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| Nets' Harris returns |
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03/27/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (BettingExpress) - New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris returned from a sprained left shoulder along with a strained deltoid muscle on Friday in a 103-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Harris suffered the injury in the third quarter of a 107-105 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on March 15 and missed the team's next five games. He finished with a game-high 14 assists and scored 13 in Friday's loss. The Nets are now four games behind both Chicago and Detroit for the final two postseason spots i |
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| Bosh leads Raptors past Thunder |
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03/27/2009 |
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| and give them one contested shot. When we did that, we got out and ran and everyone was touching the ball. It was fun basketball." Nick Collison led Oklahoma City with 21 points and seven boards. The Thunder, who were coming off a 107-89 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, have lost six of eight overall. Kevin Durant had 18 points, while Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic each had 11 points. "Those guys came out making shots and getting out in transition," Durant said. "They have a very athletic team and get up a |
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| Celtics aim to maintain dominance of Hawks |
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03/27/2009 |
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| ghs of 42 points and 10 assists, while Joe Johnson paced Atlanta with 30 points. Flip Murray scored 15 points off the bench for the fourth-seeded Hawks, who had their eight-game home winning streak halted. Mike Bibby netted 13 points and Josh Smith added 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists in defeat. Atlanta, which is four games ahead of both Philadelphia and Miami in the East standings, owns a 28-8 record at home this season and will also welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to Philips Arena on this homestand. |
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| Raptors resume homestand with visit from Thunder |
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03/27/2009 |
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| ble against the Thunder. Oklahoma City will open a three-game road trip against Toronto, Boston and San Antonio and is just 6-28 as the guest in 2008-09. The Thunder have dropped three of their last four games and suffered a 107-89 defeat versus the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, with Kevin Durant scoring 24 points and Jeff Green chipping in 12 points in the loss. The Thunder also got 10 points from both Thabo Sefolosha and Russell Westbrook, while Nick Collison contributed 10 points and eight rebounds off the be |
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| Knicks sign Crawford to 10-day contract |
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03/27/2009 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Knicks signed free agent guard Joe Crawford to a 10-day contract on Friday. Crawford was a second-round pick in the 2008 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with the Lakers during the 2008 preseason before being waived on October 22. He then signed with the NBA Development League's Los Angeles D-Fenders and averaged 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 43 games. Also on Friday, the team announced that Demetris Nichols' 10-day contract had ex |
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| Powerful Lakers visit Nets |
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03/27/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Los Angeles Lakers try to move one step closer to securing the Western Conference's top seed when the powerhouse club resumes its road trip with tonight's clash with the New Jersey Nets. After last night's 92-77 victory at Detroit, the Lakers now hold a 10-game advantage over second-place San Antonio in the West standings with just 11 left in the regular season. If Los Angeles defeats the Nets and the Spurs fall to the Clippers tonight, the Lakers would clinch home-court advantage througho |
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| Bryant rallies Lakers past Pistons |
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03/26/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (BettingExpress) - Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a 30-5 run in the third quarter to defeat the shorthanded Detroit Pistons, 92-77, at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Bryant finished with eight rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who have won seven of eight and hold a comfortable 10-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs for the Western Conference lead with 11 games to play. The Lakers trailed, 50-40, early in the third quarter before going on their extended run t |
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| Mavericks F George undergoes knee surgery |
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03/26/2009 |
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| cessful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Thursday. George had loose fragments removed from a cartilage injury suffered in a 93-89 win over Portland on March 11. No timetable for his return has been set. The 6-8, 235-pound George is averaging 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 43 games for Dallas this season, his third with the Mavericks. Over 10 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Mavericks, George has posted averages of 5.6 points and 3.2 boards. He [played the first seven years of his career with LA. |
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| Lakers continue trek against Pistons |
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03/26/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Western Conference's top team, the Los Angeles Lakers, will continue a season-long seven-game road trip Thursday against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Los Angeles has won three straight and six of seven games, and improved to 2-0 on the trip with a 107-89 victory in Oklahoma City on Tuesday at the Ford Center. Superstar Kobe Bryant scored 19 points to lead the top-seeded Lakers, who are 25-9 away from Hollywood this season. Pau Gasol tallied 14 points, 14 rebounds and |
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| LeBron's near triple-double leads Cavs past Nets |
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03/25/2009 |
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| ith its 13th win in March...New Jersey shot 41 percent from the field; the Cavs have not allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50 percent in 37 consecutive home games. The Cavs' only home loss of the season was back on February 8 versus Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers...New Jersey is 15-21 away from the Meadowlands this season...The Cavaliers have won the first three matchups with New Jersey this season and four straight overall. New Jersey has lost five of six and 11 of its last 16 trips to Cleveland. |
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