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| NBA Southeast: The Wizards of Id |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2009 |
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| that time. The Hawks are one of the most talented young teams in the NBA, and Smith is arguably the best they have even though teammates Marvin Williams, Joe Johnson and Al Horford would most likely beg to differ. In Saturday's 103-100 win over the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena, Smith recorded a game and season-high 29 points on 13-for-16 shooting from the floor to extend Atlanta's current home winning streak to six games. Atlanta is 15-2 as the host. Smith, who was kept in town after the Hawks decided to |
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| Bucks welcome Sixers to Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2009 |
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| t, who missed his second straight game due to back spasms. Bogut and forward Malik Allen (ribs/back) are questionable against Philadelphia. The Bucks are 10-5 as the host this season. Meanwhile, the Sixers will hit the road tonight after handing the Houston Rockets a 104-96 setback at the Wachovia Center on Tuesday. Andre Iguodala buried 12-of-19 shots from the floor for a game-high 28 points, while Lou Williams had 15 points and eight assists for the Sixers. Andre Miller added nine points and eight assists an |
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| Celtics hope to get back on track vs. reeling Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics have not been playing to their usual potential and will try to get back on track Wednesday at home versus the Houston Rockets at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics have lost two in a row and five of their last seven games since their franchise-record 19-game winning streak. They recently lost both tests on a short two-game road trip, including Tuesday's 114-106 overtime loss at Charlotte. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, while Ray Allen added 20 and Rajon Rondo collec |
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| Iguodala leads Sixers past Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
01/06/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Andre Iguodala connected on 12-of-19 from the floor for a game-high 28 points as the Philadelphia 76ers pulled out a 104-96 victory over the injury-plagued Houston Rockets. Lou Williams and Andre Miller each had eight assists to go with 15 and nine points, respectively, for Philadelphia, which was coming off a tough 1-5 road trip. Willie Green chipped in 14 points, while rookie Marreese Speights finished with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds in a reserve role. Houst |
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| Rockets aim to snap road skid in Philly vs. Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
01/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets try to avoid their fifth straight road loss this evening when they continue a five-game road trip in Philadelphia against the 76ers at the Wachovia Center. Houston has dropped the first two games of this trek, but did so without superstars Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest on Saturday in Atlanta, as Mike Bibby's three-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining lifted the Hawks to a 103-100 win at Phillips Arena. Carl Landry netted a team-best 18 points and grabbed five boards off the |
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| Mining for Diamonds |
NBA Basketball |
01/05/2009 |
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| f the 2008 NBA Draft class that didn't make the league on their first try - Joe Crawford (Los Angeles D-Fenders), Patrick Ewing, Jr. (Reno Bighorns) and Richard Hendrix (Dakota Wizards). There is also a host of NBA assigned players like Joey Dorsey (Houston Rockets, playing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers), J.R. Giddens (Boston Celtics, playing with the Utah Flash), Malik Hairston (San Antonio Spurs, playing with the Austin Toros), Walter Sharpe (Detroit Pistons, playing with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Bill W |
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| Raptors finish homestand vs. Magic |
NBA Basketball |
01/04/2009 |
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| a three-game homestand Sunday by welcoming the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic to Air Canada Centre. The Raptors improved to 1-1 on the residency Friday when Andrea Bargnani finished with 19 points and six rebounds, as Toronto blew past the Houston Rockets, 94-73. Chris Bosh also added 19 points for the Raptors, who lost guard Jose Calderon to a right hamstring strain in the second quarter. Joey Graham contributed 10 points off the bench for Toronto, which snapped a three-game slide and improved to 6- |
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| Hawks' Williams out with shoulder strain |
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01/04/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams missed Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets due to a left shoulder strain. Williams is considered day-to-day with the injury. The third-year pro out of North Carolina is averaging 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 35.5 minutes per game this season through 31 games. |
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| Bibby's three knocks out Rockets in another home win for Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Mike Bibby's three-pointer with 1.5 seconds to play in the game sent the Atlanta Hawks past the short-handed Houston Rockets, 103-100, at Philips Arena. Josh Smith posted a season-high 29 points on 13-of-16 shooting and Joe Johnson logged a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 14 assists as the Hawks won for the seventh time in eight games and avenged a tough defeat to New Jersey on Friday when Vince Carter drained a game-winning three-pointer. Flip Murray logged 17 points |
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| Rockets continue road trip in Atlanta vs. Hawks |
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01/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets resume a five-game road trip Saturday hoping to bounce back from one of their worst losses of the season when they face the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Rockets dropped the opener of their trek in Toronto on Friday when Andrea Bargnani finished with 19 points and six rebounds, as the Raptors blew past Houston, 94-73. Von Wafer tied a career high with 18 points to pace the Rockets, who shot just 34.1 percent from the floor and had their lowest point total this seas |
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