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| Shaq scores 45 as Suns top Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Shaquille O'Neal recorded his first 40-point game since December 13, 2004 with 45 points to lead the Steve Nash-less Phoenix Suns to their 10th straight win over the Toronto Raptors with a 133-113 triumph at US Airways Center. Nash missed his second straight game with a right ankle injury suffered in the Suns' 112-102 win over Charlotte on Tuesday. The two-time MVP is listed as day-to-day. O'Neal also grabbed 11 rebounds for the Suns, who have won five of their last seven games. |
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| Suns try to continue dominance over Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Phoenix Suns hope to bounce back from an ugly loss in Los Angeles when they shoot for their 10th consecutive win over the Toronto Raptors tonight at US Airways Center. The Raptors haven't tasted victory over Phoenix since a 101-94 win in the desert on February 10, 2004. The Suns were routed in LA Thursday night when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and had eight assists as the Lakers shut down Phoenix, 132-106. It was the first game between the teams since ex-Laker teammates Bryant and Suns |
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| Bosh, Bargnani lead Raptors over Timberwolves in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani both scored 26 points to lead six double-digit scorers, as the Toronto Raptors hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 118-110, at Air Canada Centre. Anthony Parker added 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out six assists for the Raptors, who has won four of its last six outings. Jose Calderon ended with 15 points and 13 helpers, while Jason Kapono added 11 points off the bench in the win. Toronto also claimed their 10th consecutive |
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| Wolves, Raptors meet at Air Canada Centre |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Raptors will wrap up a short two-game homestand when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to town Tuesday for a showdown at Air Canada Centre. Toronto has won three of its last five games and ended a two-game slide with a 111-100 victory versus the New York Knicks in the back end of a home-and-home series up north. Andrea Bargnani posted a team-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, Shawn Marion chipped in 16 points and 15 boards and Jose Calderon added 13 points and 11 assists for |
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| Knicks in Canada to face Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Knicks will try for their third straight win today when they close out a home-and-home series against the Atlantic Division-rival Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. New York posted its second win in a row by beating the Raptors, 127-97, on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Wilson Chandler had a career-high 32 points and went 6-of-10 from three-point range for the Knicks, who have won two in a row on the heels of a six-game slide. David Lee recorded his 18th double-doubl |
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| Chandler, Knicks rout Raptors to spoil Bosh's return |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Wilson Chandler set a career-high with 32 points to lead the New York Knicks in a 127-97 rout of the Toronto Raptors, spoiling Chris Bosh's return to the court, in the front end of a home-and-home set. Bosh had missed Toronto's previous five games with a sprained right knee, but returned to record 12 points and nine rebounds in 30:52 of playing time in defeat. Chandler also set a career-high by going 6-of-10 from three-point range for the Knicks, who have won two in a row on th |
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| Revamped Knicks to begin home-and-home set with Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of Atlantic Division rivals square off tonight at Madison Square Garden, where the re-tooled New York Knicks will host the Toronto Raptors. Hoping to make a run at a postseason berth, Knicks president Donnie Walsh made a pair of moves at the trading deadline on Thursday. He sent Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson to Chicago for Larry Hughes and acquired Chris Wilcox from Oklahoma City for Malik Rose. The disgruntled Hughes was averaging 12.0 points in 30 games with the Bul |
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| Boston Celtics |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired a conditional second-round pick in 2014 from the Sacramento Kings; traded center Patrick O'Bryant to the Toronto Raptors; recalled guard J.R. Giddens from Utah (NBADL). |
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| Sacramento Kings |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired guard Will Solomon from the Toronto Raptors and cash considerations from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2014. |
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| James, Cavs cruise past Bosh-less Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - LeBron James narrowly missed a triple-double, recording 20 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a convincing 93-76 win over the Toronto Raptors. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers, who began the post All-Star break by winning for the sixth time in eight games. Mo Williams added 17 points and Wally Szczerbiak scored 11 for Cleveland, which shot 58 percent from the field. James was asked after the game if he th |
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