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Thunder-Wizards combine to make worst matchup ever
NBA history was made on Saturday night, but not the kind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards wanted. The Thunder entered with an NBA-worst 3-27 record, with the Wizards at 4-23. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there had never been an NBA game matching teams who had played at least 25 games combining [...]
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Saturdays National Basketball Association Capsules
PORTLAND 102, TORONTO 89 Brandon Roy scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Portland Trail Blazers posted a 102-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors. LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and Greg Oden had 16 and 10 rebounds for Portland, which shot 57 percent (20-of-35) in the second half. Roy went [...]
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Wade’s start puts him in rare NBA air
Even Dwyane Wade was a bit astonished when he learned about the company he’s in these days. Out of the nearly 4,000 players who’ve suited up in NBA history, only two – Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan – finished a season with the sort of scoring, rebound and assist numbers Wade is putting up so [...]
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Suns trade Bell, Diaw for guard Richardson
The Phoenix Suns jettisoned two familiar players to Charlotte, and got the Bobcats’ leading scorer in exchange. In the latest move in their ongoing makeover, the Suns traded Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to the Bobcats on Wednesday as part of a deal for Jason Richardson. “We felt like we needed to shake things up [...]
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Cavs’ Gibson sidelined by toe injury
Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson will miss at least two weeks because of a toe injury, the team’s first significant setback of the season. Gibson sprained his left big toe in the second quarter Tuesday night against Toronto. He didn’t travel to Cleveland’s game in Philadelphia, staying back Wednesday to be examined by Dr. Jim Sferra [...]
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