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| Blazers try to extend home win streak vs. Clippers |
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02/22/2009 |
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| aight home win tonight when they close out a three-game residency versus the Los Angeles Clippers from the Rose Garden. Portland has won the first two tests of the homestand and improved to 22-5 as the host following Friday's 108-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Star guard Brandon Roy finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists in leading the Blazers to victory. LaMarcus Aldridge added 24 points and 11 rebounds for Portland, which has won four of its last five overall contests and got 19 point |
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| Emotional Jazz welcome Hornets to town |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2009 |
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| 19 points and Deron Williams notched 18 and 10 assists in the win. Andrei Kirilenko scored 13 points in his comeback from surgery and Ronnie Brewer tallied 16 points for the Jazz, who improved to 23-6 at home for the season. Utah will also host the Atlanta Hawks. Meanwhile, New Orleans will resume a three-game road trip and opened the trek with Friday's 115-111 overtime loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. Rasual Butler had a season-high 31 points and Chris Paul chipped in 21 points and 16 assists, but foul |
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| Roy, Blazers turn back Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2009 |
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| Portland, OR (BettingExpress) - Brandon Roy finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 108-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks. LaMarcus Aldridge added 24 points and 11 rebounds for Portland, which has won four of its last five. Rudy Fernandez scored 19 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won four consecutive matchups with the Hawks and 13 of the last 14 meetings. "I thought we played a solid game, taking care of the ball and playing pretty good de |
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| Hawks face tough test in trip to Portland |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Atlanta Hawks resume a six-game road trip on Friday, when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The Hawks improved to 2-1 on the trek Wednesday in Sacramento, where Mike Bibby poured in 29 points against his former team -- including a 4-for-7 performance from behind the arc -- to lead Atlanta in a 105-100 victory over the Kings. The Hawks had lost eight consecutive times in Sacramento since posting a 100-94 win on February 23, 2000. All-Star Joe Johnson added 20 |
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| Kings open second half of season vs. Hawks |
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02/18/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Sacramento Kings will be hoping to get their post-All Star break schedule off to a rare winning note when they return to action against the Atlanta Hawks tonight at ARCO Arena. Sacramento lost five straight times and 13 of its last 14 games prior to the week-long hiatus and owns the worst overall record in the NBA this season at 11-43. Since December 16, the Kings have won only four times over the course of 29 games. The Kings did make a notable roster move during their time off, acqu |
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| Lakers host Hawks at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The NBA's best team hits the hardwood for the first time since the All-Star break on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Staples Center. The NBA's mid-season classic had quite the Lakers flavor to it as the reunion of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal under head coach Phil Jackson turned out to be the highlight of the annual affair. Bryant and O'Neal teamed up Sunday for the first time since Los Angeles lost to Detroit in the 2004 NBA finals, and were selected as |
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| Slumping Pistons host Bucks in Central clash |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| ivals kick off the second half of the NBA season Tuesday night, as the Detroit Pistons welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit entered the All-Star break riding a three-game losing streak and suffered a 99-95 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks last Wednesday in the first of three straight games at home. All-Star Allen Iverson recorded a game-high 28 points and Richard Hamilton added 14 for the Pistons, who are second in the division standings behind Cleveland. Iverson had two points and t |
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| Jordan, Robinson, Stockton highlight Hall finalists |
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02/13/2009 |
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| uerin, in his third year as a finalist from the Veterans' Committee, was a six-time NBA All-Star (1958-1963) and accumulated 14,676 points, 4,278 rebounds and 4,211 assists during a pro career with the Knicks (1956-63), St. Louis Hawks (1963-67) and Atlanta Hawks (1968-70). Kerr, also a finalist from the Veterans' Committee, is up for election for the fifth time in the past six years. He has dedicated more than 60 years of his life to the game of basketball as a player, coach, executive and broadcaster. A th |
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| Hawks edge Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (BettingExpress) - Joe Johnson finished with 27 points and Ronald Murray added 23, as the Atlanta Hawks held on for a 99-95 win over the Detroit Pistons. Josh Smith added 10 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Hawks, who have won two in a row and four of five. The push helped Atlanta improve its record to 31-21 going into the All-Star break, as the Hawks sit in second place in the Southeast Division, 7 1/2 games behind Orlando. "It means a lot," Johnson said. "It was definitely |
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| Pistons welcome Hawks to the Motor City |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Fresh off a devastating loss, the Detroit Pistons will aim for a quick turnaround when the slumping club hosts the Atlanta Hawks tonight at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead in last night's 107-102 defeat to rival Chicago at the United Center. The Bulls went ahead to stay on Ben Gordon's four-point play with just 16.7 seconds left to play. Playing without superstar Allen Iverson, the Pistons failed to make a field goal in the final 3 1/2 minutes and s |
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