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| Young scores 32 as Sixers down Raptors |
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03/07/2010 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Thaddeus Young scored a career-high 32 points and Jrue Holiday had 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists, as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 114-101 win over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Andre Iguodala ended with a double-double, scoring 16 points and dishing out 10 assists, while Elton Brand had 12 points and nine boards for the 76ers, who won for only the third time in their last 11 games overall. Lou Williams finished with 12 poin |
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| Celtics return home to face Wizards |
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03/07/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics will face another inferior foe from the Eastern Conference tonight, when they return home to take on the Washington Wizards at TD Garden. Boston battled back in Friday's 96-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, as Rajon Rondo sparked the squad with 14 of his 16 points in the third quarter and handed out 11 assists. Kevin Garnett had 22 points and Ray Allen finished with 16 for the Celtics, who have won three straight despite getting just seven points out of Paul Pierce. "I |
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| Raptors face home test vs. Sixers |
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03/07/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors have been solid defenders of their home floor and will try to keep it that way Sunday afternoon versus the Atlantic Division-rival Philadelphia 76ers at Air Canada Centre. The playoff-hopeful Raptors are 22-9 on their own court and opened a brief homestand with a 102-96 victory versus New York on Friday. Sonny Weems poured in half of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed nine rebounds for Toronto, which ended a four-game losing streak and sits fifth in |
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| Suns help Pacers finish four-game trip winless |
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03/07/2010 |
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| s after dropping the previous seven in the series...The Suns went 34-of-40 from the foul line, while the Pacers made 26-of-32 shots from the charity stripe...Indiana has lost six in a row away from Conseco Fieldhouse...The Suns collected the 1,900th win in franchise history, becoming the fourth-fastest club in NBA history to reach the plateau by doing so in their 3,395th game all-time. Only the Boston Celtics (2,997), Los Angeles Lakers (3,124) and Philadelphia 76ers (3,286) have reached the mark in fewer games. |
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| Nets begin road swing at New York |
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03/06/2010 |
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| season), but we want to finish strong," Harris said. "We got our mind focused on trying to compete every game and trying to win every game." New Jersey is trying desperately to avoid finishing with the worst record in NBA history, set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73). New York is just as bad with a 21-40 record and will begin a brief homestand tonight versus the Nets and Hawks. It is 13-20 at MSG this season and has lost three of four games overall, including Friday's 102-96 setback at Toronto. David Lee |
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| Garnett, Celtics handle Sixers |
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03/06/2010 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Garnett scored a team-high 22 points to go with eight rebounds, and Rajon Rondo chipped in 16 points and 11 assists to pace the Celtics to a 96-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Ray Allen posted 16 points for Boston, which won its third straight game despite getting only seven points from leading-scorer Paul Pierce. Glen Davis came off the bench and contributed 12 points to the winning cause. Lou Williams netted 22 points for the Sixers, who dropped their fifth gam |
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| Here's hoping a sad end doesn't turn tragic |
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03/05/2010 |
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| th a civil lawsuit when two men claimed his bodyguard beat them in a Washington D.C. nightclub and one of the men was awarded over a quarter of a million dollars. Last week, just months after reuniting with his old team, Iverson was sent home by the Philadelphia 76ers. The cover story this time was Iverson's 4- year-old daughter, Messiah, who is suffering from a still undisclosed illness, In his last absence from the team before the release, Iverson was spotted at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
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| Southeast-leading Magic to pay a visit to hapless Nets |
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03/05/2010 |
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| ad 21 points and 14 rebounds while Terrence Williams scored a career-best 21 points for New Jersey, which saw its record fall to 6-54 on the season and is trying desperately to avoid finishing with the worst record in NBA history, set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73). "Right now, [Cleveland] is the best team in the league and you can't spot them 20 points in the first quarter and then start playing and expect to win," said Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe. "Basically, it was a pretty even game after that." The |
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| Wife of 76ers' Iverson files for divorce |
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03/04/2010 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -The same day the Philadelphia 76ers announced that guard Allen Iverson would not return for the rest of the season, his wife filed for divorce in Atlanta. In papers filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court, Tawanna Iverson said their 8 1/2-year marriage is ``irretrievably broken.'' She asks for full custody of the couple's five children, child support and alimony. The youngest child is 17 months old and the oldest is 15. After returning to the 76ers as a free agent in December, Iverson |
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| Cavs open 20-point lead early, rout Nets |
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03/03/2010 |
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| rds. Brook Lopez had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Terrence Williams scored a career-best 21 for New Jersey (6-54), which has dropped six of seven and is trying desperately to avoid finishing with the worst record in NBA history, set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73). This was the Nets' eighth straight loss to the Cavaliers, including four this season. Cleveland shot 61.5 percent in the first quarter to lead the Nets 35-15. New Jersey went just 5-of-21 and turned the ball over six times, leading to seven |
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