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| Clippers' Randolph suspended |
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02/19/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Zach Randolph has been suspended two games without pay, the NBA announced Wednesday, for striking Phoenix's Louis Amundson in the face Tuesday. The incident occurred with 32.3 seconds left in the first quarter of the game, a 140-100 win for the Suns. Randolph and Amundson got tangled under the basket, and Amundson fell to the floor after being shoved by Randolph's outstretched left arm. Randolph stood over Amundson, who got up and stood face-to-face with |
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| Trade rescinded: Chandler back to Hornets |
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02/19/2009 |
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| de deadline staring at both teams. Chandler, who spent the last three seasons with the Hornets, is averaging 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32 contests this season. Chandler was selected second overall in the 2001 NBA Draft out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers and was dealt to Chicago. He played five seasons with the Bulls before going to the Hornets. Over 524 career games, the 7-foot-1 Chandler owns averages of 8.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. Wilcox was the eighth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, also by |
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| Revved-up Suns shoot for sweep of Clippers |
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02/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Up-tempo basketball is back in Phoenix. The Suns plastered the Los Angeles Clippers, 140-100, in the front end of a home-and-home set during Alvin Gentry's debut as the team's interim head coach in the Valley of the Sun on Tuesday. Phoenix now hopes to continue things and finish a season sweep of the lowly Clippers tonight at Staples Center. Gentry had about as good a debut as possible with six Suns reaching double digits in Phoenix's demolition of LA in the desert. Phoenix cut ties with the def |
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| New Suns coach Gentry enjoys high-scoring win in debut |
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02/18/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Alvin Gentry had about as good a debut as an interim head coach can have, with six Suns reaching double digits in Phoenix's 140-100 demolition of the lowly Los Angeles Clippers. Phoenix cut ties with the defensive-minded Terry Porter on Monday after the head coach led the perennial Western Conference contenders to a mediocre 28-23 record leading up to the All-Star Game, which was held at US Airways Center on Sunday. The entire Suns roster looked All-Star worthy Tuesday, with Leandro |
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| Hornets send Chandler to Oklahoma City |
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02/17/2009 |
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| ing young post player in Hardin." Chandler, who spent the last three seasons with the Hornets, is averaging 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32 contests this season. Chandler was selected second overall in the 2001 NBA Draft out of high school, by the Los Angeles Clippers, and was dealt to Chicago. He played five seasons with the Bulls before going to the Hornets. Over 524 career games, the 7-foot-1 Chandler owns averages of 8.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. Wilcox was the eighth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, also b |
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| Suns open Gentry era at home vs. Clippers |
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02/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The glitz and glamour of NBA All-Star Weekend has died down in the Valley of the Sun and a Phoenix team in transition will now get back to work by welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers to town for the front end of a home-and-home set. On the floor, Suns veteran center Shaquille O'Neal scored 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting in just 11 minutes of Sunday night's All-Star game, to earn co-MVP MVP honors with former teammate Kobe Bryant as the West cruised to a 146-119 win. Off the floor things were disast |
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| Knicks get a visit from Southwest-leading Spurs |
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02/17/2009 |
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| l also visit Detroit and Washington on the current road swing. Meanwhile, the Knicks will try to put the brakes on a season high-tying six- game losing streak Tuesday at MSG. They entered the break after Wednesday's 128-124 overtime loss against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, with Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson ending with 33 points, a career-high 15 assists, nine rebounds and five steals in defeat. Robinson defeated Orlando's Dwight Howard in Saturday's dunk competition during All-Star festivities. |
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| Wizards host Wolves at Verizon Center |
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02/17/2009 |
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| shington, a team that had reached the playoffs in each of the last four seasons, has regressed to an 11-42 record so far in 2008-09 due to injuries and shaky defensive play. It's by far the poorest mark in the Eastern Conference and only betters the Los Angeles Clippers' league-worst record by a half-game. Minnesota hasn't been a whole lot better, as the team currently sits 11th in the West with a 17-34 record. The Timberwolves lost seven of their final eight games, including the last four tilts, prior to the break |
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| Magic welcome Bobcats to Orlando |
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02/17/2009 |
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| red 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Orlando, although the duo combined to make just 6-of-25 shots. The Bobcats ended a five-game losing streak by beating a pair of the NBA's doormats in their final two outings before the break. After besting the Los Angeles Clippers by a 94-73 count in Charlotte on Febuary 9, the Bobcats came through with a 101-89 home decision over Washington last Wednesday. D.J. Augustin led the way with 24 points against the Wizards, while newly- acquired Vladimir Radmanovic netted 21 while |
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| Clippers obtain Alex Acker from Pistons |
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02/16/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers acquired guard Alex Acker and Detroit's second round selection in the 2011 NBA Draft from the Pistons in exchange for a conditional second round selection in the 2013 NBA Draft. Acker has appeared in seven games this season for the Pistons, averaging 1.3 points. In a related move, the Clippers waived center Cheikh Samb on Monday. |
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