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| Western Conference finals preview - LA Lakers vs. Denver |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets out of the postseason last year, winning all four games in the first round series by an average of over 12 points. Things figure to be a lot different this time as the defending conference champions meet a new-look Denver team in the Western Conference finals beginning on Tuesday in Los Angeles. In what wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing series for the top-seeded Lakers, Phil Jackson's club came through when it mattered most, destroying a |
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| Rockets, Lakers clash in Game 7 at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
05/17/2009 |
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| ce the 1977 postseason, Houston and the Indiana Pacers stand as the only two NBA teams to win a pair of Game 7s on the road. The Lakers and Rockets have quite the playoff history, meeting seven times since 1981. LA has won four of the seven series, including the last two but Houston won the only time the teams matched up in the Western Conference finals, a 4-1 triumph in 1986. Today's winner will move on to play the Denver Nuggets, who finished off Dallas on Wednesday night, in the Western Conference finals. |
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| Mavs hope to shake off controversial loss and stay alive vs. Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
05/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks were a hair away from getting back into their Western Conference semifinals series with the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Now, they are a hair away from elimination. Carmelo Anthony drained a game-winning three- pointer with one second left in a controversial finish, helping the Nuggets steal Game 3 against Dallas, 106-105, at American Airlines Center and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the set. Anthony, who was just 9-of-24 from the field, recorded a dunk with 28.5 second |
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| NBA admits to missed call in Denver-Dallas finish |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The NBA issued a statement admitting an officiating error following a controversial finish to Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Following a timeout with 6.5 seconds to go, Denver, down 105-103, inbounded the ball at half-court to Carmelo Anthony, who bobbled before regaining possession and dribbling to the right wing. With a foul to give, Antoine Wright bumped the forward with time win |
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| Carmelo's three with one second left gives Denver 3-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony drained a game-winning three- pointer with one second left in a controversial finish, helping the Denver Nuggets steal Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Dallas Mavericks, 106-105, at American Airlines Center to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Anthony, who was just 9-of-24 from the field, recorded a dunk with 28.5 seconds left to cut Denver's deficit to 105-103. Dirk Nowitzki, who logged game-highs of 33 points and 16 reboun |
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| Nuggets, Mavs series shifts to Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets hope to grab a stranglehold on their Western Conference semifinals series with the Dallas Mavericks this afternoon as the scene shifts to north Texas. The Nuggets lead the series 2-0 after Tuesday's 117-105 victory in the Rocky Mountains. Carmelo Anthony scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter in that one as Denver pulled away to top Dallas, 117-105. The Nuggets have now beaten the Mavs six straight times this year, including a four-game sweep in the regular sea |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Denver vs. Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
05/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Trading for Chauncey Billups has certainly paid off for the Northwest Division champion Denver Nuggets. The playoff-tested Billups, who was acquired from Detroit early this season, is the pure point guard George Karl has lacked since arriving in the Rocky Mountains. Billups' presence has already helped Denver win a postseason series for the first time in 15 years after the club dismantled New Orleans in five games during the Western Conference quarterfinals. Now, the second-seeded Nuggets |
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| Nuggets' Martin fined |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin was fined $25,000 by the league and given a flagrant foul one for hard contact with Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki in Sunday's opener of the Western Conference semifinals. The play occurred midway through the first quarter of Denver's 109-95 victory when Martin threw Nowitzki to the floor. Martin, who finished with eight points and five rebounds on Sunday, is averaging 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game thus far in the playoffs. |
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| Nuggets, Mavs kick off West semis in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Trading for Chauncey Billups has certainly paid off for the Northwest Division champion Denver Nuggets. The playoff-tested Billups, who was acquired from Detroit early this season, is the pure point guard George Karl has lacked since arriving in the Rocky Mountains. Billups' presence has already helped Denver win a postseason series for the first time in 15 years after the club dismantled New Orleans in five games during the Western Conference quarterfinals. Now, the second-seeded Nuggets |
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| Nuggets hope to send Hornets packing |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Embarrassment turns to desperation tonight for the New Orleans Hornets. A historic loss on Monday has New Orleans on the brink of elimination as their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Denver Nuggets resumes at the Pepsi Center. The Hornets were annihilated by the Nuggets, 121-63, in Game 4. The 58-point differential on Monday tied the largest margin of defeat in NBA playoff history, set back on March 19, 1956 when the Minneapolis Lakers crushed the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75. |
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