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| Nuggets advance to conference finals for first time since 1985 |
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05/14/2009 |
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| on Monday in a 119-117 loss at Dallas, but two nights later the Nuggets dominated in an up-tempo style and led nearly the entire game. J.R. Smith scored 18, Nene 17 and Kenyon Martin 15 for the Nuggets, who will play either the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets in the conference finals. The Lakers hold a 3-2 lead in the other conference semifinal series and can advance with a victory Thursday in Houston. The last time Denver made it this far it lost in five games to the Lakers in the conference finals. LA |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/14/2009 |
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| on Monday in a 119-117 loss at Dallas, but two nights later the Nuggets dominated in an up-tempo style and led nearly the entire game. J.R. Smith scored 18, Nene 17 and Kenyon Martin 15 for the Nuggets, who will play either the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets in the conference finals. The Lakers hold a 3-2 lead in the other conference semifinal series and can advance with a victory Thursday in Houston. The last time Denver made it this far it lost in five games to the Lakers in the conference finals. LA |
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| Lakers hope to bounce back in key Game 5 against banged-up Rockets |
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05/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Who says you need your best player to win in the NBA? In fact, who says you need your two best players? That's how the Houston Rockets must be feeling after burying the favored Los Angeles Lakers from wire-to-wire on Sunday to even their Western Conference semifinals series at two games apiece. Shane Battier scored 12 of his playoff career-high 23 points in a dominating first quarter, as the Rockets, with three regulars on the bench in street clothes, man-handled Los Angeles, 99-87, in an u |
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| Yao-less Rockets even series with Lakers |
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05/10/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Shane Battier scored 12 of his playoff career- high 23 points in a dominating first quarter, as the Houston Rockets, with three regulars on the bench in street clothes, man-handled the Los Angeles Lakers, 99-87, in an unlikely outcome to Game 4 of their now dead-locked Western Conference semifinal series. The Rockets made the playoffs without the services of guard Tracy McGrady (knee) for the final two months of the regular season and advanced past Portland in the first round de |
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| Yao-less Rockets hope to even series with Lakers |
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05/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets were facing an uphill battle coming into their Western Conference semifinals series against the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. That "hill" got a lot steeper late Saturday when the Rockets announced they would be playing the rest of the postseason without their best player. Further examination of center Yao Ming revealed that the All-Star has a hairline fracture in his left foot, sidelining him for 8-to-12 weeks. Yao had limped off the court late in the Lakers' 108-94 Gam |
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| Yao out for remainder of playoffs |
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05/09/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets will be without center Yao Ming the remainder of the playoffs due to a small hairline fracture in his left foot. Earlier Saturday, Yao underwent a CT scan, which revealed a sprained left ankle he suffered in Friday night's 108-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series. While no surgery is needed, the All-Star's expected recovery timeline is between eight to 12 weeks. "Yao Ming had an initial test taken in the ear |
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| Bryant propels Lakers to 2-1 series lead |
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05/09/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant finished with 33 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-94 win over the Houston Rockets in a physical Game 3 of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series. Lamar Odom added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who took a 2-1 advantage in the series, which continues Sunday back in Houston. Every Los Angeles starter reached double-digit scoring. But the progression of the series has been coupled with a physical tone to the matchup, as the teams have b |
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| NBA hands down one-game bans for Fisher, Alston |
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05/07/2009 |
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| Brooks. Instead, Fisher threw his body into Scola, who fell hard to the floor. The Lakers tied the best-of-seven set at one game apiece with the victory. Fisher will sit out Game 3 Friday in Houston. Game 2 also featured a brief altercation between Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who was assessed a flagrant foul one on Thursday for his actions. With 6:57 remaining, Artest was battling Bryant for a rebound. Bryant's right elbow connected with Artest's throat. Artest took excepti |
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| Tensions escalate as Lakers even series with Rockets |
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05/07/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - After losing the opener of the Western Conference semifinals, the Los Angeles Lakers pushed back, literally, to win Game 2 against the Houston Rockets. Galvanized by Kobe Bryant's 40 points, the Lakers pulled away to down the Rockets, 111-98, in a physical battle that saw a pair of ejections and bad blood boil over between the clubs. The Rockets' Ron Artest and Los Angeles' Derek Fisher were each ejected with Artest's defensive battle with Bryant becoming more intense as the |
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| Rockets' Artest, Lakers' Fisher ejected |
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05/07/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher and Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest were each ejected from Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal in what is becoming a very physical series. The Lakers won Wednesday, 111-98, tying the best-of-seven set. Fisher was called for a flagrant foul two with 29.3 seconds left in the third quarter after he intentionally backed into Houston's Luis Scola, who came out past the foul line to try and set a screen for teammate Aaron Brooks. I |
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