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| Cavs hope to get back on track at home vs. Spurs |
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04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing their worst basketball of the season and hope the cozy confines of Quicken Loans Arena can cure their ills as they attempt to hang on to the NBA's best record. Cleveland, which is an astonishing 36-1 at the "Q," hosts Southwest Division- leading San Antonio this afternoon. The Cavs are coming off an 0-2 road trip and one of their worst losses of the season Friday in Orlando. Rashard Lewis scored 16 of his 22 points in a decisive third quarter in that one as t |
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| Heat never trail in beating Wizards |
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04/05/2009 |
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| me defense and energy, veteran experience, and to make open threes." Caron Butler had a team-high 27 points for the Wizards, who have been eliminated from playoff contention but will have an opportunity to take the season series from the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Washington is one of four teams (Lakers, Celtics, Magic) that have beaten the Cavs twice this season, losing only once in the three games. Antawn Jamison scored 23 points for Washington, while Brendan Haywood provided 18 points and 12 |
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| Magic, Hawks battle in Atlanta |
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04/04/2009 |
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| p team in the East last night. The Magic now hope to keep the momentum flowing as they aim to nail down the second-seed in the conference as they visit the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Southeast Division champion Magic waxed the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday when Rashard Lewis scored 16 of his 22 points in a decisive third quarter, and Orlando pounded the NBA-leading Cavs, 116-87, at Amway Arena. Lewis went 5-of-7 from three-point range in the game for Orlando, which began the third quarter on |
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| Iverson-less Pistons visit Sixers |
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04/04/2009 |
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| without the services of forward Rasheed Wallace. Wallace was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for exceeding the league's technical-foul rule. Wallace picked up his 16th technical foul in the third quarter of Detroit's 79-73 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Wallace is listed as probable for Saturday but former Sixer Iverson won't be back at the Wachovia Center. The mercurial guard, who has a balky back, was shut down for the season on Friday by Pistons president of basketball operations Joe |
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| Lewis leads Magic over Cavs |
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04/04/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Rashard Lewis scored 16 of his 22 points in a decisive third quarter, and the Orlando Magic pounded the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, 116-87, at Amway Arena. Lewis went 5-of-7 from three-point range in the game for Orlando, which began the third quarter on a 25-4 run and completely dismantled the Cavs. Dwight Howard, who didn't play in the fourth quarter, contributed 20 points -- 13 in the third -- and 11 rebounds, as the Magic won for the seventh time in eight games to pull to w |
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| James, Paul named NBA Players of the Month |
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04/03/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in March. James became the 12th player in NBA history to record three consecutive triple-doubles when he scored 34 points and added 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a 119-111 win over Phoenix on March 12, recording four triple-doubles and a dozen double-doubles in all during the month. James totaled 479 poi |
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| Celtics aiming to continue recent mastery of Hawks |
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04/03/2009 |
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| day's exciting 111-109 double- overtime victory versus the upstart Charlotte Bobcats. Ray Allen scored 11 of his 22 points in extra time and buried the game-winning three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining for Boston, which is 4 1/2 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Paul Pierce scored a game-high 32 points and Rajon Rondo had 21 and nine assists for the defending champions. The Celtics, who are an impressive 31-6 at home this season, will also host New Jersey and Miam |
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| Magic to host Cavs in marquee matchup |
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04/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic will try to move closer to the top spot in the East when they take on the conference's best team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday at Amway Arena. Orlando is 5 1/2 games behind the Cavaliers in the East and had its six-game winning streak come to an end with Wednesday's 99-95 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the opener of a short two-game homestand. Dwight Howard put forth a 30-point, nine-rebound effort and Hedo Turkoglu ended with 19 points, six assists and five boards for the |
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| Cavs go for 14th straight win at Washington |
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04/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers are closing in on the top seed in the Eastern Conference and will try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 14 games Thursday against the Washington Wizards. The Cavaliers will kick off a brief two-game road trip tonight against Washington and Orlando, and are 25-12 away from the cozy confines of Quicken Loans Arena this season. The Cavs, who sport a 36-1 mark at home, are coming off Tuesday's 79-73 victory versus Detroit in which LeBron James record |
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| Allen's heroics carry Boston over Bobcats in double OT |
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04/02/2009 |
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| Paul Pierce totaled a game-high 32 points and Rajon Rondo had 21 to pair with nine assists for the Atlantic Division-champion Celtics, who are most likely now aiming for the second seed in the Eastern Conference at five games behind the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers with six left on the regular-season schedule. Boston is still in good standing having won three straight and seven of its last eight games overall and moved one game up on Orlando for the No 2 seed following a Magic loss to Toronto earlier Wednesday |
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