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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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04/30/2008 |
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| Final Score: San Antonio 92, Phoenix 87 San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - Tony Parker scored 31 points and dished out eight assists, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a tightly contested 92-87 Game 5 Western Conference quarterfinal victory over the Phoenix Suns and into the second round of the playoffs. Tim Duncan went for 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the Spurs finished with a decided advantage at the foul line on their way to eliminating Phoenix for the second straight season and advancing to the West s |
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| Spurs attempt to knock Suns out of playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs attempt to finish off the Phoenix Suns, as the teams meet in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series tonight at the AT&T Center. San Antonio leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at US Airways Center. The Suns, who dropped the first three games of the set, stayed alive with a victory on Sunday at home. Raja Bell exploded for 27 points on 8-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-7 |
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| Lakers go for sweep in Denver |
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04/28/2008 |
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| fect 3-0 against the Nuggets, as they defeated Denver in the first round of the playoffs in 1979 and 1987. The Lakers also knocked out the Nuggets in five games, 4-1, in the 1985 West finals. The Lakers have been eliminated two straight years by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. They lost in seven games in 2006 and in five during the opening round of the 2007 postseason. The Nuggets advanced to the playoffs for the fifth straight year. They have been eliminated four straight years in the |
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| Sound the Bell! Suns rout Spurs in Game 4 |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Raja Bell exploded for 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-7 three-pointers, and the Phoenix Suns emphatically staved off elimination with a 105-86 rout of the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal. San Antonio still holds a 3-1 lead in the series, and can clinch a spot in the next round with a win Tuesday in San Antonio. Boris Diaw had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who played without swingman Grant Hill, who sat with a naggi |
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| Suns try to avoid being swept by Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs try to sweep the Phoenix Suns out of the playoffs today at the US Airways Center, On Friday, Tony Parker scored a career-high 41 points, and the Spurs moved to the brink of eliminating Shaquille O'Neal and the Suns with an emphatic 115-99 Game 3 win in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Parker, who also had 12 assists, shot 17-of-26 from the field, and Tim Duncan contributed 23 points and 10 rebounds for the third-seeded Spurs. Ma |
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| Rockets attempt to knot series with Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2008 |
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| t been on the winning side in an NBA playoff series (0-6) during his career. Houston has lost five straight Game 4s in the postseason, while the Jazz have dropped four of their last six Game 4s. The Rockets came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the 1994 and 1995 West semis. Utah defeated the Rockets in seven games in last year's postseason. Houston won the first two games of the set, and ended up losing Game 7, 103-99, at the Toyota Center. There is a lot more playoff history between th |
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| Desperate Nuggets host Kobe, Lakers |
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04/26/2008 |
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| fect 3-0 against the Nuggets, as they defeated Denver in the first round of the playoffs in 1979 and 1987. The Lakers also knocked out the Nuggets in five games, 4-1, in the 1985 West finals. The Lakers have been eliminated two straight years by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. They lost in seven games in 2006 and in five during the opening round of the 2007 postseason. The Nuggets have advanced to the playoffs for the fifth straight year. They have been eliminated four straight years in |
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| Spurs try to take commanding 3-0 lead over Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Phoenix Suns tonight at US Airways Center, as the teams resume their first-round playoff series. San Antonio finished in second place in the Southwest Division and is the third seed in the West playoffs. The Suns placed second in the Pacific and are seeded sixth. On Tuesday, Tony Parker scored 32 points and dished out seven assists and the Spurs recovered from a slow start to dominate the second |
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| Rockets, Jazz series continues in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
04/24/2008 |
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| e West, while Houston is No. 5 and finished in third place in the Southwest Division. The Rockets own home-court advantage in this series since they had a better regular-season record than Utah. The Rockets came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the 1994 and 1995 West semis. Utah defeated the Rockets in seven games in last year's postseason. Houston won the first two games of the set, and ended up losing Game 7, 103-99, at the Toyota Center. There is a lot more playoff history between th |
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| Kobe, Lakers try to take 2-0 lead over Denver |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2008 |
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| fect 3-0 against the Nuggets, as they defeated Denver in the first round of the playoffs in 1979 and 1987. The Lakers also knocked out the Nuggets in five games, 4-1, in the 1985 West finals. The Lakers have been eliminated two straight years by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. They lost in seven games in 2006 and in five during the opening round of the 2007 postseason. During the regular season, Los Angeles won its first Pacific Division crown since the 2003-04 campaign, when Shaquille |
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