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| Spurring Forward; defending champs advance to West finals |
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05/20/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and hit all six of his free throws in the final minute, as the Spurs moved into the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The Spurs, who nearly blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, became the only team to win a road game in the semifinal series and the defending NBA champions did it at the perfect time, in the decisive Game 7, denying the Hornets their first trip to the conference finals. Instead, San Antonio |
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| Hornets host Spurs in decisive Game 7 |
NBA Basketball |
05/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets battle for the right to play in the Western Conference finals, as the teams meet tonight at New Orleans Arena in the decisive Game 7 of their semifinal series. The winner of tonight's contest will face Kobe Bryant and the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in a best-of-seven series. That series will begin on Wednesday at the Staples Center. The home team has won all six games in this series by double-digits. In Game 6, Manu G |
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| For NBA teams, no place like home in second round |
NBA Basketball |
05/19/2008 |
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| e. The hosts have been cleaning up in the second round of the playoffs, making it more home-court guarantee than home-court advantage. And Popovich's San Antonio Spurs are on the road for their most important game of the season, Game 7 against the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Home teams are 22-2 in the conference semifinals, a .917 winning percentage. That easily tops the previous best, 18-4 marks (.818) in both 1990 and 1993, so Popovich hopes the visitors are due. ``I don't like that trend,'' he jo |
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| Prince of The Palace helping Pistons at both ends |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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| said. ``This is the sixth time, but we only got to the finals twice. ``It's nothing to get excited about right now.'' The last player to reach the conference finals in each of his first six seasons was former Laker Byron Scott, now coaching the New Orleans Hornets. No one in NBA history has appeared in more playoff games through their first six postseasons than Prince. His 108 games breaks Scott's mark of 106. At some point, Prince will add to that impressive total. The Pistons will play at Boston on Su |
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| Ginobili helps Spurs force Game 7 |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - Manu Ginobili's six three-pointers highlighted his game-high 25 points, as the San Antonio Spurs forced a deciding Game 7 with a dominant 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series at the AT&T Center. Each game in this series has been won by the home team by double-digits, and New Orleans hopes the trend continues when it hosts the defending champions on Monday for the final game of the back-and-forth series. Tim Duncan |
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| West, Chandler start for Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) -New Orleans Hornets forward David West left the court after aggravating a back injury Thursday night in the fourth quarter of Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs. West, who played with back pain in Game 5, fell to the floor with 10:11 left after being picked from behind by Spurs forward Robert Horry, who was called for an offensive foul. Laying face down on the floor, West put his left arm behind him and rested it on his lower back before going to the locker room. Hornets coach Byron Scot |
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| Spurs try to stave off elimination against Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs attempt to stave off elimination, as they host the New Orleans Hornets tonight at the AT&T Center in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. New Orleans leads this best-of-seven-series 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 of this best-of-seven set is scheduled Monday at New Orleans Arena. The home team has won all five games in this series. On Tuesday, David West had career playoff-highs of 38 points and 14 rebounds, as the second-seeded Horn |
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| Ainge chosen top exec in NBA |
NBA Basketball |
05/14/2008 |
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| e 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the voting by general managers and other executives from all 30 teams, Ainge received 18 of the 47 votes. Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had 14 votes and New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower who had 12. ``He orchestrated a stunning and record setting turnaround of a struggling team with two great trades and various other roster acquisitions,'' Toronto GM Brian Colangelo said. The Celtics went 24-58 in 2006 |
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| Hornets push Spurs closer to elimination with blowout win |
NBA Basketball |
05/14/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - David West had career playoff-highs of 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets continued their success at home with a 101-79 win over San Antonio, pushing ahead after five games of their Western Conference semifinal series. Chris Paul added 22 points and 14 assists for the Hornets, who hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 6 scheduled for Thursday in San Antonio. West, who shot 16-of-25 from the field, also had five assists and five blocked shots. |
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| Hornets' Chandler hurts toe |
NBA Basketball |
05/14/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler hurt a toe on his left foot in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's 101-79 playoff win over San Antonio. The Hornets, who grabbed a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series, can advance with a victory on Thursday in San Antonio. Chandler had to be helped to the bench with 8:47 left in the fourth quarter. Also, New Orleans forward David West played through a sore back to post career playoff-highs of 38 points and 14 re |
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