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| LeBron fined $25,000 for antics following season-ending loss |
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06/04/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - NBA Commissioner David Stern announced on Thursday that the league fined Cavaliers forward LeBron James $25,000 for not speaking with the media after Cleveland's season-ending loss to the Orlando Magic this past Saturday. James showed questionable sportsmanship after the Magic unexpectedly ousted his club in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, opting to quickly exit through the locker-room tunnel without congratulating the Magic. The 24-year- old also skipped the post |
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| Magic, Lakers kick off NBA Finals at Staples Center |
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06/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A funny thing happened on the way to the NBA's 21st century version of Bird vs. Magic. Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic weren't all that interested in seeing Kobe play LeBron. So, it's Stan Van Gundy's Magic that have traveled across the country for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Lakers, set for Thursday at Staples Center. On the cusp of Game 1, the big story has become Orlando All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson. Nelson, who last played on February 2 against Dallas, underwent wha |
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| Let the mind games begin |
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06/02/2009 |
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| be questioned. Jackson has an astonishing 43-0 record in the postseason when his team wins Game 1 of a series, and he will be aiming for his record 10th NBA championship as a coach and 12th overall when the Finals kick off between his Lakers and the Orlando Magic on Thursday. History tends to be a daunting opponent to overcome, so Magic mentor Stan Van Gundy is going to pull out all the stops to steal Game 1, and that includes using the mind games that Jackson is so famous for. Enter Jameer Nelson. Orlando b |
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| NBA Finals preview - LA Lakers vs. Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
06/02/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A funny thing happened on the way to the NBA's 21st century version of Bird vs. Magic. Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic weren't all that interested in seeing Kobe play LeBron. Stan Van Gundy's club took down the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers and the game's reigning MVP, LeBron James on Saturday. Now they'll try to do the same against last year's top player. Kobe Bryant, when the NBA Finals get underway Thursday in Los Angeles. Howard scored 40 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Mag |
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| Report: Magic mulling early return for Nelson |
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05/31/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, thought to be out for the season after having right shoulder surgery on February 19, may be able to play in the NBA Finals. The Orlando Sun Sentinel reported Sunday that the Magic are encouraged by Nelson's rehabilitation so much that they are evaluating if the all-star will be able to play in the title series, which starts Thursday against the Lakers in Los Angeles. According to the newspaper, nearly 1 1/2 weeks ago, Magic general manager Ot |
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| Magic men: LeBron, Cavs ousted; Kobe, Lakers up next in NBA Finals |
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05/31/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Orlando Magic took down the Cavaliers and reigning MVP LeBron James. Now they'll try to do the same against last year's top player. Dwight Howard scored 40 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Magic pounded Cleveland, 103-90, to clinch the Eastern Conference finals in six games and set up a date with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in the title series, starting next Thursday in Los Angeles. Rashard Lewis added 18 points for Orlando, which gained its second NBA Finals berth |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/31/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Orlando Magic took down the Cavaliers and reigning MVP LeBron James. Now they'll try to do the same against last year's top player. Dwight Howard scored 40 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Magic pounded Cleveland, 103-90, to clinch the Eastern Conference finals in six games and set up a date with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in the title series, starting next Thursday in Los Angeles. Rashard Lewis added 18 points for Orlando, which gained its second NBA Finals berth |
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| Sixers tab Jordan as new coach |
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05/29/2009 |
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| d after a 9-14 start to this past season. DiLeo finished the year at 32-27, guiding the Sixers to their first non- losing season since 2004-05, and a second consecutive playoff berth where they were eliminated in a six-game first-round series by the Orlando Magic. Jordan last coached in the NBA with the Washington Wizards before being fired last November during his sixth season with the club. He owns a career record of 230-288 as a coach for Sacramento and Washington. He was also the lead assistant coach for |
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| Magic's Howard has Game 4 technical rescinded |
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05/27/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard had his technical assessed late in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final series with Cleveland rescinded by the NBA on Wednesday. Howard picked up his sixth technical of the playoffs with 4:11 remaining for taunting the Cavs' Anderson Varejao after making a layup. If Howard's total were to reach seven technicals, he would receive an automatic one-game suspension. "I was playing with emotion," said Howard after the Game 4 win which gave the M |
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| No Magic for LeBron; Orlando moves within victory of finals |
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05/27/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Orlando Magic moved one victory from their second trip to the NBA Finals, this time surviving a miss from league MVP LeBron James at the final buzzer in overtime. Dwight Howard scored 10 of his 27 points in the extra session, pulled down 14 rebounds and the Magic held on for a 116-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. "I think as a team we want it more than any other year that I have been here," said Howard. "I have been talking a |
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