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| NBA Southeast: Youth movement paying off in Atlanta |
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11/14/2008 |
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| ough defense that has allowed 91.4 points per games, good enough for fifth in the NBA. Horford has been a big difference on the defensive end with 13 blocks over his last three games. He had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in a win against the Chicago Bulls on November 11. The Hawks will wrap up a four-game road trip on Friday at New Jersey, just two days after suffering a heart-breaking 103-102 loss to the defending champion Boston Celtics. Atlanta pushed Boston to seven games in the opening round of |
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| Bulls sign veteran Hunter |
NBA Basketball |
11/13/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls signed guard Lindsey Hunter on Thursday, bringing the 15-season veteran back to the league. Hunter spent last season with Detroit, averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 assists in 24 games. He played 12 of his seasons with the Pistons (1993-2000, 2003-08), who selected him 10th overall in the 1993 NBA Draft out of Jackson State. The 37-year-old veteran will help offset the loss of guard Kirk Hinrich, who is expected to be sidelined for three months after undergoing su |
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| Mavs try to get back on track vs. Bulls in Chicago |
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11/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Dallas Mavericks will try and halt a three- game skid when they make the trek to the Windy City Thursday to face the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Los Angeles' Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and converted a critical three-point play with 23.1 seconds remaining, helping the Lakers remain unbeaten with a 106-99 win over the reeling Mavericks in Dallas on Tuesday. Jason Kidd logged his 101st career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, but t |
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| Unbeaten Hawks visit Celtics in Boston |
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11/12/2008 |
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| ht the Hawks will try to seek revenge and remain unbeaten on the season when they visit the Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden. Atlanta is 6-0 to start the campaign and has won two straight on a four-game road trip. In Tuesday's 113-108 triumph over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, Al Horford finished with 27 points and 17 rebounds, and Mike Bibby chipped in 22 points in a winning cause. Joe Johnson scored 17 points and had eight rebounds while Maurice Evans added 17 points off the bench for Atlanta, whic |
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| Horford, Hawks stay perfect with win over Bulls |
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11/12/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Al Horford scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Mike Bibby scored 22 points as the Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten with a 113-108 win over the Chicago Bulls. Joe Johnson scored 17 points and had eight rebounds, and Maurice Evans added 17 points off the bench for Atlanta which, at 6-0, is off to its best start since winning the first 11 games of the 1997-98 campaign. "No one expected this except us," said Bibby. "We were playing good, we were playing together. The only |
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| Williams returns for Jazz vs. Sixers |
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11/11/2008 |
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| ck-me-up on Tuesday when star guard Deron Williams made his season debut against the Philadelphia 76ers. Williams missed the first six games of the season with a sprained ankle. The Illinois product sprained his left ankle in a preseason game at the Chicago Bulls on October 18, and had not played until returning to the lineup on Tuesday. He scored five points and doled out nine assists in a 93-80 win over Philadelphia. The third overall pick in the 2005 draft, Williams played all 82 games last season and was |
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| Bulls' Hinrich undergoes surgery |
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11/11/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich had surgery Tuesday on his right thumb and could be out as many as three months. The 27-year-old Hinrich suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb in the third quarter of Friday's 100-83 win over Phoenix. The surgery was performed at the Rush Medical Center. So far this season, Hinrich has appeared in six games and has averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds. In his sixth NBA season, all with the Bulls, Hinrich has appear |
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| King James scores 41 as Cavs down Bulls |
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11/09/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - LeBron James scored 41 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and made some key three-pointers in the final minutes to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls, 106-97, at the United Center. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 points for the Cavs, who have won four in a row. Anderson Varejao contributed 13 points off the bench for Cleveland, while Mo Williams had 11 points and seven assists. Ben Gordon finished with 29 points for the Bulls, who have lost three of four. Derrick Ros |
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| Bulls' Hinrich out up to three months |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich could be out as many as three months due to surgery on his right thumb. Hinrich was examined Saturday by Dr. John Fernandez and Bulls team physician, Dr. Brian Cole. The results confirmed an earlier MRI, which showed a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb. Hinrich will have surgery on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Hinrich suffered the injury in the third quarter of Friday's 100-83 win over Phoenix. So far this season, Hinrich has appeared in |
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| Suns close out trip at Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2008 |
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| ry to get back on track this evening, when they wrap up a four-game road trip against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Phoenix had a three-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 2-1 on the trek following Friday's 100-83 loss to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Suns, who played without center Shaquille O'Neal (rest) and fell to 4-2 on the season. Rookie center Robin Lopez had 14 points and seven rebounds while Steve |
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