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| Gasol's triple-double leads Lakers over Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Pau Gasol had his third career triple- double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and despite Kobe Bryant's lowest point total in over a year, the Los Angeles Lakers dominated Atlanta, 96-83, at the Staples Center. Coming off his co-MVP performance with ex-Laker Shaquille O'Neal in the All- Star Game, Bryant totaled just 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting in nearly 29 minutes of court time. It's his lowest point total since February 5, 2008, when he scored six at New Jersey. |
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| Gasol's thriple-double leads Lakers over Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Pau Gasol had his third career triple- double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and despite Kobe Bryant's lowest point total in over a year, the Los Angeles Lakers dominated Atlanta, 96-83, at the Staples Center. Coming off his co-MVP performance with ex-Laker Shaquille O'Neal in the All- Star Game, Bryant totaled just 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting in nearly 29 minutes of court time. It's his lowest point total since February 5, 2008, when he scored six at New Jersey. |
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| Lakers host Hawks at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The NBA's best team hits the hardwood for the first time since the All-Star break on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Staples Center. The NBA's mid-season classic had quite the Lakers flavor to it as the reunion of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal under head coach Phil Jackson turned out to be the highlight of the annual affair. Bryant and O'Neal teamed up Sunday for the first time since Los Angeles lost to Detroit in the 2004 NBA finals, and were selected as co-MV |
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| Jazz, Grizzlies square off in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| zz opened their residency in impressive fashion before the All-Star break last Wednesday when Mehmet Okur scored 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, boosting Utah to a 113-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Deron Williams eclipsed the 30-point barrier for a fifth straight game, finishing with 31 points and 11 assists, as the Jazz won for the fourth time in five contests. Utah, which is now a gaudy 21-6 in Salt Lake City, will finish its residency agai |
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| Magic welcome Bobcats to Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| r of the last five overall matchups in this series as well, including a 90-85 triumph in Charlotte on November 16. Charlotte is expected to get two key players back for tonight's tilt, however. Swingman Gerald Wallace, who's averaging 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, is set to play for the first time since suffering a collapsed lung and broken rib in a January 27 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Raja Bell is also slated to return from a groin injury that kept the veteran guard out for the last three games. |
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| Reunited and it feels so good: Kobe, Shaq share All-Star MVP honors |
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02/16/2009 |
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| h NBA All-Star Game. Bryant scored 27 points and O'Neal, playing on his home court, tallied 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, helping the Western Conference to a 146-119 thrashing of the East at US Airways Center. The dynamic duo played together for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996-2004, winning three championships until O'Neal was dealt to Miami. Last February, three days after the All-Star contest, O'Neal was traded back to the Western Conference as he joined the Phoenix Suns. The two were named as co-MVPs of the A |
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| Okur, Jazz prove to be too much for Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2009 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - Mehmet Okur scored 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, boosting Utah to a 113-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Deron Williams eclipsed the 30-point barrier for a fifth straight game, finishing with 31 points and 11 assists, as the Jazz won for the fourth time in five contests. Kobe Bryant tallied 37 points for the Lakers, who had a seven-game win streak broken. Lamar Odom had 19 points and a season-high 19 rebo |
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| Slumping Wizards limp into Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| homestand. Emeka Okafor finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Bobcats, who got 15 points apiece from Boris Diaw and Raymond Felton. D.J. Augustin chipped in 17 points and Vladimir Radmanovic, who came to Charlotte via a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, scored 13 points off the bench in his Bobcats debut. On the injury front for Charlotte, guard Raja Bell is questionable versus the Wizards with a strained right groin and forward Juwan Howard (big toe inflammation) is expected to miss W |
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| Cavs aiming for rebound in tilt with Suns |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| Cavaliers will try to bounce back from consecutive losses for the first time this season when they return home to host the Phoenix Suns at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs got their first taste of defeat at home this season with a 101-91 setback to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, then dropped a 96-95 decision at Indiana Tuesday night despite LeBron James' 47 points on 15-of-21 shooting. James is averaging 36.2 points in his last five games, including a season-high 52 points at New York last Wednesday. Mo Williams, |
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| Lakers take on Jazz in Salt Lake City |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The streaking Los Angeles Lakers aim for a season-high eighth consecutive win in their final game before the All-Star break when they take on the Utah Jazz at EnegrySolutions Arena tonight. The Lakers earned their seventh straight triumph on Tuesday in Hollywood when Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 23,000- point plateau, as part of a 34-point, seven-rebound performance in LA's 105-98 workmanlike win over Oklahoma City. Bryant reached 23,000 points with 5:13 l |
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