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| Sixers host Wolves at Wachovia Center |
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03/25/2009 |
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| s. In a 114-108 overtime triumph at Portland on Monday, Andre Miller scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sixers, who won for the sixth time in eight tries and sit sixth in the Eastern Conference, just 1 1/2 games behind the fifth-seeded Miami Heat. Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young both scored 25 points, while Reggie Evans finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in a winning cause. The Sixers will also host the Charlotte Bobcats on their upcoming residency and are 20-14 in the City of Brot |
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| Heat hope to stop ugly slide in Indy vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat will try and stand ground in the Eastern Conference standings when they kick off a quick two-game road trip tonight against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Heat haven't fared too well as the visitor in this series and are winless in their last 13 trips to Indiana. Miami is 5-33 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The 2008-09 season series between the Heat and Pacers is tied at a game piece, with each team winning on its home floor. Indiana has won 20 of the last 26 meet |
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| Raptors' Banks to miss remainder of season; Douby signed |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Raptors guard Marcus Banks will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to have a bone spur removed from his right big toe. Banks was acquired from the Miami Heat as part of a four-player deal on February 13. He has played just six games for the Raptors and was averaging 2.3 points. The Raptors also announced the signing of guard Quincy Douby to a 10-day contract. Douby was released by Sacramento on January 21 and had been averaging 18.0 points wit |
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| Wade tops own season scoring mark as Heat beat Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Dwyane Wade dropped 27 points and handed out eight assists in breaking his own franchise season scoring mark, as the Miami Heat downed Memphis, 94-82, at American Airlines Arena. Wade surpassed his 2005-06 mark of 2,040 points, which he accomplished in 75 games that season and now has 2,064 and counting through 70 games. He also set a new career-high in assists for a season, eclipsing his previous best of 515, also during the '05-06 campaign. He now has 523 on the year. "It's |
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| O'Neal sits with bruised hip for Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat forward Jermaine O'Neal sat out Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a bruised right hip. O'Neal aggravated the injury in Sunday's win against Detroit but isn't expected to miss an extended amount of time. The 13-year pro has averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 17 games since being acquired from Toronto February 14 in the trade that shipped Shawn Marion north of the border. O'Neal has blocked at least one shot in 22 consecutive games. |
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| Wade, Haslem help Heat pull out win in Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Dwyane Wade had a game-high 39 points and Udonis Haslem scored the go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining as the Miami Heat edged the Detroit Pistons, 101-96, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Wade, the NBA's leading scorer entering play at 29.8 points per game, also had six assists. Jamario Moon chipped in with 17 points and made 3-of-5 from three-point range for the Heat, who salvaged one win on their four-game road trip. "I was just trying to be aggressive. Trying |
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| Heat pay a visit to Pistons at The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The recently-struggling Miami Heat will try to salvage the finale of a four-game road trip Sunday against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Miami has dropped the first three tests of the road swing and suffered a 96-88 setback at New Jersey on Friday night. All-Star Dwyane Wade, who missed the previous game with a hip flexor, had another great all-around contest with 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but it wasn't enough to stop the skid. Rookies Michael Beasl |
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| LeBron, Cavs visit playoff-hopeful Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| 2 games off the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference and is aiming for its third straight win. The Nets have won two in a row since a four-game losing streak and opened a quick two- game homestand with a 96-88 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday. Chris Douglas-Roberts recorded a career-high 18 points and Jarvis Hayes scored the same amount for the Nets, who are 15-19 at home this season and got 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists from veteran Vince Carter. Brook Lopez contr |
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| Nets' bench shines in win over Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Chris Douglas-Roberts notched a career- high 18 points and Jarvis Hayes matched that number as the New Jersey Nets fended off the Miami Heat, 96-88. Vince Carter notched 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Nets, who won their second straight following a four-game skid. Brook Lopez contributed 15 points and seven boards for New Jersey, which is 2 1/2 games behind Chicago for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. "We've done a great job of moving t |
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| Wade questionable as Heat visit Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat are still searching for a win on their current four-game road trip and will pay a visit to the New Jersey Nets tonight at the IZOD Center. Miami has lost the first two tests of the trek and suffered a 112-108 overtime loss on Wednesday against the defending champion Boston Celtics in Beantown. Heat rookies Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley scored 21 and 19 points, respectively, in the absence of star Dwyane Wade, who was sidelined with a hip injury. Wade leads the NBA i |
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