Tuesday night&#39;s NBA capsules
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Rasheed Wallace, one of five Pistons to score in double figures, had 24 points to help Detroit defeat the Houston Rockets 87-79 Tuesday night in the first game of the NBA season.
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The Pistons won a game against a good team, and that in and of itself is something, considering the week Detroit&#39;s had. So, the 94-93 victory over the Knicks Wednesday night
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And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
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Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in  his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also  welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85  triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.
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(Sports Network) - The Heat suffered a 93-84 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at the SBC Center. Shaquille O&#39;Neal had 23 points and 21 rebounds for Miami, which played without star guard Dwyane
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Monday night nothing went right for the Orlando Magic. Wednesday night nothing went wrong. The Magic inched away in the second quarter and blew away in the third, leading Toronto
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A blowout at the Palace of Auburn Hills is nothing new. The surprise last night was that it was the Pistons getting routed. Detroit trailed the Orlando Magic by as many as 26 points and its 10-game winning streak was snapped with a 103-85 loss.
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All four of the Heat&#39;s wins have come against Eastern Conference opponents...Miami falls to 2-1 at home...Dallas improves to 2-1 on the road...The Mavs won in Miami for only the fourth time in 15 outings...Rasual Butler had 11 points for the Heat...Jerry
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After being cold from the arc through four quarters, Jamal Crawford was clutch in overtime. Crawford&#39;s 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining helped the New York Knicks post a 110-109 victory
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With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night.
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There was some great basketball played last Friday night. From preps to pros, many remarkable things happened that are worth talking about.
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How&#39;s this for openers: The Nets couldn&#39;t shoot, they gave up a bushel full of second-chance points, they never guarded the 3-point line, they got hammered and Shaquille O&#39;Neal didn&#39;t even have to break a sweat.
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New York Knicks&#39; Jamal Crawford puts up a shot against the Toronto Raptors during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. Crawford scored 30 points in the Knicks&#39; 108-102 win.
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The Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks&#39; 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly
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and the Lakers for the first time since he was traded to Miami. The Heat have. Philadelphia&#39;s Allen Iverson leads the NBA in scoring with a 28.7 average.
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New York Knicks&#39; Stephon Marbury (3) fires over New Orleans Hornets&#39; Dan Dickau (2) during the second half in New Orleans Wednesday night, Dec. 8, 2004.
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The SuperSonics came into yesterday&#39;s play tied with Phoenix for the best record in the NBA. As of late last night, the Celtics are 2-0 against Seattle.