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| Best and worst clash as Cavs face Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to sweep the season series from the New Jersey Nets for a second straight year when the two teams collide Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. The Cavs won all three meetings a season ago and the first three matchups in 2009-10, including a 104-97 triumph in the most recent encounter on February 9 at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland has topped the Nets seven consecutive times and is unbeaten in its last three trips to the IZOD Center. Cleveland has won four in |
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| Abromaitis emerges for injury-stung Notre Dame |
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03/03/2010 |
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| rom No. 12 in the poll to the NIT. ``People are like, 'Where's this guy been?''' Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. ``Well, he's been in college two years before we asked him to do this.'' Abromaitis, whose father played at Connecticut and for the New Jersey Nets, has been getting increasingly more comfortable during the season. ``I'm trying to get to the rim a little more to create different things and at the same time defensively, too, I'm trying to focus more for 40 minutes out there and not let up on a |
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| Celtics and Pistons battle at The Palace |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2010 |
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| twork) - The Boston Celtics hope to put an embarrassing loss behind them when they pay a visit to the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Boston just went 1-2 on a three-game homestand and suffered a 104-96 loss to the lowly New Jersey Nets on Saturday from TD Garden. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds, while Marquis Daniels chipped in 16 points and Rajon Rondo added 13 points and 17 assists in the loss. "I still believe in this team. I just know for a fact we're not playing |
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| Foye helps Wizards clip Nets |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2010 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Andray Blatche recorded a career night with 36 points, but it was Randy Foye's key jumpers in the final minute that lifted the Washington Wizards to an 89-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets. The Nets were coming off Saturday's win at Boston and looking to win consecutive games for the first time all season. The game was tied with just under a minute left, but Foye made a baseline jumper with 44.6 seconds left before connecting again with 13.5 to go as the Wizards denied |
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| Nets, Wizards clash in Izod Center |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Jersey Nets haven't had a lot go their way this season but closing out February with back-to-back wins on consecutive days could be cause for celebration. New Jersey will try and do exactly that by halting a franchise-record eight- game home losing streak tonight against the Washington Wizards. The Nets are coming off heir most impressive performance of the season last night in Boston. Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points and Devin Harris scored 23 in that one, as New Jersey notch |
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| Nets upend Celtics for sixth win of the season |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (Sportsbooks) - Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points and Devin Harris scored 23, as the New Jersey Nets notched by far their biggest win of the season with a 104-96 road win against the Boston Celtics. Courtney Lee added 21 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained left ankle, while Kris Humphries and Keyon Dooling logged valuable minutes off the bench, ending with 11 points each. Humphries also grabbed 10 boards as the Nets used free throw shooting to pull off the win. Lopez |
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| Celtics shoot for 13th straight win over lowly Nets |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Expect the Atlantic Division's remake of Beauty and the Beast this afternoon as the first place Boston Celtics host the cellar- dwelling New Jersey Nets. The Celtics play the beauty is this version, having beaten the ugly-duckling Nets 12 straight times. A win this afternoon against New Jersey, which is a miserable 2-27 on the road and still on pace the challenge the NBA's worst team ever, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, would give Boston a series sweep over the Nets for the third consecuti |
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| Eastern heavyweights collide as Cavs visit Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2010 |
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| on Rondo contributed 15 points and 16 assists for the Atlantic Division- leading Celtics, who bounced back from a loss at Denver on Sunday and got 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Garnett. Boston will close out the residency versus the New Jersey Nets on Saturday and is 16-9 at home. The Celtics opened the 2009-10 season with a 95-89 victory at Cleveland on October 27, as Pierce scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Boston has won five straight at home during the regular season against Cl |
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| Red-hot Raptors to receive visit from Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2010 |
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| ember 7, 2008, with Steve Blake hitting the game- winning three-pointer with 8.9 seconds left. Blake, though, was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers last Tuesday along with Travis Outlaw for Marcus Camby, who left last night's 102-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets in the first quarter with a sprained right ankle. "[New Jersey's Brook] Lopez stepped on my ankle and my momentum went the other way, and just rolled it," said Camby, who was drafted second overall by the Raptors in 1996. "It's pretty sore right now |
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| Marcus Camby sprains right ankle vs. Nets |
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02/23/2010 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Recently acquired center Marcus Camby sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers game against the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. Camby was hurt when Nets center Brook Lopez appeared to step on his ankle as both waited for a rebound. The Trail Blazers listed Camby's return as questionable. Camby was acquired on Feb. 16 from the Los Angeles Clippers for Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw and cash considerations. Portland centers Greg Oden and Joe |
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