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| Lakers crush Clippers in Battle of Los Angeles |
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04/11/2008 |
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| as the Lakers routed the Clippers, 106-78, at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant added 16 points for the Lakers, who finished a perfect 4-0 against the Clippers this season and extended their lead in the Pacific Division to one full game over the idle Phoenix Suns. The Lakers are also just 1 1/2 games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Western Conference. Lamar Odom chipped in with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Pau Gasol had 13 points. "We made shots finally although we started slowly," Lakers coac |
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| Clippers host Kobe, Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The battle for Los Angeles continues tonight, as the Clippers act as the host against the playoff-bound Lakers at the Staples Center. The Lakers are a half game ahead of the Phoenix Suns for the top spot in the Pacific Division, and are two games behind New Orleans for the No. 1 seed in the West. This is the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. The Lakers are 3-0 against the Clippers and have won six of the last eight contests in the series. The Lakers have also wo |
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| Rockets' Battier goes down |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2008 |
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| Houston Rockets' Shane Battier bruised his foot in the first quarter of the team's 103-80 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. The forward sat out the rest of the first half and tried to play again in the second half. Battier was removed from the game permanently with 4:47 left in the third with a bruised left foot/ankle. He is set to have an MRI on Tuesday and is questionable for Friday's contest against the Phoenix Suns. Steve Novak came in for Battier and scored a career-high 17 points in the victory. |
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| Stoudemire, Suns roll over Grizzlies |
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04/09/2008 |
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| Memphis, TN (MySportsbook) - Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, as the playoff-bound Phoenix Suns, minus Shaquille O'Neal, topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 127-113. Raja Bell contributed 18 points, and Steve Nash tallied 16 points and dished out eight assists for the Suns, who posted seven players in double figures and moved within one game of the Los Angeles Lakers for the top spot in the Pacific Division. The Lakers lost at Portland Tuesday night. O'Neal, the All-Star center wh |
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| Stoudemire, Suns roll over Grizzlies sans Shaq |
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04/08/2008 |
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| Memphis, TN (MySportsbook) - Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, as the playoff-bound Phoenix Suns, minus Shaquille O'Neal, topped the Memphis Grizzlies, 127-113. Raja Bell contributed 18 points, and Steve Nash tallied 16 points and dished out eight assists for the Suns, who posted seven players in double figures and moved within 1 1/2 games of the Los Angeles Lakers for the top spot in the Pacific Division. The Lakers are playing in Portland tonight. O'Neal, the All-Star cente |
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| Lakers try to stay on winning track at Portland |
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04/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers try to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the slumping Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the Rose Garden. The Lakers are two games ahead of the second-place Phoenix Suns in the Pacific Division standings. They are 1 1/2 games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Western Conference. LA plays the middle contest of a three-game road trip on Tuesday. Superstar Kobe Bryant scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and the L |
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| Suns take on Grizzlies at FedExForum |
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04/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-bound Phoenix Suns try to get back on the winning track when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at FedExForum. Phoenix is No. 6 in the Western Conference playoff race and sits one game behind the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets. The Suns are two games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific. The Suns open a three-game road trip on Tuesday. They are 23-15 as the guest this season, and will visit San Antonio on Wednesday at the AT&T Center and Houst |
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| Spurs try to clinch playoff berth in Portland |
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04/06/2008 |
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| its eight-game winning streak halted. Tim Duncan added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Manu Ginobili was held to eight points on 2-of-10 shooting from the field in the loss. The Spurs, who are 20-18 on the road this season, return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday and the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday at the AT&T Center. Portland has dropped four in a row, and plays the middle contest of a three- game homestand. On Thursday,Tracy McGrady scored 35 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 95-86 |
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| Grizzlies, Timberwolves meet at the Target Center |
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04/06/2008 |
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| from a bad loss. On Friday, Andris Biedrins scored 21 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors routed Memphis, 117-86, at the FedExForum. Memphis is a brutal 6-31 on the road this season. The Grizzlies return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at the FedExForum. Minnesota enters today's game on a three-game losing streak. Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points and hauled in nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns in a rout of the Timberwolves, 117-88, on Friday at US Airways Center. |
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| Mavericks travel to Phoenix |
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04/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams battling for playoff positioning in the Western Conference meet this afternoon, as the Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks at US Airways Center. Phoenix, which is closing in on its fourth straight playoff berth, is tied with Houston for No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race. The Suns are one game behind the first place Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division standings. Dallas is No. 7 in the West and is just one game ahead of Denver and Golden State. The teams have |
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