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| Magic battle lowly Thunder at Amway Arena |
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12/05/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Orlando Magic wrap up a short two-game homestand tonight when they welcome the expansion Oklahoma City Thunder to Amway Arena. Orlando opened the residency with a 100-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, as Dwight Howard finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks to lead the way. Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points and Hedo Turkoglu added 22 for the Magic, who shot 56.9 percent from the floor to win for the fifth time in six tries. Rookie Courtney Lee netted a care |
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| Nets host T-Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
12/05/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Jersey Nets will try to get back on track tonight when they close out a short two-game homestand versus the Minnesota Timberwolves at the IZOD Center. The Nets had their three-game winning streak come to an end after Tuesday's 108-88 setback to the Washington Wizards in the opener of the stand. Devin Harris scored 18 points for the Nets a game after posting 47 points against Phoenix. Vince Carter added 16 points on 6-of-17 shooting for New Jersey. Keyon Dooling had 14 points in the loss, w |
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| Reeling Grizzlies welcome woeful Clips to Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
12/05/2008 |
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| and fell to 1-6 as the guest. Al Thornton added 24 points and nine boards, while Marcus Camby posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Baron Davis scored 13 points and dished out nine assists in defeat. Los Angeles will also visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on the current trek. Clippers big man Chris Kaman has missed the past three games because of a foot injury and could miss another week of action. Memphis will try to put the brakes on a seven-game slide when it hosts the Clippers on Friday. In Wedne |
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| Howard leads Magic past T-Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
12/03/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - Dwight Howard finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and blocked six shots to help the Orlando Magic to a 100-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points, while Hedo Turkoglu added 22 for the Magic, who shot 56.9 percent from the floor. Courtney Lee shot 8-of-10 to add 19 points off the bench for Orlando, which rebounded from a loss to Boston on Monday to win its fifth out of six. Al Jefferson had 19 points and eight rebounds to pace Minnesota, which h |
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| Bobcats host Thunder in Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
12/03/2008 |
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| ternated wins and losses over their last six games and will close out a three-game homestand Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Charlotte improved to 1-1 on the residency and 5-7 as the host this season with Monday's 100-90 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jason Richardson scored a season-high 25 points and Emeka Okafor added a season-best 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds in a winning effort. Raymond Felton chipped in a season-high 14 assists and 14 points for the Bobcats, who are 5-7 as the ho |
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| Magic host T-Wolves in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
12/03/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Orlando Magic will try to right the ship tonight when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to Amway Arena. Orlando had a four-game winning streak come to an end with Monday's 107-88 loss to the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden. Rashard Lewis scored 30 points while Hedo Turkoglu contributed 19 points and Dwight Howard ended with 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks in defeat. The Magic played without their starting backcourt again as Jameer Nelson (hip flexor) and M |
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| Wizards face Nets at Izod Center |
NBA Basketball |
12/02/2008 |
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| eight assists and seven rebounds while Vince Carter finished with 28 points and five assists for the Nets, who got 14 points from Yi Jianlian. Harris is averaging 33.0 points and 7.0 assists during the current win streak. The Nets will also host the Minnesota Timberwolves and are 3-4 at home. Washington has lost two straight and seven of eight games, including Saturday's 102-98 setback to the Atlanta Hawks in the finale of a three-game homestand at the Verizon Center. Antawn Jamison scored a game-high 26 points, grab |
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| Wolves lose Brewer for remainder of season |
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12/01/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Brewer was hurt Saturday against Denver and an MRI exam Monday revealed the severity of the damage. A date for surgery has yet to be determined. "This is a tough situation for Corey and we feel for him," said Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale. "Corey has worked extremely hard on his game. He was starti |
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| T-Wolves open road trip in Charlotte vs. Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Timberwolves will open a three-game road trip tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Timberwolves have alternated wins and losses over their last seven games and suffered a 106-97 loss on Saturday to the Denver Nuggets at the Target Center. Randy Foye had 25 points and six assists for Minnesota, which got 20 points and 13 rebounds from Al Jefferson. Rookie Kevin Love contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double in the loss. T |
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| Rockets try to stay hot on the road in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2008 |
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| . The Nuggets will open a three-game homestand tonight versus Houston, Toronto and San Antonio, and are 5-2 in Denver this season. They have won three of four and seven of their last nine games overall, including last night's 106-97 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Chauncey Billups recorded a season-high 27 points, including a 12-for-12 showing from the foul line, to lead Denver, which got 25 points and 10 rebounds from star Carmelo Anthony. Linas Kleiza chipped in 15 points and fellow re |
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