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West, Hornets buzzing into playoff race
Apr 10 2007 11:31PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Going into overtime gave David West the chance to make up for his late-game gaffe. In the process, he put the New Orleans Hornets right in the thick of the playoff race.
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Memphis odds-on favorite for No. 1 pick
Apr 10 2007 11:27PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have lost 60 games this season, but something good may come of this one. Brad Miller had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 112-100 victory over the lowly Grizzlies on Tuesday night, assuring Memphis of the worst record in the NBA.
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Withering Wizards back into playoffs
Apr 10 2007 10:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Already in a losing funk without their two All-Stars, the last thing the Washington Wizards needed was a couple of calls to go against them in the final minute. The New Jersey Nets beat the Wizards 96-92 Tuesday night to move within two games of sixth-place Washington in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards have lost five straight and the only consolation was that they backed into the playoffs because Indiana lost to Philadelphia.
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Bulls closing in home-court advantage
Apr 10 2007 10:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Ben Gordon scored 23 points, and the Chicago Bulls moved a step closer to securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs by handing the New York Knicks their most lopsided loss of the season, 98-69 on Tuesday night.
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Pacers' playoff hopes on life support
Apr 10 2007 10:01PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jermaine O'Neal looked the part of a player who knew Indiana's season is sinking. O'Neal's knees were covered with basketball-sized ice packs, his left foot soaked in a numbing ice bucket. He held his head in his hands and rubbed his temples to ease the pressure. Indiana's season may be on ice _ and soon _ and O'Neal could have all summer to rest.
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Pacers' playoff hopes on life support
Apr 10 2007 10:01PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jermaine O'Neal looked the part of a player who knew Indiana's season is sinking. O'Neal's knees were covered with basketball-sized ice packs, his left foot soaked in a numbing ice bucket. He held his head in his hands and rubbed his temples to ease the pressure. Indiana's season may be on ice _ and soon _ and O'Neal could have all summer to rest.
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Pacers' playoff hopes on life support
Apr 10 2007 10:01PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jermaine O'Neal looked the part of a player who knew Indiana's season is sinking. O'Neal's knees were covered with basketball-sized ice packs, his left foot soaked in a numbing ice bucket. He held his head in his hands and rubbed his temples to ease the pressure. Indiana's season may be on ice _ and soon _ and O'Neal could have all summer to rest.
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Hawks' Woodson wishes he had healthy Lue
Apr 10 2007 9:59PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Coach Mike Woodson wishes Tyronn Lue could've played this season without nagging injuries. A strained groin and a sore left hamstring cost Lue 24 games during the Atlanta Hawks' third straight losing season under Woodson.
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Heat may defend title the hard way
Apr 10 2007 9:57PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's becoming clear the Miami Heat will have to defend their NBA title the hard way _ without home-court advantage. A half-speed Dwyane Wade, a slew of injuries and off-the-court problems have left the Heat staggering.
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Heat may defend title the hard way
Apr 10 2007 9:57PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's becoming clear the Miami Heat will have to defend their NBA title the hard way _ without home-court advantage. A half-speed Dwyane Wade, a slew of injuries and off-the-court problems have left the Heat staggering.
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Mavs hardly ready to strut over record
Apr 10 2007 6:05PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks can call themselves the best team in the NBA in 2006-07. "That and a dollar," team owner Mark Cuban said, "leaves you with a dollar."
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Stephen Jackson's trial is postponed
Apr 10 2007 12:06PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The trial for Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Jackson, accused of shooting a gun during a fight at a strip club, was shifted from Thursday to May 10.
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Warriors win; climb into playoff picture
Apr 10 2007 1:12AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Don Nelson has no interest in percentage points, games in hand or playoff projections. The Golden State coach simply wants his Warriors to play five good games to close their most compelling season in 13 years.
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T-Mac, Yao combine for 58 as Rockets win
Apr 10 2007 1:00AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Nick Collison's third-quarter takedown of Yao Ming shot a twinge of pain into Yao's left arm, and a stream of anger through the Houston Rockets.
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A.I. feels Nuggets peaking at right time
Apr 10 2007 12:08AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Allen Iverson knew there'd be days like this. The Nuggets are just 27-27 since his trade from Philadelphia but that doesn't begin to tell the whole story, which includes an array of games without suspended superstar Carmelo Anthony and sharpshooter J.R. Smith and a whole mess of injuries that prevented any sort of cohesion until the last couple of weeks. Now, the Nuggets are meshing just in time for the playoffs.
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A.I. feels Nuggets peaking at right time
Apr 10 2007 12:08AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Allen Iverson knew there'd be days like this. The Nuggets are just 27-27 since his trade from Philadelphia but that doesn't begin to tell the whole story, which includes an array of games without suspended superstar Carmelo Anthony and sharpshooter J.R. Smith and a whole mess of injuries that prevented any sort of cohesion until the last couple of weeks. Now, the Nuggets are meshing just in time for the playoffs.
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Mavs clinch best record in the NBA
Apr 10 2007 12:06AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Prop up your feet, Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse. The Dallas Mavericks have clinched the NBA's best record with five games to go. Nowitzki and Stackhouse were Dallas' leading scorers in a 96-86 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night that sealed the top seed this postseason, then coach Avery Johnson announced right away that they wouldn't be joining the club on a road trip to Minnesota.
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