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| James, Nowitzki named NBA Players of the Month |
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04/17/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in April. James helped Cleveland finish the season with the best record in the NBA as the team went 5-3 in April. He averaged 29.9 points, 6.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds. He posted 27 points and 10 assists in a 102-92 victory over Philadelphia on April 10 and had 37 points and five assists in a 117-10 |
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| Rockets hope to clinch Southwest Division title vs, Mavs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets have a lot at stake tonight, when they close out the regular season against the Southwest Division rival Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Houston can capture the division crown with a win tonight and could finish as high as second in the Western Conference with some help. It hasn't won a division title since the 1993-94 campaign when the Rockets won the first of back-to-back NBA titles. The Rockets are currently tied with San Antonio atop the Southwest standi |
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| Mavs kick off season-ending homestand with 'Wolves |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks will wrap up the regular season with a two-game homestand, starting with Monday's showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center. Dallas is currently seventh in the Western Conference playoff standings, just one game behind New Orleans, and will also host Houston on the residency. The Mavericks are 30-9 at home this season and have recorded four straight wins as the host. The Mavs, though, had a three-game winning streak stopped with S |
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| Mavs, Hornets set for battle in the Big Easy |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - 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 Airli |
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| Wolves welcome Suns to Target Center |
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04/11/2009 |
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| the desert this season. In Friday's 106-89 setback at Memphis, Louis Amundson and Jason Richardson paced the Suns with 13 points apiece and Matt Barnes, Shaquille O'Neal and Steve Nash each scored nine points for Phoenix, which was beaten out by the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference on Wednesday. Phoenix will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign, and will close out the season with a two-game homestand versus the Grizzlies and Golden Stat |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/11/2009 |
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| ive assists, and Jose Calderon added 15 points and 11 helpers for the Raptors, who have lost their last four games. Final Score: Dallas 100, New Orleans 92 Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points each to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the New Orleans Hornets, 100-92, in the front end of a home-and-home set from American Airlines Center. With the win Dallas moved a game ahead of Utah and into a tie with these Hornets for sixth place in the Western Conference playoff picture. |
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| Howard, Nowitzki pace Mavs over Hornets |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points each to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the New Orleans Hornets, 100-92, in the front end of a home-and-home set from American Airlines Center. With the win Dallas moved a game ahead of Utah and into a tie with these Hornets for sixth place in the Western Conference playoff picture. "We know New Orleans is a great team, but overall we're determined to move up and they were a team in our way and we just came out and played great tonight |
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| Hornets visit Dallas for front end of home-and-home set |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Western Conference contenders jockey for playoff position tonight when the Dallas Mavericks play host to the New Orleans Hornets in the front end of a home-and-home set. The Mavs clinched the final postseason berth in the West on Wednesday with a 130-101 drubbing of Utah. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 31 points and seven rebounds in that one to help the Mavericks secure their ninth straight postseason appearance. Dallas also moved into a tie with Utah for the seventh spot in the West |
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| Suns resume road trip in Memphis |
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04/10/2009 |
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| not be participating in the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign and will resume a four- game road trip Friday versus the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum. Phoenix has won three of its last four games and was beaten out by the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. It is coming off Wednesday's 105-100 victory at New Orleans, as Steve Nash scored 24 points and dished out 13 assists to lead the way. Shaquille O'Neal tallied 17 points and 11 reboun |
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| Mavericks clinch West's final playoff spot in style, rout Jazz |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki finished with 31 points and seven rebounds, as the Dallas Mavericks clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 130-101 drubbing of the Utah Jazz. The Mavericks became the eighth team to secure a postseason spot in the West, and have now made the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons. Dallas also moved into a tie with Utah for the seventh spot in the West, as both teams are one game back of sixth-place New Orleans. The teams in the 3-through-8 pos |
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