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| Mavs aim to push win streak to 13 vs. Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The NBA's worst team takes on its hottest when the New Jersey Nets meet the Dallas Mavericks in Big D tonight. Despite playing short-handed the Mavs earned their 12th straight victory on Monday in Minneapolis when Shawn Marion posted 29 points to go with 14 rebounds, pacing Dallas in a 125-112 decision over the lowly Timberwolves. Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler added 24 and 23 points, respectively, for the Mavericks, who are in the midst of their longest winning streak in three seasons and |
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| FDU removes interim tag from coach Vetrone |
College Basketball |
03/09/2010 |
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| in 2008-09. He was named interim coach when Green was fired last June after 26 years at FDU. Vetrone guided the Knights to an 11-21 record this season, but the Knights started off 0-10. He was one of four candidates for the job, including former New Jersey Nets assistant Tom Barrise.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated |
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| Nets still searching for winning streak, fall to Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
03/09/2010 |
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| Memphis, TN (Sportsbooks) - Rudy Gay and Mike Conley each scored 21 points to push the Memphis Grizzlies past the New Jersey Nets, 107-101, at the FedEx Forum. Gay grabbed 10 rebounds, while Marc Gasol also tallied a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have won three of their last four. "It was one of those games that was hard fought. They played us tough, but we came out with the win," Gay said. Courtney Lee led all scorers with 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting, and Devin Har |
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| Randolph out with lower back stiffness |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2010 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Zach Randolph, the Memphis Grizzlies' leading scorer and rebounder, missed Monday night's game against the New Jersey Nets with lower back stiffness. Randolph, who was traded to Memphis during the offseason, was a last-minute scratch. Second-year forward Darrell Arthur started in Randolph's place. Randolph averages 20.8 points and 11.8 rebounds for Memphis and was selected for the All-Star Game this season. It was the first game the ninth-year forward out of Michigan State has mis |
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| Nets forward Yi Jianlian out with sprained ankle |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2010 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Forward Yi Jianlian did not accompany the New Jersey Nets on a four-game road trip because of a sprained left ankle. The Nets open the trip in Memphis on Monday night with a game against the Grizzlies. Yi was hurt Saturday night in the first quarter of the Nets' win over the Knicks, their seventh of the season. New Jersey needs to win three games over the last five weeks to avoid breaking the Philadelphia 76ers' record (9-73) for fewest wins in a season.Copyright © 200 |
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| Grizzlies, Nets collide in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Memphis Grizzlies will attempt to put their current home woes behind in this evening's clash with a New Jersey Nets squad that enters FedEx Forum off a rare positive result. Memphis has lost eight consecutive contests as the home team since besting the defending world champion Los Angeles Lakers on February 1. The Grizzlies have not dropped nine in a row in their own building since a club-record 11-game losing streak from February 16-March 31, 1996, when the franchise was then located i |
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| Hawks aim to bounce back against reeling Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2010 |
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| ton on the trek. They had a chance to stay within striking distance of the Magic for the top spot, but Orlando fended off the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday to extend its lead. New York is coming off a disturbing loss to the worst team in the NBA, the New Jersey Nets, and has dropped two straight and four of five games. In Saturday's 113-93 setback to the Nets in the opener of a short homestand, David Lee recorded 23 points and six boards in losing fashion. Wilson Chandler registered a double-double with 20 poin |
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| Nets rally from 16-down early, throttle Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2010 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Devin Harris recorded a season-high 31 points on 13-of-21 shooting to help the New Jersey Nets to just their seventh win of the season, 113-93 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Courtney Lee, who missed the last three games with a sprained left ankle, added 25 points. Brook Lopez racked up 18 and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who picked up their second win this season over New York, which is more than any other opponent. The Nets, who came back from a 16-point de |
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| Nets begin road swing at New York |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - After losing all three games on a recent homestand, the New Jersey Nets kick off a five-game road trip tonight against the local rival New York Knicks at historic Madison Square Garden. New Jersey will also make stops in Memphis, Dallas, Oklahoma City and Houston, and is 3-27 as the visitor this season. Owners of the worst record in the NBA at 6-55, the Nets have surprisingly won their last two road games against tough foes in Boston and Charlotte. They hope that translates into more road s |
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| Magic use balanced attack to down Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2010 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Dwight Howard posted his league-leading 49th double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the hapless New Jersey Nets, 97-87, at IZOD Center. Matt Barnes led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points -- 14 in the first quarter, and the Magic have won four in a row heading into Sunday's marquee home matchup with the Lakers. Jameer Nelson added 15 points, while Jason Williams and Vince Carter each had 13 in the win. Mickael Pietrus was the sixth |
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