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| Wade's World: Dwyane goes for 42 as Heat down Raptors |
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03/06/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Dwyane Wade poured in 42 points on 17-of-23 shooting, and the Miami Heat topped a struggling Toronto Raptors club, 108-102, at Air Canada Centre. Wade also dished out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds, eclipsing the 40- point plateau for a ninth time this season, and helping the Heat snap a six- game losing streak to these Raptors. "He's been on one of those runs since the All-Star break," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said of Wade. "He understands the urgency right now fo |
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| Raptors sign Mensah-Bonsu |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Raptors have signed center Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the remainder of the season, the team announced Friday. Mensah-Bonsu, 25, was released Wednesday from his 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs. In three games with the Spurs this season, he averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 6.7 minutes. Mensah-Bonsu also played in eight contests for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. Mensah-Bonsu, a London native and George Washington University product, also a |
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| Raptors hope to snap skid vs. Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The struggling Toronto Raptors still have a chance at a playoff spot and will try to put the brakes on a three-game losing streak this evening against the Miami Heat in the opener of a two-game homestand. The Raptors will also welcome Utah to Air Canada Centre, where they sport a 12-16 record this season. They have lost three in a row and 11 of the last 15 games, including a 107-97 setback at Houston on Tuesday. Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani both netted 25 points and pulled down seven rebo |
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| Scola, Rockets beat Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Luis Scola scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets past the Toronto Raptors, 107-97, at the Toyota Center. Yao Ming added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won eight of their last nine outings. Ron Artest ended with 13 points, six boards and five helpers. Carl Landry tied a career high with 22 points and six rebounds off the bench. Yao now has 8,831 career points, which moves him into sixth place on the Rockets' all-time scoring lis |
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| Rockets, Raptors square off in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The red-hot Houston Rockets hope to creep closer to the top of the Southwest Division Tuesday when they welcome the reeling Toronto Raptors to the Toyota Center. The Rockets, who are just 2 1/2 games behind San Antonio in the Southwest, won for the seventh time in eight tries Sunday in Minneapolis when Aaron Brooks scored 22 points and doled out 10 assists, as Houston extended its winning streak over the Minnesota Timberwolves to seven games with a 105-94 triumph. Ron Artest poured in 23 po |
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| Mavs hope to continue winning ways in Oklahoma City |
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03/02/2009 |
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| y when they take on the Thunder at the Ford Center. The Mavs just finished a three-game homestand in perfect fashion on Sunday when Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Dallas continued its home dominance over the road-weary Toronto Raptors with a 109-98 victory. Josh Howard netted 16 points and Antoine Wright 15 for the Mavericks, who improved to 22-8 at home this season and beat Toronto in Dallas for a ninth consecutive time. The Raptors last win on the road in this series came on De |
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| Kidd reaches 10,000 assists as Mavs top Raptors |
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03/02/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas continued its home dominance over the road-weary Toronto Raptors with a 109-98 victory. Josh Howard netted 16 points and Antoine Wright 15 for the Mavericks, who polished off a perfect three-game homestand, improved to 22-8 at home this season and beat Toronto in Dallas for a ninth consecutive time. The Raptors last win on the road in this series came on December 30, 1999. Jason Kidd dished out a game-high 15 assists with nine |
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| Mavs continue home dominance over Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas continued its home dominance over the road-weary Toronto Raptors with a 109-98 victory. Josh Howard netted 16 points and Antoine Wright 15 for the Mavericks, who polished off a perfect three-game homestand, improved to 22-8 at home this season and beat Toronto in Dallas for a ninth consecutive time. The Raptors last win on the road in this series came on December 30, 1999. Jason Kidd dished out a game-high 15 assists with nine |
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| Mavs' Terry returns |
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03/02/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry returned to the lineup for Sunday's 109-98 win over the Toronto Raptors after having surgery on his left hand earlier this month. Terry fractured the fourth metacarpal on his left hand in a February 7 overtime win against Chicago and missed the past eight games. He finished with eight points in 18-plus minutes. Playing in his 10th NBA season, the veteran entered Sunday's game averaging 19.9 points and 3.7 assists in 50 games -- seven starts -- t |
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| Raptors hope to win in Dallas for the first time in nine years |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Raptors resume a three-game road trip on Sunday hoping to win in Dallas for the first time in nine years. The Raptors have dropped eight straight in "Big D", last winning in the city on December 30, 1999. Most recently, Toronto dropped the opener of its trek in Phoenix on Friday when Shaquille O'Neal found the Fountain of Youth and recorded 45 points to lead the Steve Nash-less Suns to their 10th straight win over Toronto with a 133-113 triumph at US Airways Center. Former Sun S |
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