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| NBA Playoff Preview - Denver vs. New Orleans |
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04/17/2009 |
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| ready to hurl 10 to 15 bad shots a game and star forward Carmelo Anthony created a distraction after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving shortly before George Karl's team played roadkill with the skill of Academy Award winning actors to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference quarterfinals. Now, Iverson is in Detroit, being banned from Motor City casinos and Anthony has kept his nose clean while "Mr. Big Shot" himself, Chauncey Billups, is on hand to lead the Nuggets. Denver, fresh off winning t |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Chicago |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2009 |
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| g 5.6 points, 5.1 boards and 1.3 swats. EDGE: BULLS SMALL FORWARD It's hard not to give Boston the advantage at small forward when Pierce is on that list. Pierce was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP for averaging 21.8 points and 6.3 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers. Nicknamed the Truth, Pierce did not play in Wednesday's season finale against Washington to rest and will cause problems throughout the entire series with Chicago. He averaged 20.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season, and has |
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| NBA playoffs to begin Saturday |
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04/16/2009 |
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| o. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round. The Heat, led by Dwyane Wade, finished at 43-39 and gained the fifth seed in the East, a huge contrast to last season's 15-67 debacle finish. Game 1 is Sunday at 8 p.m. (et). Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are again the team to beat in the West. They gained the No. 1 seed by virtue of a 65-17 record, and now have plenty of healthy weapons for their first-round series against Utah, which starts Sunday at 3 p.m. (et). Pau Gasol has been a force up front |
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| Lakers down Jazz in playoff preview |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Pau Gasol added 20 with nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in a 125-112 victory over the Utah Jazz in the regular season finale for both clubs. The game was a preview of the first-round Western Conference matchup between these two teams, as the Lakers (65-17) are the No.1 seed and the Jazz (48-34) took the eighth seed. Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom notched 16 points each for the Lakers, who won for the sixth straight time |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/15/2009 |
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| issed the last seven games with a right ankle sprain. Young scored 18 points. Final Score: LA Lakers 125, Utah 112 Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Pau Gasol added 20 with nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in a 125-112 victory over the Utah Jazz in the regular season finale for both clubs. The game was a preview of the first-round Western Conference matchup between these two teams, as the Lakers (65-17) are the No.1 seed and the Jazz (48-34) took the |
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| Lakers conclude regular season vs. Jazz |
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04/14/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Lakers finish their regular season Tuesday by welcoming the Utah Jazz to Staples Center for a possible preview of a first-round playoff matchup between the two clubs. The Lakers long ago clinched the top seed in the West and will face the Jazz in the first round if they win tonight's contest. Most recently for LA, big man Andrew Bynum continued to shake off the rust from a knee injury Sunday by scoring 18 points and Kobe Bryant added 16 as the Lakers blew out the Memphis Grizzl |
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| Boozer helps Jazz snap skid with rout of Clips |
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04/14/2009 |
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| in a tie for sixth in the Western Conference, but Utah holds the tiebreaker advantage against each team should it come to that situation following the end of the regular season Wednesday. The Jazz finish the season by playing on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers, who have already secured the top seed in the West and are likely to face Utah in the first round of the playoffs. Dallas hosts Houston, while the Hornets finish at San Antonio. Marcus Camby had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who lost f |
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| Cavs hope to clinch NBA's best record in Indy |
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04/13/2009 |
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| hout the playoffs, starting with Monday's road test against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Cavs need a win tonight or a victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday at home to secure homecourt advantage and clinch the NBA's best record. The Los Angeles Lakers are two games behind in the loss column and hold the tiebreaker thanks to a series sweep. The Lakers are the only team to record a victory at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena this season. Cleveland improved to 39-1 at home this season by routing the |
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| Nuggets shoot for Northwest title vs. Kings |
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04/13/2009 |
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| straight at home and is 32-8 at the Pepsi Center this season, will also tie a franchise record for wins in a season with a triumph tonight, matching the 1987-88 team. Most recently, Denver faltered in Hollywood against the best team in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant notched 33 points in that one and Andrew Bynum came back from a 32-game absence to score 16 points and grab seven rebounds in just over 21 minutes, as the Lakers rolled past the Nuggets, 116-102, last Thursday. Carmelo Anthony led Denve |
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| Jazz aim to rebound at home versus Clippers |
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04/13/2009 |
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| s 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 matchup with the mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The Jazz need to win out and get help from either New Orleans or Dallas to avoid that fate. Most recently the Jazz fell to Golden State on Saturday when C.J. Watson poured in a career-high 38 points, doled out nine assists and hauled in seven rebou |
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