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| Wade, Williams earn NBA weekly honors |
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03/09/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade and Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the week ending March 8. Wade led the league in scoring at 35.8 points per game and was tops in the Eastern Conference in assists (11.3) and steals (3.25) to lead Miami to a 2-2 mark for the week. On March 4, he scored 35 points and added 16 assists in the Heat's 135-129 win over Phoenix, and on March 6 he totaled 42 poi |
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| Pistons, Magic square off at The Palace |
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03/09/2009 |
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| points and eight boards in defeat. Hamilton will most likely make his sixth start tonight in place of Allen Iverson. Iverson has been out five consecutive games with a back problem. Detroit is sixth in the East standings, just 1 1/2 games behind the Miami Heat and one game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons are 2-0 against Orlando this season and have won 18 of the past 23 matchups in the series. Detroit has won eight of its last nine at home versus the Magic, including an 88-82 victory on Decem |
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| Heat host Bulls in South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
03/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls are currently flirting with a playoff berth, but they will have to solve their recent road woes Monday against the Miami Heat in the opener of a three-game trek at AmericanAirlines Arena. Chicago is just a half game ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, and has dropped four in a row away from the Windy City. It will also visit the Magic and 76ers on the swing and owns a 10-23 record as the guest this season. The Bulls, however |
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| Jazz go for 11th straight win at Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2009 |
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| ehind Denver in the Northwest Division, will also visit the Pacers, Hawks, Heat and Magic on the trek and own an 11-17 record as the guest this season. Toronto will try to put the brakes on a four-game slide and suffered a 108-102 setback versus the Miami Heat the last time out on Friday. Dwyane Wade poured in 42 points on 17-of-23 shooting to burn the Raptors, who were led by Chris Bosh's 34 points and seven rebounds. Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points for the Raptors, who got 16 points and nine assists fr |
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| Cavs continue home domination; Miami's Wade ejected |
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03/08/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Mo Williams scored 29 points and LeBron James collected his 21st career triple-double as the Cavaliers downed the Miami Heat, 99-89, to continue their amazing home success. James had 14 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, which moved to 28-1 this season at Quicken Loans Arena. Delonte West scored 19 and Anderson Varejao added 12 points for the Cavaliers, who beat the Heat for the sixth time in the last seven regular season meetings. The Cavs bounced back fro |
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| Cavs welcome Heat to town |
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03/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to bounce back from a tough loss as they welcome the Miami Heat this evening to Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs just dropped a 105-94 decision at Boston Friday night and their four- game winning streak came to an end. LeBron James made just 5-of-15 from the field, finishing with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists in defeat. Mo Williams paced Cleveland with 26 points, while Anderson Varejao chipped in 15 points in the club's second loss in 11 games. |
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| Wade's World: Dwyane goes for 42 as Heat down Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Dwyane Wade poured in 42 points on 17-of-23 shooting, and the Miami Heat topped a struggling Toronto Raptors club, 108-102, at Air Canada Centre. Wade also dished out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds, eclipsing the 40- point plateau for a ninth time this season, and helping the Heat snap a six- game losing streak to these Raptors. "He's been on one of those runs since the All-Star break," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said of Wade. "He understands the urgency right n |
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| Raptors hope to snap skid vs. Heat |
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03/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Toronto Raptors still have a chance at a playoff spot and will try to put the brakes on a three-game losing streak this evening against the Miami Heat in the opener of a two-game homestand. The Raptors will also welcome Utah to Air Canada Centre, where they sport a 12-16 record this season. They have lost three in a row and 11 of the last 15 games, including a 107-97 setback at Houston on Tuesday. Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani both netted 25 points and pulled down seven |
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| Grumpy Old "Shaq" |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2009 |
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| ast by NBA standards -- and if his reaction to Van Gundy's accusation of flopping is any indication, he's getting grumpier by the minute. O'Neal called his former coach "a master of panic," a "nobody" and "a front-runner" before his game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. "One thing I really despise is a frontrunner," O'Neal said. "I know for a fact he's a master of panic and when it gets time for his team to go into the postseason and do certain things, he will let them down because of his panic. I've |
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| Heat sign Luther Head |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Shooting guard Luther Head, who was waived by the Houston Rockets Sunday night, signed with the Miami Heat on Wednesday. The 6-foot-3 Head appeared in just 22 games this season after being sidelined since January 10 with a right foot injury. Head started in only four games this season and was averaging 4.8 points and 15 minutes. "Luther will bring us a prototype combo guard that can both handle the ball and shoot with tremendous proficiency," said Heat president Pat Riley. "T |
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