Nash enjoys emotional return to Dallas; Garnett gets best of Shaq
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Back in Dallas, Steve Nash deftly ran the Phoenix offense and set up his new teammates with one smooth pass after another. Kevin Garnett kept the ball in his own hands, outclassing Shaquille O&#39;Neal all night.
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Joe Johnson wanted the ball against the Utah Jazz - and his teammates were glad to get it to him. Steve Nash cashes in a double-double en route to a 108-86 win.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets  All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned from off-season knee  surgery Monday to help his team defeat the Toronto Raptors,  88-86, at Continental Airlines Arena.
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Philadelphia's new starting frontcourt tandem used its best rebounding performance of the season to overshadow the return of New Orleans' star point guard.
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Sport: Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash said he would like 'to be involved' with Tottenham after he retires.
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Steve Nash had 24 points and 13 assists and the Suns pulled away in the final quarter to beat the weary and shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, 109-97, last night in Phoenix.
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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal received the loudest ovation before the game. Kobe Bryant came up short in his bid to earn the final cheers.
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When, where: Tonight, 8, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: TNT, WEEI (850). Records: Dallas is 31-13 (second in the Southwest Division); Boston is 35-8 (first in the Atlantic Division). Scoring: Dirk Nowitzki 22.3, Josh Howard 20.9, Jason Terry 15.1. Rebounding: Nowitzki 8.6, Howard 7.5, Erick Dampier 6.9. Assists: Nowitzki 3.8, Terry 3.3, Howard 2.1. Head to head: This is ...
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The Sporting News - Shaq goes to the Suns. Pau Gasol joins the Lakers. Chris Webber returns to the Warriors. Damon Stoudamire is sold on the Spurs. Just glance at the transactions and you can see the West is as wild as ever.  Then look at the standings and you can see this season is turning out to be wilder than ever. A mere five games separate the first-place Suns from the 10th-place Blazers. Wild and crazy, indeed.
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Cancer-conquering coach Rudy Tomjanovich has made an emotional and triumphant homecoming here, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to an 84-79 victory over Houston, a team he served for 34 years.
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PHOENIX, Dec. 18 (Ticker) -- Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash helped a team make history again. Shawn Marion had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds and Nash added 13 and 11 assists as the Suns extended
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MIAMI Â· Monday night&#39;s 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O&#39;Neal.
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Kevin Garnett had 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 8 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a tough defense to snap the Suns' nine-game winning streak, 97-93, last night in Phoenix.
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Steve Nash's old spot is the only empty one in the Dallas Mavericks' locker room, a vacancy that's part tribute and part happenstance. Otherwise, there's little evidence that the Mavericks miss the floppy-haired point guard.
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It was appropriate that on Boxing Day the Raptors emerged battered and bruised after facing the high-flying Phoenix Suns. Victoria&#39;s Steve Nash took no pity on the only NBA team remaining in his homeland.
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PHOENIX -- Phoenix guard Steve Nash, the NBA&#39;s assist leader, sustained a concussion Friday night and sat out the second half of the Suns&#39; 95-86 victory over New Orleans.
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Eight-times All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned to Dallas on Tuesday when the Mavericks completed an eight-player trade with the New Jersey Nets.