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| Grizzlies on the prowl in Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Seattle SuperSonics attempt to put the brakes on a two- game losing streak, as they host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at KeyArena in the first contest for both clubs since the All-Star break. The SuperSonics have been led by rookie phenom Kevin Durant this season. The Texas product is averaging 19.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He is shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, including 28.2 percent from beyond the arc. Veteran forward Kurt Thomas leads the SuperSonics in rebounding (8.9 rp |
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| Blazers host Kings at Rose Garden |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2008 |
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| ed in his first All-Star Game on Sunday in New Orleans, leads the team in scoring (19.7 ppg) and assists (5.8 apg), while Aldridge has pulled down a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. The Trail Blazers, who will host rookie phenom Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday, are 20-6 at home this season. Sacramento dropped three straight before the break, and made a big trade on Saturday. The Atlanta Hawks acquired point guard Mike Bibby from the Kings for four players and a draft pick. The Hawks received B |
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| Stern: Sonics relocation an 'inevitability' |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - NBA Commissioner David Stern's annual "State of the League" address painted a grim picture of the Seattle SuperSonics' future in their current home. According to a report in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Stern termed the Sonics' proposed relocation to Oklahoma City an "inevitability", and went on to reveal that the current ownership group, headed by Clay Bennett, has attempted to buy out the final two years of their lease and pay off the remaining bond debt at KeyArena. Bennet |
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| Gibson's three-point barrage leads sophomores past rookies |
NBA Basketball |
02/15/2008 |
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| bounds. Teammate Brandon Roy put up 17 points and seven assists, but Lakers guard Jordan Farmer topped that performance, as he ended with 17 points and doled out 12 assists in the victory. The sophomores shot 57 percent (53-of-93) to win going away. Seattle SuperSonics guard Kevin Durant, the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, posted a team-high 23 points and eight rebounds for the rookies. Atlanta's Al Horford scored 19 points, while New Jersey's Sean Williams had a double-double, with 17 points and 10 bo |
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| All-Star Break Rankings |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2008 |
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| , it committed to rebuilding. Mike Miller could be next to change addresses. The promising Rudy Gay and rookie point guard Mike Conley Jr. are building blocks. The Grizzlies (14-38) will just try to compete in their final 30 games of the season. 14. SEATTLE SUPERSONICS - Rookies Kevin Durant (19.4 ppg) and Jeff Green (8.6 ppg) are the future of the SuperSonics (13-38), who have a lot of work to do. Seattle will try to develop their young talent during the rest of the season, the first in what amounts to a five-yea |
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| Sonics welcome Jazz to Emerald City |
NBA Basketball |
02/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz try to head into the All-Star break on a two- game winning streak, as they visit the Seattle SuperSonics tonight at KeyArena. All-Star Carlos Boozer scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Jazz pulled away late for a 97-87 victory over the disappointing Chicago Bulls on Saturday at EnergySolutions Arena. Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko collected 15 points apiece, with Williams distributing 11 assists for Utah, which rebounded from its sole loss in the last 11 games, a |
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| Johnson's improvements at point guard help Stanford back into Top-10 |
College Basketball |
02/11/2008 |
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| ody wants this group to be the next coming of the Lakers. It ain't happening,'' Trent Johnson said. ``If we take a step back, it could get ugly.'' Mitch Johnson is the 6-foot-1, 190-pound son of former NBA All-Star John Johnson, who started on the Seattle SuperSonics' 1979 championship team. Mitch Johnson won two state titles at O'Dea High School in Seattle and was named a state tournament MVP and also was part of a successful AAU team with NBA player Martell Webster and Washington star Jon Brockman. ``There's |
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| Dentmon leads Washington in stunning upset of No. 5 UCLA |
College Basketball |
02/10/2008 |
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| fter Venoy Overton hit a streaking Brockman for a fastbreak layup to make it 23-17 with 8:06 left. UCLA had trouble closing the gap from there and Appleby's three, with 1:44 left, capped the scoring in the frame with the Huskies on top, 35-28. Game Notes Seattle SuperSonics star rookie Kevin Durant was in the crowd...UCLA lost for the first time this season on the road. The Bruins are now 6-1 in true road games... UCLA still leads the all-time series, 89-35...Washington was just 16- of-30 from the charity stripe. |
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| Slumping Wizards continue swing at Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
02/10/2008 |
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| a and the Clippers on Wednesday at the Staples Center. Phoenix wraps up a six-game homestand against the Wizards. On Friday, Amare Stoudemire scored a game-high 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Suns escaped with a 103-99 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at US Airways Center. Grant Hill scored 16 points, including the go-ahead bucket inside the 30- second mark, while two-time MVP Steve Nash ended with 13 points and eight assists. Phoenix made all 32 of its free-throw attempts, coming up just shy of |
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| Stoudemire, Suns hold off Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Amare Stoudemire scored a game-high 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 103-99 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at US Airways Center. Grant Hill scored 16 points, including the go-ahead bucket inside the 30- second mark, while Steve Nash went for 13 points and eight assists. Phoenix made all 32 of its free-throw attempts, coming up just shy of the franchise record, set December 23, 1980, when they went 33-for-33 from the line against the Pist |
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