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| NBA Playoff Preview - Orlando vs. Philadelphia |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Now that the dust has settled after the NBA's final regular season night, the Orlando Magic are ready to take a step further in their quest for a championship. The third-seeded Magic will take on the No. 6 seed Philadelphia 76ers in first-round action. Orlando was within striking distance of the top seed in the Eastern Conference before the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a roll to capture the prestigious honor. The Magic enjoyed a strong 2008-09 season in which they recorded 59 wins, the most sin |
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| Personal Fool: What's More Pathetic? |
This Day in Sports |
04/17/2009 |
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| wannabes this year, invited to the NFL Combine, tested positive for a banned or illegal substance, despite having advanced notice that the they'd be tested for banned and illegal substances at the Combine? Hey, quick, what's more pathetic? That the Philadelphia 76ers had to take the Cleveland Cavaliers into overtime to win by ONE point on Wednesday, even though Cleveland rested all their starters, OR...the Detroit Pistons under Allen Iverson? And if you scored higher than 10 in this round, then congratulations! |
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| NBA playoffs to begin Saturday |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| three years, doing so in 2007 in the conference finals. Orlando drew the No. 3 seed in the East thanks to the incredible play of Dwight Howard, and he's got the Magic primed for a postseason run. It'll get started Sunday at 5:30 p.m. (et) versus the Philadelphia 76ers. "I'm just looking forward to it (the playoffs); you know it's going to be a great series," said Howard. "Philly is a great team and they've been playing great as of late and the playoffs are just around the corner. We got to be ready." The Southeas |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| nding his rookie regular season with 20 points and a team-high 11 assists. Final Score: Philadelphia 111, Cleveland 110 (OT) Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Andre Miller tied a season-high with 30 points while also dishing out eight assists, as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Cavaliers' reserves, 111-110, denying Cleveland a chance to match the best regular season home record in NBA history. Even with MVP candidate LeBron James and fellow Cleveland regulars Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith resti |
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| Sixers deny Cavs a chance to tie Celtics' home record |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Andre Miller tied a season-high with 30 points while also dishing out eight assists, as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Cavaliers' reserves, 111-110, denying Cleveland a chance to match the best regular season home record in NBA history. Even with MVP candidate LeBron James and fellow Cleveland regulars Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith resting for the playoff run, the Sixers (41-41) struggled to snap a season-high six-game losing streak. But coupled with Chicago' |
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| Magic crush Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| ebounds, as the Orlando Magic finished out their regular season with a 98-73 victory over the lottery-bound Charlotte Bobcats. Dwight Howard played 24 minutes and posted 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic (59-23), who will play the sixth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Sunday at 5:30 p.m. (et). The Sixers defeated the Cavaliers in Cleveland, while the Bulls lost to Toronto on Wednesday. "I'm ready. This is what we've been waiting for, playoff basketball," said Howard. |
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| Cavs rest James, several others in season finale |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Despite having a chance to match the NBA record of 40 home regular season wins in a season, the Cleveland Cavaliers sat superstar LeBron James for Wednesday's tilt against the Philadelphia 76ers. In addition to James, Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith all sat out for Cleveland, which had already clinched home-court advantage for the entire playoffs with the best record in the league. The Cavs, though, lost 111-110 in overtime to Philadelphia, finishing 39-2 at Quicken |
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| Boston rests regulars, still beat lowly Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| Davis added 21 for Boston (62-20), which played without its vaunted "Big Three." Kevin Garnett sat out once again due to a knee injury, while Paul Pierce and Ray Allen rested for the Celtics' playoff run. The defending NBA champions, as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, will play either the Philadelphia 76ers or the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the postseason. Caron Butler's 39 points and seven rebounds paced the lowly Wizards (19-63), who finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference. |
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| Cavs aim to make more history vs. slumping Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The NBA's top team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, will try to match the best home record in a season tonight when they welcome the sliding Philadelphia 76ers to Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland has won 16 straight home games and is one win away from matching Boston's 40-1 home mark established during the 1985-86 campaign. Its last loss at home was on February 8 versus the Lakers. The top-seeded Cavs have won five straight overall and recently posted a 117-109 triumph at Indiana on Monday. MVP candida |
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| Lowly Wizards wrap up campaign in Boston |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| ended with 23 points and seven rebounds for the Wizards and JaVale McGee had 10 points and seven boards off the bench in defeat. The Celtics, meanwhile, swept the season series against their long time rival and possible first round playoff foe, the Philadelphia 76ers, on Tuesday. Paul Pierce sank a season-high seven three-pointers en route to 31 points on that one as Boston handed the reeling 76ers a 100-98 loss. Tony Allen scored 18 and Glen Davis had 15 points for Boston, which was coming off its worst loss of |
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