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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/03/2009 |
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| matchup. Johnson finished with 27 points and five steals overall for the Hawks, who won a playoff series for the first time since 1999 and won a best-of-seven playoff series for the first time since 1970. Atlanta will move on to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who had no trouble sweeping the eighth-seeded Pistons. Atlanta led by as many as 29 in this game before coasting to the finish in the fourth quarter. The Hawks had lost their previous six Game 7s, dating back to 1961, when the franchise was located |
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| Hawks crush Heat in deciding Game 7 |
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05/03/2009 |
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| matchup. Johnson finished with 27 points and five steals overall for the Hawks, who won a playoff series for the first time since 1999 and won a best-of-seven playoff series for the first time since 1970. Atlanta will move on to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who had no trouble sweeping the eighth-seeded Pistons. "When I made my first shot, it was a little bit of a relief," Johnson said. "And I just relaxed and took what the defense gave me. I think it's going to bring more fans out to the next round kn |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Houston |
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05/02/2009 |
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| r. Fisher is not equipped to keep up with an athlete like Brooks, meaning Phil Jackson may have to call on Shannon Brown a little more than he would like. EDGE: ROCKETS SHOOTING GUARD:LeBron James deserves the MVP award this season after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their best regular season in franchise history but ask around the NBA and most still feel the reigning MVP, Bryant, is still the best all-around player in basketball. Bryant was his usual stellar self on the offensive end this season, averaging 2 |
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| Cavs hope to finish off Pistons in Auburn Hills |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Executions usually have a little more suspense than the Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. The Cavs aim to sweep the series this afternoon after grabbling a stranglehold on the set Friday when LeBron James narrowly missed a triple-double with 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, as the Cleveland surged to an ugly 79-68 win over Detroit. Joe Smith had 19 points and 10 rebounds in a reserve role, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added |
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| Cavs shoot for commanding 3-0 series lead over Pistons |
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04/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Six straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals is slowly being lost in the rear-view mirror by this group of Detroit Pistons. The new bullies on the block in the East, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, hope to put the Pistons on the brink of elimination tonight when their conference quarterfinals series resumes in Auburn Hills. The Cavs took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven set on Tuesday when James scored 29 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and added six assists to lead top- |
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| Kings fire interim head coach Natt, assistants |
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04/23/2009 |
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| r history of the franchise. The previous lows came in 1958-59 and 1959-60, when the Cincinnati Royals finished 19-53 and 19-56, respectively. Natt, who has spent the last 28 years in pro basketball, spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, helping them reach the 2007 NBA Finals. He previously worked nine seasons under Jerry Sloan with the Utah Jazz, during which time the Jazz made two NBA Finals appearances. In addition, Natt's entire coaching staff, consisting of Rex Kalamian, Jason |
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| Cavaliers rout Pistons to take 2-0 series lead |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - LeBron James scored 29 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and added six assists to lead the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers to a 94-82 defeat of the Detroit Pistons and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Mo Williams totaled postseason career highs of 21 points and seven assists for the Cavs, who beat the Pistons for the sixth straight time in the playoffs. Delonte West added 20 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 12 in the win. "You look at the first seven quarters |
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| James, Cavs shoot for 2-0 series lead vs. Pistons |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to build on an impressive Game 1 performance tonight in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the overmatched Detroit Pistons at Quicken Loans Arena. LeBron James was dominant on Saturday, scoring 38 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out seven assists, as the Cavs easily won the opener of the set, 102-84. James shot 13-of-20 from the field and 11-of-14 from the free throw line for the Cavaliers, who have beaten the Pistons in five straight |
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| LeBron, Cavaliers dominate Pistons in series opener |
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04/19/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - LeBron James was dominant, scoring 38 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out seven assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily took Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Detroit, 102-84. James shot 13-of-20 from the field and 11-of-14 from the free throw line for the Cavaliers, who have beaten the Pistons in five straight playoff matchups. Cleveland last faced Detroit in the playoffs in the 2006-07 Eastern Conference finals and defeated the Pistons, 4 |
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| Cavs and King James kick off quest for NBA title by hosting Pistons |
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04/18/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Detroit Pistons face an uphill battle Saturday when they kick off their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the top- seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. The eighth-seeded Pistons, who are the only team in the playoffs that didn't record a .500 or better record, will have to devise a way to stop or even slow down MVP candidate LeBron James and the cruising Cavs, especially since Cleveland captured homecourt advantage throughout the entire postseason with an NBA-best 66-16 record. The Cavalie |
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