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| Knicks resume trip at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
12/13/2008 |
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| Lee saw his streak of 10 straight double-doubles come to an end as he left in the third with a bruised lower back for New York. He had 10 points and a rebound before leaving, and is questionable for Saturday. New York will also visit Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings will open a short two-game homestand Saturday versus the Knicks and Timberwolves, and are 4-8 at ARCO Arena this season. Sacramento has dropped nine of its last 10 games, including Friday's 112-103 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Staple |
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| Lakers aim to rebound against Kings |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers aim to avenge a rare loss when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to Staples Center Friday. The Lakers fell in Sacramento on Tuesday, 113-101, when John Salmons and Francisco Garcia each scored 21 points as the Kings held Kobe Bryant in check, dealing Los Angeles just its third loss of the season. Bobby Jackson ended with 15 points and Spencer Hawes contributed 11 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who snapped an eight-game skid at home and avoided setting a new fran |
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| Magic's Howard tops all vote-getters in early All-Star returns |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Orlando center Dwight Howard leads all NBA players in the first returns of the 2009 NBA All-Star balloting, while Los Angeles Lakers guard and reigning MVP Kobe Bryant paces the Western Conference in vote receipts. Howard, the amicable big man and last year's Slam Dunk champion, has tallied 775,933 votes, tops in the Eastern Conference in front of forwards LeBron James of Cleveland (643,786) and Kevin Garnett of Boston (495,514), last season's top vote-getter. Miami's Dwyane Wade, |
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| Lakers edge Suns |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Pau Gasol scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a trade-depleted Suns squad to beat Phoenix, 115-110, at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who bounced back from a 113-101 loss Tuesday at Sacramento and moved to 18-3 this season. Andrew Bynum totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds for LA, which also received 15 points from Sasha Vujacic and 13 from Derek Fisher. "It (effort) wasn't great," Lakers coach Phil Jack |
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| Knicks meet Nets in North Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| points and grabbed 15 boards, while Chris Duhon, who signed with the Knicks in the offseason after spending the first four seasons of his NBA career with Chicago, ended with 15 points and 14 assists. New York has lost six straight on the road and will also visit Sacramento, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Knicks went 3-1 against the Atlantic Division-rival Nets last season, but New Jersey has won 11 of the past 15 meetings in this series. New York is unbeaten in its last two contests at the Meadowlands. |
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| Kings deal Lakers third loss of season |
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12/10/2008 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - John Salmons and Francisco Garcia each scored 21 points as Sacramento held Kobe Bryant in check and rolled to a shocking 113-101 victory, dealing the Los Angeles Lakers just their third loss of the season. Bobby Jackson ended with 15 points and Spencer Hawes contributed 11 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who snapped an eight-game skid. "Hopefully we can grow from this," said Salmons. "This was one of those games that could turn your whole season around. We could look bac |
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| Kings try to solve home woes versus Lakers |
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12/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings aim to avoid a new franchise record for futility when they welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to ARCO Arena on Tuesday. The Kings, losers of eight straight overall and eight consecutive in Sacramento, have never lost nine straight home games. The franchise record for consecutive losses at home in a season is eight, set during the 1971-72 season when the franchise toiled in Kansas City and matched in ARCO Arena during the 1993-1994 season and 2008-09. The Kings tied the mark on |
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| Suns aim to continue desert dominance of Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2008 |
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| ts and 10 boards from Shaquille O'Neal and improved to 5-5 at home this season. The Bucks, meanwhile, dropped the opener of a three-game road trip Sunday after Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, more than all five of Milwaukee's starters combined, as the Los Angeles Lakers blew past the Bucks, 105-92, at the Staples Center. Milwaukee's five starters totaled just 18 points, including two from Michael Redd on 1-of-6 shooting. Malik Allen, Richard Jefferson, Andrew Bogut, Luke Ridnour and Redd combined to go 8-for-28 fro |
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| Lakers cruise past lackluster Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/08/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, more than all five of Milwaukee's starters combined, as the Los Angeles Lakers blew past the Bucks, 105-92, at the Staples Center. Derek Fisher added 19 points and five steals for the Lakers, who won for a third straight time and moved to 17-2 this season, equaling the best start to a campaign in team history. Bryant, who went 6-of-13 from the field, also had a season-high eight assists. Andrew Bynum contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds. "We've st |
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| NBA Pacific: Kobe keeps Lakers humming |
NBA Basketball |
12/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A winning road trip is cause for celebration for most NBA teams. For the Los Angeles Lakers, it can be a disappointment. The Lakers finished a three-game trek at 2-1 when Andrew Bynum scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, as Los Angeles held on for a 106-104 win over the woeful Washington Wizards on Friday. Kobe Bryant had 23 points, seven assists and seven boards for the Lakers, but made only 5-of-17 shots. Pau Gasol contributed 17 points, 10 boards and six assists in the win for LA, |
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