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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
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04/18/2009 |
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| Gasol and Bynum. The Jazz have dropped nine consecutive games to the Lakers at Staples Center -- including all three in last years playoffs -- and were just 15-26 away from Salt Lake City this season, beating only one team with a winning record, the New Orleans Hornets. Utah will also enter the playoffs on a down note having dropped seven of their final nine games, including a 125-112 setback at LA in the season finale for both clubs on Tuesday. LA's victory over Utah on Tuesday night at Staples Center gave them t |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - San Antonio vs. Dallas |
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04/17/2009 |
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| r. It's been a steady if not precipitous decline for Mark Cuban's franchise since bowing to Miami. The following year, the team sprinted to the finish line with 67 wins but were stunned in the first round by the Golden State Warriors. Last year, the New Orleans Hornets did the dirty work, bouncing Dallas in the first round yet again. Now the Mavs will hope to avoid a third consecutive first- round exit. A late season spurt helped Dallas reach the 50-win plateau for the ninth consecutive season but its 50-32 mark i |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/16/2009 |
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| a 14-point deficit, have now won at least 50 games in each of the last nine seasons, joining San Antonio as the only two teams to enjoy as many consecutive 50-win seasons. The Spurs won the Southwest Division thanks to a 105-98 overtime win over the New Orleans Hornets. Yao Ming had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets (53-29), who finished as the fifth seed and will play Portland in the first round. The Blazers gained home- court advantage for the series thanks to a blowout win over Denver Wednesday night. |
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| Fernandez sets rookie record as Blazers rout Nuggets |
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04/16/2009 |
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| of that game." Chauncey Billups had 13 points for the Nuggets (54-28), who had already locked up the Northwest Division crown and was handed the No. 2 seed earlier Wednesday when the Rockets lost at Dallas. Denver's first-round opponent will be the New Orleans Hornets with Game 1 taking place Sunday at 10:30 p.m. (et). "When you have the No. 2 slot basically then it just becomes to stay healthy," said Billups. Carmelo Anthony scored 12, while Kenyon Martin, Nene and Linas Kleiza each added 10 for Denver, which sh |
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| Nowitzki, Mavericks finalize playoff position with win over Rockets |
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04/16/2009 |
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| ive 50-win seasons. "Fifty wins is tremendous," said Terry. "Since I've joined this organization it hasn't been less than that and our fans really appreciated it tonight." The Spurs won the Southwest Division thanks to a 105-98 overtime win over the New Orleans Hornets. Yao Ming had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets (53-29), who finished as the fifth seed and will play Portland in the first round. The Blazers gained home-court advantage for the series thanks to a blowout win over Denver Wednesday night. |
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| Playoff scenarios alive in Spurs, Hornets matchup |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Hornets both enter the season finale tonight with a number of playoff possibilities still on the table. The Spurs can still lock down the Southwest Division title when they host the Hornets, who can finish in either the sixth or seventh seed in the Western Conference. San Antonio is deadlocked with Houston atop the Southwest but the Rockets own the tiebreaker. The Spurs must beat New Orleans and hope for a Houston loss in Dallas for San Antonio to take the |
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| Rockets hope to clinch Southwest Division title vs, Mavs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| third seed in the conference. Denver is one game ahead of all three teams in the second spot. Denver, San Antonio and Portland all close out the regular season tonight. The Rockets have won five in a row and are coming off Monday's 86-66 rout of the New Orleans Hornets at the Toyota Center. Yao Ming returned to the lineup with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Von Wafer scored 13 points for Houston, which will put its 20-20 road record on the line tonight. Shane Battier and Carl Landry each had 10 points in the |
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| Hornets no match for Rockets |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Yao Ming returned to the lineup with 22 points and seven rebounds, as the Rockets earned an 86-66 blowout win over the New Orleans Hornets. Von Wafer scored 13 and Luis Scola had 15 rebounds for Houston, which won its fifth straight game and will close its regular season at Dallas on Wednesday. Shane Battier and Carl Landry each had 10 points for the Rockets, who remain tied with San Antonio atop the Southwest Division. Portland also has a 53-28 record. The Rockets are also a game b |
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| Rockets, Hornets meet in key Southwest Division matchup |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Southwest Division is still up for grabs and the Houston Rockets will try to stay alive in the race, as they host the New Orleans Hornets Monday at the Toyota Center. Houston and San Antonio are tied atop the division standings, with the Spurs slated to visit the Golden State Warriors tonight. The Rockets have won four straight games and recorded a 113-109 triumph at Golden State on Friday. Luis Scola scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Houston, which is tied with t |
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| Mavs, Hornets set for battle in the Big Easy |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - A battle for playoff positioning will take place in the Big Easy Sunday afternoon, when the New Orleans Hornets welcome the Dallas Mavericks to town in a battle between Southwest Division foes. The winner of Sunday's game will take over sole possession of the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Dallas is riding some momentum, having won three straight and five of its last six games, including a 100-92 victory over the Hornets on Friday in the opener of a home-and-home set at American Airlines |
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