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| Nets host Suns at Izod Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets resume a three-game homestand Tuesday when they welcome the talented Phoenix Suns to the Izod Center. Golden State's Andris Biedrins and Stephen Jackson each scored a team-high 23 points, as the Warriors spoiled the Nets' home opener on Saturday, 105-97. Josh Boone's 17 points and 14 rebounds led the Nets, who won their season- opener against the Wizards in Washington last week. Vince Carter posted 20 points in the loss while Devin Harris had 13 and rookie Ryan Anders |
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| Report: D'Antoni wants Marbury waived |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2008 |
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| Y (MySportsbook) - New Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni reportedly wants the club to waive point guard Stephon Marbury. The New York Post reported Sunday that D'Antoni, in his first season on the bench for the Knicks after four-plus seasons coaching the Phoenix Suns, wants the Knicks to cut ties with the embattled point guard. Marbury, who played in just 24 games last year, was in uniform but did not play in New York's season-opening win over the Miami Heat. He was put on the inactive list for the Knicks' loss |
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| Suns attempt to continue dominance over Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will attempt to get back on the winning track when they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to US Airways Center Saturday. New Orleans' star point guard Chris Paul barely missed a triple-double with 20 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists as the Hornets bested the Suns, 108-95, in Phoenix on Thursday. Steve Nash had 24 points and nine assists to pace the Suns, who opened the season with a 103-98 road victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Amare Stoudemire finis |
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| Celtics look for third straight win against Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| second leading scorer from a year ago, sharp-shooter Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy is sidelined with knee tendinitis and will also miss tonight's contest. The Celtics swept the season series with Indiana a year ago, winning all three games. Saturdays contest is the second leg of a brutal season-opening stretch for the Pacers. After playing the two Eastern Conference finalists in the first two games, Indiana moves on to face two more serious playoff contenders next week, the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers. |
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| Oden-less Blazers welcome Spurs to Rose Garden |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2008 |
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| hings weren't nearly as newsworthy for the Spurs although the team did lose its opener for the first time under head coach Gregg Popovich. Playing without two key contributors, swingman Manu Ginobili and center Fabricio Oberto, the Spurs fell to the Phoenix Suns, 103-98, in their home opener. All-Stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan each recorded a game-high 32 points for the Spurs, who had won 12 consecutive season-opening games. Roger Mason added 12 points off the bench in his Spurs debut. Ginobili is not exp |
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| Paul carries Hornets to fifth straight victory over Suns |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Chris Paul barely missed a triple-double with 20 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets overcame injuries to a pair of players to beat the Phoenix Suns, 108-95, continuing their unbeaten run. Morris Peterson scored 21 points for the Hornets, who went 7-0 in the preseason before opening the regular season with a 108-103 road win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Hornets center Tyson Chandler missed the game after suffering a sprained righ |
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| Hornets, Suns square off in the desert |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of unbeaten Western Conference powerhouses get together this evening, as the Phoenix Suns welcome the New Orleans Hornets to US Airways Center. Phoenix opened its 2008-09 season with a 103-98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at the AT&T Center. Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the Suns, who won in new head coach Terry Porter's debut and will also visit Portland on the brief two-game road trip. Shaquille O'Neal registered 15 points and a |
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| Spurs C Oberto to miss two games with irregular heartbeat |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2008 |
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| e its normal rhythm. The club said Wednesday that Oberto will receive daily EKG exams to confirm that his heart maintains its normal rhythm over the next five days. The Spurs opened their season Wednesday night with a 103-98 home setback against the Phoenix Suns, and travel to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers on Friday. Barring any unforeseen complications, the club expects Oberto to be available when San Antonio hosts the Dallas Mavericks on November 4. Oberto averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 2 |
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| Suns open up season in San Antonio |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The veteran-laden San Antonio Spurs will open the 2008-09 season tonight against the Phoenix Suns at the AT&T Center. San Antonio enjoyed another successful campaign last year despite losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. It has reached the playoffs for the past 11 years thanks to the guidance and tutelage of head coach Gregg Popovich. Popovich has led the Spurs to four NBA titles in his 12 seasons as head coach and the team ended 56-26 in 2007-08. All-St |
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| Stoudemire injured in preseason game vs. Oklahoma City |
NBA Basketball |
10/24/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire dislocated his left pinky finger in the third quarter of Thursday's 102-93 preseason win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stoudemire suffered the injury with 3:46 remaining and did not return. He registered 17 points before leaving. |
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