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04/14/2010 |
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| Chicago, IL (Sportsbooks) - Derrick Rose poured in 17 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Bulls moved to the brink of clinching a playoff spot with a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics. Kirk Hinrich added a season-best 30 points for Chicago, which has a magic number of one to clinch a playoff berth going into the final night of the regular season. The Bulls, thanks in part to a 16-point win at Toronto Sunday, are a game ahead of the ninth-place Raptors in the Eastern Conference |
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| Rose has Bulls on playoff brink after career night vs. Celtics |
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04/14/2010 |
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| Chicago, IL (Sportsbooks) - Derrick Rose poured in 17 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Bulls moved to the brink of clinching a playoff spot with a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics. Kirk Hinrich added a season-best 30 points for Chicago, which has a magic number of one to clinch a playoff berth going into the final night of the regular season. The Bulls, thanks in part to a 16-point win at Toronto Sunday, are a game ahead of the ninth-place Raptors in the Eastern Conference |
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| Del Negro: No comment on reported altercation |
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04/13/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro would not comment on a reported altercation with executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson. Del Negro simply said ``no comment on that'' after the Bulls' victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Yahoo! Sports, citing sources, reported Paxson shoved Del Negro twice in the chest and had to be restrained in a confrontation over Joakim Noah's minutes after the March 30 home game against Phoenix. Paxson did not return a call from The |
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| Garnett back in Celtics' lineup |
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04/13/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Kevin Garnett was back in the Boston Celtics' lineup against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday after missing a game to get some rest. Backup guard Tony Allen, however, was sick and missed the game. Coach Doc Rivers says he plans to monitor Garnett's minutes after resting him against Milwaukee on Saturday night. He also considered giving Paul Pierce the night off, but ``he wanted to play.'' The fourth-place Celtics had dropped five of eight and needed to win their remaining two games to stay |
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| Bulls try to inch closer to final playoff spot against Celtics |
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04/13/2010 |
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| estiny for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls now must close the NBA season with two wins in two nights to guarantee a trip to the postseason starting tonight when Vinny Del Negro's club welcomes the playoff-bound Boston Celtics to the Windy City. Derrick Rose dropped in a game-high 26 points and handed out seven assists on Sunday, leading the Bulls to a thorough 104-88 drubbing of the Raptors. Joakim Noah scored 18 points to go with 19 rebounds, while Luol Deng added 14 an |
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| Hawks aim to wrap up East's No. 3 seed in Milwaukee |
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04/12/2010 |
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| esday versus Cleveland. The Hawks are 33-7 at home, as opposed to their 18-22 road mark. Milwaukee is currently tied with Miami for the fifth spot in the East and had its four-game winning streak come to an end with Saturday's 105-90 loss versus the Boston Celtics at home. John Salmons scored 21 points and rookie Brandon Jennings had 19 to pace the Bucks, who got 12 points out of Jerry Stackhouse in a reserve role. "With about four minutes to go in the second quarter they started getting really physical with |
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| Celtics top Bucks in ugly affair |
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04/11/2010 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbooks) - Paul Pierce had 24 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 105-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential Eastern Conference playoff preview. Entering Saturday's game, Boston held the fourth spot in the East while the Bucks were fifth. Those positions remained the same after the contest, as the Celtics are a game behind Atlanta for third, and Milwaukee is half a game in front of sixth-place Miami. The Bucks and Celtics play again Wednesday in the final game of the regu |
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| Bucks host Celtics in possible playoff preview |
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04/10/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Celtics efforts to lock down the third seed in the Eastern Conference took a big hit last night. Things don't figure to get any easier for Doc Rivers' club, which invades Brew City to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in a possible first round playoff preview. The C's suffered a hiccup at the worst time on Friday when Andray Blatche poured in 31 points and came down with 11 rebounds as the hapless Wizards snapped a six-game skid against Boston with a 106-96 triumph at TD Garden. The l |
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| Celtics jockey for playoff position against Wizards |
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04/09/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Celtics are fighting for the third spot in the Eastern Conference and will try to continue their recent dominance of the Washington Wizards tonight from TD Garden. Boston, which is tied with Atlanta for the third seed in the conference, has won the first three meetings with the Wizards this season after sweeping the 2008-09 season series in three games. The Celtics have won six in a row against Washington, which has lost three straight in Beantown. The Celtics are coming off Wed |
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| Rondo and Celtics down Toronto |
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04/07/2010 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Rajon Rondo scored 21 points, dished out seven assists, and pulled down five rebounds, as the Boston Celtics took down the playoff-hopeful Toronto Raptors, 115-104. Paul Pierce added 20 points for the Celtics, who had lost four of five coming in. Boston is now tied with Atlanta for third in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks lost to the Pistons on Wednesday. Kevin Garnett donated 19 points, while Ray Allen chipped in 18 points for the victors. Sonny Weems finished with a career- |
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