, but he will miss the remainder of the playoffs and is expected to make a full recovery. Powe averaged 7.7 points in 70 regula |
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| Celtics, Magic kick off East semis in Beantown |
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05/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics certainly don't mind walking the tightrope. The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday by dispatching of the upstart Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the most thrilling playoff series in years. Waiting in the wings now is Dwight Howard and a talented Orlando Magic team that dismissed the Celtics' Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, in six games during the first round. Sharp-shooter Ray Allen poured in 23 points in t |
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| Rockets, Lakers tip-off series at Staples Center |
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05/04/2009 |
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| ference semifinals by welcoming the Houston Rockets to Staples Center. The Lakers are the team to beat in the West and gained the No. 1 seed in the conference by virtue of an impressive 65-17 regular season record. LA, which lost in six games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last season, summarily dismissed an overmatched Utah Jazz team in five games during the West quarterfinals. All-Star Kobe Bryant scored 31 points in Game 5 on Monday and the Lakers weathered a late Utah run to finish the Jazz, 107- |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Houston |
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05/04/2009 |
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| en they face the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers are the team to beat in the West and gained the No. 1 seed in the conference by virtue of an impressive 65-17 regular season record. LA, which lost in six games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last season, summarily dismissed an overmatched Utah Jazz team in five games during the West quarterfinals. All-Star Kobe Bryant scored 31 points in Game 5 on Monday and the Lakers weathered a late Utah run to finish the Jazz, 107- |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics certainly don't mind walking the tightrope. The defending NBA champions advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday by dispatching of the upstart Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the most thrilling playoff series in years. Waiting in the wings is Dwight Howard and a talented Orlando Magic team that dismissed the Celtics' Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, in six games during the first round. Sharp-shooter Ray Allen poured in 23 points in the C's 109 |
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| Celtics down Bulls to take epic series |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Ray Allen poured in 23 points, and the Boston Celtics moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 109-99 win over the Chicago Bulls, ending their grueling seven-game Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. With the exception of Boston's 21-point victory in Game 3, every other contest until Saturday had been decided by three points or less with four of them going to overtime. The teams had played a total of seven extra sessions, including the incredible 128-127 Chicago win |
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| Celtics, Bulls classic heads to Game 7 |
NBA Basketball |
05/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - One of the most entertaining NBA playoff series in recent memory will come to a close Saturday when the defending champion Boston Celtics face off with the Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals set. Whether it ends in four quarters is anybody's guess. In a series that has now featured four overtime contests, including three in a row, and a total of seven extra sessions, the Bulls forced Game 7 on Thursday when the outlasted the C's in triple-overtime. Joakim Noa |
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| Heat hope to stave off elimination vs. Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
05/01/2009 |
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| scoring Johnson. The Hawks, who finished the regular season at 47-35, their best mark since recording 50 victories in the 1997-98 season, are in the postseason for the second consecutive year. Atlanta put quite a scare into the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics last season before faltering in the seventh game during the first round. The Heat, meanwhile, haven't done much postseason-wise since winning their first NBA title in 2006. They were swept in four games in the first round the following year by the C |
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