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| Nuggets and Spurs meet in Alamo City |
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12/05/2009 |
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| oss in two weeks tonight when they host the Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets at the AT&T Center. The Spurs fell for the first time in six games Thursday when Kevin Garnett finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, as the Boston Celtics took a 90-83 win over San Antonio in the Alamo City. Rookie DeJuan Blair had a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Spurs, while Tim Duncan added 16 points and 15 boards in the setback. Tony Parker had 17 points and seven assists for Sa |
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| Celtics quiet Thunder |
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12/05/2009 |
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| Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Garnett had 23 points and eight rebounds to help the Boston Celtics take down the Oklahoma City Thunder, 105-87 at Ford Center. Paul Pierce had 21 points and six rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 15 points and six assists while Kendrick Perkins contributed 13 points and eight boards for the Celtics, who have won seven straight games. "We really shot the ball well even though they defended us tough tonight," said Boston coach Doc Rivers. "But we got contributions from ever |
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| Winless Nets host Bobcats at Meadowlands |
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12/04/2009 |
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| d coach. "We have to find out what corrections we'll make and how we're going to decide to play the rest of the season." The Bobcats, meanwhile, lost for the first time in nearly two weeks on Tuesday when Ray Allen led the way with 27 points, as the Boston Celtics defeated Charlotte 108-90. Nazr Mohammed poured in 16 points for the Bobcats, who saw their season-high, four-game winning streak halted. Raymond Felton scored 14 points, Boris Diaw added 13 and Stephen Graham totaled 12 points in the losing effort. |
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| Scorching Celtics wrap up road trip vs. Thunder |
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12/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The scorching Boston Celtics will be putting a six-game winning streak on the line when the Atlantic Division leaders wrap up their current road trip with tonight's clash with the improving Oklahoma City Thunder from the Ford Center. Boston, which co-holds the Eastern Conference's best overall record with Orlando at 15-4, has won each of the first three tests of this four-game trek and dealt San Antonio a 90-83 loss last night. The win was the fifth in a row overall on the road for the Cel |
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| Celtics cool off Spurs, pick up sixth straight win |
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12/04/2009 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Garnett finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, as the Boston Celtics took a 90-83 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Both teams were hot coming in, having won their last five, but Boston staved off a late run to take its fourth consecutive win in San Antonio. Rajon Rondo had 12 points, 12 assists and six boards, and made a key basket with two minutes to play. Ray Allen had 15 points and Rasheed Wallace 13 in the victory, which improved Boston's record |
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| Celtics, Spurs collide in Alamo City |
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12/03/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - In a possible preview of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics will pay a visit to the San Antonio Spurs tonight at the AT&T Center. Both teams are riding five-game winning streaks, while the Atlantic Division- leading Celtics own a 14-4 mark and will continue a four-game road trip tonight. Boston has won the first two tests of the swing and is coming off Tuesday's 108-90 victory at Charlotte thanks to 27 points from sharp-shooting veteran Ray Allen. Kendrick Perkins recorded 21 points an |
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| Allen and Celtics breeze past Bobcats |
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12/02/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (Sportsbooks) - Ray Allen led the way with 27 points, as the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, 108-90. Kendrick Perkins posted 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won five straight games. Boston will continue its current four-game road trip in San Antonio on Thursday. Kevin Garnett added 16 points with seven rebounds while Eddie House added 12 points off the bench in the win. Nazr Mohammed poured in 16 points for the Bobcats, who saw their four-game winning strea |
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| Streaking Bobcats host mighty Celtics |
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12/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The odds of the Charlotte Bobcats extending their season high winning streak to five games are bleak, as they host the mighty Boston Celtics tonight from Time Warner Cable Arena. The Bobcats have won four in a row and are searching for their first five-game winning streak since ripping off six consecutive victories from February 25 - March 7 of last season. Larry Brown's squad is coming off Saturday's 92-76 triumph over the Washington Wizards thanks to 14 points and 14 rebounds from Gerald |
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| After home slide, Heat hitting the road |
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11/30/2009 |
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| uzzer-beaters, first over the lowly New Jersey Nets on Nov. 17, and then a New Orleans Hornets team without Chris Paul five nights later. So maybe a change of scenery will do some good. Barely a few hours removed from a 92-85 loss at home to the Boston Celtics, Miami left early Monday morning for a four-game road swing, the first three of those games coming against Western Conference powers Portland, Denver and the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. The buzz over a 6-1 start has now been drowned |
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| Garnett, Celtics use late surge to beat Heat |
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11/29/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Garnett was nearly perfect from the field and scored six of his team-high 24 points in the last quarter, as the Boston Celtics surged late for a 92-85 win over the Miami Heat. Garnett went 11-of-12 from the field and also had eight rebounds as Boston won its fourth straight game. Rajon Rondo added 13 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who finished the game on a 14-3 run. Paul Pierce had 15 points, while Kendrick Perkins was a force down low with 14 points, 13 rebounds a |
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