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| Central Division rivals tangle as Pistons host Cavs |
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11/25/2009 |
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| e Cleveland Cavaliers will pay a visit to the homestanding Detroit Pistons. The division-leading Cavaliers are five games ahead of the last-place Pistons and have won two straight and seven of eight games, including Saturday's 97-91 triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers. Superstar LeBron James led the way with 32 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Mo Williams added 18 points, eight boards and five assists for Cleveland. J.J. Hickson and Zydrunas Ilgauskas netted 14 and 13 points, respectively, in a winnin |
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| Sixers bring losing streak to Beantown |
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11/25/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - For a Philadelphia 76ers team mired in a season-high losing streak, a road matchup with the Boston Celtics probably couldn't have come at a worse time. The Atlantic-Division leading Celtics will be shooting for a sixth straight win over the struggling Sixers when the two longtime rivals get together tonight at TD Garden. Philadelphia suffered its third consecutive defeat after being edged out by an emotional Washington club on Tuesday. The Wizards held on for an 108-107 victory on the night te |
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| Mr. Jordan returns to Washington as Sixers battle Wizards |
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11/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of struggling squads get together this evening in the nation's capital, as the Washington Wizards take on the Philadelphia 76ers from the Verizon Center. Washington has lost two in a row and eight of nine games to fall to 3-9 on the season. The losing ways continued in Saturday's 106-84 setback at San Antonio, as Gilbert Arenas did the best he could to avoid a 10-game slide in the Alamo City with a game-best 18 points. Antawn Jamison recorded 15 points and seven rebounds for the Wizards |
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| Cavs host reeling Sixers at the "Q" |
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11/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The reeling Philadelphia 76ers embark on one of the toughest stretches of their season Saturday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Sixers, who will be playing seven of their next eight games on the road, suffered a bad loss in Philadelphia Friday night when Memphis' Rudy Gay dropped in 33 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 102-97 win, the team's first road win of the season. Lou Williams paced Philadelphia with a career-high 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field. Elton Brand s |
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| Sixers welcome Grizzlies to Wachovia Center |
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11/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Memphis Grizzlies hope to extend their season-high winning streak to three games this evening, when they pay a visit to the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center. Memphis has won back-to-back games since a seven-game losing streak and recently recorded a 106-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday from FedEx Forum. Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph each scored 21 points, while Marc Gasol tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies, who won both tests on a |
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| Sixers close strong to edge Bobcats |
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11/18/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Lou Williams scored 19 points and made the game-winning layup with 3.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, as the Philadelphia 76ers edged the Charlotte Bobcats, 86-84, at the Wachovia Center. Williams also had six assists for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game skid. Andre Iguodala poured in 25 points and grabbed five rebounds. Elton Brand had his best game of the season, tallying season-highs of 19 points, 11 boards and six blocks in a little under 42 minutes -- also a season |
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| Slumping teams clash in Philly as Bobcats visit Sixers |
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11/18/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of slumping clubs get together tonight in the City of Brotherly Love, as the Charlotte Bobcats try to stop a five-game losing streak against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center. The Bobcats dropped their fifth game in a row with Monday's 97-91 loss at Orlando in the opener of a three-game road trip. Stephen Jackson made his Charlotte debut and contributed 13 points with nine rebounds, going 4-of-14 from the floor. "I think he played great," said Bobcats coach Larry Brown. "He |
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| Kings close out homestand vs. Bulls |
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11/17/2009 |
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| e kicking off a grueling six-game road trip, snapped a two- game skid on Saturday in the Windy City when Luol Deng ended with 19 points and nine rebounds, and Kirk Hinrich added 19 points and seven assists to lead Chicago to a 94-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Joakim Noah posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls. Salmons, Derrick Rose and Miller each chipped in 14 points for the victors. "I thought they did a good job running us in the first half," said Deng. "They're very athl |
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| Sixers F Speights out with tear in MCL |
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11/15/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will miss the next six-to-eight weeks after suffering a partial tear of his MCL in Saturday's loss to the Bulls. Speights was injured in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game, and an MRI on Sunday revealed the injury. The second-year forward out of Florida was averaging 13.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 10 games this season. |
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| 76ers' Speights out 6 to 8 weeks with knee injury |
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11/15/2009 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will miss six to eight weeks with a left knee injury. Speights was injured in the fourth quarter of a 94-88 loss at Chicago on Saturday night. An MRI on Sunday revealed he has a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Speights has averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds in the first 10 games. He averaged 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds as a rookie last year.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The i |
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