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April 2008
- McGrady Leads Rockets Over Jazz
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 1:21 AM CDT
  
  Tracy McGrady snapped out of his fourth-quarter slump and scored seven of his 27 points in the final period, leading Houston to a 94-92 victory over Utah last night that gave the Rockets life in a series that could have been headed for a sweep. Rafer Alston added 20 points and five assists in his first game in nearly two weeks for Houston. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Houston Rockets • Utah Jazz • Tracy McGrady • Carlos Boozer • NBA playoffs • Mehmet Okur • Rafer Alston
- Wizards Dominate Cavaliers in Game Three
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 12:20 AM CDT
  
  DeShawn Stevenson scored 19 points, Caron Butler added 17, and the Washington Wizards took themselves off the ropes by beating Cleveland 108-72, cutting the Cavaliers' lead to 2-1 in the NBA playoffs last night. LeBron James finished with 22 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the field and 2-for-4 from the line. He also had seven rebounds, three assists and four turnovers. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • Caron Butler • DeShawn Stevenson
- Rondo Leads Celtics to Win Over Hawks, 96-77
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 7:23 AM CDT
  
  Rajon Rondo outplayed Mike Bibby and helped the Boston Celtics silence Atlanta and its blustery point guard. Bibby was booed every time he touched the ball after shooting 4-for-17 from the field in the first two games. Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Rondo added 12 points, eight assists, and six rebounds as Boston bested Atlanta last night, 96-77. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Boston Celtics • Atlanta Hawks • Kevin Garnett • Paul Pierce • Mike Bibby • Josh Smith • Rajon Rondo • Kendrick Perkins
- Pistons Even Series With Game 2 Rout
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 23, 08 10:32 PM CDT
  
  Rasheed Wallace had another good game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Unlike the series opener, a few Detroit Pistons starters helped him out. Wallace scored 11 of his 16 points in the first quarter and Detroit went on to beat Philadelphia 105-88 in Game 2 on Wednesday night to even the first-round series. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Detroit Pistons • Philadelphia 76ers • Rasheed Wallace • Andre Miller
- Spurs Down Suns, Take 2-0 Series Lead
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 23, 08 12:05 AM CDT
  
  Tony Parker scored 32 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-96 victory over Phoenix in Game 2 on Tuesday night after the Suns gave away another double-digit, first-half lead. The Spurs were down by as many as 14 in the first half before outscoring Phoenix 27-11 in the third quarter. More »
  
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  basketball • San Antonio Spurs • Phoenix Suns • Amare Stoudemire • Tony Parker
- Howard Has Another 20-20 Game as Magic Beat Raptors
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 22, 08 11:47 PM CDT
  
  Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, but missed a 19-footer with 1.9 seconds left that could have won the game. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Orlando Magic • Toronto Raptors • Dwight Howard
- Chris Paul Picks Mavs Apart, Again
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 22, 08 9:44 PM CDT
  
  First the brilliant playoff debut, then the encore. Chris Paul had 32 points and a franchise playoff-record 17 assists, leading New Orleans to a 127-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night that gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. The old record was 15 assists, set by Muggsy Bogues in 1993. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Dallas Mavericks • New Orleans Hornets • Chris Paul • David West • Peja Stojakovic • Tyson Chandler
- Jazz Beat Rockets 90-84 to Take 2-0 Series Lead
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 22, 08 1:29 AM CDT
  
  Tracy McGrady disappeared again in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz took a commanding lead in their playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Deron Williams shrugged off an ankle injury and scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Rockets 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Houston Rockets • Utah Jazz • Tracy McGrady • Deron Williams
- James Scores 30 In Cavs' Historic Rout of Wiz
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 21, 08 10:54 PM CDT
  
  Maybe Gilbert Arenas was talking about some other Cavaliers. The Cleveland team he and the Washington Wizards faced Monday night doesn't look so beatable. LeBron James scored 30 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16, and the Cavaliers played their best game in months, blowing out Arenas and Co. 116-86. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • Gilbert Arenas • Zydrunas Ilgauskas
- Spurs' Ginobili Wins NBA's Sixth Man Award
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 21, 08 10:50 PM CDT
  
  San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili—good enough to be a starter on about any team—won the NBA's sixth man award given to the league's best reserve on Monday. Ginobili led the Spurs in scoring, averaging a career-high 19.5 points to go with 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • San Antonio Spurs • Manu Ginobili • Leandro Barbosa
- Allen, Garnett Lead Celtics to Win Over Hawks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 21, 08 12:18 AM CDT
  
  Ray Allen scored 18 points and Kevin Garnett had 16 as the two newcomers who led the Boston Celtics to the NBA's best record sparked them to a 104-81 win last night in their playoff opener against the Atlanta Hawks. Rookie Al Horford led the Hawks with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Joe Johnson added 19 points. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Boston Celtics • Atlanta Hawks • Kevin Garnett • Paul Pierce • Ray Allen • Joe Johnson • Rajon Rondo • Al Horford
- 76ers Stun Pistons in Game One
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 11:06 PM CDT
  
  Andre Miller scored 20 points while Willie Green had a career playoff-high 17 to help the Philadelphia 76ers stun the Detroit Pistons 90-86 Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series. The Eastern Conference's second-seeded team was expected beat the seventh-seeded Sixers by double digits and did lead by 15 midway through the third quarter. But Philadelphia refused to follow the script. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Detroit Pistons • Philadelphia 76ers • Rasheed Wallace • Andre Miller • Willie Green
- Gasol Leads Lakers Past Nuggets
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 6:01 PM CDT
  
  Pau Gasol finally discovered how it feels to be on the winning side in a postseason game. The 7-foot Spaniard had a whole lot to do with his first victory. Gasol established playoff highs with 36 points and eight assists and had 16 rebounds as well Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers took command early in the third quarter and beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • Kobe Bryant • Denver Nuggets • Pau Gasol
- Paul Shines in Playoff Debut as Hornets Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 12:46 AM CDT
  
  So much for playoff experience. Chris Paul had 35 points and 10 assists in his first career playoff game last night, lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 104-92 come-from-behind victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their first-round series. David West also scored 23 points to help New Orleans storm back from a 12-point halftime deficit and win going away. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Dallas Mavericks • New Orleans Hornets • Dirk Nowitzki • Chris Paul • Jason Kidd • NBA playoffs • David West • Josh Howard
- Knicks Fire Coach Thomas
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 18, 08 5:18 PM CDT
  
  Isiah Thomas was fired today as head coach of the New York Knicks, the Times reports. Team president Donnie Walsh said that Thomas will remain as an adviser, although he’ll have no direct responsibilities. The Knicks were 56-108 in his two seasons at coach; they've made little headway since Thomas was named team president in 2003 and tasked with rebuilding the franchise. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • James Dolan • Madison Square Garden • Donnie Walsh
- Sonics Spat Heats Up
  
  newser | Seattle Times | Apr 18, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is now taking a swing at Seattle, accusing Mayor Greg Nickles of a "Machiavellian plan" to turn the basketball team back over to local ownership. The Oklahoma billionaire claims the city has misled the public and mischaracterized reasons for the lawsuit it filed to keep the Sonics at Key Arena, reports the Seattle Times . More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett
- Suns Defeat Blazers 100-91, Earn No. 6 Seed
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 17, 08 12:43 AM CDT
  
  Little-used Sean Marks had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Phoenix beat the Portland Trail Blazers 100-91 on Wednesday night in a game that ended up having no bearing on the Suns' playoff seeding. San Antonio's rout of Utah earlier in the night locked Phoenix (55-27) into the sixth seed in the Western Conference. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Phoenix Suns • Portland Trail Blazers • Shaquille O'Neal
- Spurs Wrap Up Third Seed With Win Over Jazz
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 11:38 PM CDT
  
  The San Antonio Spurs wrapped up the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs in dominant fashion, routing the Utah Jazz 109-80 on Wednesday night. The Spurs will face the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round. The Jazz will take on the Houston Rockets. The Spurs' win, coupled with Houston's victory earlier Wednesday evening, firmed up seeds 3-6 in the West. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz • Tim Duncan
- Nuggets Nab 50th Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 11:02 PM CDT
  
  Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken driving charge, and the Denver Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time in 20 years with a 120-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. The Nuggets learned in the first half that Dallas had beaten New Orleans. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Denver Nuggets • Memphis Grizzlies • Carmelo Anthony
- Thomas Scores 26 as Bulls Defeat Raptors
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 10:43 PM CDT
  
  The Toronto Raptors will be in good shape if T.J. Ford shoots this way in the playoffs. While Ford finished with 18 points in 18 minutes, Tyrus Thomas scored a season-high 26 to lead Chicago to a 107-97 victory over Toronto in what might have been interim coach Jim Boylan's last game with the Bulls. More »
  
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  basketball • NBA • Chicago Bulls • Toronto Raptors • Chris Bosh • T.J. Ford • Tyrus Thomas

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