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Posts Tagged ‘nba playoffs’

Boston’s Kevin Garnett suspended for one game

Monday, April 19, 2010 5:42

Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics has been suspended without pay for one game for striking the Miami Heat's Quentin Richardson in the head with an elbow, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Richardson has been fined $25,000 for ...

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Shaq cleared, could play with LeBron in finale

Monday, April 12, 2010 19:18

It may have appeared that Cavaliers coach Mike Brown's worst nightmare came true Monday when LeBron James was carried off the court following practice. But it was just the usual Cavs antics: James had been playfully stuffed into an equipment bag and taken off the floor by teammates ...

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Howard scores 40 as Magic make finals

Sunday, May 31, 2009 15:18

Fla.(AP) The Orlando Magic never gave in. They didn't buckle when their starting point guard went down with a season-ending injury. They regrouped when their frustrated superstar called out their coach. They stood up to the Boston Celtics. They sent LeBron James home. They fought - all the way to the ...

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Bryant leads Lakers past Nuggets, back to finals

Saturday, May 30, 2009 15:02

One-half of the Kobe-LeBron dream matchup is set. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA finals for the second straight year and record 30th time overall. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will need to win two more wins to join them. Otherwise, it will be Dwight Howard ...

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James scores 37 as Cavs win Game 5

Friday, May 29, 2009 13:16

The message was quickly scribbled on the dry-erase board in Cleveland's locker room. It said little and said it all: 1:00 AM FLY. The Cavaliers are heading back to Florida, their wondrous season still alive. LeBron James wouldn't let it end. James, showing off every dimension of his unstoppable game, had 37 points, ...

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Lakers beat Nuggets 103-94 in Game 5

Thursday, May 28, 2009 13:03

The Lakers owned the fourth quarter against Denver. Now they have a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol added 14 points and 10 rebounds in Los Angeles' 103-94 victory Wednesday night. Game 6 is Friday ...

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Howard leads Magic to 116-114 OT win over Cavs

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:29

Superman swooped in just in time. Dwight Howard scored 10 points in overtime and the Orlando Magic, raining down 3-pointers like a Florida thunderstorm, withstood 44 points and a last-second shot by LeBron James for a 116-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in ...

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Nuggets even Western finals against Lakers at 2-2

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 14:23

A dominating effort on the boards and a great performance by the bench helped the Denver Nuggets overcome a below-par effort from an ailing Carmelo Anthony. The Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-101 on Monday night, evening the Western Conference finals at two games apiece. Chauncey Billups and J.R. Smith scored ...

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Dwight Howard joined Kobe Bryant with five technicals in the postseason, putting them at risk of suspension.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:09

Orlando's Dwight Howard picked up his fifth technical foul of the playoffs in Sunday night's Game 3 win over Cleveland, tying him with Kobe Bryant for the league lead and leaving Howard just two technicals shy of a one-game suspension. Players who reach the five-T barrier in the playoffs receive a ...

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Howard’s 24 lead Magic past Cavs for 2-1 lead

Monday, May 25, 2009 11:57

LeBron James had no shot. Dwight Howard scored 24 points - 14 on free throws - and Rafer Alston added 18 as the Orlando Magic, sick of seeing replays of James' dramatic Game 2 buzzer-beater, downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-89 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in an Eastern ...

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