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| Knicks meet Nets in North Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets will return home for two straight games, starting with the New York Knicks Wednesday night at the IZOD Center. New Jersey will also host the Toronto Raptors and is 4-5 at the Meadowlands this season. It has won two in a row and handed the Philadelphia 76ers a 95-84 setback on Saturday at the Wachovia Center. Devin Harris poured in 27 points and handed out eight assists to pace the Nets, who got 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists from Vince Carter. In injury news fo |
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| Reeling Raptors host Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors will try to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the Indiana Pacers tonight at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors dropped their fifth in a row after Tuesday's 114-94 loss to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Jose Calderon finished with 14 points and Chris Bosh added nine points and 11 rebounds in defeat. Joey Graham had 17 points for Toronto, which will try to improve its 4-5 record as the host Wednesday night. Raptors center Jermaine |
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| James, Ilgauskas set records as Cavs roll to ninth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - LeBron James dominated from the start to the end of the third quarter, scoring 31 points in 30 minutes and setting the Cavaliers' all-time steals record, in Cleveland's ninth straight win, 114-94 over the Toronto Raptors. James picked off a Jose Calderon pass in the first minute of the game for his 735th career steal, passing Mark Price, who recorded 734 steals in nine seasons and 588 games with the club. James -- who sat out the fourth quarter because of the team's large lead |
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| Blazers try to stay perfect at home vs. Magic |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2008 |
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| Blazers, who are a perfect 7-0 at home this season, finished up a grueling five-game road trip with an impressive 4-1 record when Steve Blake scored 19 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 8.9 seconds remaining as Portland edged the Toronto Raptors, 98-97, at the Air Canada Centre. Blake also chipped in seven rebounds, while LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points and eight boards, and Brandon Roy had 15 points with seven assists for Portland, which has won nine of its last 11 games. Rudy Fernandez |
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| Cavs shoot for 12th straight home win vs. Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to stay unbeaten at home tonight when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers are off to a franchise-best 11-0 start as the host this season and have won eight in a row overall, including Saturday's 94-74 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Superstar LeBron James ended with 25 points, four assists and two steals for Cleveland, which has won by 12 or more points in each of its wins during the streak to |
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| Blake's late three-pointer lifts Blazers over Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
12/07/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Steve Blake scored 19 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 8.9 seconds remaining as the Portland Trail Blazers edged the Toronto Raptors, 98-97, at the Air Canada Centre. "I get a lot of three's off of rebounds, the defense collapsing and the ball is tapped out and I am wide open," Blake said. "That last play I got the ball and I wanted to be aggressive. They were playing good defense so I just wanted to create something off of their defense." Blake also chipped |
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| Triano, Raptors aim to stop skid against Blazers at ACC |
NBA Basketball |
12/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors return home to face the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday after a disastrous three-game road trip in which Sam Mitchell lost his job as the team's head coach. The Raptors concluded the swing at 0-3 on Friday when Utah's Mehmet Okur scored 21 points to lead the Jazz in a 114-87 rout of Toronto, spoiling the debut of interim head coach Jay Triano. A day after the Denver Nuggets crushed Toronto, 132-93, on Tuesday at the Pepsi Center, Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo fir |
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| NBA Northwest: Blazers bringing back memories |
NBA Basketball |
12/05/2008 |
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| e past six meetings with the Blazers. Portland has lost four in a row in Beantown and owns a 7-6 record away from the Rose Garden in 2008-09. The Blazers will try to keep their six-game winning streak intact tonight in Boston and will also visit the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on the swing. They are 7-0 against the East this season for the first time since the 1990-91 team won its first 12 contests against the Eastern Conference. Roy leads the Blazers with 21.1 points per outing and has scored 20 or m |
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| Raptors open Triano era in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
12/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A new era in Toronto Raptors basketball kicks off Friday when the team visits the Jazz in Salt Lake City. One of the worst losses in franchise history on Tuesday cost Sam Mitchell his job as the Raptors' mentor. Denver's Chauncey Billups had 24 points and 14 assists, and the Nuggets crushed Toronto, 132-93, at the Pepsi Center. A day later, Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo fired Mitchell and replaced him with assistant Jay Triano on an interim basis. Mitchell led the Raptors to the p |
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| Spurs battle Nuggets at Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
12/04/2008 |
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| for the first time since offseason ankle surgery, 13 in defeat. The red-hot Nuggets, who are currently 2-0 on a three-game homestand, won their third straight game on Tuesday when Chauncey Billups had 24 points and 14 assists, and Denver crushed the Toronto Raptors, 132-93. Carmelo Anthony added 23 points and six rebounds, while Nene had 19 points and 11 boards for the Nuggets, who have won three straight and five of six. J.R. Smith had 14 points, Kenyon Martin 11 and Linas Kleiza 12 in the victory. Denver top |
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