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| Pistons host Sixers in key Eastern Conference matchup |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Eastern Conference teams jockeying for playoff position meet in Auburn Hills Sunday when the Detroit Pistons play host to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons earned a big win in the nation's capital on Saturday when Richard Hamilton trumped the return of Gilbert Arenas by scoring 31 points to lift Detroit to a much-needed 98-96 victory over the Washington Wizards. Hamilton (groin) had missed the previous six games and his performance couldn't have come at a better time for the Piston |
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| Surging Sixers welcome Brown, Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers moved up the Eastern Conference standings without even playing a game last night. The team will try to maintain the coveted fifth spot in the playoff race in Friday's matchup versus the Charlotte Bobcats. The fourth or fifth-seeded squad in the East will avoid matchups with conference powerhouses Cleveland, Boston or Orlando in the first round. The Sixers are just four games behind the fourth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and will shoot for their fourth straight win overall and f |
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| Kings, Grizzlies square off in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| a dismal 1-25 at ARCO Arena. The woeful Kings, who possess the NBA's worst record at 15-55, dropped the opener of a four-game homestand last Sunday when Andre Iguodala scored a game- high 27 points and brought down a team-high seven rebounds, as the Philadelphia 76ers downed Sacramento, 112-100. Francisco Garcia had a season-high 24 points to pace the Kings, who couldn't keep the momentum from a win Friday against the Knicks in New York. Sacramento has lost six of seven overall and fell to 10-24 at home. Spencer |
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| Bulls, Heat square off in Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| oah ended with 15 points and 10 rebounds in a winning effort. The Bulls will also host the Indiana Pacers and are 22-12 in the Windy City this season. Rose is questionable for this evening. Miami is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, but the Philadelphia 76ers are only a half game behind in the sixth spot. The Heat had a two-game winning streak stopped with a 90-88 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Dwyane Wade recorded 21 points and Udonis Haslem chipped in 18 points and 14 re |
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| Rising Suns resume playoff push in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| ce Cheeks for ninth place on the career assists list. Shaquille O'Neal had 12 points, 12 boards and five assists in the win. Portland will continue a four-game homestand tonight and opened the residency Monday with a 114-108 overtime loss versus the Philadelphia 76ers at the Rose Garden. LaMarcus Aldridge totaled 24 points and 12 rebounds for Portland, which is tied with Utah for sixth in the West and at 1 1/2 games behind Denver in the Northwest Division. Steve Blake scored 22 points, while Rudy Fernandez chippe |
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| Sixers host Wolves at Wachovia Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers are back at home after a successful west coast trip and will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Wachovia Center this evening. Philadelphia went 3-2 on the road swing and ended the trek with consecutive victories. In a 114-108 overtime triumph at Portland on Monday, Andre Miller scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sixers, who won for the sixth time in eight tries and sit sixth in the Eastern Conference, just 1 1/2 games behind the fifth-seeded Miami He |
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| Heat hope to stop ugly slide in Indy vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| 5-33 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The 2008-09 season series between the Heat and Pacers is tied at a game piece, with each team winning on its home floor. Indiana has won 20 of the last 26 meetings with the Heat. Miami is seeded fifth in the East with the Philadelphia 76ers just 1 1/2 games behind in the standings. It has won two in a row after a three-game slide and is coming off Monday's 94-82 home victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies. NBA leading scorer Dwayne Wade led the way with 27 points and eight assists and ec |
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| NBA Northwest: Three-team race heating up division |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2009 |
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| f two players, Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. Roy is seventh in the NBA in scoring at 23.0 points per game and leads the Blazers in points, assists (5.2) and steals (1.1) this season. Before posting 12 points in Monday's overtime loss versus the Philadelphia 76ers, Roy had scored 20 or more points in 12 straight games, the second-longest active streak in the NBA. The sixth overall selection in the 2001 NBA Draft, Roy has led the Trail Blazers (44-27) in scoring 45 times this season. Meanwhile, his partner in |
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| Iguodala, 76ers crush Kings |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Andre Iguodala scored a game-high 27 points and brought down a team-high seven rebounds, as the Philadelphia 76ers downed the Sacramento Kings, 112-100. Thaddeus Young added 22 points and six rebounds for Philadelphia, which improved to 2-2 on its current five-game road trip. The 76ers opened it with a win over the Lakers, but dropped following contests to Phoenix and Golden State. The trip will end Monday at Portland. Lou Williams and Marreese Speights contributed 18 and 15 poi |
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| Hornets continue residency vs. Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| rnets, Spurs, Mavericks and Nuggets, and is just 6-28 away from Oakland this season. It has also lost four in a row on the road. The Warriors have won two of three and four of their last six games overall, including Friday's 119-111 triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers at ORACLE Arena. Brandan Wright scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds for Golden State, which got 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists from Stephen Jackson. Monta Ellis and Kelenna Azubuike scored 21 and 15 points, respectively, |
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