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| Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly dies |
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05/09/2009 |
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| e Ivy League title and reached the regional final of the NCAA Tournament before losing to North Carolina. Penn won four Ivy League crowns in Daly's six seasons and had a record of 125-38. A graduate of Bloomsburg University in his native Pennsylvania, Daly began his coaching career at Punxsutawney High School. He was an assistant at Duke for seven seasons and was also an assistant in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers under Billy Cunningham. Daly is survived by his wife, Terry, a daughter and two grandchildren. |
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| Celtics, Magic kick off East semis in Beantown |
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05/04/2009 |
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| als on Saturday by dispatching of the upstart Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the most thrilling playoff series in years. Waiting in the wings now is Dwight Howard and a talented Orlando Magic team that dismissed the Celtics' Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, in six games during the first round. Sharp-shooter Ray Allen poured in 23 points in the C's 109-99 Game 7 win over the Bulls, ending their grueling seven-game quarterfinals series. With the exception of Boston's 21-point victory in Game 3, every ot |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Orlando |
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05/03/2009 |
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| ifinals on Saturday by dispatching of the upstart Chicago Bulls in Game 7 of the most thrilling playoff series in years. Waiting in the wings is Dwight Howard and a talented Orlando Magic team that dismissed the Celtics' Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, in six games during the first round. Sharp-shooter Ray Allen poured in 23 points in the C's 109-99 Game 7 win over the Bulls, ending their grueling seven-game quarterfinals series. With the exception of Boston's 21-point victory in Game 3, every ot |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/01/2009 |
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| - Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston combined to score 50 points with Dwight Howard serving a one-game suspension, as the Orlando Magic notched an impressive 114-89 series-clinching win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Lewis totaled 29 and Alston 21 for the Magic, who took their first lead in the series with a pivotal Game 5 triumph in Orlando on Tuesday when Howard scored 24 points and pulled down a playoff career-high 24 rebounds in what amounted to a controver |
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| Magic, minus Howard, finish off Philly |
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05/01/2009 |
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| - Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston combined to score 50 points with Dwight Howard serving a one-game suspension, as the Orlando Magic notched an impressive 114-89 series-clinching win in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Lewis totaled 29 and Alston 21 for the Magic, who took their first lead in the series with a pivotal Game 5 triumph in Orlando on Tuesday when Howard scored 24 points and pulled down a playoff career-high 24 rebounds in what amounted to a controver |
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| Howard-less Magic go for series win in Philly |
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04/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Things are starting to get a little chippy in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals matchup between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic took their first lead in the series with a pivotal Game 5 win in Orlando on Tuesday when Dwight Howard scored 24 points and pulled down a playoff career-high 24 rebounds in a controversial 91-78 Magic win. Rashard Lewis also scored 24, while Rafer Alston added 14 points for the Magic, who grabbed a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series. Sixers co |
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| Magic's Howard suspended for Game 6 versus Sixers |
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04/29/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was assessed a one-game suspension by the NBA on Wednesday for his actions in the team's 91-78 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The Orlando superstar will miss Game 6 of the series on Thursday night at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Howard was given a technical foul with 9:15 remaining in the first quarter when he elbowed 76ers center Samuel Dalembert in the head after the two got ta |
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| Magic, Sixers square off in Game 5 |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers had a great chance to seize control of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with the Orlando Magic on Sunday but Hedo Turkoglu had other ideas. Turkoglu, who had struggled in the first three games of the set, drilled a game-winning three-pointer over Thaddeus Young with 1.1 seconds remaining, helping the Magic even the series with an 84-81 Game 4 triumph over the 76ers. It was the third game in this tightly-contested series to come down to the final possession. |
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| Magic hope to deadlock series vs. Sixers in Philly |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The unheralded Philadelphia 76ers have given the Orlando Magic fits in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series thus far. Now, the Sixers hope to take a huge step toward a potential series upset when the two teams meet again in Game 4 at the Wachovia Center tonight. Thaddeus Young got to the rim and scored the game-winning bucket with two seconds remaining on Friday, as the Sixers continued their road to an improbable series win with a 96-94 triumph over the Magic in Game 3. Young took an |
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| Lee helps Magic top Sixers, even series |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Courtney Lee was the catalyst for Orlando, as the rookie recorded a team-high 24 points to help the Magic even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 96-87 Game 2 victory. "[Lee] was tremendous today," Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said. "He just seems to be playing more free and looser than the other guys. Some of our other guys looked like they've got the weight of the world on them and he's just playing." The sharp-shooting duo of He |
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