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January 2008
- Sharp-Shooting Raptors Match Team-Best Rout
  
  Associated Press | Jan 30, 08 11:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The best long-range-shooting team in the NBA outdid itself against Washington: Toronto hit 13 of 18 from behind the arc tonight. Those 39 points from three-pointers ended up being the winning margin—tied for the best in team history—in the 122-83 win, in which no Raptor had more than 19 points (Andrea Bargnani). Also in the East: More »
- Wiz Top Raps in OT 108-104
  
  Associated Press | Jan 29, 08 10:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - When Gilbert Arenas went down early in the season Washington rallied around Caron Butler; now with Butler out with a strained hip flexor the Wizards got a lift from a relative unknown, Andray Blatche. The 21-year-old Blatche scored 19 points in Washington’s 108-104 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors. Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 24 points and 20 rebounds, reports the Associated Press. More »
- Mighty Celtics Hold Off Lowly Timberwolves
  
  Associated Press | Jan 26, 08 5:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kendrick Perkins scored with 16.6 seconds left as the Boston Celtics survived at home against the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves 87-86 last night, the AP reports. The Timberwolves, 7-34, had a chance for the win, but their former teammate Kevin Garnett poked the ball away to clinch the game. Perkins led the Celtics, 33-7, with 21 points. In other NBA action: More »
- Pistons Put Brakes on Skid in Philly 86-78
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 10:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It wasn't pretty, but Detroit halted a three-game losing streak with a gritty win against youthful Philadelphia. Each team managed only four points in the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, with Sixers swingman Andre Iguodala bricking two easy looks. Detroit's vaunted starting backcourt had 40 points in the win. Also in the NBA: More »
- Wiz Conjure Rare Season Sweep of Mavs
  
  Associated Press | Jan 21, 08 10:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - For the first time in eleven years, Washington swept their series with Dallas with a 102-84 win—the Mavericks' worst loss of the season. It was just one more in a litany of impressive wins for the Gilbert Arenas-free Wizards, who have also beaten the NBA-leading Celtics twice in their last six games. Also in pro hoops: More »
- Bosh, Raptors Extract Revenge Against Hawks
  
  Globe and Mail | Jan 19, 08 12:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It's not often that a Toronto versus Atlanta matchup means much, but tonight was different, as the two entered the evening 1.5 games apart in the standings. It's now 2.5, after Chris Bosh's 35 points led the Raptors to an 89-78 win. It was an incident-free first meeting between the teams since a hard foul knocked Toronto's T.J. Ford out of action. Elsewhere: More »
- Butler, Wizards Beat Celts Again
  
  Associated Press | Jan 14, 08 10:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nobody can call Washington's win over Boston on Saturday a fluke after the Wizards did it again tonight to the Celtics, winning at the Garden, 88-83. Washington closed out the last six-plus minutes of the game on a 25-6 run while overcoming a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, reports AP. Caron Butler had nine of his 21 points during the decisive stretch. More »
- Wizards Stun Stumbling Celtics
  
  Boston Globe | Jan 13, 08 6:30 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - While most of New England was busy cheering on the still-undefeated Patriots, the other Boston juggernaut faltered for the second time in three games, falling 85-78 to the Washington Wizards. The Celtics don't think they're invincible, but Paul Pierce knows his team "can play better basketball than we did" yesterday, reports the Boston Globe. More »
- Sixers Winless in '08 After Loss to Bulls, 100-97
  
  Associated Press | Jan 11, 08 10:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Chicago, led by Andres Nocioni's 26 points, improved to 5-3 under interim coach Jim Boylan with a victory in Philadelphia tonight, reports the AP. The Sixers had an 18-point first-quarter lead but managed to blow that entire margin by halftime, when they trailed by five. Samuel Dalembert had a big game for Philly with 21 points, 20 rebounds. Elsewhere: More »
- Hamilton Leads Detroit to 10th Straight Victory
  
  Associated Press | Jan 3, 08 3:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Richard Hamilton led a balanced Detroit scoring attack that saw seven players reach double figures as the Pistons defeated the Wizards, 106-93. Hamilton had seven rebounds and nine assists to go along with his 20 points, which were enough to give him the 10th most in franchise history. Fellow UConn product Caron Butler scored 22 points to pace Washington, reports the AP. Elsewhere in the Association: More »
December 2007