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| Blazers try to stay perfect at home vs. Magic |
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12/09/2008 |
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| son with nine consecutive wins. Orlando, meanwhile, kicked off a five-game road swing on Monday in grand fashion when Dwight Howard celebrated his 23rd birthday with a 23-point, 22- rebound effort, as the Magic used a big fourth quarter to upend the Los Angeles Clippers, 95-88. Howard, who has eclipsed the 20-point, 20-rebound plateau in three of the past five games, shot just 9-of-18 from the foul line but was nonetheless unstoppable down low for Orlando, which has won three in a row and improved to 7-2 on the roa |
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| McHale takes over Wolves; Sloan celebrates 20th anniversary |
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12/09/2008 |
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| to take over on the bench. McHale has been in this position before and went 19-12 in the final 31 games of the 2004-05 season after firing head coach Flip Saunders Minnesota suffered its fifth consecutive loss after Saturday's 107-84 setback to the Los Angeles Clippers in the opener of the residency, as Al Jefferson notched 28 points and eight rebounds in a losing cause. Rookie Kevin Love chipped in 13 points and 15 rebounds in the loss, while Randy Foye ended with 13 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost fou |
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| Howard blows out the candles as Magic down Clippers |
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12/09/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Dwight Howard celebrated his 23rd birthday with a 23-point, 22-rebound effort, and the Orlando Magic used a big fourth quarter to upend the Los Angeles Clippers, 95-88. Howard, who has eclipsed the 20-point, 20-rebound plateau in three of the past five games, shot just 9-of-18 from the foul line but was nonetheless unstoppable down low for Orlando, which has won three in a row and seven of eight. "We're just trying to win games," Howard said. "In the fourth quarter, we started hi |
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| Last chance for McHale in Minnesota |
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12/08/2008 |
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| ng his first season in Boston and the NBA championship. This season, the Celtics are off to a gaudy 20-2 start. Meanwhile, the Wolves are a miserable 26-75 since the trade and 4-15 this season, including a lopsided loss at home to the equally woeful Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. So, Taylor threw down the gauntlet and put McHale on notice. "There were certain goals and expectations that we had for this team at the start of the season, and we have not lived up to them," Taylor said in a statement. "I am disappoin |
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| Rockets visit Grizzlies |
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12/08/2008 |
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| games, the longest streak to begin an NBA career since Larry Bird had 20 straight games of 10-plus points for the Boston Celtics at the start of the 1979-80 season. The Grizzlies, losers in eight of their last nine games, have not won consecutive contests since March 21-22, 2008. They failed to do so again against the Hornets, one night after beating the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets, who are 7-4 on the road this season, have won four straight over Memphis including an 82-71 win earlier this season in Houston. |
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| Streaking Magic start road trip in LA vs. Clippers |
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12/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic kickoff a five-game west coast road trip Monday when they arrive in Hollywood to face the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Magic won their second straight contest and for the sixth time in seven games last Friday when Dwight Howard posted 21 points and 23 rebounds to go along with six blocks as Orlando notched a 98-89 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the 16th career 20-point, 20-rebound game for the dynamic Howard. Magic guard |
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| NBA Pacific: Kobe keeps Lakers humming |
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12/07/2008 |
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| old me in Philadelphia. "We don't rattle easily. We've been through a lot of wars and battles. When a team jumps out early, we just collect ourselves and go back and execute and think about what they're doing and counter them." ON THE OTHER HAND The Los Angeles Clippers have almost been the bizarro Lakers this season and stand at a hapless 4-16. The club did manage to salvage a win on the final game of a five-game swing in the Twin Cities when Baron Davis scored 27 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Cli |
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| Paul, Hornets crush Grizzlies |
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12/07/2008 |
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| tough category. We were nowhere near it," said Grizzlies coach Marc Iavaroni. The Grizzlies, losers in eight of their last nine games, have not won consecutive contests since March 21-22, 2008. They failed to do so again, one night after beating the Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans pulled ahead by a comfortable margin early. A Stojakovic jumper extended the lead to 20-8 with just inside five minutes left in the opening quarter, and it was 37-16 going to the second. West's running jumper moved the lead to 49-27 wit |
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| Clippers take on T-Wolves in Twin Cities |
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12/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two of the NBA's worst teams meet in the Twin Cities Saturday when the Timberwolves welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to Target Center. The Clippers fell to Memphis on Friday when Rudy Gay went for a game-high 25 points and the Grizzlies put the brakes on a seven-game slide with a 93-81 win over the struggling Clips at FedEx Forum. O.J. Mayo dropped 20 points to tie Lamar Odom's rookie record of 19 consecutive games in double figures to start a career. Odom turned the trick for the Clippers in 19 |
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| Hornets welcome Grizzlies to Big Easy |
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12/06/2008 |
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| and six consecutive against Phoenix. David West finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds in the resounding win. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, snapped a seven-game slide Friday when Rudy Gay went for a game-high 25 points as Memphis topped the struggling Los Angeles Clippers, 93-81, at FedEx Forum. O.J. Mayo dropped 20 points to tie Lamar Odom's rookie record of 19 consecutive games in double figures to start a career. Odom turned the trick for the Clippers in 1999-00. Hakim Warrick donated 14 points and Mike Conley 10 |
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