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| Mavs shoot for 9th straight win vs. Timberwolves |
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11/01/2008 |
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| the Mavs reaching the playoffs eight straight years. They have lost in the first round in each of the last two seasons. Mavericks forward Devean George (hand) will miss Saturday's game. The Timberwolves, meanwhile, recorded a 98-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday in their season opener. Al Jefferson paced six scorers in double figures with 21 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which is 1-0 on a season-opening two-game homestand. Rashad McCants had 15 points, rookie Kevin Love, Ry |
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| Brown looks for first win as Bobcats welcome Heat to Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| ights when they travel to Charlotte to face the Bobcats in Larry Brown's home debut as the head coach. Miami superstar Dwyane Wade had 20 points, eight assists and four steals as the Heat got their first win of the season with a 103-77 romp over the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Arena on Friday. Rookie Michael Beasley added 17 points and nine rebounds while Udonis Haslem chipped in with 14 points and six boards for the Heat, who bounced back from their season-opening loss against the Knicks in New York |
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| Kings, Magic both shoot for first win in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of teams off to disappointing starts meet in the Magic Kingdom on Saturday when the Sacramento Kings pay a visit to Orlando at Amway Arena. In the midst of a tough four-game road trip to start the season, the Kings were trounced by Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, 103-77, in South Beach on Friday. John Salmons and Quincy Douby paced Sacramento, which also lost its season opener to Minnesota, with just 14 points each. Things don't figure to get any easier for the road-challenged Kings. |
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| Wade leads Heat in rout of Kings |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Dwyane Wade had 20 points, eight assists and four steals as the Miami Heat got their first win of the season with a 103-77 romp over the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Arena. Rookie Michael Beasley had 17 points and nine rebounds while Udonis Haslem added 14 points and six boards for the Heat, who bounced back from their season-opening loss against the Knicks in New York. It was the first win of Miami coach Erik Spoelstra's NBA career. "It feels good to have the first win at |
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| Kings face Heat in South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Sacramento Kings are in search of their first win of the 2008-09 season and will resume a four-game road trip tonight, when they pay a visit to the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Kings opened the campaign with Wednesday's 98-96 loss at Minnesota's Target Center, as John Salmons registered a game-high 24 points and dished out eight assists for the Kings, who went 38-44 in head coach Reggie Theus' first season in 2007-08 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Roo |
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| Artest shines in Rockets debut |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2008 |
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| ppeared in 55 games before going down with a season-ending foot problem last year...Houston's Shane Battier missed all of the preseason with swelling in his foot and did not play Wednesday...Artest, a former first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1999, averaged 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 57 games for the Sacramento Kings last season...The Rockets went 3-1 against the Grizzlies last season and have won four straight and eight of the previous nine meetings. Memphis has lost its last five at Houston. |
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| Kings visit Timberwolves in opener for both clubs |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of disappointing teams from a year ago kick off the 2008-09 campaign this evening, when the Minnesota Timberwolves welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Target Center. The Timberwolves finished 22-60 n 2007-08 and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year. They played their first full season without All-Star center Kevin Garnett, who was dealt to Boston and won an NBA title. Minnesota coach Randy Wittman will unveil rookie Kevin Love this evening and the first-round draft pick is |
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| Rockets welcome Grizzlies to Houston |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2008 |
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| ket Ron Artest will provide defensive help to a team that finished near the bottom in defense. Artest was acquired in August and the former first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1999 averaged 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 57 games for the Sacramento Kings last season. Artest will instill more fear into opponents now that he is teaming up with Yao on defense. Adelman hopes Artest can stay healthy after injuries cut his past few seasons short, and that his offense and good behavior will be factor for t |
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| Nuggets waive Parker, Patterson |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2008 |
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| d 2.9 assists per game over five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Lakers and Miami Heat. Cleaves, 31, has not played since seeing action in 27 games for the Sonics in the 2005-06 campaign, averaging 2.7 points and 1.6 assists per game. The former Michigan State Spartan has career averages of 3.7 points and 1.9 assists per game over six seasons with the Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Cavaliers, and Seattle. The Nuggets also waived forwards Nick Fazekas and James Mays on Thursday. |
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| Yao leaves preseason game with twisted ankle |
NBA Basketball |
10/17/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming left Friday's 95-90 preseason victory over the Sacramento Kings after twisting his right ankle. Yao played 26 minutes and scored 15 points before departing for good with 3:07 left in the third quarter. Initial reports were that the injury was minor, but the Rockets took no chances and Yao didn't return. |
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