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| Cavs aim to extend large Central Division lead vs. Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Central Division rivals clash Sunday when the Cleveland Cavaliers make the short trek to the Motor City and take on the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Central-leading Cavs haven't won a division title since the 1975-76 season but have opened up an imposing 11-game lead over the second-place Pistons. The Cavaliers improved to 22-0 as the host this season on Friday with a 112-95 win over the hapless LA Clippers, matching a franchise record for consecutive home wins, which the |
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| Ilgauskas returns as Cavs move to 22-0 at home |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his return to the court, as the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Los Angeles Clippers, 112-95, to stay undefeated at Quicken Loans Arena. Ilgauskas had missed the last 13 games because of a small fracture in his left ankle, but 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. Cleveland improved to 22-0 as the host this |
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| Cavs C Ilgauskas returns |
NBA Basketball |
01/30/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas returned to the team's lineup Friday in a 112-95 win over the Clippers, after missing almost all of January. Ilgauskas had missed the last 13 games for the Cavaliers because of a small fracture in his left ankle, last playing December 30 against Miami. He finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Friday's win. Ilgauskas injured the ankle in a December 10th contest against Philadelphia, and initially came back, but a subsequent MRI exa |
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| Grand larceny, NBA style |
NBA Basketball |
01/30/2009 |
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| high 15.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, has a Knicks team that has practically admitted their OK with losing while waiting for LeBron James in a couple of years on the outskirts of the Eastern Conference playoff race. 5. - Mo Williams - Guard - Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James casts quite the shadow in Cleveland and that likely cost Mo Williams a spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. James is so good, you tend to forget he plays with some pretty capable players and Williams leads that list. Williams' |
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| Cavs aim to remain perfect at home against lowly Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
01/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers put their unblemished home record on the line tonight against a Los Angeles Clippers team that's found it hard to win games on the road this season. Cleveland sports a perfect 21-0 mark at Quicken Loans Arena so far this season, a main reason why the Cavs own a 10-game lead atop the Central Division and occupy the second seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing only the defending world champion Boston Celtics. On the other hand, the Clippers have posted a horrid 5-15 mar |
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| Howard helps Magic top Cavs in battle of division leaders |
NBA Basketball |
01/29/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Dwight Howard's NBA-leading 35th double-double of the season helped the Orlando Magic pull away late and deal the Cleveland Cavaliers a 99-88 defeat at Amway Arena in a battle of division leaders. Howard finished with 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Southeast Division- leading Magic, who have won two in a row and nine of their last 11 contests. Jameer Nelson, who was named as an All-Star reserve earlier Thursday, chipped in 18 points. Hedo Turkoglu added 19 points and 11 boards in |
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| Cavs, Magic clash at Amway Arena |
NBA Basketball |
01/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference square off tonight, as the Cleveland Cavaliers pay a visit to the Orlando Magic in a battle of division leaders at Amway Arena. The Central Division-leading Cavs have won four straight games and improved to 21-0 at home with Tuesday's 117-100 win versus the Sacramento Kings at Quicken Loans Arena. First-year Cav Mo Williams finished with a career-high 43 points and made 15-of-24 from the field. Williams also had eight rebounds and 11 assists for Cl |
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| Durant and Rose lead rosters for NBA Rookie Challenge |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2009 |
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| ill team with Memphis' guard/center combo O.J. Mayo and Marc Gasol. Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Heat forward Michael Beasley and New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez round out the first-year players. Last year's contest ended in a 136-109 victory for the sophomores, who own a 7-2 advantage over rookies in the challenge, which went to the current format in 2000. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson was named the 2008 MVP, making 11 three-pointers en route to a game-high 33 points. |
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| Pietrus returns as Magic pound Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2009 |
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| "I knew it was going to be a tough task coming in here and trying to win," Ford said. "They are one of the top four teams in the NBA right now and they handed it to us tonight." Game Notes Orlando has a much-anticipated tilt on tap Thursday when the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town...Indiana is back in action Wednesday when it hosts Milwaukee...Orlando leads the season series, 3-0, and has won the last five meetings against Indiana...Troy Murphy scored 13 points for Indiana, which shot 50.6 percent from the floor |
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| James, Bynum earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
01/26/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending January 25. James guided the Cavaliers to a 3-1 record during a week-long West Coast swing, averaging 30.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 2.3 steals, per contest. He recorded his twelfth double-double of the season with a 33-point, 14-rebound effort on January 24 in a win against Utah. Bynum |
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