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| Mavs aim for rebound against slumping Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to get back in the win column Friday in Indianapolis as they work toward nailing down a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Mavs, who visit the Indiana Pacers this evening, currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the West and are 3 1/2 games ahead of Phoenix. Dallas lost the opener of a quick two-game road trip Thursday in Atlanta, where Joe Johnson poured in a game-best 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and doled out four assists to lead the H |
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| Top-seeded Cavs welcome Blazers to town |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2009 |
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| 21 minutes in 64 games this year. The Blazers, meanwhile, improved to 2-1 on a five-game road trip when Brandon Roy was one of six Portland players in double figures with 20 points, and the Trail Blazers dominated en route to a 95-85 final over the Indiana Pacers. Travis Outlaw posted 15 points and Steve Blake 14 with eight assists for Portland, which improved to just 15-19 on the road compared to their stellar 28-6 mark at the Rose Garden this season. Portland remains a half-game back of Denver, which got b |
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| Blazers continue push to playoffs by pounding Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Brandon Roy was one of six Portland players in double figures with 20 points, and the Trail Blazers dominated in a 95-85 final over the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Travis Outlaw posted 15 points and Steve Blake 14 with eight assists for Portland, which improved to 2-1 on a five-game road trip. It's a crucial stretch for the Blazers, who are just 15-19 on the road compared to their stellar 28-6 mark at the Rose Garden this season. Portland remains a half-game back |
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| Pacers, Blazers square off in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-anticipating Portland Trail Blazers will resume a five-game road trip Wednesday against the lowly Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Portland is just one-half game behind Denver for the top spot in the Northwest Division and currently sits fifth in the Western Conference standings. It is 1-1 so far on the trek and has alternated wins and losses over the past five games, including a 103-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday at FedEx Forum. Young stars LaMarcus Aldri |
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| NBA Central: Pistons trying to save face |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| rs will also host the Blazers and Hawks on the residency and sport an NBA-best 29-1 record as the host this season. In other team news, forward Anderson Varejao is averaging 11.2 points over his last six games. INDIANA IS LUCKY TO BE IN THE EAST The Indiana Pacers are having a subpar 2008-09 campaign and can still reach the playoffs with a current record of 28-40. If the Pacers were playing in the better-contested Western Conference, they would be planning vacations. However, the Pacers are 2 1/2 games off th |
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| Bargnani, Raptors rout Pacers to end skid |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Andrea Bargnani led all scorers with 27 points and added nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors snapped a season-high seven- game losing skid with a 110-87 rout of the Indiana Pacers at Air Canada Centre. Pops Mensah-Bonsu chipped in with a career-high 21 points to go along with eight boards for Toronto, which regrouped from a 99-95 overtime loss to Detroit of Friday. The Raptors improved to 13-19 at home. "Chris Bosh. I think he anchored us today," Mensah-Bonsu said. "I'm defini |
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| Pacers' Granger returns from foot injury |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Danny Granger returned for Sunday's 110-87 loss to the Toronto Raptors after missing the last 11 games with a partially torn tendon in the sole of his right foot. He scored 10 points in 18:39 of game action. Granger, who appeared in his first All-Star Game this season, suffered the injury in the Raptors' 103-94 loss to Charlotte on Feb. 18. In his fourth season, Granger was averaging a career-high 25 points and five rebounds this season prior to |
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| Pacers, Raptors square off in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Indiana Pacers hope to make a run at the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot, they need to start handling their business better on the road. The team will have an opportunity to do exactly that on Sunday afternoon when they take on the disappointing Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Pacers dropped the opener of a short two-game road swing and fell to a miserable 9-27 as the visitor this season on Friday in Atlanta when Joe Johnson led all scorers with 30 points as the Ha |
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| Hawks resume long homestand vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks will try to remain perfect on their current homestand when the Indiana Pacers pay a visit to Philips Arena this evening. Atlanta has posted victories in each the first three tests of the seven-game residency and ended Utah's 12-game winning streak with Wednesday's 100-93 triumph. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 31 points and nine assists. Josh Smith and Al Horford each recorded double-doubles for Atlanta, with Smith racking up 22 points and 12 rebounds and Horf |
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| Streaking Jazz aim for 12th straight win vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz are on a roll and will shoot for their 12th straight win Tuesday when they resume a five-game road trip against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Utah posted its 11th consecutive win with a 109-101 victory over Toronto on Sunday in the opener of the trek at Air Canada Centre. Deron Williams posted 25 points and nine assists, while Mehmet Okur and Paul Millsap scored 19 and 18 points, respectively, to help the cause. Kyle Korver put forth a 20-point, eight-rebound perf |
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