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| Turkoglu paces Magic in rout of Hawks |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points -- including a 5-of-5 performance from three-point range -- to lead the Orlando Magic in a 121-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, sweeping a home-and-home set. Orlando defeated the Hawks on Wednesday, 106-102, in Atlanta and now owns a six-game lead in the Southeast Division. Orlando has won 11 consecutive contests at home and is on its longest home win streak since a 12-game run from March 10-April 15, 2006. The Magic haven't lost as the host si |
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| Magic shoot for home-and-home sweep of Hawks |
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01/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic will attempt to further separate themselves from the Southeast Division pack tonight at Amway Arena, where the club shoots for a sweep of a home-and-home series with the second-place Atlanta Hawks. Orlando opened up a five-game lead on the Hawks in the division standings with Wednesday's 106-102 victory in Atlanta. The win was the second in a row and 11th in 13 games for the Magic, who own the NBA's best road record with a 13-5 mark as the visitor this season. Dwight How |
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| Hawks' comeback effort falls short against Magic |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Dwight Howard recorded his 26th double-double of the season with 23 points and 19 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic edged the Atlanta Hawks, 106-102, at Philips Arena in the front end of a home-and-home series between the top two teams in the Southeast Division. Orlando, at 28-8, holds a five-game lead on Atlanta for first place in the division. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu poured in 20 points apiece for the Magic, who have won two in a row and 11 of 13 overall. Jameer Nelson |
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| NBA Southeast: The Wizards of Id |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2009 |
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| n a home-and-home series at Atlanta before closing out the set in Orlando two days later. They will then hit the road for four consecutive contests against the Spurs, Kings, Lakers and Broncos. MR. SMITH KEEPS FIRING AWAY FOR HAWKS It's obvious that Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith is completely healed from an ankle that sidelined him 12 games earlier this season. Smith has scored 20 or more points in four of his last five games and is averaging 21.4 points per contest during that time. The Hawks are one of |
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| Hawks' Williams out with shoulder strain |
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01/04/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams missed Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets due to a left shoulder strain. Williams is considered day-to-day with the injury. The third-year pro out of North Carolina is averaging 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 35.5 minutes per game this season through 31 games. |
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| Bibby's three knocks out Rockets in another home win for Hawks |
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01/03/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Mike Bibby's three-pointer with 1.5 seconds to play in the game sent the Atlanta Hawks past the short-handed Houston Rockets, 103-100, at Philips Arena. Josh Smith posted a season-high 29 points on 13-of-16 shooting and Joe Johnson logged a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 14 assists as the Hawks won for the seventh time in eight games and avenged a tough defeat to New Jersey on Friday when Vince Carter drained a game-winning three-pointer. Flip Murray logged 17 poin |
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| Nets invade South Beach to take on Heat |
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01/03/2009 |
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| second straight game in the fourth quarter. Udonis Haslem chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds while Daequan Cook added 10 points for Miami, which had won five of its last six coming in. The Nets, meanwhile, won an overtime thriller over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at the IZOD Center when Vince Carter's buzzer-beating three- pointer in the extra frame atoned for a miss that would have won it at the end of regulation, sending New Jersey to a dramatic 93-91 win over the Hawks. Carter had 18 points with |
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| Rockets continue road trip in Atlanta vs. Hawks |
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01/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets resume a five-game road trip Saturday hoping to bounce back from one of their worst losses of the season when they face the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Rockets dropped the opener of their trek in Toronto on Friday when Andrea Bargnani finished with 19 points and six rebounds, as the Raptors blew past Houston, 94-73. Von Wafer tied a career high with 18 points to pace the Rockets, who shot just 34.1 percent from the floor and had their lowest point total this se |
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| Carter's three at buzzer lifts Nets over Hawks |
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01/03/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Vince Carter's buzzer-beating three- pointer in overtime atoned for a miss that would have won it at the end of regulation, sending the New Jersey Nets to a dramatic 93-91 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the IZOD Center. Carter had 18 points with four rebounds and four assists, while Devin Harris notched game-bests of 26 points and 11 assists for New Jersey, which put the brakes on a two-game skid and won for just the third time in the last eight games. Bobby Simmons chi |
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| Hawks shoot for 7th straight win vs. Nets |
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01/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks will aim for a season high seven straight wins when they close out a short two-game road trip Friday against the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center. The Hawks have won six straight and kept the streak intact with a 110-104 victory at Indiana on Tuesday. Joe Johnson tallied 12 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter and also added seven rebounds and five assists for Atlanta, which is 7-8 away from home this season. Josh Smith pumped in 24 points, while Al Horford |
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