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Magic Trip Up Pacers, Clinch Playoff  Berth

Miller leads 76ers past Spurs; Wizards get OT win over Clippers

Mar 16, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Orlando clinched a postseason spot with a 122-111 victory over Indiana, despite 22 turnovers that led to 25 Pacers points. Hedo Turkoglu shot 13-for-23 for a game-high 27 points, with Rashard Lewis adding 22 and Mo Evans pitching in 19. The Magic now have their sights on keeping their 3-seed,... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Los Angeles Clippers • San Antonio Spurs • Orlando Magic • Indiana Pacers • Rashard Lewis • Dwight Howard • Philadelphia 76ers • Hedo Turkoglu • Antawn Jamison • Andre Miller • Mo Evans

Suns Shake Off Foul Trouble, Warriors 123-115

Butler returns to deny King James; Artest shines against Blazers

Mar 14, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After Shaquille O'Neal fouled out of the game midway through the third—with the fourth technical foul called on Phoenix—the Suns regrouped before a furious home crowd to top the Warriors 123-115, reports the Arizona Republic. Golden State's league-leading offense outshot Phoenix 105-82 due to turnovers and offensive... More »

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NBA • Golden State Warriors • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • Phoenix Suns • Portland Trail Blazers • Sacramento Kings • Ron Artest • Caron Butler • Shaquille O'Neal

Blazers Best Timberwolves 103-96

Pacers snap slide against SuperSonics, Wizards top Bucks

Mar 12, 08 12:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brandon Roy stepped up when it mattered and led Portland on a 12-2 fourth quarter run that pushed the Trail Blazers past the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-96. Roy had 27 points and nine assists. Minnesota’s star, Al Jefferson, also came alive in the fourth, scoring 12 of his 20 points... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Portland Trail Blazers • Seattle SuperSonics • Indiana Pacers • Minnesota Timberwolves • Milwaukee Bucks • Al Jefferson • Charlie Villanueva

Davis, Warriors Work Magic
on Orlando

Richardson leads red-hot Bobcats, Hawks take 2 from Heat

Mar 9, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baron Davis scored 33 points and Stephen Jackson scored 14 points during a third-quarter run to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 104-95 win over the Orlando Magic last night, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Dwight Howard had 26 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Magic. Orlando had... More »

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NBA • Golden State Warriors • basketball • Washington Wizards • Miami Heat • Baron Davis • Orlando Magic • Charlotte Bobcats • Jason Richardson • Dwight Howard • Atlanta Hawks • Stephen Jackson • Pro basketball

Prince, Pistons Rebound by Beating Knicks

Washington defeats Bosh-less Toronto; Bobcats win 4th straight

Mar 7, 08 11:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pistons apparently didn't have too bad a hangover from their big matchup with Boston the other night, as they went into Madison Square Garden and defeated the Knicks 101-97. Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons with 28 points, bouncing back from a horrendous shooting performance during his last appearance in... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Toronto Raptors • Detroit Pistons • Charlotte Bobcats • Eddy Curry • New York Knicks • Tayshaun Prince • Raymond Felton • Atlanta Hawks • Antawn Jamison

Wizards Can't Control Magic in 122-92 Rout

Ex-Warrior shames old team; Raptors stay hot on trip to Miami

Mar 5, 08 11:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Orlando matched its win total from last season with 40 in drubbing injury-ridden Washington, the second-place team in the Southeast Division despite a losing record. Dwight Howard had a ho-hum 20 points and 11 boards in a contest that wasn't close from the beginning. Also in the Southeast: More »

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NBA • Golden State Warriors • basketball • Washington Wizards • Miami Heat • Toronto Raptors • Orlando Magic • Charlotte Bobcats • Jason Richardson • Dwight Howard

Warriors Douse Sweep by Blazers

Hornets come up empty versus Wizards, Kings come back to beat Heat

Mar 3, 08 3:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The usually deafening crowd at Golden State was reserved for much of last night's contest between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, but the fans caught fire when the home team did. The Warriors went on a fourth-quarter tear to win 110-104 and revenge itself for two previous losses to Portland,... More »

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NBA • Golden State Warriors • New Orleans Hornets • basketball • Washington Wizards • Miami Heat • Portland Trail Blazers • Sacramento Kings • Kevin Martin

Kidd Quiets Critics in Mavs' Defeat of Kings

Bulls crumble under Wizards, Rockets get 14th win from Grizzlies

Mar 1, 08 6:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Any doubters in Dallas have likely changed their tune after Jason Kidd nearly snagged a triple-double in the Mavericks' 115-106 domination of Sacramento. The Mavs put the leap in Leap Day, with Kidd grabbing 11 boards, Dirk Nowitzki hauling in 10, Josh Howard getting nine, and Erick Dampier leading with... More »

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NBA • Memphis Grizzlies • basketball • Washington Wizards • Dallas Mavericks • Chicago Bulls • Dirk Nowitzki • Houston Rockets • Sacramento Kings • Tracy McGrady • Jason Kidd • Josh Howard • Andres Nocioni • Erick Dampier

Resilient Rockets Rout Wiz Sans Yao

Young Timberwolves claw way to a big upset; Grizzlies, not so much

Feb 26, 08 10:50 PM CST
(Newser) - No Yao, no problem. After learning they'd lost 7'6" franchise center Yao Ming for the season with a stress fracture, the scrappy Rockets dominated the Wizards defensively, coasting 94-69 for their 13th straight win. Platooning at the five-spot were 41-year-old Dikembe Mutombo, who had four blocks, and promising rookie Carl... More »

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NBA • Memphis Grizzlies • Washington Wizards • Phoenix Suns • Steve Nash • Utah Jazz • Yao Ming • Houston Rockets • Minnesota Timberwolves • Carl Landry • Dikembe Mutombo

Stevenson Stings Hornets at the Buzzer

New Orleans' third straight loss drops them to third in West

Feb 26, 08 6:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The Wizards stormed back from an 11-point halftime deficit against one of the West's best teams, knocking off the Hornets 95-92 on DeShawn Stevenson's buzzer-beating fadeaway three-pointer. It was a fitting conclusion on a career 33-point evening for Stevenson. The shot concluded a chippy, foul-intensive final minute. More »

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NBA • New Orleans Hornets • Washington Wizards • Tyson Chandler • Chris Paul • Antawn Jamison • Hilton Armstrong • DeShawn Stevenson

76ers Push Heat Losing Streak to 11

Jamison lifts Wizards by Bobcats, Jefferson's 36 boosts Nets to win

Feb 23, 08 11:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The Philadelphia 76ers scored the final 10 points of overtime to send the Miami Heat to their 11th straight loss, 101-96 last night, reports the Associated Press. Andre Iguodala and Andre Miller both scored 24 points for the 76ers. Dwayne Wade scored 33 points for Miami, which has dropped 26... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Miami Heat • New Jersey Nets • Indiana Pacers • Vince Carter • Richard Jefferson • Charlotte Bobcats • Jason Kidd • Philadelphia 76ers • Andre Iguodala • Antawn Jamison • Dwayne Wade • Andre Miller

LeBron Powers Undermanned Cleveland

Wizards lose again despite Cavs having only 8 players available

Feb 23, 08 12:10 AM CST
(Newser) - After recently being touted by his coach as NBA MVP, LeBron James backed up that statement with another superb performance, leading the Cavaliers in a 90-89 nail-biter over Washington. James hit the winning free throws with 8 seconds left as part of his 33-point, 15-rebound night, while playing nearly the... More »

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NBA • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • sports trade

Orlando Book- Ends Detroit's Streak 103-85

Rockets stop Cavs for ninth straight road win; Wiz drop ninth of 10

Feb 19, 08 11:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The Magic were the last team to beat the Pistons before their 10-game win streak, and they routed Detroit at home tonight to end it as well. Orlando led by as many as 26 in the final quarter after outscoring the misfiring Pistons 63-37 in the middle two stanzas. Rip... More »

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NBA • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Washington Wizards • Detroit Pistons • Houston Rockets • Orlando Magic • New York Knicks • Richard Hamilton

Rockets Get Late Boost Over Kings 89-87

Jazz pass Sonics on Boozer's triple-double, Wizards edge Clippers

Feb 14, 08 4:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Steve Novak made only one field goal for the Rockets last night: a game-winning three-pointer with 2.5 ticks remaining. Sacramento's Brad Miller couldn't do the same, leaving Houston with the 89-87 game and an intact eight-game win streak going into the All-Star break. "I dreamed of that, for... More »

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NBA • Washington Wizards • Los Angeles Clippers • Utah Jazz • Seattle SuperSonics • Houston Rockets • Sacramento Kings

Warriors Shock Wizards at the Wire 120-117

Golden State rallies from 23 points back thanks to Jackson's 41

Feb 12, 08 4:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Golden State Warriors trailed for all but two minutes in last night's game, but one of those minutes included the final buzzer, meaning another hard loss for the Wizards. The 120-117 results brings Washington to its eighth straight defeat, just when it seemed that fortunes were changing, reports the... More »

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NBA • Golden State Warriors • Washington Wizards • Stephen Jackson

Carmelo's 49 Push Nuggets Past Wizards

Sonics put up a fight but Nash's Suns prevail, Jazz can't touch Kings

Feb 9, 08 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Carmelo Anthony had his career-best game with 49 points and Marcus Camby grabbed 17 rebounds in a one-two punch against a Wizards team that never knew what hit it. Used to playing without Gilbert Arenas but now missing Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels, Washington gave up its sixth straight game,... More »

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NBA • Washington Wizards • Phoenix Suns • Denver Nuggets • Utah Jazz • Seattle SuperSonics • Sacramento Kings • Carmelo Anthony • Wally Szczerbiak

Spurs Power Past Slumping Wizards 85-77

Johnson, Hawks capitalize on Kobe's blunder, Magic cut down Nets

Feb 7, 08 12:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A rejuvenated Robert Horry led San Antonio on a 17-4 third quarter run that gave the Spurs the lead and carried them to an 85-77 win over Washington. The Wizards have now lost five straight, reports the Associated Press. The skid has coincided with All-Star Caron Butler’s hip injury... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Washington Wizards • New Jersey Nets • San Antonio Spurs • Orlando Magic • Caron Butler • Dwight Howard • Atlanta Hawks • Joe Johnson

Sixers Surge Late, Stun Wizards

17-0 run in the fourth quarter sends Washington to fourth straight loss

Feb 5, 08 9:33 PM CST
(Newser) - After a sluggish three quarters, the 76ers put together a 17-0 fourth-quarter rally to put away the Wizards, 101-96. The night before, Philly had frittered away a 20-point lead in Atlanta; back home, the shoe was on the other foot. (Although not literally; Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks continued to nurse... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Philadelphia 76ers • Andre Iguodala • Rodney Carney • Maurice Cheeks

Kobe, Lakers Soar Past Washington

Hot shooting leads LA past an uninspired Washington squad

Feb 3, 08 10:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Technically, the Lakers were playing a road game at Washington, but it was hard to tell at times, as Kobe Bryant heard lots cheers while pouring in 19 points during the first quarter of his team's 103-91 victory. In all, the superstar finished with 30 while Lamar Odom and Vladimir... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Washington Wizards • Caron Butler • Pau Gasol

Jazz Surge Past
Ailing Wizards

Loss of Butler continues to take a toll on Washington

Feb 2, 08 7:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite the absence of leading scorer Caron Butler for a third game, Washington fought hard to keep last night's contest against the surging Jazz respectable. But the Wizards' 96-87 loss was a plodding affair of 28 turnovers, the Washington Times reports, more than half of which belonged to Utah. The... More »

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NBA • basketball • Washington Wizards • Utah Jazz • Eddie Jordan • Caron Butler

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