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| Howard, Nowitzki pace Mavs over Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points each to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the New Orleans Hornets, 100-92, in the front end of a home-and-home set from American Airlines Center. With the win Dallas moved a game ahead of Utah and into a tie with these Hornets for sixth place in the Western Conference playoff picture. "We know New Orleans is a great team, but overall we're determined to move up and they were a team in our way and we just came out and played great tonight at |
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| Hornets visit Dallas for front end of home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Western Conference contenders jockey for playoff position tonight when the Dallas Mavericks play host to the New Orleans Hornets in the front end of a home-and-home set. The Mavs clinched the final postseason berth in the West on Wednesday with a 130-101 drubbing of Utah. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 31 points and seven rebounds in that one to help the Mavericks secure their ninth straight postseason appearance. Dallas also moved into a tie with Utah for the seventh spot in the West, a |
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| Playoff-bound Hornets host Suns in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets are officially going back to the NBA playoffs for a second straight season after a win in Miami on Tuesday. Now, the Hornets hope to play spoiler and knock the Phoenix Suns from the postseason hunt. New Orleans will be shooting for its seventh straight win over Phoenix tonight and aiming to end the Suns' string of four straight playoff appearances when the teams square off in the Big Easy. A Hornets win in tonight's contest or a Dallas win against Utah tonight will jetti |
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| Hornets top Heat in OT, lock up playoff berth |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Rasual Butler sent the game into overtime with a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer against his former team and the New Orleans Hornets capitalized off a late turnover to beat Miami, 93-87, clinching a playoff spot in the process. David West scored eight of his 20 points in overtime and drilled the go-ahead jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime for the Hornets, who snapped a two- game skid and remained a game behind Portland for the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Chris |
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| Hornets, Heat square off in South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets are still within striking distance of the top spot in the Southwest Division and will try to stop a two-game slide tonight on the road against the Miami Heat in South Beach. The Hornets are only two games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the division lead, but the Houston Rockets are second at just a half-game off the pace. New Orleans, which is sixth in the West standings and 1 1/2 games behind Houston for the fourth spot, have lost two in a row after a three-game winni |
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| Utah takes down New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Ronnie Brewer poured in 23 points, and Deron Williams 21 with 11 assists as the Utah Jazz made short work of the New Orleans Hornets, 108-94, at New Orleans Arena. Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko scored 18 and 16, respectively, for the Jazz, who snapped a three-game skid and secured a spot in the playoffs. Carlos Boozer finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Utah is in seventh place, one game ahead of Dallas in eighth and one-half game behind these Hornets, who sit |
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| Jazz, Hornets hookup in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Utah visits the Big Easy on Sunday as the Jazz battle the New Orleans Hornets in a key Western Conference matchup. The Hornets are hoping to clinch a playoff spot while the Jazz aim to halt a three-game skid and inch closer to a postseason berth. New Orleans is currently occupying the sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race and needs a win tonight coupled with a Suns loss in Dallas earlier in the day to wrap up a postseason berth. Utah is in the seventh slot, one game clear of the Mav |
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| James, Paul named NBA Players of the Month |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in March. James became the 12th player in NBA history to record three consecutive triple-doubles when he scored 34 points and added 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a 119-111 win over Phoenix on March 12, recording four triple-doubles and a dozen double-doubles in all during the month. James totaled 479 poi |
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| Hornets visit Warriors in Oakland |
NBA Basketball |
04/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets stand on the doorstep of another postseason berth tonight when they visit Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors. A Hornets win coupled with a Phoenix loss against Sacramento tonight would give New Orleans its second consecutive postseason berth. But, the playoffs are a forgone conclusion for the Hornets at this point and the team has bigger fish to fry. New Orleans hopes to steal the Southwest Division title. The Hornets remain in third place but are just one game |
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| Trojans coach Floyd to remain with school |
College Basketball |
04/02/2009 |
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| st season, including a 9-9 mark in the Pac-10. The Trojans won the conference tournament this year to earn a trip to the NCAA tourney before losing in the second round to Michigan State. The well-traveled Floyd has already held head coaching jobs at Idaho (1986-88), New Orleans (1988-94), Iowa State (1994-98) and also in the NBA with Chicago (1998-2001) and the New Orleans Hornets.(2003-04). His coaching mark was 90-231 in the regular season in the NBA and during his 16 seasons at the collegiate level is 328-180. |
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