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| Rondo takes his seat at the 'Big Boy Table' |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2009 |
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| erce and Ray Allen are, the Celtics are a now just an afterthought to LeBron's Cavaliers and Kobe's Lakers when people talk about the NBA title. Boston currently finds itself entangled in an extremely entertaining series with the young and improving Chicago Bulls. The set is deadlocked at 2-2 and has been a bit of a coming out party for the young points guards on both teams, the lightning-fast Rondo and the reigning Rookie of the Year, Chicago's Derrick Rose. Despite a balky ankle and foot, Rondo is actually |
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| Atlanta ties series, gets first playoff road win since 1997 |
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04/28/2009 |
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| eries after four games. Mike Bibby scored 15 and Joe Johnson tallied 14 points for the Hawks, who had lost their 12 previous postseason contests. It was their first away victory in the playoffs since May 8, 1997 when they beat Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. "We switched the home-court advantage back to us. It's a three-game series now," said Bibby. Josh Smith tallied 13 points, Flip Murray 11 and Maurice Evans 10 for Atlanta, which hasn't won a playoff se |
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| Hawks soar to burn Heat in Game 4 |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2009 |
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| eries after four games. Mike Bibby scored 15 and Joe Johnson tallied 14 points for the Hawks, who had lost their 12 previous postseason contests. It was their first away victory in the playoffs since May 8, 1997 when they beat Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Josh Smith tallied 13 points, Flip Murray 11 and Maurice Evans 10 for Atlanta, which hasn't won a playoff series since 1999, against Detroit in the first round. Their last series triumph in a best-of-s |
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| Bulls G Gordon has injured hamstring, may miss Game 5 |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (Sportsbooks) - The Chicago Bulls announced Monday that guard Ben Gordon suffered a strained left hamstring in Sunday's double-overtime win against Boston and is day-to-day. Gordon left Sunday's 121-118 triumph in Game 4 of Chicago's Eastern Conference quarterfinal set against the Celtics in the second quarter with the injury. He was evaluated by Bulls team physician Dr. Brian Cole, and an MRI exam taken earlier Monday confirmed the diagnosis. Game 5 of the series, which is tied at two games |
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| Hawks need to cure road woes to get back in series with Heat |
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04/27/2009 |
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| but were a different team in Beantown, losing by 23, 19, 25 and 34 points. The Heat, meanwhile, haven't done much postseason-wise since winning their first NBA title in 2006. They were swept in four games in the first round the following year by the Chicago Bulls, then missed out last season after a lowly 15-67 campaign which was marred by injuries to Wade, who led the NBA in scoring this past season with 30.2 points per game. These two teams have met in the postseason one time previously and the Hawks won t |
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| Bulls aim to even series with Celtics |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Nothing has held to form in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics so far. The Bulls were an awful road team during the regular season but played the defending NBA champions to a standstill in Boston, splitting the first two games of the set. The series then shifted to the Windy City on Thursday, where the Bulls have been stellar, and a banged-up C's team blitzed Chicago at the United Center, 107-86. The Bulls, who were 28-13 at home v |
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| Hawks hope to end road playoff woes in Miami |
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04/25/2009 |
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| but were a different team in Beantown, losing by 23, 19, 25 and 34 points. The Heat, meanwhile, haven't done much postseason-wise since winning their first NBA title in 2006. They were swept in four games in the first round the following year by the Chicago Bulls, then missed out last season after a lowly 15-67 campaign which was marred by injuries to Wade, who led the NBA in scoring this past season with 30.2 points per game. These two teams have met in the postseason one time previously and the Hawks won t |
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| Bulls host Celtics in pivotal Game 3 |
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04/23/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The scene shifts to the Windy City tonight for a pivotal Game 3 as the Chicago Bulls try and get a leg up on the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. The Celtics evened the set on Monday in Boston when Ray Allen's three-pointer over Joakim Noah with two seconds remaining lifted the C's to a 118-115 win over the Bulls in Game 2. Allen outdueled fellow UConn product Ben Gordon to help save the series for Boston, which had lost Saturday's Ga |
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| Rose named season's top rookie |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Wednesday. A Chicago native, Rose was drafted first overall by the Bulls after playing just one season at the University of Memphis. He averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds while missing just one regular season game for the Bulls. Rose scored in double digits 71 times, including 32 games of at least 20 points, and topped all rookies in assists. "I would like to thank the Bulls organ |
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| Hawks aim for 2-0 edge in series with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| s last season before faltering in the seventh game during the first round. The Heat, meanwhile, haven't done much postseason-wise since winning their first NBA title in 2006. They were swept in four games in the first round the following year by the Chicago Bulls, then missed out last season after a lowly 15-67 campaign which was marred by injuries to Wade, who led the NBA in scoring this past season with 30.2 points per game. These two teams have met in the postseason one time previously and the Hawks won t |
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