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Spurs defeat Suns to remain unbeaten at home
CBSSports.com Tim Duncan spent the summer trying to improve his jump shots. It showed Sunday night as the two-time MVP and 13-time All-Star scored 24 points, many on jumpers, to lead the Spurs to a 102-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, keeping the Spurs perfect at home. “Especially this summer, I worked on [...]
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Durant, Thunder crush Melo-less Knicks
CBSSports.com wi Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder are taking all of the drama out of their home games. Durant scored 28 points, James Harden added 24 off the bench and the Thunder raced past the New York Knicks 104-92 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win. Westbrook was on his [...]
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Rose drops 25 in return as Bulls beat Celtics
CBSSports The Chicago Bulls let a 20-point lead drop to one before Derrick Rose decided to take control, sore toe and all. The NBAs reigning MVP knew he had to make the shot after Paul Pierce missed a jumper that would have given the Boston Celtics their first lead. “That was my whole mindset, just [...]
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Gay, Grizzlies end Knicks’ four-game win streak
CBSSports.com wir That was the Rudy Gay the Memphis Grizzlies have been waiting to see. Gay scored a season-high 26 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat New York 94-83 to end the Knicks winning streak at four games. “Thats what we need out of him,” Memphis guard Mike Conley said. “Thats the guy we look [...]
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Bulls get career-high 25 points from Lucas III
CBSSports. John Lucas III wrapped himself in towels and sat down at his locker with a bucket of ice near his feet. After his first NBA start, the Chicago backup guard was weary and had earned a rest. Replacing injured MVP Derrick Rose, Lucas kept shooting Wednesday night. He put up 28 shots from the [...]
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Thunder beat Mavs again, take preseason series
CBSSports.com wi The Oklahoma City Thunder took some satisfaction in swe even if it wasnt the Western Conference finals. James Harden had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Russell Westbrook added 12 points and the Thunder beat the Mavericks for the second time in three days, winning 87-83 on Tuesday night. Oklahoma City won [...]
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New kid in town: Paul lights up Lakers in L.A. debut
CBSSports.com Chris Paul had 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in his Los Angeles Clippers debut and Chauncey Billups made an equally impressive first impression with his new club, scoring 23 points in a 114-95 victory against the Lakers on Monday night. The first of two preseason games between the teams followed a dizzying [...]
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Heat rout Magic in preseason opener
CBSSport Once the Miami Heat started running away from the Orlando Magic, they simply did not stop. LeBron James scored 19 points, roster hopeful Terrel Harris added 16 and the Heat outscored the Magic by 29 points over the games final 27 minutes, cruising to a 118-85 victory in the preseason opener for both teams. [...]
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Anthony paces Knicks over Nets in preseason opener
CBSSports.com w Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points in three quarters, rookie Iman Shumpert added 16, and the New York Knicks beat the New Jersey Nets 92-83 on Saturday in the preseason opener for both teams. Renaldo Balkman had 20 points for the Knicks, who got only 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting from Amare Stoudemire. But [...]
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Magic Johnson backs Stern, says he’s no racist
Magic Johnson said its “ridiculous” to suggest David Stern is racist, saying its OK to disagree with the NBA commissioner but that you “cant attack the man and what he stands for.” Johnson was responding to comments made by attorney Jeffrey Kessler, representing the NBA players association, who told the Washington Post that owners are [...]
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