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| Rockets should call McGrady's bluff |
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12/28/2009 |
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| t the coach informed his former superstar that his minutes weren't about to increase any time soon. With the writing on the wall in indelible ink, TMac requested and was given permission to fly home to Houston before the team's road game against the New Jersey Nets over the weekend. I can see both sides of this issue. It is understandable that McGrady, who is in the last year of a massive contract, wants his workload increased. After all, he needs to get back in basketball shape and show the rest of the league |
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| Durant, Thunder visit hapless Nets |
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12/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - So far the 2009-10 season for the New Jersey Nets has been darker than a Stephen King novel. Playing in front of the home crowd has been just as gloomy for the NBA's worst team, which will resume a seven-game homestand Monday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at the IZOD Center. New Jersey set an NBA record with its 0-18 start to the season and won two of three games after the repulsive beginning of the campaign. Now the Nets are mired in a nine-game slide and are coming off Saturday's 98-93 |
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| McGrady leaves Rockets, returns home |
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12/26/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Rockets guard Tracy McGrady left the team prior to Saturday's contest against the New Jersey Nets and returned to Houston amid a disagreement regarding playing time. McGrady made his season debut on December 15, missing the first part of the season due to microfracture surgery on his left knee. He has reportedly been seeking an increase in minutes from the 7 1/2 he's averaging over his first six games this season, but has been apparently rebuffed by general manager Daryl |
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| McGrady will not play for Rockets this weekend |
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12/26/2009 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Tracy McGrady was not with the Houston Rockets when they played the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night, nor will he play Sunday in Cleveland. According to the Houston Chronicle, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said the team would wait until it returned to Houston after the weekend to consider any changes to the rotation. McGrady has played sparingly in six games this season following microfracture surgery on his left knee in February. The 12-year veteran is averaging only |
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| Rockets aim for another win over Nets |
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12/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets have a good chance at extending their winning streak over the New Jersey Nets, as the two teams collide Saturday night at the IZOD Center. Houston has won six straight, nine of 10 and 11 of the last 14 contests against the Nets, who have lost six in a row as the host in this series. The Rockets had their three-game winning streak come to an end with Wednesday's 102-87 loss against Orlando in the opener of a three-game road trip at Amway Arena. Carl Landry scored 12 of hi |
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| NBA's worst clash in the Meadowlands as Nets host Wolves |
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12/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A battle of the NBA's worst is on tap for tonight at the IZOD Center, where the lowly New Jersey Nets play host to the just-as-bad Minnesota Timberwolves. New Jersey has lost seven straight to fall to 2-26 and opened a seven-game homestand with Saturday's 103-84 loss to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to send the Nets to their 10th home loss in 11 tries this season. Devin Harris scored 21 points and Chris Douglas-Roberts finished w |
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| Lakers aim for season sweep over Pistons |
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12/20/2009 |
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| uring their first home-and-home sweep of the Detroit Pistons in eight seasons. The Lakers improved to 3-1 on their trek Saturday in New Jersey when Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to pace Los Angeles to a 103-84 win over the New Jersey Nets. With a snowstorm raging outside the Izod Center, the team with the NBA's best record (21-4) pulled away over the final two quarters to topple the squad with the league's worst mark (2-26). Pau Gasol finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and six assi |
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| Raptors, Hornets collide at Air Canada Centre |
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12/20/2009 |
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| Denver, while Emeka Okafor had 12 rebounds to go with nine points and five blocks in the victory. The Raptors, meanwhile, snapped a two-game skid Friday when Amir Johnson scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, as Toronto routed the New Jersey Nets, 118-95, in an Atlantic Division matchup at Air Canada Centre. Chris Bosh finished with 16 points and eight boards for Toronto, which had seven players score in double-figures. Rookie DeMar DeRozan and Andrea Bargnani each netted 16 points for the R |
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| Lakers surge in second half to down Nets |
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12/20/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to pace the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-84 win over the New Jersey Nets. With a snowstorm raging outside the Izod Center, the team with the NBA's best record (21-4) pulled away over the final two quarters to topple the squad with the league's worst mark (2-26). Pau Gasol finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles. Lamar Odom tallied 14 points and 12 rebounds in a reserve role. Jordan Farma |
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| It's champs vs. chumps as Lakers visit Nets |
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12/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending NBA champs face the worst the league has to offer Saturday when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the woeful New Jersey Nets. The Lakers improved to 2-1 on a five-game road trip Wednesday in Milwaukee when Kobe Bryant hit a jumper over Charlie Bell at the end of overtime to give LA a dramatic 107-106 victory over the Bucks. Playing with a broken right index finger, Bryant had seven of his game-high 39 points in the extra session as Los Angeles rallied for the final seven points of |
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