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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/17/2008 |
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| Toronto, which opens the first round against third-seeded Southeast Division winner Orlando on Sunday, April 20. Final Score: Houston 93, LA Clippers 75 Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Luis Scola scored 22 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets in a dominant 93-75 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Bobby Jackson poured in 15 points for the Rockets (55-27), who ended the season by winning six of their final eight contests and have the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs locked up. |
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| Houston ends regular season with blowout of Clippers |
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04/17/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Luis Scola scored 22 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets in a dominant 93-75 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Bobby Jackson poured in 15 points for the Rockets (55-27), who ended the season by winning six of their final eight contests and have the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs locked up. The Rockets will face the fourth seeded Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs, with Houston getting home-court advantage for a series that start |
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| Nuggets square off with Grizzlies at Pepsi Center |
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04/16/2008 |
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| r wraps up a two-game homestand and attempts to head into the postseason on a two-game winning streak. On Sunday, Allen Iverson finished with 33 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals to lift Denver to a convincing 111-94 win over the Houston Rockets at the Pepsi Center. J.R. Smith poured in 23 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who held Houston to 35 percent shooting from the floor en route to their third win in four games overall. The Nuggets are 32-8 at home this season and have won 10 of |
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| Rockets' Alston out at least a week |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets starting point guard Rafer Alston will be sidelined a minimum of one week, the club announced Tuesday. Alston underwent an MRI on Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center which revealed a moderate to severe strain of his right hamstring. Alston suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game at Denver and did not play Monday night at Utah. The 31-year-old Alston is averaging 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Rockets thi |
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| Hornets still alive for top seed vs. Clippers |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. The Clippers have lost five in a row, and are 10-29 as the visitor this season. They play the middle contest of a season-ending three-game road trip tonight, and will visit the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. Cuttino Mobley scored 30 points during a 122-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at ORACLE Arena. Elton Brand ended with 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who have dropped two in a row on th |
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| Jazz ground Rockets |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - Carlos Boozer recorded yet another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Utah Jazz upended the Houston Rockets, 105-96, in a possible preview of a first round playoff series. Deron Williams battled a tail bone injury to record 17 points and nine assists for Utah, which holds the fourth spot in the Western Conference with its already secured Northwest Division title. Ronnie Brewer scored 12 points - all in the third quarter - and Mehmet Okur finished with 12 |
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| Anthony arrested for DUI |
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04/14/2008 |
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| o his fans, the Denver community, his teammates and the Nuggets organization for the distraction this is causing them." The Nuggets moved one step closer to locking up the final playoff spot in the Western Conference Sunday night after defeating the Houston Rockets 111-94. Anthony scored just 11 points in the game, however. "We are aware of the situation involving Carmelo Anthony," Denver VP of basketball operations Mark Warkentien said. "We are currently gathering information and will have no further comment |
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| Nuggets get a leg up for final playoff spot by crushing Rockets |
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04/13/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Allen Iverson had 33 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals, and the Denver Nuggets moved into sole possession of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 111-94 romp over the Houston Rockets at the Pepsi Center. J.R. Smith went for 23 points off the bench, hitting five three-pointers, and the normally defensively deficient Nuggets held Houston to 35 percent shooting from the floor en route to a third win in four games. Denver (49-32) now |
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| Surging Rockets visit playoff-hopeful Nuggets |
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04/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets are heating up at the right time, as they shoot for their sixth straight win tonight against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Rockets will also visit the Utah Jazz, and are 24-15 as the visitor this season. Houston has won three in a row on the road. Houston is currently tied with San Antonio at a half game behind the Hornets and Lakers for the top spot in the Western Conference standings. The Rockets and Spurs are also a half game behind New Orleans in the So |
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| Paul, Scott deserve hardware |
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04/11/2008 |
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| egular season, and turned New Orleans into one of the top teams in the league. HONORABLE MENTION: KOBE BRYANT (LOS ANGELES LAKERS), KEVIN GARNETT (BOSTON CELTICS), MANU GINOBILI (SAN ANTONIO SPURS), LEBRON JAMES (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS), TRACY MCGRADY (HOUSTON ROCKETS). ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: KEVIN DURANT (SEATTLE SUPERSONICS) This year's rookie crop took a big hit when Portland's Greg Oden, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, went down with a serious knee injury that cost him his entire year. Still, Seattle s |
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