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| Hornets fly into Phoenix |
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01/05/2008 |
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| ornets have lost three straight and five of their last six at Phoenix. Amare Stoudemire exploded for 34 points with 11 rebounds and two-time MVP Steve Nash posted 17 points and 10 assists, as Phoenix dug out of a large first-quarter hole to down the Seattle SuperSonics, 104-96, on Thursday at US Airways Center. Shawn Marion collected 11 points and 14 rebounds, while Leandro Barbosa added 16 points off the bench and Raja Bell notched 11 points and six boards in the win over the SuperSonics for Phoenix. Phoenix is 1 |
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| Bucks, Wizards square off at Bradley Center |
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01/04/2008 |
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| off the Wizards, 106-93, at the Verizon Center. Caron Butler paced Washington with a game-high 22 points, seven boards and six assists, while Antawn Jamison finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. Brendan Haywood hit his first five field goals and ended with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost four of their last six games overall. The Wizards are 6-8 on the road this season. They return home to host the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday and the Houston Rockets on Tuesday at the Verizon Center. |
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| Suns open homestand versus Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will open a four-game homestand when they welcome the Seattle SuperSonics tonight to US Airways Center. The Pacific Division-leading Suns have won three in a row as the host and are 9-3 at home this season. They have won three in a row overall, including Sunday's 117-102 triumph over the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and had 17 rebounds, leading six Phoenix players in double figures. Shawn Marion added 25 points and Leandro Barbosa scored 22 |
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| Yi, Durant earn NBA rookie honors |
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01/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Yi Jianlian of the Milwaukee Bucks and Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics have been chosen as the NBA's top rookies for December. Yi averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the month and ranks second in scoring and rebounding among rookies. In addition, Yi scored a career-high 29 points in a 103-99 win over Charlotte on December 22. Durant ranks first in the league in scoring among rookies with 19.7 points per game, seventh in rebounding with 4.2, and is tied for first in as |
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| Oklahoma City sets election on sales tax for Ford Center upgrades it hopes will lure NBA team |
NBA Basketball |
01/02/2008 |
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| on whether to levy a one-cent sales tax to pay for improvements at the Ford Center in hopes of luring an NBA team. The vote, set Wednesday by the City Council, will take place about six weeks before NBA owners meet to vote on an application by the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate to Oklahoma City. The tax would last for 15 months, starting on Jan. 1, 2009, the day after a current one-cent sales tax used to fund school improvements expires, and would generate an estimated $121.6 million. It would also pay for an |
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| 76ers resume trek at Utah |
NBA Basketball |
01/02/2008 |
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| Jazz have won four of the last five contests in the series. Philadelphia has lost two straight and five of its last six at Utah. Philadelphia is 2-1 on its current swing. Andre Iguodala scored 25 points to lead the Sixers to a 98-90 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday at KeyArena. Andre Miller finished with 15 points and seven assists, while Lou Williams had 19 points off the bench in the win for the Sixers, who have won four of their last five games overall. The Sixers are 7-8 on the road this season. |
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| Iguodala leads the way as Sixers upend Sonics |
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01/01/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Andre Iguodala scored 25 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 98-90 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena. Andre Miller finished with 15 points and seven assists, and Lou Williams had 19 points off the bench for the Sixers, who moved to 2-1 on their current six- game road trip. Philadelphia has also won four of five overall. Earl Watson scored 18 points and had seven assists for Seattle, which played without leading scorer Kevin Durant, who had a sprained left index |
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| Sixers resume road trip in Seattle |
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12/31/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers continue their six-game road trip, as they visit the Seattle SuperSonics tonight at KeyArena. Philadelphia is 1-1 on the swing and will try and bounce back from an embarrassing loss. On Sunday, Brandon Roy scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out six assists as the Portland Trail Blazers came storming back to pound the Sixers, 97-72, at the Rose Garden. Andre Iguodala scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss for the Sixers, who had a three-game |
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| Timberwolves try to end road woes at Clippers |
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12/31/2007 |
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| . Minnesota has won five of its last eight at the Clippers. The Timberwolves have lost four in a row overall and will wrap up a five-game road trip this evening. On Saturday, rookie Jeff Green and Wally Szczerbiak scored 18 points apiece to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 109-90 victory over the Timberwolves at KeyArena. Al Jefferson ended with a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which lost for the 10th time in its last 11 games overall. Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair both contributed 12 p |
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| Sonics cruise past Timberwolves; Durant suffers injury |
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12/30/2007 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Jeff Green and Wally Szczerbiak scored 18 points apiece and the Seattle SuperSonics used dominant second and third quarters to cruise to a 109-90 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Key Arena. Four other Sonics scored in double figures, but the win did not come without a cost, as both rookie phenom Kevin Durant and starting forward Chris Wilcox left the game with injuries. Durant lasted just 11-plus minutes before exiting with a sprained left index finger, while Wilcox scored |
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