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| Sacramento center Miller to miss rest of season |
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04/08/2008 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller will miss the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his left fibular head and a bone chip in his right elbow. Miller averaged 13.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 72 contests this season. The center shot 46.3 percent from the floor and made 84.8 percent of his foul shots. |
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| Kobe, Lakers closing in on Pacific Division crown |
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04/08/2008 |
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| /2 games behind the top-seeded New Orleans Hornets. Los Angeles is scheduled to host three of its final five games at the Staples Center. The Lakers will close out the regular season with a three-game homestand. They will host the Hornets, Spurs and Sacramento Kings during that important stretch. Phoenix (51-26) will play three of its final five contests on the road. The Suns will visit Memphis, San Antonio and Houston, and will wrap up the season with home games against Golden State and Portland. The playoff-b |
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| Warriors welcome Kings to ORACLE Arena |
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04/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Golden State Warriors attempt to get back on the winning track, as they welcome the Sacramento Kings tonight to ORACLE Arena. Golden State is tied with the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. The Warriors are scheduled to host the Nuggets on Thursday. Golden State plays the opener of a three-game homestand tonight. The Warriors are 25-12 at home this season. On Sunday, Chris Paul compiled the fourth triple-double of his career |
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| Lakers try to stay on winning track at Portland |
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04/08/2008 |
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| 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 Lakers pulled away to defeat the Sacramento Kings, 114-92, on Sunday at ARCO Arena. Bryant also grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists in the victory. Pau Gasol finished with 20 points and nine rebounds in the win for the Lakers, while Lamar Odom netted 16 points and Sasha Vujacic scored |
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| Rockets conclude road trip against Clippers |
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04/06/2008 |
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| r. The Clippers open a three-game homestand against the Rockets. They are 13-25 as the host this season, and will also play Denver and the Lakers on the current stand. On Thursday, Kevin Martin scored 26 points, making 4-of-5 three-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings coasted to a 110-98 victory over the Clippers at ARCO Arena. Corey Maggette led the Clippers with 28 points in the loss to Sacramento. Elton Brand, in his second game back, scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds off the bench for the Clippers, w |
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| Nuggets continue push for playoff berth versus Kings |
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04/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets are clinging to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and will close out a two-game homestand tonight versus the Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center. Denver is a half game ahead of Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West and a half game behind No. 7 Dallas. It has won six of its last seven games overall. In the opener of the homestand on Tuesday versus Phoenix, Allen Iverson poured in 31 points to lead the Nuggets to a 126-120 victory. I |
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| Hot-shooting Martin leads Kings over Clips |
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04/04/2008 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Martin scored 26 points, making 4-of-5 three-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings coasted to a 110-98 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers. Mikki Moore scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Kings, who have won three straight and four of five. Francisco Garcia contributed 17 points off the bench for Sacramento, and Ron Artest added 10 points. Brad Miller finished with 10 rebounds and six points for Sacramento, which had lost the previous three meetings with the Cli |
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| Nuggets' Martin suspended one game |
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04/03/2008 |
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| l points or he receives an automatic suspension following the game in which his point total exceeds five points and for each additional flagrant foul committed during that season. Martin was assessed a Flagrant Foul, Penalty One for striking Boris Diaw of the Phoenix Suns in the face on April 2. The incident occurred with 3:52 remaining in the third period of Denver's 126-120 win over the Suns. Martin will serve the suspension on Saturday, April 5 when the Nuggets host the Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center. |
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| Rockets aim for 50th win at Portland |
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04/03/2008 |
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| of the season, and will resume a five-game road trip tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Houston has lost the first two games of the trek, and fell to 21-15 as the guest this season following Tuesday's 99-98 setback to the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Tracy McGrady contributed 32 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Rockets, who are a half game behind Phoenix for the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoff race. They are also three games off the top spot in the Sout |
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| Sonics host Clippers in Emerald City |
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04/02/2008 |
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| a seven-game homestand against the Clippers. It is 1-3 on the homestand and lost the last three games on the stand. On Sunday, Kevin Martin scored a game-high 31 points and Ron Artest posted a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Sacramento Kings to a 120-107 victory over Seattle. The SuperSonics, who have lost 14 of their last 15 games, had three players break the 20-point barrier. Rookie Kevin Durant led the way with 25 points, while fellow rookie Jeff Green netted 21 and Earl Watson score |
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