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| Jazz overcome McGrady's 40 points to blast Rockets and advance |
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05/03/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points during the pivotal third quarter, leading Utah into the second round of the playoffs with a 113-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Williams also had nine assists, and Mehmet Okur tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their Western Conference quarterfinal series, 4-2, and will face the top-seeded Lakers in the next round. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. "One of the teams picked to win it all," Jazz co |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| teammate Ray Allen. Final Score: Utah 113, Houston 91 Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points during the pivotal third quarter, leading Utah into the second round of the playoffs with a 113-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Williams also had nine assists, and Mehmet Okur tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their Western Conference quarterfinal series, 4-2, and will face the top-seeded Lakers in the next round. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon in Los Ange |
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| Rockets' Alston leaves Game 6 |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets starting point guard Rafer Alston left Friday's 113-91 loss to Utah in the first half due to a sprained ankle. He scored eight points and didn't return and Houston's season ended with a Game 6 first-round loss to the Jazz. Alston departed the court for the locker room with 5:10 left in the first half. X-rays came up negative. The Rockets trail the Western Conference quarterfinal series by a 3-2 count and can be eliminated from the playoffs tonight. |
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| McGrady, Rockets attempt to force Game 7 versus Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
05/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The fifth-seeded Houston Rockets will try to stave off elimination once again, as they visit the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz tonight at EnergySolutions Arena in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. Utah leads this best-of-seven series 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday at the Toyota Center. On Tuesday, Tracy McGrady scored 29 points as the Rockets stayed alive in the postseason with a convincing 95-69 victory over Utah at the Toyota Center in Game 5 of this Western Confere |
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| Rockets try to stay alive against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The fifth-seeded Houston Rockets try to stave off elimination, as they host the No. 4 Utah Jazz tonight at the Toyota Center in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Utah leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Friday at EnergySolutions Arena. In Game 4, Mehmet Okur finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds, and made two key free throws in the final minute to help the Jazz top Houston, 86-82, in Utah. Deron Williams finished with 17 points and nine ass |
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| Rockets attempt to knot series with Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets try to knot their first-round series with the Utah Jazz at two games apiece, as the teams meet tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. After losing the first two games of the set at home, the Rockets bounced back for a huge win in Utah. In Game 3, Carl Landry lost a tooth from a collision in the second quarter, but came back and had a huge block in the final seconds to help Houston preserve a 94-92 win over the Jazz. Tracy McGrady scored 27 points and Rafer Alston netted 20 in |
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| Rockets, Jazz series continues in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
04/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Houston Rockets in their first-round playoff series, as the teams battle tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. On Monday, Deron Williams scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds in Utah's 90-84 win over Houston at the Toyota Center in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Carlos Boozer had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Jazz, who contained Tracy McGrady again in the final quarter to grab |
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| Wizards woke a sleeping giant |
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04/22/2008 |
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| s should have kept their mouths shut and let their play do the talking. Instead, they woke up James and the rest of the Cavaliers, which is a bad thing not only for them but for the rest of the playoff teams in the East. NO LUCK FOR T-MAC Forget the Houston Rockets' historic 22-game regular season winning streak, which helped elevate them near the top of the Western Conference. Tracy McGrady is soon to be 0-7 in the playoffs. The Utah Jazz won the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round series with |
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| Rockets need a win in Game 2 against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets try to avoid losing the first two games of their first-round playoff series at home, as they host the Northwest Division-champion Utah Jazz tonight at the Toyota Center. In the opener, Deron Williams scored 20 points and dished 10 assists as the fourth-seeded Jazz rolled to a relatively easy 93-82 win over No. 5 Houston on Saturday at the Toyota Center. All-Star Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds in the victory, while forward Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points fo |
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| Utah takes Game 1 in Houston behind Williams, Boozer |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Deron Williams scored 20 points and tallied 10 assists as the Utah Jazz rolled to a relatively easy 93-82 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Game 2 is Monday night in Houston. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points for the Jazz, who are trying to bounce the Rockets in the first round for the second straight season. Utah edged Houston in seven games last year. Tracy McGrady scored 20 |
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