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| Celtics shoot for sixth straight win against Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2008 |
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| efending champion Boston Celtics will try to stretch their unbeaten streak to six games tonight when they host the Golden State Warriors at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston has won five in a row and improved to 13-2 with Sunday's 118-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Ray Allen scored a team-high 21 points and Kevin Garnett chipped in 15 and six rebounds for the Celtics, who got 15 points from Rajon Rondo and 13 from Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics have won two straight at home and are 7-1 in |
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| Bobcats shoot for first road win in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Charlotte Bobcats will try to string together consecutive wins for the first time this season tonight when they pay a visit to the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Bobcats ended a four-game losing streak with a 93-84 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday at Time Warner Cable Arena. D.J. Augustin scored 25 points and Raymond Felton added 23 for the Bobcats, who helped head coach Larry Brown get a win against his former team. Gerald Wallace netted 11 points and Emeka Okaf |
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| Wade, Nowitzki earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2008 |
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| 3.3 blocks per game. On November 19, Wade joined former Phoenix Suns star Alvan Adams as the only players in NBA history to tally at least 40 points, 10 assists and five blocks in a game, when he had 40 points, 11 assists and five blocks against the Toronto Raptors. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a perfect 3-0 week with wins over Charlotte, Houston and Memphis en route to his ninth career award. He averaged a double- double during that stretch with 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting .466 from |
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| Allen, Celtics hammer Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
11/23/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Ray Allen scored a team-high 21 points, and six other Celtics scored in double-figures as defending champion Boston hammered the Toronto Raptors, 118-103, at Air Canada Centre. Kevin Garnett chipped in with 15 points and six rebounds, while Rajon Rondo had 15 points and Kendrick Perkins donated 12 for the Celtics, who have won 13 of their first 15 games to start the season. Paul Pierce finished with 11 points. Chris Bosh scored a game-high 24 points and had six boards, while And |
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| Toronto C O'Neal has strained left knee |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Raptors center Jermaine O'Neal is listed as day-to-day with a strained left knee, the team announced on Saturday. O'Neal suffered the injury early in the fourth quarter of Friday's 129-127 overtime loss to the New Jersey Nets. He had medical images taken of the knee later on Friday, and they revealed no structural damage. O'Neal went up for a layup under the basket and New Jersey's Sean Williams blocked the ball from behind and brought O'Neal down to the court. As he was |
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| Nets visit Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Raptors are back up north and will kick off a four-game homestand tonight versus the Atlantic Division-rival New Jersey Nets at Air Canada Centre. Toronto will also welcome Boston, Charlotte and Atlanta to town and owns a 2-2 record as the host this season. It has won two of its last three games and handed the Miami Heat a 101-95 setback on Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 25 points while Chris Bosh and Jermaine O'Neal both posted double- |
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| Streaking Magic meet Pacers in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2008 |
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| The Orlando Magic will shoot for a season high five straight wins tonight, when they pay a visit to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Orlando has won four in a row and eight of its last nine games, including Tuesday's 103-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Amway Arena. Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and both Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis finished with 22 points in the win. Lewis also had eight rebounds and five steals while Dwight Howard chipped in 18 points and n |
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| Clippers crush Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
11/20/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 25 points, leading the Toronto Raptors over the Miami Heat, 101-95, in a tough road test at American Airlines Arena. Chris Bosh and Jermaine O'Neal both posted double-doubles, with Bosh recording 15 points and 11 rebounds while O'Neal had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Anthony Parker was a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc for 19 points for the Raptors, who have won two of three. "Every time they took the lead, we came right back and got the time |
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| Raptors overcome Wade's 40-point night win in over Heat |
NBA Basketball |
11/19/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 25 points, leading the Toronto Raptors over the Miami Heat, 101-95, in a tough road test at American Airlines Arena. Chris Bosh and Jermaine O'Neal both posted double-doubles, with Bosh recording 15 points and 11 rebounds while O'Neal had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Anthony Parker was a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc for 19 points for the Raptors, who have won two of three. "Every time they took the lead, we came right back and got the time |
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| Turkoglu leads Magic over Raptors in Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
11/18/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Sportsbooks) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, pacing the surging Magic to a 103-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis also finished with 22 points for Orlando, winners in eight of its last nine games. Lewis also had eight rebounds and five steals. Dwight Howard chipped in 18 points and nine rebounds before fouling out. "It's a great thing when Jameer's being aggressive," said Howard. "He has to be more consistent about doing that. |
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