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| Miami's Haslem leaves game with hand injury |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem left Friday's 97-92 win over the Charlotte Bobcats with a right hand injury and did not return. Haslem attempted to block a shot late in the third quarter and suffered a cut hand when he inadvertently slapped the backboard. The cut required stitches and the forward was also undergoing precautionary x-rays. He finished with two points and one rebound before exiting. |
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| Bobcats' Bell leaves game with calf injury |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Charlotte Bobcats guard Raja Bell left Friday's 97-92 loss to the Miami Heat early in the third quarter with a right calf strain and did not return. After missing a three-pointer, the guard came up gimpy with the Heat on a fast break and laid on the floor for a few minutes before he had to be carried off the floor and into the locker room by teammates. He had 11 points before departing. |
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| Bobcats, Heat to tangle in key Southeast showdown |
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04/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Charlotte Bobcats are still in the hunt for the first playoff berth in franchise history and will continue their quest Friday versus the Miami Heat at Time Warner Cable Arena. Charlotte is 1 1/2 games behind the Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and had its three-game winning streak come to an end with a 111-109 double-overtime loss at Boston on Wednesday. Celtics veteran Ray Allen scored 11 of his 22 points in extra time and buried a gam |
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| Mavericks hold off Heat, close in on playoff berth |
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04/02/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki dropped 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a late deficit to squeeze by the Miami Heat, 98-96, in a battle of playoff hopefuls at American Airlines Center. Josh Howard posted 20 points and Jason Terry 13 for Dallas, which logged its 10th straight regular season win over the Heat and continued to close in on the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a second consecutive win and fourth in the last six. Jason Kidd dished out 11 assists for the |
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| Heat make a stop in Dallas |
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04/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams aiming to nail down playoff spots meet in Dallas tonight when the Miami Heat kick off a three-game road trip against the Mavericks. Dallas will be shooting for its 10th straight regular season win over the Heat, who have been struggling a bit recently and are coming off a 101-95 loss to in-state rival Orlando on Monday. Dwight Howard finished with 22 points and 18 rebounds in that one and became the youngest player to reach 5,000 career rebounds at 23 years and 112 days |
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| Thunder take a shot on Shaun |
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03/31/2009 |
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| ge of 21, he was handed a new challenge that had nothing to do with the NBA or the playoffs. Livingston would need to learn to walk again. Livingston has confirmed he thought about quitting the game but rehabbed through all of last season before the Miami Heat gave him a chance during training camp this year. He made Miami's regular-season roster but played just 41 minutes in four games before the Heat dumped his salary in a January trade with Memphis, which subsequently waived him. The post-injury taste |
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| Thunder sign Livingston |
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03/31/2009 |
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| called up guard Shaun Livingston from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League and signed him to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not announced. The 23-year-old Livingston played in four games this season with the Miami Heat before being released, averaging 2.3 points in just over 10 minutes. He suffered a devastating knee injury while enjoying a breakout season with the Clippers in 2006-07, as he averaged 9.3 points and 5.1 assists in 54 games. He missed the rest of th |
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| Howard does Mourning impersonation on Alonzo's night; Magic down Heat |
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03/31/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Dwight Howard finished with 22 points and 18 rebounds, as the Orlando Magic held on for a 101-95 win over the Miami Heat, strengthening their position in the Eastern Conference. Rashard Lewis added 21 points for Orlando, which has won six in a row and nine of 10 overall. The Magic moved into a tie with idle Boston for the second spot in the East, with nine games remaining -- two more than the Celtics. Howard became the youngest player to reach 5,000 career rebounds at 23 year |
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| Heat retire Mourning's No.33 |
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03/30/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat retired Alonzo Mourning's No.33 on Monday, making him the first player in franchise history to have his number hoisted to the rafters of American Airlines Arena. Mourning spent 10 1/2 of his 15 NBA seasons in South Beach, helping the team to the 2006 NBA championship. The 39-year-old is the franchise leader in points (9,459), rebounds (4,807) and games played (593), while Mourning also won two Defensive Player of the Year awards and earned six of his seven All- |
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| Magic make a stop in Miami |
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03/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Southeast Division champion Orlando Magic continue their push for the second seed in the Eastern Conference in South Beach on Monday when they face the in-state rival Miami Heat. The Magic earned their fifth straight win on Friday when Rashard Lewis poured in 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as Orlando handled the Milwaukee Bucks, 110-94, at Amway Arena. Hedo Turkoglu and Dwight Howard added 18 points each for Orlando, which has won seven in a row at home. Turkoglu pulled down |
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