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| Williams, Boozer help Jazz beat Lakers in Game 3 |
NBA Basketball |
04/24/2009 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Worldwide Gamble) - Deron Williams hit the winning fadeaway jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz got a powerful performance from Carlos Boozer in an 88-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Boozer had 23 points and equaled a franchise playoff-record with 22 rebounds, helping the Jazz erase a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to pull within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Williams finished with 13 points and nine assist |
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| Lakers hope to take commanding 3-0 series lead in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to place a stranglehold on their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Utah Jazz Thursday when they series shifts to Salt Lake City for Game 3. Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half on Tuesday, as the Lakers took a 2-0 series lead against Utah with a 119-109 victory at Staples Center. Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Lamar Odom 19 on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench for the Lakers, who shot 60 percent from the floor and led wire-to-wire des |
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| Spurs, Mavs series shifts to "Big D" |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2009 |
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| On Saturday, the Mavericks rallied from a 13-point deficit to upend the Spurs, 105-97, snapping a nine-game road losing streak in the process. Two nights later, Dallas got behind by double digits quickly and couldn't become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 to win consecutive playoff games in San Antonio. Tonight's game took on added significance when Mavs center Erick Dampier said that "my first foul Thursday night is going to put (Parker) on his back." The threat reached the NBA offices and D |
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| Lakers jump on Jazz early, take 2-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half, as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 series lead against the Utah Jazz with a 119-109 victory in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at Staples Center. Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Lamar Odom 19 on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench for the Lakers, who shot 60 percent from the floor and led wire-to-wire despite a strong push from Utah in the fourth quarter. Bryant also had six rebounds and nine assists. |
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| Lakers, Jazz tangle in Game 2 at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to build on a solid but uneven Game 1 performance when they resume their Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center tonight. Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and dished out eight assists on Sunday as the Lakers led by double digits for a majority of their 113-100 victory over the Jazz in the opener. LA coach Phil Jackson wasn't all that happy with the easy win, however. The Lakers were up by 22 point at halftime and sleepwalked at ti |
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| Spurs regroup, crush Mavs to even series |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2009 |
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| On Saturday, the Mavericks rallied from a 13-point deficit to upend the Spurs, 105-97, snapping a nine-game road losing streak in the process. Two nights later, Dallas got behind by double digits quickly and couldn't become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 to win consecutive playoff games in San Antonio. Game 3 of the best-of-seven set is scheduled for Thursday in Dallas. Dallas dominated with a 39-14 difference in bench points in the series opener, when the Mavs got 25 points from Josh Howard |
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| Mavs shoot for second straight in San Antonio |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2009 |
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| g. Barea scored seven of his points in the final quarter, and the Spurs failed to get any contribution from their bench, with just one free throw from Ime Udoka in the second half. With a win tonight the Mavericks can become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 to win consecutive playoff games in San Antonio. The clubs split the four-game seasons series this year with the highlight being the Spurs' 133-126 double-overtime victory in Dallas on December 9. The Mavs had been a shaky road team this sea |
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| Bryant, Lakers take Game 1 at home against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and dished out eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers led by double digits for a majority of their 113-100 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Bryant moved into third all-time on the Lakers' all-time postseason scoring list and ninth overall with 3,710 points, passing Magic Johnson. Trevor Ariza added a playoff career-high 21 points, while Pau Gasol contributed 20 points, nine rebounds and four bl |
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| Nuggets, Hornets cap first weekend of NBA playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2009 |
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| ady to hurl 10 to 15 bad shots a game and star forward Carmelo Anthony created a distraction after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving shortly before George Karl's team played roadkill, with the skill of Academy Award winning actors, to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference quarters. Now, Iverson is in Detroit, being banned from Motor City casinos, and Anthony has kept his nose clean, while "Mr. Big Shot" himself, Chauncey Billups, is on hand to lead the Nuggets. The Nuggets, who are the secon |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Los Angeles Lakers begin their quest for their 15th NBA championship when they face the eighth-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers are again the team to beat in the West and gained the No. 1 seed by virtue of a 65-17 record, and now have plenty of healthy weapons for their first-round series, which starts Sunday at 3 p.m. (et). Pau Gasol has been a force up front all season, and now the Pacific Division winners will look forward to Andrew Bynum being ab |
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