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| Shaq's Suns visit Howard and Magic at Amway Arena |
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03/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Coming off an impressive win over the rival Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns will try to stifle another elite team in the NBA Tuesday when they kick off a four-game road trip against the Orlando Magic. The Suns have won two in a row and six of their last eight games, including Sunday's 118-111 triumph versus the Lakers in the desert despite Kobe Bryant's 49 points. Shaquille O'Neal netted 33 points just two days after a 45-point performance versus Toronto and Matt Barnes added 26 poi |
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| Bryant pours in 49 but Lakers get burned by the Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Matt Barnes pulled down 10 rebounds, handed out seven assists and scored 26 points, including a huge three-pointer and five free throws late in the fourth quarter to help the Phoenix Suns record a 118-111 victory over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers. Playing without point guard Steve Nash (ankle) for the third straight game, former Laker Shaquille O'Neal punched in another dominating effort, logging 33 points two days after a 45-point performance against Tor |
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| Suns' Nash sits for third straight game |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash missed his third straight game Sunday, as his sprained right ankle kept him off the court against the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP has now missed seven games this season due to a plethora of injuries, his latest occurring in Tuesday's 112-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. In 51 games this season, Nash is averaging 14.1 points and 9.7 assists for the unpredictable Suns. |
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| Shaq scores 45 as Suns top Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Shaquille O'Neal recorded his first 40-point game since December 13, 2004 with 45 points to lead the Steve Nash-less Phoenix Suns to their 10th straight win over the Toronto Raptors with a 133-113 triumph at US Airways Center. Nash missed his second straight game with a right ankle injury suffered in the Suns' 112-102 win over Charlotte on Tuesday. The two-time MVP is listed as day-to-day. O'Neal also grabbed 11 rebounds for the Suns, who have won five of their last seven gam |
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| Lakers streak into Rocky Mountains to face Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| ing Denver Nuggets in a battle of division leaders. The Lakers, who are running away with the Pacific Division, earned their sixth straight triumph in LA on Thursday when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists as the Lakers shut down the Phoenix Suns, 132-106. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and Suns center Shaquille O'Neal garnered co-MVP honors at the All-Star Game earlier this month. O'Neal was limited to 12 points and seven rebounds as Phoenix, minus S |
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| Suns try to continue dominance over Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns hope to bounce back from an ugly loss in Los Angeles when they shoot for their 10th consecutive win over the Toronto Raptors tonight at US Airways Center. The Raptors haven't tasted victory over Phoenix since a 101-94 win in the desert on February 10, 2004. The Suns were routed in LA Thursday night when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists as the Lakers shut down Phoenix, 132-106. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and S |
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| Bryant, O'Neal meet again as Lakers bury Suns |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers shut down the Phoenix Suns, 132-106, at the Staples Center. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and Suns center Shaquille O'Neal garnered co-MVP honors at the All-Star Game earlier this month. O'Neal was limited to 12 points and seven rebounds as the Suns, minus Steve Nash, lost to the Lakers for a third time in as many meetings this season. Nash sat out with |
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| Nash out with injured ankle |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash was ruled out of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a right ankle injury. Nash, who hurt the ankle in Tuesday's 112-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, is averaging 14.1 points and 9.7 assists this season. |
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| Suns, Lakers resume rivalry in LA |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two Pacific Division rivals get together again this evening in Hollywood, as the Los Angeles Lakers continue their season series versus the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center. The Lakers have won the first two tests with the Suns this season, including a 115-110 victory in the last meeting on December 10 in LA. The Lakers have won three straight and five of the last six meetings with Phoenix, which has dropped four of its last six trips to the City of Angels. LA has been on a roll, having wo |
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| Bobcats hoping to end road woes in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2009 |
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| s the host on the year. Sacramento will finish its residency by welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers to town on Friday. The Bobcats, meanwhile, fell to 0-2 on a five-game road trip on Tuesday, when Steve Nash had 22 points and five assists to lead the Phoenix Suns past Charlotte, 112-102, at US Airways Center. Boris Diaw, who was traded from the Suns to the Bobcats earlier this season, chipped in a season-high 27 points, 10 boards and six helpers for the Bobcats, who have dropped three in a row overall. Raymo |
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