Archive for November 8th, 2009
Suns move to 6-1, beat Wizards again (AP)
The Phoenix Suns came out in the daytime for the first time this season, on a Sunday afternoon on the East Coast. And they proceeded to commit 16 first-half turnovers. The Suns settled down, giving the ball away only five times in the second half, and beat the Washington Wizards 102-90 to improve to 6-1, [...]
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Thunder rout short-handed Magic 102-74 (AP)
Stan Van Gundy doesn't care how many players the Orlando Magic are missing. He still wants the rest to give their best. Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 10 assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder ran away from the defending Eastern Conference champions in the second half Sunday night for [...]
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Injured Spurs PG Parker may miss a week (AP)
Spurs guard Tony Parker is not expected to play Monday against Toronto because of a sore left ankle. The Spurs said Sunday that Parker's injury was a mild sprain that could sideline him for a week. Parker rolled his ankle Friday night in the second quarter of a loss at Portland. He did not return [...]
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Parker may miss week with sprained ankle (AP)
Spurs guard Tony Parker is not expected to play Monday against Toronto because of a sore left ankle. The Spurs said Sunday that Parker's injury was a mild sprain that could sideline him for a week. Parker rolled his ankle Friday night in the second quarter of a loss at Portland. He did not return [...]
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Suns top Wizards for sixth straight time (AP)
Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday. The Suns never trailed in the second half as they beat the Wizards for the sixth straight time, including five in a row at the Verizon Center.
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Gordon, Wallace lift Pistons over 76ers (AP)
Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben Wallace added 16 rebounds, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 88-81 on Sunday. Wallace had seven of Detroit's 21 offensive rebounds, and added three blocks and three steals. Charlie Villanueva added 16 points. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 24 points, but the 76ers couldn't overcome missing [...]
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Kaman helps Clippers win third straight (AP)
Chris Kaman had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-110 on Saturday night for their third straight victory — equaling their longest winning streak of last season. The Grizzlies were without 10-time All-Star point guard Allen Iverson, whose current status as a backup behind Mike Conley — [...]
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Evans has 32 as Kings win without Martin (AP)
Rookie Tyreke Evans did his best to make up for Kevin Martin's absence in the Sacramento Kings' backcourt. Evans scored a season-high 32 points and the Kings held off the Utah Jazz 104-99 on Saturday night in their first game without the high-scoring Martin. Evans, the fourth pick in the June draft, became the focal [...]
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Howard returns, helps Mavs rip Raptors (AP)
The Dallas Mavericks had a perfect night, welcoming back swingman Josh Howard in a blowout win. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Howard scored 16 points in his season debut in the Mavericks' 129-101 victory over Toronto on Saturday night. Howard was in the starting lineup after missing all of the preseason [...]
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