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| Bulls welcome Bucks to Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Something more than just area bragging rights will be on the line when the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks renew their rivalry tonight at the United Center. These two Central Division foes, separated by just 90 miles, enter this evening's game in a virtual tie for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. New Jersey is just a half-game back of the pair in the race, with Charlotte, Indiana and New York also within striking distance. Chicago comes in as the hotter of the |
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| Cavs clinch playoff spot, continue home dominance |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a playoff spot with a 91-73 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland, the first team to clinch a playoff spot this season in the NBA, is 36 games over .500 (48-12) for the first time in franchise history. "That's good to know, but we're a playoff team," said Cleveland head coach Mike Brown. "From the first day I got here, I believed we were a playoff team. We |
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| Cavs return home to face slumping Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers return home tonight to face the Central Division-rival Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland is currently the top seed in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of Boston, and can clinch a playoff spot for the fourth straight season with a victory tonight. It just went 3-1 on a just-completed four-game road trip thanks to three straight wins. In a 107-100 victory over Miami on Monday, superstar LeBron James recorded a game-high 42 points and gr |
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| Bucks' Redd has successful surgery |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Bucks sharpshooter Michael Redd had successful knee surgery Tuesday to repair a season-ending injury he suffered in a January 24 game against Sacramento. In the game, a 106-104 win for the Bucks, Redd was hurt with 2:33 left in the third quarter. A subsequent MRI exam revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament as well as a torn medial collateral ligament in the left knee. The procedure Tuesday morning was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian Cole, M.D., in Oak P |
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| Bucks welcome Nets to Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams fighting for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference hookup Tuesday when the New Jersey Nets visit the Bradley Center to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks, who currently hold the eighth spot in the East, won the opener of a quick two-game homestand Saturday when Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points to pace Milwaukee in a 109-93 win over the woeful Washington Wizards. Richard Jefferson added 22 points for the Bucks, who had lost four of their previous five games. |
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| Wizards, Bucks square off in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks return to the Bradley Center on Saturday for the first of two straight home games when they host the woeful Washington Wizards. The Bucks suffered a tough loss in the Big Easy on Friday when Tyson Chandler provided the winning tip-in with 3.3 seconds remaining, as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 95-94 despite blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Richard Jefferson had 22 points and Charlie Bell came off the bench for 21 more for the Bucks, who have dropped four |
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| Bucks, Hornets square off in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets vie for their longest winning streak in more than a month when the playoff contenders take on the visiting Milwaukee Bucks this evening. With All-Star point guard Chris Paul missing some time with a groin strain and center Tyson Chandler out for an extended period due to a sprained ankle, the Hornets lost eight times during a 12-game stretch between January 30-February 21. New Orleans has posted two straight wins since that tailspin, following up Monday's road decisi |
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| Former Bulls great Van Lier dies |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| he 1977-78 season. A third-round pick of Chicago in the 1969 draft, Van Lier spent the first two- plus years of his NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals before being dealt to Chicago 10 games into the 1971-72 season. He finished his career with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1978-79, a three-time All-Star. Van Lier averaged 11.8 points, 7.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game over 746 contests. His best season came in 1974-75, when the Ohio native posted 15.0 points, 5.8 assists and 4.7 boards per game as the Bulls adv |
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| Howard leads Mavs past Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Josh Howard finished with 27 points and seven rebounds, as the Dallas Mavericks blew out the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-96, at American Airlines Center. Jason Kidd added 19 points, nine assists and five boards for Dallas, which rebounded from a loss Tuesday at San Antonio. The Mavericks got 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench from Brandon Bass, and Dirk Nowitzki finished with 14 points. "He's getting healthy again," Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said of Howard. "He turned his |
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| Mavs open homestand vs. Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks will be hoping to solidify their playoff standing when the team begins an important three-game homestand with tonight's showdown versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Dallas enters tonight's play leading hard-charging Phoenix by just one game for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Western Conference. The Suns closed the gap with last night's victory over Charlotte, while the Mavericks were dealt a 93-76 loss at rival San Antonio on Tuesday. Despite playing without peren |
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