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| Hawks tame Grizzlies for fourth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
04/01/2008 |
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| ta Hawks used a huge first half to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 116-99. Joe Johnson and Al Horford each netted 19 points, as Atlanta extended its lead for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference to three games over the New Jersey Nets and Indiana Pacers. Johnson also doled out eight assists, while Mike Bibby chipped in 17 points and seven assists in the Hawks' fourth straight victory. Josh Childress and Marvin Williams also topped double-figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively. "Being a young t |
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| Heat visit Indiana |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Indiana Pacers host the woeful Miami Heat tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana is three games behind Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers are 2-1 against Miami this season. The Heat have dropped 11 straight and 12 of their last 13 at Indiana. The last time the Heat won in Indiana was on December 31, 2001. Indiana wraps up a two-game homestand. On Friday, Troy Murphy recorded 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to lead |
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| Suns close out road trip at New Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2008 |
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| 4 away from US Airways Center this season. New Jersey will open a two-game homestand tonight against Phoenix and Philadelphia, and is 19-18 as the host this season. The Nets had a two-game winning streak stopped after Friday's 123-115 setback to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Vine Carter poured in 33 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who are 1 1/2 games behind eighth-seeded Atlanta in the East standings. Devin Harris contributed 27 points and nine assists in the loss, while Josh Boone added 15 |
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| Pacers inch towards playoff spot with win over Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Troy Murphy came back from a strep throat and recorded 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a huge 123-115 victory over the New Jersey Nets. The Pacers avenged Wednesday's loss at New Jersey, and are 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Murphy missed Wednesday's loss, but his double-double and 4-of-5 effort from behind the arc were the difference in the decision. "Murphy was a big game cha |
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| Nets, Pacers wrap up home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of playoff hopeful teams square off this evening, as the New Jersey Nets and Indiana Pacers close out a home-and-home set from Conseco Fieldhouse. New Jersey has won two in a row, including Wednesday's win over Indiana at the Izod Center, and sits a half game behind Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. In the win over the Pacers, Josh Boone scored a career-high 26 points and Devin Harris added 22 points and a career- best 15 assists for the Nets. |
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| Nets, Pacers begin important home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets and Indiana Pacers, two teams locked in a heated battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, square off this evening in the opener of a key home-and-home series from the Izod Center. Atlanta enters tonight's play in control of the East's eighth and final postseason berth, but the Nets are lurking just one-half game behind the Hawks and Indiana is currently only 1 1/2 games out of the mix. The Pacers have vaulted back into contention due to a recent four-game wi |
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| Heat, Knicks meet at MSG |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2008 |
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| team president of basketball operations and head coach Isiah Thomas may soon be out of a job. The rumors of Thomas' possible ousting grew stronger after the New York Daily News reported on Monday that the Knicks had reached an agreement with former Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh to become the organization's new president. The 67-year-old Walsh stepped down from his post with the Pacers on Monday. Later in the day, New York suffered its most recent loss with a 106-91 setback at home to area-rival New Jersey. |
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| Hornets beat Pacers, tie Lakers for top spot in West |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - David West scored 35 points and pulled down 16 rebounds, as New Orleans continued its push for the top seed in the Western Conference with a 114-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Chris Paul netted 31 points and 14 assists for the Hornets, who opened their six-game road trip by moving into a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the top spot in the conference. Peja Stojakovic added 16 points and Tyson Chandler 15 for New Orleans, which is surging with four straight wins an |
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| Hornets, Pacers meet in Indiana |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers will try to extend their season-high winning streak to five games when they host the New Orleans Hornets tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana recorded its fourth consecutive win with a 108-101 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at the United Center. Mike Dunleavy registered a team-high 25 points to help Indiana overcome a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter for the win. Troy Murphy finished with 24 points and eight rebounds, while Danny Granger added 18 poin |
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| Hawks fly into the Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2008 |
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| ill return home for a three-game stand. Atlanta will host Milwaukee, Chicago and New York on the upcoming homestand. Chicago has dropped two in a row and wraps up a four-game homestand. On Saturday, Mike Dunleavy scored a team-high 25 points, as the Indiana Pacers overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to rally past the Bulls, 108-101, at the United Center. Luol Deng poured in a game-high 28 points for the Bulls, who have lost four of five and six of their last eight games overall. Ben Gordon tallied 21 p |
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