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| Hawks F Marvin Williams returns to lineup |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams returned to the lineup in Friday's game with the Indiana Pacers at Philips Arena after missing the last 16 with a lower back injury. The former North Carolina product is averaging 14 points and 6.4 rebounds in 59 games this season. |
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| Pacers hope to stave off elimination vs. Hawks |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Indiana Pacers are still alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race and will pay a visit to the Atlanta Hawks tonight at Philips Arena. Indiana is four games off the eighth and final postseason spot in the East with four games remaining on the schedule and will be eliminated from the postseason hunt with a loss tonight or a Detroit win against the New Jersey Nets. The Pacers have won two straight and four of their last five games, including a 130-101 blowout of Toronto on Wednesday a |
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| Raptors, Wizards square off at Air Canada Centre |
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04/10/2009 |
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| e Raptors will open a short two-game homestand Friday night versus the Wizards and 76ers, and are 17-22 as the host this season. They have lost three in a row after a six-game winning streak and are coming off Wednesday's 130-101 road bashing by the Indiana Pacers. Chris Bosh had a team-high 21 points and nine boards for the Raptors, who got 16 points from Patrick O`Bryant and 14 points out of Joey Graham. Toronto will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign. Raptors center Andrea Barg |
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| Pacers blow out Raptors |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - Danny Granger led all scorers with 29 points, and Jarrett Jack added 23 points and six assists as the Indiana Pacers destroyed the Toronto Raptors, 130-101, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Roy Hibbert went for 17 points and seven rebounds, while Troy Murphy and T.J. Ford contributed 14 points apiece for Indiana, which was coming off a 117-99 win over Oklahoma City on Sunday. Murphy had 14 rebounds and Ford dished out 11 assists for the Pacers, who have won four of their last five g |
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| Pacers hope to keep slim playoff hopes alive vs. Raptors |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Even with a record 11 games below the .500 mark the Indiana Pacers still have a chance at a playoff berth with five games remaining on the schedule. Tonight they will try to move closer to that goal when the Toronto Raptors pay a visit to Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers are four games behind Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and have won three of their last four games. They rebounded from a loss versus San Antonio by handing Oklahoma City a 117-99 decis |
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| Pacers clash with Thunder at Ford Center |
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04/05/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of teams playing out the string hookup in Oklahoma City Sunday as the Thunder host the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers haven't been officially eliminated from playoff contention just yet but stand a virtually insurmountable four games behind Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with just six games to play. Indiana dropped a tough one to San Antonio on Friday after Tony Parker poured in 31 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists, as the Spurs hung o |
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| Spurs open crucial trek against surging Pacers |
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04/03/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Antonio Spurs will open a three-game road trip tonight against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. San Antonio will also visit Cleveland and Oklahoma City on the trek and is 22-14 away from the Alamo City this season. It currently resides atop the Southwest Division standings, just a half-game ahead of Houston and one game in front of New Orleans. The Spurs, though, are losing ground in the division after a pair of losses following a three-game winning streak. In a 96-95 setb |
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| Wizards, Grizzlies set to battle at FedEx Forum |
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04/01/2009 |
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| 14 and Hamed Haddadi came off the bench for 10 points and eight rebounds, both career-bests. The Wizards, meanwhile, dropped the opener of a quick two-game road trip in Indianapolis on Sunday when Danny Granger scored a team-high 31 points, and the Indiana Pacers defeated Washington, 124-115. Caron Butler scored 31 points and added 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost seven of eight and sit in the basement of the Eastern Conference. Antawn Jamison had 29 points, while Javaris Crittenton donated 19 in t |
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| Ford sends Pacers past Bulls, tightens race for East's eighth seed |
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04/01/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - Danny Granger poured in a game-high 31 points and T.J. Ford drilled a fadeaway jumper in the final seconds to lift the Indiana Pacers past the Chicago Bulls, 107-105, at Conseco Fieldhouse. After Ben Gordon tied the game at 105, Ford lifted Indiana to victory with a jumper from just inside the stripe with 3.9 ticks remaining. Following a timeout, Gordon's trey fell short of the basket to give the Pacers the win. "That was a heck of a win. The guys showed we're never out of |
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| Bulls try to keep playoff hopes alive at Indiana |
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03/31/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Chicago Bulls pick up their playoff push tonight hoping to bounce back from a tough loss when they visit the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Bulls dropped the opener of a quick two-game road trip north of the border on Sunday when Chris Bosh posted 31 points and 15 rebounds as Toronto edged Chicago in overtime, 134-129. Ben Gordon scored a game-high 37 points for the Bulls, whose four-game win streak came to an end. Chicago stands as the No. 8 seed in the East, a game behind |
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