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| Lakers try to regroup vs. Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to get back on track Tuesday when they welcome the hapless Memphis Grizzlies to Staples Center. The Western Conference-leading Lakers dropped their second straight game on Sunday when Matt Barnes scored 26 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists, including a huge three-pointer and five free throws late in the fourth quarter, to help the Phoenix Suns record a 118-111 victory over LA. Playing without star point guard Steve Nash (ankle) for the thi |
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| Shaq's Suns visit Howard and Magic at Amway Arena |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Coming off an impressive win over the rival Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns will try to stifle another elite team in the NBA Tuesday when they kick off a four-game road trip against the Orlando Magic. The Suns have won two in a row and six of their last eight games, including Sunday's 118-111 triumph versus the Lakers in the desert despite Kobe Bryant's 49 points. Shaquille O'Neal netted 33 points just two days after a 45-point performance versus Toronto and Matt Barnes added 26 points, 1 |
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| Wade, Gasol named NBA Players of the Month |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in February. Wade topped the conference in scoring at 30.7 points per game while shooting .502 from the field, ranking second in assists with 8.7 per contest and fourth in steals, averaging a pair per game. Wade dropped at least 20 points in every game and tallied a career-high 50 points at Orlando on Februa |
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| Bryant pours in 49 but Lakers get burned by the Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2009 |
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| Matt Barnes pulled down 10 rebounds, handed out seven assists and scored 26 points, including a huge three-pointer and five free throws late in the fourth quarter to help the Phoenix Suns record a 118-111 victory over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers. Playing without point guard Steve Nash (ankle) for the third straight game, former Laker Shaquille O'Neal punched in another dominating effort, logging 33 points two days after a 45-point performance against Toronto. "It's what I do," O'Neal said o |
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| Suns' Nash sits for third straight game |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash missed his third straight game Sunday, as his sprained right ankle kept him off the court against the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP has now missed seven games this season due to a plethora of injuries, his latest occurring in Tuesday's 112-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. In 51 games this season, Nash is averaging 14.1 points and 9.7 assists for the unpredictable Suns. |
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| Lakers shoot for season sweep of Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to build on their massive Pacific Division lead Sunday and finish off a season sweep of the second place Suns in Phoenix at US Airways Center. The Lakers, who routed Phoenix in LA, 132-106, on Saturday, lead the Suns by 14 1/2 games in the Pacific. The Lakers have won four straight overall against Phoenix and six of the last seven meetings between the two clubs. Most recently, the Lakers dropped the opener of a quick two-game road trip in Denver on Friday when Chaun |
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| Lakers streak into Rocky Mountains to face Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The streaking Los Angeles Lakers shoot for their seventh consecutive win Friday as they take to the court in the Rocky Mountains against the homestanding Denver Nuggets in a battle of division leaders. The Lakers, who are running away with the Pacific Division, earned their sixth straight triumph in LA on Thursday when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists as the Lakers shut down the Phoenix Suns, 132-106. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and |
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| Mavs try to thwart Thunder in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| 6-96 victory over Milwaukee. Josh Howard led the charge with 27 points and Jason Kidd compiled 19 points with nine assists in the win. The Mavericks now own a two-game advantage on ninth-place Phoenix in the West standings after the Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Brandon Bass contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds to help Dallas to its eighth win in its last nine home games. The Mavericks, who are an outstanding 20-8 at the American Airlines Center this season, will also host Toronto Sunday in th |
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| Bryant, O'Neal meet again as Lakers bury Suns |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers shut down the Phoenix Suns, 132-106, at the Staples Center. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and Suns center Shaquille O'Neal garnered co-MVP honors at the All-Star Game earlier this month. O'Neal was limited to 12 points and seven rebounds as the Suns, minus Steve Nash, lost to the Lakers for a third time in as many meetings this season. Nash sat out with a rig |
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| Nash out with injured ankle |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash was ruled out of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a right ankle injury. Nash, who hurt the ankle in Tuesday's 112-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, is averaging 14.1 points and 9.7 assists this season. |
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