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| Spurs and Blazers tangle in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers return to the Rose Garden Sunday for the first of a two-game homestand when they host the Southwest Division- leading San Antonio Spurs. The Blazers, who are 2 1/2 games behind the Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division, salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip in Minneapolis on Friday when Brandon Roy scored 19 points and Rudy Fernandez provided a spark off the bench with 18 points as Portland downed a slumping Timberwolves squad, 102-82. LaMarcus Aldridg |
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| Nuggets face Pacers in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets kick off a quick two-game road trip Sunday by visiting the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Nuggets earned their second straight win since dropping a season-high three straight on Friday when Chauncey Billups logged 22 points and handed out six assists en route to orchestrating Denver's 90-79 victory over the Lakers, snapping Los Angeles' six-game winning streak in a battle of division leaders. Carmelo Anthony recorded 12 points and 12 |
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| Lakers streak into Rocky Mountains to face Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The streaking Los Angeles Lakers shoot for their seventh consecutive win Friday as they take to the court in the Rocky Mountains against the homestanding Denver Nuggets in a battle of division leaders. The Lakers, who are running away with the Pacific Division, earned their sixth straight triumph in LA on Thursday when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists as the Lakers shut down the Phoenix Suns, 132-106. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant |
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| Murray falters as Billups leads Nuggets past Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Flip Murray's shot at the buzzer bounced off the front of the rim, as the Denver Nuggets, fueled by Chauncey Billups' 33 points, held on for a 110-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Billups added seven assists, while Carmelo Anthony finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Off the bench for the Nuggets, Chris Andersen had 12 rebounds and seven points, while J.R. Smith scored 14 points. "When you lose three games in a row, any kin |
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| Nuggets aim for rebound as Hawks visit Denver |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks conclude an arduous six-game road trip in the Rocky Mountains when they take on the reeling Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center. The Hawks fell to 2-3 on the trek Monday in Salt Lake City, where Ronnie Brewer led a balanced Utah attack with 19 points as the Jazz rolled past Atlanta, 108-89. Joe Johnson scored 15 points for the Hawks, who have dropped three of four and are now 13-18 as the visitor on the year. Al Horford posted 14 points, six boards and five assists |
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| NBA Southeast: Arenas getting back to work |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2009 |
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| news, Miami forward Udonis Haslem is shooting 26-of-39 (.667) from the floor and averaging 10.3 points (62 total points) in the last six games. HAWKS SET TO END ROAD TRIP On Wednesday the Atlanta Hawks will close out a six-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. They are 2-3 on the road swing and have lost two straight and three of four games, but are still fourth in the Eastern Conference standings -- just 2 1/2 games ahead of Miami. The Hawks (32-24) are 13-18 as the visitor this seas |
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| Nene has bone bruise |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Nuggets forward Nene had an MRI performed on Monday and it confirmed the original diagnosis of a bone bruise in his right knee. He missed Monday's 114-76 loss to Boston and is listed as day-to-day. Nene suffered the injury late in Sunday's 120-117 loss against Milwaukee when he collided with the Bucks' Richard Jefferson. On the season, his seventh in the NBA, he is averaging 14.9 points and 7.9 rebounds over 55 games this season. |
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| Nuggets back at home to face Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
02/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets will play on their home court for the first time in nearly three weeks this evening, when the reigning world champion Boston Celtics pay a visit to the Pepsi Center. Denver just completed an arduous eight-game road trip Sunday in Milwaukee and last competed in their own venue on February 3, when the team handed Southwest Division leader San Antonio a 104-96 defeat. The Nuggets won five of their first five tests of the swing before dropping back-to-back outings to Chicago |
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| Bucks edge Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Charlie Villanueva scored a season-high 36 points and Ramon Sessions had 27 points and eight assists, as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Denver Nuggets, 120-117, at the Bradley Center. Villanueva finished 14-of-23 from the field, including 7-of-11 from three- point range, while Richard Jefferson chipped in with 17 points for the Bucks, who has won four of their last six games. "Obviously, Charlie [Villanueva] and Ramon [Sessions] carried the offensive load for us," Bucks head c |
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| Nuggets close out trip in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets will close out an eight-game road trip this evening versus the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Denver is 5-2 so far on the trek and 17-12 away from the Pepsi Center this season, but had a three-game winning streak come to an end with Friday's 116-99 loss against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Chauncey Billups had 25 points and six assists for the Nuggets, who are now just 2 1/2 games ahead of Portland in the division standings, |
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