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| Suns set for big showdown in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets continue to battle for playoff positioning in the tough Western Conference, as both clubs square off tonight at the Toyota Center. Houston is No. 5 in the West and sits a half game ahead of the sixth-seeded Suns. The Rockets are two games behind the New Orleans Hornets for the top spot in the Southwest Division and West standings. If the Los Angeles Lakers win tonight and the Suns lose at Houston, LA would clinch its first Pacific Division crown since th |
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| Spurs try to boost playoff status vs. Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2008 |
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| attempt to get back on the winning track, as they welcome the Seattle SuperSonics tonight to the AT&T Center. San Antonio is two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division and Western Conference standings. The Spurs and Houston Rockets have identical records at 53-25. The Spurs fell on Wednesday at home to the Phoenix Suns, 96-79. Tim Duncan finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss, while Tony Parker chipped in 20 points and Manu Ginobili was held to eight points on jus |
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| Stoudemire, Suns stifle Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2008 |
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| ul trouble so the rest of the guys did a great job on playing defense and we were able to come in a hostile building and get a win." The win brings the Suns within a half game of the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers and the fifth-standing Houston Rockets. San Antonio was led by Tim Duncan's 23 points and 10 rebounds, as the Spurs dropped to two games behind the New Orleans Hornets for the top spot in the Western Conference. Tony Parker chipped in 20 points, and Manu Ginobili was held to eight points |
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| Novak's career night helps Rockets breeze past Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Steve Novak scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to lead the Houston Rockets past the Seattle SuperSonics, 103-80, at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston chipped in 18 points and five assists for the Rockets, who have won four in a row and are No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race, two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division as well as the conference as a whole. Luther Head added 16 points, while Luis Scola had 13 and 12 rebounds. Aaron Bro |
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| Rockets host Sonics at Toyota Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets continue their push to earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, as they host the Seattle SuperSonics tonight at the Toyota Center. The playoff-bound Rockets are No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race, two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the West standings and Southwest Division. Houston will open a two-game homestand against Seattle tonight. Aaron Brooks tallied 18 points and four assists off the bench, and the Rockets secured a pl |
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| Suns take on Grizzlies at FedExForum |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-bound Phoenix Suns try to get back on the winning track when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at FedExForum. Phoenix is No. 6 in the Western Conference playoff race and sits one game behind the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets. The Suns are two games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific. The Suns open a three-game road trip on Tuesday. They are 23-15 as the guest this season, and will visit San Antonio on Wednesday at the AT&T Center and Houston |
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| Detroit Pistons owner Davidson among 7 elected to Hall of Fame |
This Day in Sports |
04/07/2008 |
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| rriors. We both want to excel. We both wanted to dominate, and when you play against the best you want to perform at your best'' Ewing said. ``So we both definitely looked at each other as the best.'' Olajuwon got his revenge as a pro, leading the Houston Rockets to the first of two straight titles with a seven-game victory over Ewing's New York Knicks in the 1994 NBA finals - a team coached by Riley. ``Growing up in Nigeria I didn't really understand the magnitude of what it means to be a hall of famer,'' |
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| Riley, Vitale, Olajuwon, Ewing among 7 elected to basketball Hall of Fame |
This Day in Sports |
04/07/2008 |
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| rriors. We both want to excel. We both wanted to dominate, and when you play against the best you want to perform at your best'' Ewing said. ``So we both definitely looked at each other as the best.'' Olajuwon got his revenge as a pro, leading the Houston Rockets to the first of two straight titles with a seven-game victory over Ewing's New York Knicks in the 1994 NBA finals - a team coached by Riley. ``Growing up in Nigeria I didn't really understand the magnitude of what it means to be a hall of famer,'' |
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| Nuggets begin important four-game road trip in Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
04/06/2008 |
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| son. The Nuggets will also visit the Clippers, Golden State and Utah on the current swing. Seattle concludes a seven-game homestand. It has lost five in a row and is 1-5 on the stand. On Friday, Tracy McGrady popped in a game-high 25 points, and the Houston Rockets held the hapless SuperSonics to 25 second half points in a 79-66 victory at KeyArena . Rookie standout Kevin Durant was held to a career-low four points on 2-of-17 shooting from the field in the loss to Houston. Nick Collison and Johan Petro both re |
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| Rockets conclude road trip against Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets conclude a five-game road trip tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. Houston, which is closing in on making the playoffs for the second straight season, is tied with Phoenix for No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race. This is the second matchup of the campaign between the clubs. On Monday, Tracy McGrady scored 36 points and keyed a fourth-quarter surge that put the game away as the Rockets earned an 88-71 victory over the Clippers at the S |
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