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| Surging Hawks close out homestand vs. Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks will attempt to close out a perfect seven-game homestand tonight versus the Dallas Mavericks at Philips Arena. The Hawks have won the first six tests of the residency and will try for a season high seven consecutive victories Thursday. They remained perfect on the homestand with a 119-97 drubbing of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, as Al Horford ended with a team-high 23 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead Atlanta, which is 26-7 as the host in 2008-09. Atlanta also |
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| Rockets to host injury-plagued Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| ts and five rebounds per game, is expected to miss one-to-two weeks of action. The Pistons, meanwhile, will be finishing up a two-day tour of Texas. Dirk Nowitzki tallied 30 points and Erick Dampier posted a solid 16-point, 13- rebound effort as the Dallas Mavericks held off a banged-up Detroit club, 103-101, on Tuesday for their eighth straight win at American Airlines Center. Tayshaun Prince carried the Pistons with 28 points and seven rebounds, while Rodney Stuckey finished with 17 points and seven assists f |
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| Nowitzki, Mavericks hold off Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki tallied 30 points and Erick Dampier posted a solid 16-point, 13-rebound effort as the Dallas Mavericks held off the Detroit Pistons, 103-101, for their eighth straight win at American Airlines Center. Jason Terry scored 18 points and fellow reserves Brandon Bass and James Singleton chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively for Dallas, which was coming off losses to the Lakers and Warriors. "This is a game that we had to come in and win," Singleton said. "We have a tw |
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| Dallas' Howard to receive cortisone shot for ankle |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday that swingman Josh Howard will receive a cortisone shot for his injured left ankle. He will attempt to practice with the team later this week while arthroscopic surgery is planned for the ankle at a later date. The Wake Forest product, who has not played in the Mavericks last five games, is averaging 18.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 45 games this season. |
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| Mavs lose Howard for two weeks |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday that swingman Josh Howard will receive a cortisone shot for his injured left ankle and will undergo surgery at a later date. The Wake Forest product, who has not played in the Mavericks last five games, is averaging 18.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 45 games this season. |
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| Mavs hope to stay sharp at home vs. Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks will shoot for their eighth straight win at home Tuesday versus the Detroit Pistons at American Airlines Center. Dallas will try to use its home success for a better spot in the Western Conference playoff hunt, as it is currently seeded eighth in the standings. It is one game behind the seventh seed and two games off the fifth spot. The Mavs, though, have lost two in a row overall after a three-game winning streak and suffered a 107-100 defeat against the Los Angeles Lak |
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| Streaking Hawks host Kings at Philips Arena |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Conference. Johnson has scored 30 or more points in four straight games. Josh Smith finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Mike Bibby and Al Horford netted 15 and 13 points, respectively, in a winning cause. Atlanta will also welcome the Dallas Mavericks to town on the homestand. Sacramento will resume a four-game road trip Tuesday and has lost three in a row overall, including Sunday's 106-104 setback at Washington in the opener of the trek. Kevin Martin scored 24 points and Andres Nocioni added 16 |
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| Mavericks F George to undergo knee surgery |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dallas Mavericks forward Devean George will undergo arthroscopic surgery after damaging cartilage in his right knee. George suffered the injury in Wednesday's 93-89 win over Portland. A timetable for his return will be set after the surgery. The 31-year-old 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, the first seven of which he played for the Lakers, George has posted averages of 5.6 points |
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| Mavs finish road trip in LA vs. Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks conclude a tough four-game road trip Sunday against the Western Conference's top team, the Los Angeles Lakers, at Staples Center. The Mavs fell to 2-1 on the trip in Oakland on Friday when Stephen Jackson scored 31 points and dished out 10 assists, as Golden State got by Dallas, 119-100, at ORACLE Arena. Jason Kidd logged his 102nd career triple-double with 21 points, 11 assists and 10 boards for the Mavericks, who were coming off an impressive win against the Trail Blaz |
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| Mavericks take surge into Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The streaking Dallas Mavericks hope to build on one of their most impressive wins of the season tonight in Oakland, where they take on the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. The Mavs improved to 2-0 on a four-game road trip Wednesday and snapped Portland's 12-game home winning streak in the process. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Dallas edged the Trail Blazers, 93-89. Jason Terry poured in 24 points off the bench for the Mavericks, who won their thi |
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