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| Brown looks for first win as Bobcats welcome Heat to Charlotte |
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11/01/2008 |
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| the Knicks in New York to give new coach Erik Spoelstra his first career NBA victory. LeBron James ruined Brown's first regular season game as the Bobcats coach, narrowly missing a triple-double with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated Charlotte, 96-79, Thursday. It also kept Brown winless since he took over the team. Although it was the regular season opener for Charlotte, the Bobcats also went 0-8 under Brown in the preseason. Brown replaced Sam Vincent, whose honeymoo |
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| Celtics look for third straight win against Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen each contributed 14 points. Pierce had nine boards and Rondo dished out six helpers for Boston, which celebrated its championship from last season before Tuesday's season-opening 90-85 home victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Indiana wasn't as lucky in its opener. Detroit's Tayshaun Prince finished with a team-high 19 points to lead the Pistons to a 100-94 win over the Pacers on Wednesday. Budding star Danny Granger, who signed a contract extension on Friday, had a game |
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| Garnett leads Celtics past Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen each contributed 14 points. Pierce had nine boards and Rondo dished out six helpers for Boston, which celebrated its championship from last season before Tuesday's season-opening 90-85 home victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. "I loved the way our guys played tonight," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said. "We were attacking the loose balls, taking the charges. It was a great energy game for us. And it's nice to see. It was good." The No. 1 overall draft pick this past Apr |
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| Celtics welcome Bulls to Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2008 |
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| ve been distributed among the players, the Boston Celtics will welcome the Chicago Bulls tonight for a showdown at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston celebrated its championship from last season before Tuesday's 90-85 home victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Finals MVP Paul Pierce was emotional during the ring ceremony, then went out and scored a game-high 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting in more than 38 minutes of action. Rajon Rondo added 14 points and six assists, Leon Powe netted 13 points off the be |
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| James helps Cavs dominate Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James narrowly missed a triple-double with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated Charlotte, 96-79, keeping the Bobcats and Hall of Famer Larry Brown winless since he took over as their head coach. Although it was the regular season opener for Charlotte, the Bobcats went 0-8 under Brown in the preseason. Brown replaced Sam Vincent, whose honeymoon phase as an NBA head coach was a quick one, as the Bobcats relieved the first- year hea |
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| Boston begins title defense with win over Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Paul Pierce picked up right where he left off last season, scoring 27 points as Boston opened defense of its NBA title by holding off the Cleveland Cavaliers, 90-85, on a celebratory night at TD Banknorth Garden. Prior to the game, the Celtics lifted their 17th championship banner to the rafters, their first title since 1986. It was nearly four months ago the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, and they began the 2008-09 season with a comeback win over LeBron James |
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| Celtics open title defense vs. LeBron and the Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
10/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The NBA champion Boston Celtics tip-off the 2008-09 season Tuesday when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers and superstar LeBron James to TD Banknorth Garden. The game is a rematch of an exciting seven game Eastern Conference semifinal set last season where the Celtics outlasted the Cavs en route to capturing the club's record 17th NBA title and first since 1986. James scored 45 points in the decisive Game 7 but Boston's Paul Pierce took over the game down the stretch and finished with 41 poin |
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| Nuggets waive Parker, Patterson |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2008 |
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| , Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Clippers. Parker, 27, played in only 19 games for the Clippers last season. The Fordham product has averaged nine points and 2.9 assists per game over five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Lakers and Miami Heat. Cleaves, 31, has not played since seeing action in 27 games for the Sonics in the 2005-06 campaign, averaging 2.7 points and 1.6 assists per game. The former Michigan State Spartan has career av |
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| Celtics waive F Miles |
NBA Basketball |
10/20/2008 |
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| Clippers out of East St. Louis High School, averaged a career-high 14 points and 4.6 rebounds in 40 games for the Trail Blazers during the 2005-06 campaign. He has posted career averages of 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 412 career games with the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland. "Darius was a model citizen during his time here in Boston. He showed that he still has a lot of basketball left in him," said Celtics executive director of basketball operations and general manager Danny Ainge. |
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| Cavaliers release deaf center Allred |
NBA Basketball |
10/08/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers released center Lance Allred, the first legally deaf player in the NBA, on Wednesday. Allred was signed to a pair of 10-day contracts last March before the team signed him for the remainder of the season in April. He played in three games and averaged one point. He played four minutes in the Cavaliers' 104-84 preseason loss to Toronto on Tuesday. Allred, who played in college for two years at Utah before transferring to Weber State, is writing a book about |
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