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Bucks post 1st win streak of the season
Dec 8 2006 11:58PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - It was a chance the Milwaukee Bucks didn't want to waste. Ruben Patterson scored a season-high 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting and Michael Redd added 25 to lead the Bucks to a 100-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
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Parker helps Spurs dismantle Clippers
Dec 8 2006 11:50PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Maybe Manu Ginobili should always come off the bench. For that matter, maybe Tony Parker should stick to passing instead of shooting _ at least for the first half. The two San Antonio players had stellar performances Friday night as the Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-82.
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Streaking Suns win 9th straight
Dec 8 2006 11:44PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A night after needing two overtimes to escape New Jersey with a win, the last thing the Phoenix Suns wanted was another extra session. So with their game against the Boston Celtics coming down to the wire yet again, the Suns buckled down and played their best basketball of the night when it mattered most Friday night.
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76ers catch glimpse of life without A.I.
Dec 8 2006 11:43PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - With or without Allen Iverson, the Philadelphia 76ers simply can't win. With Iverson barred from the building and on his way out of Philadelphia, the short-handed 76ers couldn't overcome Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler in the Washington Wizards' 113-98 victory Friday night.
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Wolves await 'Answer' after beating Jazz
Dec 8 2006 11:43PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson _the possibility of that combination lifted Garnett's spirits just minutes after a big victory over Utah. "Bring it on, I love 'The Answer,'" Garnett said Friday night. "We welcome A.I. with open arms. Where's Kevin McHale?"
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Bulls hang on for 7th straight victory
Dec 8 2006 11:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Luol Deng scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 93-90 Friday night for their seventh straight victory. The Raptors' Morris Peterson and T.J. Ford missed potential tying 3-pointers in the final 13 seconds, and the Bulls extended their win streak over Toronto to 14.
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Amidst trade rumors, Iverson sent home
Dec 8 2006 11:17PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers appear headed toward a bitter parting. Iverson is talking about bolting Philly _ and the Sixers might finally be ready to show their franchise player the door.
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O'Neal sidelined, but Pacers still win
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamaal Tinsley quietly has been proving his doubters wrong this season. The point guard had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-95 on Friday night.
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Billups carries Pistons past Magic
Dec 8 2006 10:51PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Detroit Pistons had too much late-game experience for the improving Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Pistons to their second impressive road win in two nights, an 87-83 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
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Rockets stifle Bobcats in record victory
Dec 8 2006 10:36PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - One week of smothering, record-setting defense has left Tracy McGrady convinced that's what will carry the Houston Rockets. McGrady scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 21 and the Rockets allowed the fewest points in franchise history in a 92-62 victory over Charlotte on Friday night.
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Rest the only remedy for Allen's ankle
Dec 8 2006 10:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - For about three hours, Ray Allen thought he might be missing much more than two weeks. The Seattle SuperSonics' leading scorer will be out at least the next seven games because of a bruised talus bone in his right ankle, beginning with Friday night's game against New Orleans.
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Nets get closer to debated Brooklyn move
Dec 8 2006 5:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner's much-debated Atlantic Yards development project was approved Friday by the Empire State Development Corp., a major step forward in his bid to move the team to Brooklyn.
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Wade leads Heat to 93-91 win over Kings
Dec 8 2006 5:56AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Although he missed a potential game-winning shot in regulation, Dwyane Wade still was the player the Miami Heat wanted taking the big shots in overtime. Wade had 32 points, including seven in the extra period, and added 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Heat to a 93-91 victory over the slumping Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
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Lopsided losses piling up for 76ers
Dec 8 2006 4:16AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson is hurting. So is Chris Webber. Nothing has been quite as painful for either of Philadelphia's stars as the lopsided losses that are piling up at an alarmingly rapid rate. Although the 76ers were hardly expected to be a playoff team, the blowouts, finger pointing and overall grumpiness has been an unpleasant surprise only 17 games into the season.
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Suns defeat Nets 161-157 in double-OT
Dec 8 2006 4:15AM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - For almost three hours, two of the NBA's best point guards went head to head in a shootout, neither willing to let his team lose a game that will go down as a classic. In the end, Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns beat Jason Kidd and the New Jersey Nets 161-157 in a double-overtime thriller on Thursday night that was as good as it gets in the NBA.
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Nash, Suns defeat Nets 161-157
Dec 8 2006 2:08AM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Two overtimes, 318 points, 34 lead changes, 21 ties and a dramatic showdown between two of the best point guards in the game. The Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey 161-157 on Thursday night in a game that was as good as it gets in the NBA.
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Rasheed whoops it up; Pistons beat Mavs
Dec 8 2006 1:27AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Rasheed Wallace was feeling good. So good that he took 3-pointers on three of four possessions _ and made them all. Wallace was having fun, too.
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