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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| as trying to lead the Lakers to their fourth title in five years. Utah, which won its second straight Northwest Division crown during the regular season, has made it to the West semis for the second straight year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz needed six games to eliminate Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seed Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals. Point gu |
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| Mavs have their backs against the wall in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2008 |
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| pair of games at home. The Southwest Division-champion Hornets are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. They fell in seven games to the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2004 playoffs. New Orleans moved to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign. and is competing in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The Mavericks are in the playoffs for the eighth straight year. They fell in six games last season in the opening round to the Golden State Warriors. |
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| Nowitzki, Mavericks try to even series with Paul, Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. The Mavericks are in the playoffs for the eighth straight year. They fell in six games last season in the opening round to the Golden State Warriors. |
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| Paul, Hornets visit Dallas for Game 3 of first-round series |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2008 |
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| playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The last time the Hornets won a playoff series was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. The Mavericks are in the playoffs for the eighth straight year. They fell in six games last season in the opening round to the Golden State Warriors. |
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| Mavs try to even series versus Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| es was in 2002 when they defeated the Orlando Magic, 3-1 in the opening round. They lost in five games, 4-1, in the next round to the New Jersey Nets. The Hornets have never won a best-of-seven playoff series (0-6), and are 4-5 all-time in the opening round of the postseason. The Mavericks are in the playoffs for the eighth straight year. They fell in six games last season in the opening round to the Golden State Warriors. Dallas was 17-24 on the road during the regular season, while the Hornets were 30-11 at home. |
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| Kobe, Lakers face Iverson, Nuggets in round one of postseason |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2008 |
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| coach George Karl give the Nuggets an experience general, who has been through the playoff wars. He guided Milwaukee to four playoff berths and compiled a 205-173 mark in five seasons with the Bucks. Before joining Milwaukee, Karl coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Seattle, leading the SuperSonics to the 1996 NBA Finals, only to lose to the Chicago Bulls in six games. Karl is 62-79 all-time in the postseason. Denver was 17-24 on the road this season, while the Lakers were 30-11 as the host. |
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| Hornets host Mavs in return to playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2008 |
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| ts to consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2001-02 and 2002-03. It was a struggle, but the Mavericks did qualify for the playoffs for an eighth straight year. They will try and avoid being ousted in the first round for the second straight year. The Golden State Warriors, who were the eighth seed, stunned Dallas in six games in round one in the 2007 playoffs. The Mavericks clinched the seventh seed and a first-round meeting with New Orleans on the last day of the season, as they defeated the Hornets, 111-98, at Amer |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - New Orleans vs. Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2001-02 and 2002-03. It was a struggle, but the Mavericks did qualify for the playoffs for an eighth straight year. They will try and avoid being ousted in the first round for the second straight time after the Golden State Warriors, who were the eighth seed, stunned Dallas in six games in round one of the 2007 playoffs. The Mavericks clinched the seventh seed and a first-round meeting with New Orleans on the last day of the season, as they defeated the Hornets, 111-98, at Amer |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Denver |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| l gives the Nuggets an experienced general, who has been through the playoff wars. He guided Milwaukee to four playoff berths and compiled a 205-173 mark in five seasons with the Bucks. Before joining Milwaukee, Karl coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Seattle, leading the SuperSonics to the 1996 NBA Finals, only to lose to Jackson and the Bulls in six games. Karl is 62-79 all-time in the postseason. STARTING FRONTCOURT: If Bynum makes it back, look out! However, Gasol and the 6-10 Odom have d |
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| Durant's career night helps Sonics overcome Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Durant solidified his case for Rookie of the Year honors by erupting for a career-high 42 points on 18-of-25 shooting from the floor, as the Seattle SuperSonics upended the Golden State Warriors, 126-121, in the teams' season finale. Durant also brought down 13 rebounds for his first career double-double, as Seattle (20-62) ended the season on a two-game winning streak. "We ended the season very well against two playoff caliber teams," Durant said. "Through the all-star break, g |
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