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| Jazz shoot for 16th straight home win vs. Wolves |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Jazz losing ground in the Western Conference playoff race, a return to the comfortable surroundings of its home court may be just what the team needs right now. Utah shoots for an unprecedented 16th straight victory at EnergySolutions Arena when the Minnesota Timberwolves pay a visit to Salt Lake City tonight. The Jazz have already surpassed the previous franchise record for consecutive home wins and haven't lost as the host since a 106-100 setback to San Antonio all the way back on January 27. Utah is 32-6 at Energy |
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| Struggling Mavericks head to Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks are closing in on their ninth straight playoff appearance and will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves this evening at the Target Center. Dallas is currently in the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns. The Mavericks, though, have been struggling as of late, having suffered back-to-back losses and five defeats over their previous eight tries. They are coming off Sunday's 102-74 loss at Cleveland and couldn't stop supers |
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| Miller leads Timberwolves past Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/30/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Mike Miller scored a team-high 22 points and gathered 10 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves got by the New Jersey Nets, 108-99, at the Target Center. Ryan Gomes chipped in with 21 points and six boards, while Kevin Love donated 16 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a seven-game losing skid. It was only the Timberwolves third win in their last 21 contests. Rodney Carney went for 19 points off the bench in the win. "I think sometimes when your offense is clicking |
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| Desperate Nets visit the Twin Cities to take on Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - New Jersey is clinging to its slim playoff hopes but the team's season is circling the drain as it arrives in the Twin Cities to face the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nets dropped their third straight game on Friday when Pau Gasol posted a season-high 36 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead Los Angeles in a 103-95 triumph over New Jersey in the Meadowlands to secure the Western Conference's top seed and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Vince Carter ended |
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| Cavs shoot for 12th straight win vs. Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2009 |
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| ta on March 31. The Cavs, meanwhile, improved to an NBA-best 34-1 at home on Friday when LeBron James led all scorers with 25 points, adding 12 rebounds and seven assists, as Cleveland claimed their 11th straight win with an easy 107-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena. Mo Williams chipped in with 22 points despite spraining the pinkie on his right hand early in the fourth quarter, while Delonte West had 13 points, six assists and five boards for the Cavaliers, who were coming off a 98-87 wi |
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| LeBron leads Cavs in rout of T'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James led all scorers with 25 points, adding 12 rebounds and seven assists, as the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers claimed their 11th straight win with an easy 107-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena. Mo Williams chipped in with 22 points, while Delonte West had 13 points, six assists and five boards for the Cavaliers, who were coming off a 98-87 win over New Jersey on Wednesday. Cleveland improved to a sensational 34-1 on its home cour |
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| Streaking Cavs host woeful Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have been awfully difficult to beat as of late. Defeating the team on its home court has been an even tougher task for an opponent during the course of this season. The Minnesota Timberwolves will be the latest to try to topple the Cavs at Quicken Loans Arena, where Cleveland will attempt to build on its sensational 33-1 record in tonight's matchup. The Cavaliers are riding a 10-game overall winning streak as well, which the current Eastern Conference leaders extended with |
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| Young leads Sixers past Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Thaddeus Young continued his recent surge in production, leading the 76ers with 29 points in their 96-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Young has scored 20-plus points in five straight games and made 11 of Philadelphia's 34 free throws in the win. Andre Miller ended with 15 points and seven rebounds for the victors. Andre Iguodala shot just 4-of-14 from the floor but finished with 15 points, seven boards and six assists for the Sixers, who were coming off a moderately su |
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| Sixers host Wolves at Wachovia Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers are back at home after a successful west coast trip and will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Wachovia Center this evening. Philadelphia went 3-2 on the road swing and ended the trek with consecutive victories. 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. |
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| NBA Northwest: Three-team race heating up division |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2009 |
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| ockets on Tuesday, but has won 12 in a row at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah, which last lost at home on January 27 versus San Antonio, have six home games remaining on the regular season schedule. WOLVES NEED MORE THAN LOVE Even with Kevin Garnett the Minnesota Timberwolves were a model of futility and inconsistency. Garnett is now winning in Boston while the Wolves lost their best player, Al Jefferson, for the rest of the season. Now rookie Kevin Love is taking over for Minnesota and entered Monday's loss to Atlanta a |
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