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| Hornets host Mavs in return to playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Southwest Division rivals square off in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, as the second-seeded New Orleans Hornets return to the postseason to face No. 7 Dallas in the opener of the best-of-seven series tonight at New Orleans Arena. This is the first time the teams have met in the playoffs. During the regular season, the clubs split four contests as both clubs won a pair of games at home. Game 2 of this series is scheduled for Tuesday at New Orleans Arena. The Southwest Division-champion Ho |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - New Orleans vs. Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Southwest Division rivals square off in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs, as the second-seeded New Orleans Hornets return to the postseason to face No. 7 Dallas in a best-of-seven set. This is the first time the teams have met in the playoffs. During the regular season, the clubs split four contests as both clubs won a pair of games at home. The Southwest Division-champion Hornets are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. They fell in seven ga |
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| Rockets put playoff seed on line vs. Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| oint guard Rafer Alston is out with a strained right hamstring for the Rockets. The Clippers have dropped six in a row, and play the finale of their season- ending three-game road trip. On Tuesday, David West scored a game-high 32 points to help the New Orleans Hornets defeat the Clippers, 114-92 at New Orleans Arena. Rookie Al Thornton finished with 26 points, while Corey Maggette chipped in 13 points in the loss for the Clippers. Smush Parker and Nick Fazekas netted 10 apiece. LA is just 10-30 as the visitor thi |
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| Nuggets square off with Grizzlies at Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| er Nuggets are headed for the postseason and have a chance to move up in the standings, as they welcome the Memphis Grizzlies tonight to the Pepsi Center. The Dallas Mavericks are No. 7 in the Western Conference standings and need a victory over the New Orleans Hornets tonight or a Denver loss to stay in that slot. The Nuggets are the eighth seed and would move into the seventh spot with a win over the Grizzlies and a Dallas loss. Denver will play the top-seeded Lakers in the opening round of the playoffs if it fi |
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| Mavericks welcome Hornets to town |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams headed for the postseason battle tonight, as the Dallas Mavericks host the Southwest Division-champion New Orleans Hornets at American Airlines Center in a preview of a possible first round playoff matchup. Dallas is No. 7 in the Western Conference standings and needs a victory or a Denver loss to stay in that slot. The Nuggets host Memphis tonight, and would move into the seventh spot with a win and a Dallas loss. The Hornets are the second seed, and will face either Dallas or Denver |
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| Wild, Wild West! Hornets sting Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - David West scored a game-high 32 points to help the New Orleans Hornets drop the free-falling LA Clippers, 114-92 at New Orleans Arena. Chris Paul helped his MVP candidacy with 22 points and 12 assists, helping the Hornets halt a two-game losing streak. The Hornets clinched the second seed in the Western Conference playoff standings after the Lakers defeated the Kings on Tuesday night. The Hornets clinched the Southwest Division and will face the Dallas Mavericks in the first ro |
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| Lakers host Kings with chance for top seed |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2008 |
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| n to secure the top seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs, as they wrap up a season-ending three-game homestand tonight versus the Sacramento Kings at the Staples Center. Los Angeles is a half game ahead of the New Orleans Hornets in the West standings, and improved to 2-0 on the homestand with Sunday's 106-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Kobe Bryant scored 20 points and Lamar Odom ended with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, whose victory over the Hornets on F |
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| Jazz, Rockets square off in Salt Lake City |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| head of the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns. The Jazz defeated Houston in seven games in the first round of last year's postseason. Houston is tied with the San Antonio Spurs for second place in the Southwest Division, one game behind the division-leading New Orleans Hornets. The Rockets are also 1 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the top seed in the conference. The Jazz and Rockets have split a pair of games this season, as both teams were victorious on the road. Houston has still dropped seven of nine and 1 |
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| Spurs try to boost playoff status at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| work) - The San Antonio Spurs continue to battle for playoff positioning, as they visit the Sacramento Kings tonight at ARCO Arena. San Antonio is tied with the Rockets for second place in the Southwest Division, one game behind the division-leading New Orleans Hornets. The Spurs are the third seed in the West and can clinch at least that spot with a victory tonight and a Rockets' loss against the Utah Jazz this evening at EnergySolutions Arena. The Spurs are 2-1 against the Kings this season and have won six of t |
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| Lakers host Spurs in crucial matchup out west |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams battling for Western Conference supremacy square off this afternoon, when the Los Angeles Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center. The Lakers are tied with the New Orleans Hornets for the top spot in the Western Conference, while the Spurs are even with Houston at just a half game off the pace. Los Angeles will resume its season-ending three-game homestand on Sunday, and is 28-11 at the Staples Center this season. It opened the homestand with a 107-104 victory ov |
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