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| Thunder pay a visit to Golden State |
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02/21/2009 |
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| o lead the Suns past Oklahoma City, which has lost four in a row overall. Kevin Durant had 35 points and eight rebounds to pace the Thunder, who are 3-23 as the visitor this season. Durant recently dropped a career-high 47 points in a setback to the New Orleans Hornets. Russell Westbrook had 19 points and Jeff Green tallied 10 points and 14 rebounds in a losing cause. Golden State will wrap up a five-game homestand this evening and had its three-game winning streak stopped with a 129-121 loss versus the Los Angele |
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| Emotional Jazz welcome Hornets to town |
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02/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Hearts will be heavy in Salt Lake City tonight, when the host Utah Jazz resume a five-game homestand versus the New Orleans Hornets at EnergySolutions Arena. On Friday, longtime Jazz owner Larry Miller succumbed to complications from type 2 diabetes at the age of 64. Miller had to have both legs amputated starting six inches below his knees due to complications from the disease in late January. He passed away surrounded by family at his Salt Lake City residence, and was owner of the club for 23 |
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| Kobe, Lakers down Hornets in OT |
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02/21/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his game-high 39 points in overtime, as the Los Angeles Lakers avenged one of their home losses this season with a 115-111 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets. Bryant went 13-of-30 from the field and made all 12 of his foul shots, as the Lakers moved to 26-4 as the host team. They lost to the Hornets, 116-105, at the Staples Center on January 6 and blew a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter Friday night, but managed to fend off the Hornets. Pau Gasol ha |
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| Resurgent Suns return home to take on Thunder |
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02/20/2009 |
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| 15-10 as home on the year, will also host Boston and Charlotte on its residency. The Thunder, meanwhile, dropped their third straight contest on Tuesday, when Chris Paul had 21 points and drove for the game-winning layup with 2.7 seconds left as the New Orleans Hornets overcame Kevin Durant's career night to edge Oklahoma City, 100-98. Durant, who had a career-high 47 points, accepted an inbounds pass on the right side and drilled a turnaround three-pointer with 13.8 seconds on the clock to even the game at 98-98. |
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| Lakers host Hornets in marquee matchup |
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02/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Two of the more talented teams in the Western Conference hook up Friday, when the Los Angeles Lakers host the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center. The Lakers won their second game in as many nights Wednesday in Oakland, where Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and dished out nine assists as Los Angeles rallied to beat Golden State, 129-121, and win for the ninth time in 10 games. Pau Gasol tallied 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who moved to an NBA-best 44-10 record. Lamar Odom ended with |
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| Knicks get Hughes, Wilcox in separate deals |
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02/19/2009 |
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| rome James on Thursday. The Knicks also dealt forward Malik Rose to Oklahoma City in exchange for forward Chris Wilcox, who became available when Tyson Chandler failed his physical on Wednesday, nullifying a four-player trade between the Thunder and New Orleans Hornets. The Knicks also sent cash considerations to Oklahoma City. "With these trades, we have added two talented players and strengthened our backcourt and frontline, while also not losing sight of our long term goals," Knicks president of basketball oper |
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| Trade deadline provides few fireworks |
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02/19/2009 |
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| an center Patrick O'Bryant to the Raptors, and the Kings gave a future second-round pick to Boston. In the end, perhaps the most intriguing deal of them all was actually rescinded when the Oklahoma City Thunder sent center Tyson Chandler back to the New Orleans Hornets after he failed his physical. In the original deal announced on Tuesday, Oklahoma City sent forward Joe Smith, center Chris Wilcox and the draft rights to center DeVon Hardin to New Orleans for Chandler, a legitimate NBA big man, albeit a bit of an |
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| Report: Knicks get Hughes, Wilcox in separate deals |
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02/19/2009 |
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| to the New York Times, the Knicks also dealt forward Malik Rose to Oklahoma City in exchange for forward Chris Wilcox, who became available when Tyson Chandler failed his physical on Wednesday, nullifying a four-player trade between the Thunder and New Orleans Hornets. The 30-year-old Hughes, who Chicago acquired in a deadline-deal last season, is scheduled to make $13.6 million for the 2009-10 season. The 11-year veteran has averaged 14.7 points for five teams in his NBA career after arriving in the league as a |
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| Hornets seeking good start in Oklahoma City |
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02/17/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Pegged as an early favorite to win the Western Conference, the New Orleans Hornets will try to put together a solid second half of the season that begins with Tuesday's matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center. New Orleans is 4 1/2 games behind first-place San Antonio in the Southwest Division standings and entered the All-Star break having lost two straight and six of its last eight games. In an 89-77 setback versus Boston last Wednesday in the Big Easy, Chris Paul returned af |
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| Celtics' Allen suffers thumb injury |
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02/12/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Sportsbooks) - Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen left Wednesday's 89-77 win over the New Orleans Hornets with a hyperextended thumb. Allen, who finished with one point in the game, suffered the injury in the first half and did not return, having played 18 1/2 minutes. X-rays came back negative. Allen said he would try to play Thursday against Dallas, and described the injury. "Early in the game I was underneath, I think it was (Kendrick) Perkins. My hand got caught in his jersey," Allen said. "I |
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