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| Johnson and Hawks outlast Chicago |
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12/28/2008 |
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| offensively tonight, but we just couldn't get it going on the defensive end. This is the NBA, so you're going to have to play well on both ends if you're going to be successful." Game Notes On December 29, Atlanta finishes its homestand against the Denver Nuggets, while Chicago finalizes their road swing at New Jersey...With his second three-pointer of the game, Gordon set a franchise record for career makes behind the arc, passing Bulls legend Scottie Pippen (664)...The Hawks have won three straight and fou |
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| Hawks continue homestand with Bulls |
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12/27/2008 |
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| r the Hawks, who have won three straight games. Josh Smith had 19 points, while Mike Bibby posted 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the victory. Atlanta, which is a gaudy 12-2 as the host this season, will finish the homestand against the Denver Nuggets on December 29. Chicago will continue a four-game road trip tonight and fell to 0-2 on the trek after Friday's 90-77 setback at Miami, as Ben Gordon scored 15 points and Aaron Gray set season-highs with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who h |
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| Nuggets notch comeback win over Sixers behind Smith, Billups |
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12/27/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - J.R. Smith dropped a game-high 27 points, hitting 7-of-11 from beyond the arc to lead the Denver Nuggets past the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-101, at the Pepsi Center. Chauncey Billups scored 26 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists for Denver, which had lost four of its previous five games including Tuesday's setback to the Northwest Division-rival Portland Trail Blazers. Nene logged 13 points and 12 boards. Denver did its damage and surged back ahead of Portland atop the No |
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| Sixers, Nuggets square off in the Rocky Mountains |
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12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers will resume a six-game road trip tonight against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. Philadelphia has dropped two in a row overall and opened the trek with Tuesday's 110-91 loss to the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden. Lou Williams paced Philadelphia with 16 points and eight assists, while rookie Marreese Speights tallied 16 points for the Sixers The Sixers are 5-8 away from home this season and have dropped back-to-back games after starti |
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| Spurs take on Suns in the desert |
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12/25/2008 |
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| Spurs guard Manu Ginobili is probable for Thursday's game against Phoenix because of a sore left ankle. The Suns will aim for their sixth straight win at home today and own a 9-5 record in the desert this season. They have won three of four overall, including Saturday's 108-101 home triumph over the Denver Nuggets. Phoenix posted a 103-98 win over the Spurs on October 29 this season and has won three straight and four of the last five meetings. San Antonio has lost four of six as the visitor in this series. |
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| Celtics aim for 19th straight win vs. Sixers |
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12/23/2008 |
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| . Both the '66-67 Sixers and the '69-70 Knicks lost their 29th game -- the Sixers ironically to the Celtics. Allen and Pierce scored 18 and 17, respectively, in the win over New York. The last time Boston suffered defeat was a 94-85 home loss to the Denver Nuggets on November 14. That was the last time the Celtics lost in Beantown. Philadelphia will kick off a six-game road trip Tuesday against Boston, Denver, Utah, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas and San Antonio, and is 5-7 as the visitor in 2008-09. The Si |
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| Nuggets wrap up home-and-home set in Portland |
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12/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets aim to remain alone atop the NBA's Northwest Division and sweep a home-and-home series against the second-place Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at the Rose Garden. The shorthanded Nuggets won the front end of the set on Monday in the Rocky Mountains when Nene scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as Denver posted a 97-89 victory over the Blazers despite not having star forward Carmelo Anthony in the lineup. Anthony is also slated to miss tonight's game with an elbo |
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| 'Melo to miss two games |
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12/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony missed Monday's 97-89 home victory over the Trail Blazers and will not play in Tuesday's game at Portland because of a right elbow contusion. The Nuggets did not go into much detail, saying only that Anthony will sit out the home-and-home series against Portland to rest his ailing right elbow. Reports from both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News late Monday also have Anthony sitting out Friday's home game against Philadelphia, which wo |
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| Minus Carmelo, Nuggets still edge Blazers |
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12/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Nene scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets posted a 97-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers despite not having Carmelo Anthony in the lineup. Anthony is slated to miss the second half of the Nuggets' home-and-home with the Blazers on Tuesday with an elbow contusion. "Everybody needs to be prepared and focused," Nene said of playing without Anthony. "Everybody did a good job defensively. We need to forget this game and move on; we play the same tea |
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| Nuggets, Blazers battle for division bragging rights |
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12/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly struggling Denver Nuggets welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to the Pepsi Center on Monday for the front end of a home-and- home series with first place in the NBA's Northwest Division on the line. The Nuggets lost their third straight in Phoenix Saturday when Amare Stoudemire had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Steve Nash made a couple key three-pointers down the stretch to help the Suns to a 108-101 win over Denver. Nene had 20 points and 15 rebounds to pace the Nuggets, whos |
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