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| Timberwolves waive C Blount |
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03/01/2010 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves waived center Mark Blount on Monday. The T'wolves received Blount in a trade with the Miami Heat for Quentin Richardson last August, but he has not appeared in a game for Minnesota this season. Blount has appeared in 605 games during his nine-season career with stops in Boston, Denver, Minnesota and Miami. He owns career per-game averages of 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in addition to a 50.4 shooting percentage. |
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| Struggling Sixers tangle with Magic at Wachovia Center |
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03/01/2010 |
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| starting with the woeful Philadelphia 76ers tonight at the Wachovia Center. Orlando will also play Golden State and New Jersey on the upcoming schedule and has won seven of its last 10 games, including Sunday's 96-80 victory over Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat at Amway Arena. Rashard Lewis finished with 22 points, Vince Carter added 17 and J.J. Redick scored 15 points off the bench for Southeast Division-leading Orlando, which is two games ahead of Atlanta in the division and seeded second in the East. Al |
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| Wade returns but Heat still fall to Magic |
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02/28/2010 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Rashard Lewis finished with 22 points, as the Orlando Magic downed the struggling Miami Heat, 96-80, at Amway Arena. Vince Carter added 17 points and J.J. Redick scored 15 off the bench for the Magic, who bounced back from Friday's loss in New Orleans to win for the third time in four games. Dwight Howard, playing in foul trouble much of the game, finished with seven points, five rebounds and three blocks. "We told Dwight in there afterwards that we certainly owed him, he's |
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| Reeling Heat visit Magic in Orlando |
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02/28/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's expected that Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will opt out of his contract this offseason and test the free agency waters. Life without Wade isn't a scenario most in Miami want to contemplate but they have gotten a taste of it thanks to a left calf strain that has kept the superstar out for four consecutive games and will most likely keep him sidelined for a fifth as the reeling Heat take on in-state rival Orlando tonight. Miami is falling apart without Wade and is now deadlocked with |
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| Salmons, Bucks shoot for another road win in Atlanta |
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02/28/2010 |
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| Dixie to take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight. The Bucks improved to 6-0 since acquiring Salmons from Chicago on Feb. 18 after the swingman recorded 18 points and Jerry Stackhouse added four three- pointers on the way to 16, as Milwaukee destroyed the Miami Heat, 94-71, in South Beach on Saturday. Carlos Delfino chipped in 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Bucks, who have also won six straight on the road. Andrew Bogut checked in with 10 rebounds and eight points. "Our defense was very good |
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| Jordan to have majority ownership of Bobcats |
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02/27/2010 |
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| up his playing days. Now in Charlotte, Jordan has rarely been seen at team practices or games despite calling the shots on all personnel transactions. His most notable move thus far was luring fellow Hall-of-Famer, and North Carolina alum, Larry Brown to coach the team at the start of the 2008-09 season. The Bobcats have never made the playoffs, but, entering Saturday, sit just a half-game behind the Miami Heat for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference race with a 28-29 record this season. |
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| Bucks visit Heat in key Eastern Conference matchup |
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02/27/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams jockeying for Eastern Conference playoff positioning meet in South Beach Saturday as the Miami Heat host the Milwaukee Bucks. After losing to lowly Minnesota on Tuesday the Heat hold down the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, one-half game behind Milwaukee and just one- half game ahead of Charlotte. Jonny Flynn scored 16 points and made the eventual game-winning layup with 38 seconds left on Tuesday, as the Timberwolves picked up a rare road victory by taking a 91-88 |
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| Heat G Arroyo arrested |
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02/26/2010 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat guard Carlos Arroyo was reportedly arrested Friday. According to The Miami Herald, Arroyo was arrested in Coral Gables early Friday morning and faces charges for a traffic violation and resisting arrest without violence. The paper reported Arroyo was driving slowly and impeding traffic while apparently on his way to practice. The Herald cited the police report, which said Arroyo did not initially pull over upon several attempts by a motorcycle patrolman. The report |
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| T'Wolves top ailing Heat |
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02/23/2010 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Jonny Flynn scored 16 points and made the eventual game-winning layup with 38 seconds left, as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a rare road victory by taking a 91-88 decision over the Miami Heat. Kevin Love added 17 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for the Timberwolves, who snapped a six-game skid and improved to 5-24 away from the Twin Cities this season. Ryan Gomes donated 13 points and eight rebounds, Wayne Ellington chipped in 12 points off the bench and Al Jeffer |
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| Wade misses third straight game with calf strain |
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02/23/2010 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat star guard Dwyane Wade sat out Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of his left calf strain. Wade suffered the injury last Wednesday against New Jersey, playing only seven minutes in the first quarter before leaving. He then sat out Friday's double- overtime win against Memphis and Saturday's loss to Dallas. The six-time All-Star is averaging 26.1 points per game this season to rank among the league leaders. Miami was also without guard Rafer A |
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