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| Gordon, Lopez capture NBA rookie honors |
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02/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez were selected as the NBA's top rookies for the month of January. Gordon captured the Western Conference award after leading all rookies in scoring for the month, averaging 21.9 points per game. He also posted 4.1 assists and played in 41.1 minutes per game. He additionally had a career-high 41 points in a January 23 win over Oklahoma City -- the most points ever scored by a Clippers rookie. Lopez earned th |
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| Clippers invade South Beach to take on Heat |
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02/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers will try to put the brakes on a pair of losing streaks Monday night when they resume a lengthy seven-game road trip against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Clippers have dropped five straight overall, including the first two tests of this road swing, and nine in a row away from Staples Center. In Saturdays 106-94 setback at Washington, Eric Gordon had 25 points and Steve Novak added 15. Baron Davis also notched 17 points for Los Angeles, which lost at Cleve |
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| Grizzlies hope to snap skid vs. Wizards |
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02/02/2009 |
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| nts and grabbed six rebounds, while rookie O.J. Mayo added 21 points for Memphis, which fell to 0-3 under new head coach Lionel Hollins. Washington will continue a five-game homestand Monday and ended a five-game slide with a 106-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in the opener of the residency on Saturday. The Wizards were led by Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, as the duo each ended with a double-double in a winning cause. Jamison ended with 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Butler chipped in 16 points and 1 |
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| Magic, Mavs square off at Amway Arena |
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02/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will shoot for their fourth straight win when they kick off a brief two-game homestand Monday night versus the Dallas Mavericks at Amway Arena. The Magic will also host the Los Angeles Clippers and are 18-4 at home this season. They posted their third win in a row with a 113-90 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, as Dwight Howard led the way with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Mikael Pietrus added 22 points off the bench for Orlando, which has become o |
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| Wizards top Clippers in battle of also-rans |
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02/01/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler both recorded double-doubles to lead the Washington Wizards in a 106-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Verizon Center. Jamison finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds while Butler had 16 and 13, respectively, for the Wizards, who saw their five-game losing streak come to a halt. Nick Young added 22 points and JaVale McGee gave 18 and nine boards. Eric Gordon tallied 25 points for the Clippers, who have let five straight games slip away |
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| Clippers continue road trip vs. Wizards |
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01/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The lowly Los Angeles Clippers resume a season-long, seven- game road swing in the nation's capital on Saturday when they face the hapless Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. The Clippers lost the opener of their trek in Cleveland on Friday when Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his return to the court, as the Cavaliers downed Los Angeles, 112-95, to stay undefeated at Quicken Loans Arena. Ilgauskas had missed the last 13 games because of a small fracture in his left ankl |
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| Ilgauskas returns as Cavs move to 22-0 at home |
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01/31/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his return to the court, as the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Los Angeles Clippers, 112-95, to stay undefeated at Quicken Loans Arena. Ilgauskas had missed the last 13 games because of a small fracture in his left ankle, but was sharp in his first game back, making 10-of-16 field goals. LeBron James had a team-high 25 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers. Cleveland improved to 22-0 as the host this s |
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| Bulls try to end long drought in Sacramento |
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01/30/2009 |
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| a's capital since Michael Jordan scored 33 points in a 103-88 win on November 23, 1997. On Wednesday, the Bulls halted a five-game skid when Luol Deng scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Chicago used a strong third quarter to down the Los Angeles Clippers, 95-75, at Staples Center. Derrick Rose tallied 21 points and six assists for Chicago, which also received 16 points and 10 rebounds from Tyrus Thomas. Ben Gordon scored 11 points and Joakim Noah ended with 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks |
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| Cavs aim to remain perfect at home against lowly Clippers |
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01/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers put their unblemished home record on the line tonight against a Los Angeles Clippers team that's found it hard to win games on the road this season. Cleveland sports a perfect 21-0 mark at Quicken Loans Arena so far this season, a main reason why the Cavs own a 10-game lead atop the Central Division and occupy the second seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing only the defending world champion Boston Celtics. On the other hand, the Clippers have posted a horrid 5-15 mark |
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| Clippers sign G Jones for rest of season |
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01/29/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard Fred Jones for the remainder of the season on Thursday. Jones, who had signed two 10-day contracts, has averaged 7.5 points and 3.6 assists in 16 games with the Clippers. Over six-plus seasons in the NBA, Jones has career averages of 7.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 393 games. He has also played for Indiana, Toronto, Portland and New York. |
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