Chicago piles up fouls, turnovers; Jefferson leads way for NJ
Chicago Tribune Nov 1, 07 3:44 AM CDT
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The Nets took their season opener from the Bulls in overtime, 112-103. It was their 12th straight win over Chicago on home court, causing the Bulls' Ben Gordon to say after, "I don't know what it is about this place." Nets leading scorer Richard Jefferson, reports the Star-Ledger , pointed to a 4th quarter comment from referee Bennett Salvatore: "He kind of smiled and said, 'Rich, this is kind of like a playoff game.'"
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Dallas, Terry start the season strong, hold LeBron to 10
Dallas Morning News Nov 1, 07 3:23 AM CDT
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The Cleveland Cavaliers began this season last night the same way they closed out last spring: by losing handily to a team from Texas. This time it was Dirk Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks who dominated the struggling Cavs early on and held LeBron James to just 10 points to win 92-74, reports the Dallas Morning News .
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Raptors survive late Sixers run, start season with a 106-97 home victory
Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 31, 07 10:31 PM CDT
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The Sixers season opener did little to prove wrong the prognosticators who forecast the team would struggle, as Philadelphia lost 106-97 to the Raptors in Toronto. The Raptors lead by as many as 22 in the third quarter, until Philadelphia fought to cut the lead to one midway through the fourth. But they could never overtake the defending division champions, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer .
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Player had been under orders not to go out
ESPN Oct 31, 07 7:53 AM CDT
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Tyrone Hanson, the Nevada basketball player who was robbed and severely beaten at a Halloween party that ended in three deaths, has been removed from the UNR basketball team for disobeying his coach. Mark Fox explained that Hanson "violated our policy by going out socially that evening while he had been directed not to," reports the AP.
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Houston wins season opener, 95-93, on Battier's longball
Houston Chronicle Oct 31, 07 4:02 AM CDT
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Kobe Bryant put up 45 points, nearly half of the Lakers' total, in last night's season opener against the Rockets, but a late fourth-quarter showdown went in Houston's favor for a final score of 95-93. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming combined for 55 points, but it was Shane Battier who sank the critical last-second three-pointer, reports the Houston Chronicle.
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Title jewelry, banner unveiled before opener against Trail Blazers
Associated Press Oct 31, 07 3:49 AM CDT
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"It's to be appreciated to the very last minute," said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, speaking about last season's title before the start of last night's game. "So if we lose, blame it on my bad prep." Popovich will earn no reproaches after the Spurs' 106-97 season-opening victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the first step toward consecutive championships.
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Commish says of MSG: 'they're not a model of intelligent management'
New York Times Oct 30, 07 11:15 PM CDT
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, in an interview broadcast yesterday on ESPN, lambasted the New York Knicks organization's mismanagement of Anucha Browne's successful lawsuit against coach Isiah Thomas, the New York Times reports. "It demonstrates that they're not a model of intelligent management," Stern said, citing a failure to deal with the harassment allegations at an earlier stage.
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Draconian gambling rules under reform
Associated Press Oct 26, 07 1:14 AM CDT
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Despite violating the NBA's stringent gambling rules, over half of the league's referees will not be punished, announced commissioner David Stern. The current rules forbid all gambling, an overly strict policy that has been improperly enforced, according to Stern; among other changes, he is likely to allow non-sports-related wagers in casinos.
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Heat trade 'Toine for Ricky Davis, add scoring in Wade's absence
Miami Herald Oct 24, 07 9:48 PM CDT
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The Antoine Walker Era in Miami is over; the Heat have traded the swaggering forward and spare parts in exchange for troubled but talented swingman Ricky Davis and willowy center Mark Blount. Walker's shooting from the bench helped Miami win the NBA title in 2006, but he clashed often with coach Pat Riley over his conditioning, or lack thereof.
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Nuggets star guard forced to abandon Atlanta home due to construction flaws
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Oct 19, 07 12:59 AM CDT
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Denver superstar guard Allen Iverson is suing an Atlanta builder for construction so shoddy, he was forced to move his family elsewhere within two months, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The home, which cost $2.2 million, featured cracks in the brickwork and flooring, evidence of settling, and other indicators that it could not support its own weight.
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College hoops season got underway at 7pm
ESPN Oct 13, 07 5:50 AM CDT
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The first official practices for NCAA basketball teams tipped off at 7pm last night with varying degrees of hoopla, ESPN reports. Schools like UCLA and Washington State eschewed the "madness" aspect as well as the "midnight," but others put on spectacles for sellout crowds. "Until you go through it you'd never understand it," says Kentucky's new coach Bill Gillispie.
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Buss doesn't want to lose star,
get nothing in return
Los Angeles Times Oct 11, 07 4:59 PM CDT
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Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss tells the Los Angeles Times it isn't inconceivable that he would trade Kobe Bryant if an offer of sufficient value arose. In his first public remarks since an off-season punctuated by disruptive comments from the team's star, Buss said other teams had made offers for Bryant, but none was good enough to take.
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Billionaire Mavs owner says storied club is an opportunity he
can't let 'slip by'
Associated Press Oct 9, 07 6:48 AM CDT
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When the Tribune Company looks to sell the Chicago Cubs this off-season, rowdy Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants a seat at the table. Known for referee bashing and sideline antics while cheering on his NBA team, the billionaire yesterday reiterated his desire to own one of the crown jewels of professional sports in an interview with a Chicago DJ.
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