Jefferson, Stoudemire named NBA Players of the Week
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Jefferson averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a 3-1 week to earn the Eastern Conference honor. He shot 52 percent from the field and scored 20 or points in all four games as the Nets put together their best week of the season.
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Celtics forward Al Jefferson, the team's top pick in last year's draft, left Wednesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with a high ankle sprain and is expected to miss at least four weeks.
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New York, NY -- Charlotte Bobcats forward/center Emeka Okafor and Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris were named Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in November.
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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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The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has activated Carlos Arroyo from the injured list and placed rookie forward Kris Humphries on the injured list.
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Twice MVP Steve Nash and fellow Phoenix Suns players Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire have been selected as reserves for the NBA's annual All-Star Game, the league announced on Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Richard Jefferson led a  balanced New Jersey attack, scoring 17 points, as the Nets beat  their cross-river rivals the New York Knicks, 93-87, at Madison  Square Garden.
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Washington Wizards All-Star forward Caron Butler remained sidelined Monday with lower back spasms, while Antawn Jamison returned to practice for the first time since injuring his knee last month.
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Less than an hour before tipoff, news trickled into the visitors' locker room that Tracy McGrady would miss last night's game with flulike symptoms. And with Yao Ming still rehabbing from a leg injury, the Celtics faced a team playing without two of its top players for the second game in a row. The Jazz defeated the Celtics, ...
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Doc Rivers is going to New Orleans, although, as he noted yesterday, he hasn't spent "one ounce of time" thinking about what he'll do as coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Kevin Garnett has been the leading vote-getter all along and will be named one of the five East starters tonight, unless Barack Obama's New Hampshire pollsters have been ...
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Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire (32) dunks past Seattle SuperSonics forward Danny Fortson (21) in the second quarter Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Seattle.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard  LeBron James and Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry were named  NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week,  respectively, for games played Monday, January 17 through  Sunday, January 23.
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Chris Paul, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire head the list of seven reserves added to the Western Conference team for the NBA all-star game, the league announced Thursday.
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Former Celtics forward Al Jefferson described his return to TD Banknorth Garden tonight as just another road game for the Timberwolves. Celtics forward Kevin Garnett sees his first regular-season game against his team of the previous 12 years as no big deal, either.
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Doc Rivers took advantage of an offday to make a quick trip to New York to see his son play in the Big East tournament. Wally Szczerbiak came through surgery fine. Delonte West came home from the hospital. Ryan Gomes might want to check his wardrobe.
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Vince Carter, a former all-star game slam dunk champion, was named the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference player of the week.
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A one-game suspension did wonders for Salim Stoudamire&#39;s attitude - and his picture-perfect shooting touch. The senior guard returned to coach Lute Olson&#39;s good graces and matched his career