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| LeBron and Cavs aim to stay perfect at home vs. lowly Thunder |
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11/26/2008 |
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| 2010. Delonte West added 16 points and Wally Szczerbiak scored 15 in a winning cause. Cleveland will also host Golden State on its short homestand. Oklahoma City has lost 12 in a row and is only 1-14 on the season. In Tuesday's 99-98 setback to the Phoenix Suns at the Ford Center, Matt Barnes' three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining put Phoenix ahead for good. Kevin Durant dropped a game-high 29 points while Chris Wilcox had 18 off the bench for Oklahoma City, which started the Scott Brooks era with a 109- |
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| Suns visit Wolves in Twin Cities |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will shoot for their third straight win when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Target Center. Phoenix posted its second straight win and fourth in six tries following Tuesday's 99-98 triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center. Matt Barnes buried a three-pointer with 21 seconds to go to put Phoenix ahead for good and ended with 16 points, going 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Steve Nash had 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and handed |
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| Suns send Thunder to 12th straight loss on Barnes' late three |
NBA Basketball |
11/25/2008 |
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| Oklahoma City, OK (MySportsbook) - Matt Barnes' three-pointer with 21 seconds remaining gave the Phoenix Suns a 99-98 come-from-behind victory that sent Oklahoma City to a heart-breaking 12th straight loss. Steve Nash had 12 of his 20 points in the pivotal fourth quarter while handing out a game-high 15 assists and grabbing eight rebounds. Amare Stoudemire had 22 points for Phoenix, which has won two straight on the heels of a two-game losing streak. Barnes finished with 16 points and hit 4-of-7 from bey |
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| Thunder host Suns in Oklahoma City |
NBA Basketball |
11/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Scott Brooks era in Oklahoma City didn't get off to a positive start, as the Thunder will try to snap an 11-game losing streak tonight versus the Phoenix Suns at the Ford Center. Brooks was named interim head coach prior to Saturday's 109-97 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on the road. Brooks took over for P.J. Carlesimo, who was fired earlier in the day after an abysmal 1-12 start to the inaugural season. Kevin Durant scored 30 points for the Thunder, who lost their 11th straight an |
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| Wade, Nowitzki earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2008 |
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| stern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending November 23. Wade led Miami to a 2-1 week, averaging a league-best 32.3 points along with 9.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. On November 19, Wade joined former Phoenix Suns star Alvan Adams as the only players in NBA history to tally at least 40 points, 10 assists and five blocks in a game, when he had 40 points, 11 assists and five blocks against the Toronto Raptors. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a perfect 3-0 week wi |
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| Heat welcome Pacers to South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2008 |
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| 40 points, 11 assists and a career-high five blocks for the Heat, who have lost three of five. Wade became just the second player since blocks became an official stat to post 40 points, 10 assists and five blocks in the same game. Alvan Adams of the Phoenix Suns was the other to do it, putting together 47 points, 12 assists and five blocks in a game against Buffalo on February 22, 1977. Shawn Marion added a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds for Miami, while Daequan Cook had 10 points in the loss. The He |
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| Suns attempt to continue dominance vs. Blazers |
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11/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will try and get back on the winning track when they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to US Airways Center on Saturday. The Suns have dominated the Blazers in recent years, winning 10 straight in the series and 14 of the last 15 meetings. The last time Portland got the best of Phoenix was on March 12, 2006 at the Rose Garden. The last time the Blazers won in Phoenix was February 4, 2004. The Suns dropped their second straight game on Sunday when Los Angeles' Kobe Bryan |
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| Suns welcome rival Lakers to the desert |
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11/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Pacific Division rivals get together tonight at US Airways Center, where the Phoenix Suns will host the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles won its first seven games of the season until suffering a 106-95 loss to the Detroit Pistons last Friday at home. The Lakers then rebounded with Tuesday's 116-109 triumph over the Chicago Bulls in the finale of a short two-game homestand, as Pau Gasol registered a season-high 34 points and reigning MVP Kobe Bryant added 21 in the win. Andrew Bynum posted |
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| Clippers crush Thunder |
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11/20/2008 |
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| 40 points, 11 assists and a career-high five blocks for the Heat, who have lost three of five. Wade became just the second player since blocks became an official stat to post 40 points, 10 assists and five blocks in the same game. Alvan Adams of the Phoenix Suns was the other to do it, putting together 47 points, 12 assists and five blocks in a game against Buffalo on February 22, 1977. Shawn Marion added a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Daequan Cook had 10 points in the loss. "We are going to |
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| Iverson and Pistons welcome King James to Motor City |
NBA Basketball |
11/19/2008 |
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| points and six assists in a winning cause. James is averaging 33.8 points per game during the eight-game streak. The Pistons just went 3-1 on a four-game road trip, but had their three-game winning streak halted with Sunday's 104-86 loss against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Richard Hamilton led the way with 19 points for the Pistons, who are 7-3 on the year and got just nine points and seven assists from Allen Iverson. Rodney Stuckey had 12 points and Rasheed Wallace added 11 and nine boards in de |
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