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| Wolves, Hornets square off in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
02/08/2009 |
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| rts Network) - The New Orleans Hornets will close out a four-game homestand Sunday night versus the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Big Easy. New Orleans is 1-2 on the residency and ended a four-game losing streak with Friday's 101-92 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Peja Stojakovic made 7-of-11 three-point attempts and finished with a season-high 28 points, leading the Hornets to a 17-8 home record this season. Rasual Butler and James Posey each had 17 points for the Hornets, who got 17 points, 10 boards and s |
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| Raptors, Grizzlies square off in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
02/07/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Raptors will try to put the brakes on a five- game losing streak Saturday when they resume a three-game road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum. Toronto dropped the opener of the trek on Friday, suffering a 101-92 setback at New Orleans Arena. Jermaine O'Neal had 24 points and Jose Calderon returned from a one-game absence due to a sore hamstring and posted 16 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the loss to the Hornets. Andrea Bargnani added 19 points, whil |
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| Stojakovic stokes comeback as Hornets sting Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Sportsbooks) - Peja Stojakovic made 7-of-11 three-point attempts and finished with a season-high 28 points, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-92 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors. Rasual Butler and James Posey each had 17 points for the Hornets, who made eight of their 15 three-pointers in the fourth quarter to steal the win and snap a four-game losing streak. David West, starting at center, finished with 17 points, 10 boards and six assists in the New Orleans win. "I'm just hap |
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| Hornets host Raptors in battle of ailing teams |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Orleans Hornets hope to snap a season-high four- game skid when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to the Big Easy on Friday. The Hornets fell to 0-2 on a four-game homestand on Wednesday, when Derrick Rose led six Chicago players in double figures with 21 points as the Bulls handled New Orleans, 107-93. David West and Peja Stojakovic each had 24 points for New Orleans, which fell to 16-8 as the host on the year. The Hornets played without All-Star guard Chris Paul, the team's leader |
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| Toronto's Bosh, Calderon to make road trip |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh is doubtful to play in Friday's game against New Orleans with a sprained right knee but will accompany the team on the three-game road trip. Bosh left Wednesday's 115-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter after suffering the injury and did not return. He went to a local hospital following the game for precautionary X-rays, which revealed no structural damage. He is considered day-to-day for the rest of the trip. The sixth-yea |
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| Lakers, Celtics square off in Boston |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2009 |
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| e Boston Celtics. Two days after lighting up the New York Knicks for a Madison Square Garden record 61 points, Kobe Bryant finished with 36 points, and had a crucial basket and rebound in the final minute to lead the Lakers to a 115-107 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Bryant also had nine rebounds and five assists, as the Lakers improved to 4-0 on their current trek and 16-5 overall as the visitor. After tonight's contest, Los Angeles, which sits atop the Western Conference, will wrap up the trip wi |
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| Kobe carries Lakers over injury-riddled Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Kobe Bryant finished with 36 points, and had a crucial basket and rebound in the final minute to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-107 win over the Toronto Raptors. Coming off a Madison Square Garden record 61-point performance Monday, Bryant also had nine rebounds and five assists, as the Lakers improved to 4-0 on their current six-game road trip. Los Angeles wraps up the trip with contests against the Eastern Conference's top two teams -- Thursday at Boston and Sunday at Cl |
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| Bosh injures knee vs. Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh left Wednesday's 115-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after spraining his right knee. Bosh, who had 12 points and eight rebounds in the game, left early in the fourth quarter and did not return. He went to a local hospital following the game for precautionary X-rays. Bosh entered Wednesday's game as the Raptors' leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 23.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. |
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| Lakers' Bryant takes hot hand into Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Fresh off his highest scoring effort of the season, Kobe Bryant leads the Los Angeles Lakers into the Air Canada Centre for tonight's clash with the Toronto Raptors, the team that witnessed the superstar guard's greatest performance of his career. Bryant helped offset the loss of center Andrew Bynum by establishing a new scoring record at the current Madison Square Garden on Monday. The perennial All-Star poured in 61 points to lead the Lakers past the New York Knicks, 126-117. Bryant finis |
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| LeBron, Cavs set franchise record with home win over Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - LeBron James finished with 33 points and seven rebounds, as the Cleveland Cavaliers set a franchise record for consecutive home wins with a 101-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Cavaliers improved to 23-0 as the host this season, breaking the previous 22-0 mark set during the 1988-89 campaign. Cleveland also became the first team to win at least its first 23 home games in a season since the Chicago Bulls (37 games) and the Orlando Magic (33 games) accomplished the feat |
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