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| Satisfaction kills in the NBA |
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04/23/2009 |
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| ulls and Rockets have legitimate shots to move on, while the Sixers and Mavs will soon be reserving tee times. The will to win has always separated the good NBA teams from the pretenders. Every club from the Cavs on down has talent. Heck, the woeful Los Angeles Clippers can throw Baron Davis and Zach Randolph at you. Even the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings have Kevin Martin. The great ones like Jordan, Magic and Russell had that will to win. They were never satisfied, never content and it carried over to their teammate |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/16/2009 |
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| t). Chris Paul finished with 26 points and 14 assists in defeat. Final Score: Oklahoma City 126, LA Clippers 85 Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Durant had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 126-85 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers to close out the season at Staples Center. Oklahoma City avoided the season sweep and finished 1-3 against LA. Jeff Green added 19 points and Nick Collison 17 for the Thunder (23-59), who lost six of eight to close out their inaugural season in Okla |
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| Thunder close out inaugural season with win over Clips |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Durant had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 126-85 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers to close out the season at Staples Center. Oklahoma City avoided the season sweep and finished 1-3 against LA. Jeff Green added 19 points and Nick Collison 17 for the Thunder (23-59), who lost six of eight to close out their inaugural season in Oklahoma City. Earl Watson chipped in 16 points and 14 assists, while Russell Westbrook ended with 14 and seven. D. |
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| Thunder, Clippers close out season in LA |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Two of the NBA's also-rans close up shop Wednesday when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Hollywood to take on the lowly Los Angeles Clippers in the season finale for both clubs. Three of LA's 19 wins this season have come against the Thunder and the Clips will be aiming to sweep the season series tonight. Los Angeles lost for the eighth time in nine tries Monday in Salt Lake City when Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak by blo |
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| Boozer helps Jazz snap skid with rout of Clips |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbooks) - Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak by blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers, 106-85, at EnergySolutions Arena. Paul Millsap scored 19 and had 11 rebounds in a reserve role, while Deron Williams tallied 17 points and nine assists. Andrei Kirilenko also scored 17 for the Jazz, who are a game behind both New Orleans and Dallas. The Hornets and Mavericks are locked in a tie for sixth in the Western Conference, |
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| Jazz aim to rebound at home versus Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Utah Jazz have stumbled down the stretch of the season and hope to right themselves against the lowly Los Angeles Clippers tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz, who are 32-8 in Salt Lake City this season, have dropped two straight at home to lottery-bound teams and aim to snap their costly skid against the Clips, who have dropped 11 straight in Utah. With just two games left, Utah (47-33) is most likely headed for an eighth- place finish in the Western Conference and a first-round matc |
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| Spurs try to gain ground in Southwest at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2009 |
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| in a winning effort. The Spurs will close out the regular season on April 15 versus New Orleans. Sacramento will try to stop a seven-game losing streak Sunday with a home tilt versus San Antonio. The Kings are coming off Friday's 109-78 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers, as Beno Udrih totaled 18 points in a losing effort. Ike Diogu had 13 points and Andres Nocioni recorded 11 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento, which will try to improve its 11-29 home record Sunday night. The Kings will wrap up the season with |
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| Clippers falter in fourth; Blazers win fourth straight |
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04/12/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - LaMarcus Aldridge ended with 21 points and nine rebounds, as the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 87-72, and keep their hopes of winning the Northwest Division alive. With the win, Portland (52-28) pulled within a game of idle Denver (53-27) for the division lead. The teams each have one more game before ending the season against each other on Wednesday. Additionally, the Blazers pulled into a tie with idle Houston for third place in the Wester |
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| Wolves welcome Suns to Target Center |
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04/11/2009 |
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| rk) - The Minnesota Timberwolves shoot for their third consecutive win on Saturday when they return to the Twin Cities to host the Phoenix Suns at the Target Center. The Wolves are coming off two straight wins in California. After dispatching of the Los Angeles Clippers earlier in the week, Minnesota completed the Cali sweep on Wednesday when Kevin Love poured in 20 points and pulled down a game- high 12 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to a hard-fought 105-97 win over the Golden State Warriors. Sebastian Telfair |
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| Blazers try to gain ground in Northwest against Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Portland Trail Blazers will shoot for their fourth straight win tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Portland has won three in a row and seven of its last eight games, including Friday's hard-fought 106-98 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Rose Garden. Brandon Roy had 24 points and eight assists to lead the Blazers, who have seven of eight and sit 1 1/2 games behind idle Denver for the top spot in the Northwest Division. Steve Blake had 16 poin |
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