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| Kobe bests LeBron in intense Lakers-Cavs battle |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant recorded 20 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a battle of NBA heavyweights. Bryant, the reigning league MVP, played the duration of the game with a dislocated ring finger on his shooting hand. He was injured in the first quarter while defending Cleveland's LeBron James, who is the early front- runner for this season's MVP award, but Bryant had the finger popped back into place and q |
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| Cavs, Lakers set to battle in LA |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A battle of the elite caps off Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the NBA when the Eastern Conference's top team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, heads to Hollywood to take on the West's best in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs, who are embarking on a four-game road trip, improved to a perfect 20-0 at home and an NBA best 31-7 overall on Friday when LeBron James recorded 29 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, as Cleveland upended the New Orleans Hornets, 92-78. James was 12-of-24 from the field overall |
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| Spurs invade Windy City to take on Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2009 |
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| e Bulls, meanwhile, opened a quick two-game homestand on Thursday when Luol Deng scored 22 points and hit a pair of three-pointers in overtime, and the Chicago played spectacular defense on LeBron James after the first half for a 102-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. James finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, but went a cold 8-of-28 from the field. He had just two field goals after halftime and accounted for half of his team's 16 turnovers. Tyrus Thomas had 15 points and seven rebounds for Ch |
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| Pistons hope to snap skid vs, Hornets |
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01/17/2009 |
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| llace provided 12 points and eight rebounds, and Allen Iverson ended with 14 points in a losing cause. The Hornets. meanwhile, fell to 1-1 on a three-game road trip and 11-8 as the visitor overall on Friday when they ran into the buzzsaw that is the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James recorded 29 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, as the Cavs remained perfect at home with a 92-78 victory over New Orleans. James was 12- of-24 from the field overall and had 14 points in the fourth quarter after shooting a dreadful |
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| Magic Trick: Nelson, Howard power Orlando past Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2009 |
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| ad good looks but his shot did not go in." Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol each grabbed nine rebounds and added 17 and 13 points, respectively, as Los Angeles fell to 20-3 at home. Things don't get easier for the Lakers, with the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers coming to town on Monday. The entire game was a back-and-forth battle that featured 20 ties and 28 lead changes. With the clubs coming into the came with near identical records, it came as no surprise that the outcome came down to the wire. Nelson's |
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| Cavs stay perfect at home with win over Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James recorded 29 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained perfect at home with a 92-78 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. James was 12-of-24 from the field overall and had 14 points in the fourth quarter after shooting a dreadful 8-for-28 in Thursday's loss to the Bulls. The Cavaliers remain the only unbeaten home team in the NBA, as they now have a 20-0 record at Quicken Loans Arena this season. Sasha Pavlovic was a perfect 4-for-4 fro |
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| Cavs' West out 5-to-6 weeks |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West is projected to miss the next 5-to-6 weeks after breaking his wrist in a collision during Thursday's game. X-rays and an MRI confirmed that West suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right wrist. He collided with Chicago's Derrick Rose, falling to the floor on his wrist while also suffering a cut over his left eye that required two stitches. West is averaging 12.3 points and 3.5 assists in 37 games for the Cavs this season. |
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| Lakers, Magic ready for marquee matchup |
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01/16/2009 |
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| hich upended Houston the day before. Andrew Bynum tallied 18 points and Fisher 16 for the Lakers, who lost for the first time in five games. Los Angeles will finish a quick two-game homestand on January 19 against another one of the NBA's elite, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic, meanwhile, improved to an NBA-best 15-5 on the road and 2-0 on their current four-game road trip Tuesday in Sacramento, where Dwight Howard poured in 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Orlando in a 139-107 rout over the Kings. Jam |
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| Jazz aim to cure road woes in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| rts Network) - The struggling Memphis Grizzlies resume a three-game homestand this evening versus the Utah Jazz at FedEx Forum. Memphis has lost four straight overall and opened the homestand with Tuesday's 102-87 setback versus LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. James stole the show once again by recording his 19th career triple-double with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Kyle Lowry tallied 25 points and seven assists for Memphis, which has dropped eight of nine overall and will also host the Detroi |
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| Cavs put perfect home record on the line vs. Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are right where they want to be as they return home to host the New Orleans Hornets at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland had its three-game winning streak stopped in Chicago on Thursday, suffering a 102-93 overtime defeat at the hands of the Bulls at the United Center. LeBron James finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, but The Central-leading Cavs lost guard Delonte West to a broken right wrist and he is expected to miss some time. West posted 11 points in |
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