Saturday&#39;s NBA Roundup
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Using a makeshift roster of just six players a night after an ugly brawl with fans, the Pacers pressed Orlando until the very end before dropping an 86-83 decision to the Magic on Saturday.
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The Knicks lost last night to the Nets&#39; A Team, the one with Jason Kidd in the lineup for 21 minutes, 40-32. They beat the B Team, the one without Kidd, for 27 minutes, 55-39.
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Hope y&#39;all had a solid Christmas yesterday. It was good day for sitting on the couch watching hoop and eating. Come to think of it, the only difference between yesterday and most other Saturdays were the presents.
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The Sporting News - What's going on: A five-game winning streak by the Blazers? A four-game winning streak by the Sixers?  The heretofore darling Magic lose three in a row, all against mediocre teams in the East? The Jazz lose five in row? The Mavericks are held to 76 points by the Raptors? The Heat wins at Phoenix, then goes home and loses to the Wizards?
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CLEVELAND -- Tracy McGrady scored 34 points, Yao Ming added 20 points and the Houston Rockets didn&#39;t have to contend with LeBron James after halftime during a 98-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.
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Carmelo Anthony got the best of LeBron James, again. Kobe Bryant's win in Miami meant less this time because Shaquille O'Neal no longer plays there.
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1. An arbitrator has ruled that Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s suspension should be cut from 25 games to 15, but upheld the bans on Ron Artest and two other Pacers.
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Chauncey Billups scored 18 points, Chris Webber and Rasheed Wallace had 15 apiece, and the Detroit Pistons reminded the Cavaliers who's the boss in the NBA Central with a 90-78 win yesterday in Cleveland.
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It was an evening overflowing with firsts. First time ever that the NBA&#39;s Opening Night fell on the same night as a presidential election.
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By abc12/Associated Press. (11/20/04)-- The NBA is reviewing last night&#39;s ugly ending of Indiana&#39;s 97-to-82 win over Detroit.
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The NBA tips off its new season as the defending champions, the Detriot Pistons, overpowered the Houston Rockets 87-79. Rasheed Wallace led the offensive, scoring 24 points while
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Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to surpass 2,000 for his career, and the Nuggets controlled Shaquille O&#39;Neal with double-teams to defeat the Miami Heat, 104-95, last night in Denver.
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Chauncey Billups' two free throws with 2.6 seconds left gave Detroit its first lead since the first quarter, and Stephon Marbury's last-second miss gave Detroit a 94-93 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850). Records: Minnesota is 7-34 (last in the Northwest Division); Boston is 33-7 (first in the Atlantic Division). Scoring: Al Jefferson 20.8, Rashad McCants 15.0, Ryan Gomes 11.7. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.1, Gomes 5.3, Craig Smith 4.8. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 5.9, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.4. Head to head: ...
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NBA on Sunday suspended nine players for involving in a melee during Friday&#39;s game between Detorit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, with Ron Artest suspended for the rest of the season, 73 games.
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(Sports Network) - The Nets&#39; struggles continued on Saturday, as they found themselves on the wrong end of a 97-86 decision against the Washington Wizards at Continental Airlines Arena.
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The NBA issued indefinite suspensions yesterday for Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, as well as Detroit Pistons center Ben