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| Yao leads Rockets over Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming had 28 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as the Houston Rockets logged a 107-100 victory against the Chicago Bulls at the Toyota Center. Aaron Brooks had 18 points while Tracy McGrady returned from a left ankle sprain to score 16 points with six assists. The Rockets finished off a three- game homestand with back-to-back wins, following a loss to Philadelphia last Wednesday. Luis Scola posted 13 points and matched a career high with 18 rebounds in the win. Luol De |
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| Cavs try to go 23-0 at home vs. Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/03/2009 |
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| matching the franchise mark for consecutive home wins first set during the 1988-89 campaign, with a 112-95 rout over the Los Angeles Clippers on January 30. The Cavs became the first team to win at least its first 22 home games in a season since the Chicago Bulls (37 games) and the Orlando Magic (33 games) accomplished the feat in the 1995-96 season. Cleveland is also the first team since the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers (22 games) to win 22 straight home games to begin a season, each by a margin of at least f |
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| Bulls resume trek in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
02/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls shoot for their fourth consecutive road victory today as they resume a seven-game trip in south Texas against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. The Bulls won their third straight after dropping the opener of the trek in Phoenix on Saturday when Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon scored 26 points apiece as Chicago upended the Suns, 122-111, at US Airways Center. Luol Deng added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won a season-high three straight on the heel |
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| Harris, Nelson, Parker, Rose to take part in Skills Challenge |
NBA Basketball |
02/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris, the Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson, the San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and the Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose will take part in the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge on February 14. Parker, the only one of the four with All-Star experience, also participated in the inaugural Skills event in 2003. The Skills Challenge consists of four players competing in a two-round timed obstacle course with dribbling, passing and shooting stations. Utah's Deron Wi |
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| Kings hope to snap 8-game skid vs. Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2009 |
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| eir two-game win streak come to a halt. Rookie Russell Westbrook added 20 points and eight boards while Jeff Green had 11 points in defeat. The Kings, meanwhile, dropped their eighth straight contest on Friday when Luol Deng scored 20 points and the Chicago Bulls picked up a rare win over Sacramento, 109-88, at ARCO Arena. Ben Gordon also scored 20 and Tyrus Thomas posted 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who beat Sacramento for just the fourth time in the last 20 meetings. They had lost nine straight |
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| Cavs aim to extend large Central Division lead vs. Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2009 |
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| t was sharp in his first game back, making 10-of-16 field goals. LeBron James had a team-high 25 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers, who are the first team to win at least its first 22 home games in a season since the Chicago Bulls (37 games) and the Orlando Magic (33 games) accomplished the feat in the 1995-96 season. Cleveland is the also first team since the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers (22 games) to win 22 straight home games to begin a season, each by a margin of at least f |
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| Bulls win rare road tilt in Phoenix behind Rose, Gordon |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon scored 26 points apiece as the Chicago Bulls upended the Phoenix Suns, 122-111, at US Airways Center. Luol Deng added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won a season-high three straight on the heels of a season-worst five-game slide. Kirk Hinrich chipped in 15 points and Tyrus Thomas 10 in the win. Leandro Barbosa notched a season-high 32 points off the bench for the Suns, who have lost two in a row and five of seven overall. Grant Hi |
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| Bulls resume grueling road trip in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns resume a three-game homestand Friday by welcoming the Chicago Bulls to US Airways Center. The Suns lost the opener of the residency on Thursday when San Antonio's big three came up big as the Spurs used a season-high 30 points from Manu Ginobili, 26 from Tony Parker and 20 from Tim Duncan to hold off Phoenix, 114-104. San Antonio's victory came on a day of milestones for the Suns. Steve Nash, who finished with 16 points and 18 assists, moved into 11th place on the all- ti |
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| Deng helps Bulls blow out Kings in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Luol Deng scored 20 points and the Chicago Bulls picked up a rare win over the Kings, 109-88, at ARCO Arena. Ben Gordon also scored 20 and Tyrus Thomas posted 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who beat Sacramento for just the fourth time in the last 20 meetings. They had lost nine straight at ARCO Arena prior to Friday night, but Joakim Noah finished with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had six boards to help the Bulls win in Sacramento for the first time since Nov |
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| Ilgauskas returns as Cavs move to 22-0 at home |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2009 |
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| rs. Cleveland improved to 22-0 as the host this season, matching a franchise record for consecutive home wins, which the club set in the 1988-89 campaign. The Cavs also are the first team to win at least its first 22 home games in a season since the Chicago Bulls (37 games) and the Orlando Magic (33 games) accomplished the feat in the 1995-96 season. Cleveland is the first team since the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers (22 games) to win 22 straight home games to begin a season, each by a margin of at least four p |
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