Jazz, Cavaliers in must-win games
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The Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers have their work cut out. The San Antonio Spurs have the Jazz in an 0-2 hole in their Western Conference final. The Detroit Pistons have the Cavaliers in an 0-2 hole in their Eastern Conference final.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the  Detroit Pistons 88-82 to win Game Three of the Eastern  Conference finals on Sunday.
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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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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 15 of his 17 points in the first quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a late run to post a 104-88 preseason victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
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The Spurs have three crisp championship banners and a cast of role players who have been there and done that, then done it again. The Cavaliers have LeBron James.
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(Sports Network) - The struggling Utah Jazz play the first contest of a brief two-game toad trip tonight, as they visit the surprising Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena.
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WALTHAM -- What could be worse than welcoming Western Conference foe Sacramento to the FleetCenter tonight for a game that could ensure that the Celtics enter the All-Star break with a .500 record or better? How about welcoming a Sacramento squad desperate for a win after dropping four games in a row? That is the scenario the Celtics face with ...
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Their five-game Western road trip is over, but the Celtics will play their seventh straight game against a Western Conference opponent tonight as the Utah Jazz visit the FleetCenter, while hoping to reverse an early-season trend of losing more tight games than they win.
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LeBron James scored 27 points with a career-high 15 assists and 9 rebounds, finishing in pain on a sprained left ankle to lead the Cavaliers to a 114-111 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland.
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Strange things are happening to the pro teams in this city. The Cavaliers are in the NBA finals. The Indians are in first place. And the Browns drafted an offensive lineman &#151; in the first round. Maybe it's a sign.
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Deron Williams made a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz overcame LeBron James' triple-double and tying 3-pointer in a 103-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
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As the Celtics begin their second major trip west against the Sacramento Kings tonight, it seems somewhat pointless to speculate about how many games they will win (maybe one of five; two if they're very lucky). The second time around these parts should prove tougher than the first, with the Suns, Lakers, Jazz, and Rockets also on the ...
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The comebacks come too late for many of their young fans to see, and certainly too late to do much good against the San Antonio Spurs. Once the fourth quarter rolls around, the Cleveland Cavaliers begin playing NBA finals-worthy basketball.
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(Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors play the New Orleans Hornets tonight at New Orleans Arena. With a victory tonight, the Warriors can secure their first three-game win streak since they won seven straight games from March 15-28 of last season.
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(Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns try to open a season with five straight wins for the first time since 1984-85, as they visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Gund Arena.
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TAMPA -- Perhaps it would be foolish to consider last night's match against the Tampa Bay Lightning a must-win game.
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The Jazz will try to stop their longest losing streak in nearly five years when they take on the visiting Portland Trail Blazers in the opener of a home-and-home set.