Kobe, Nash in All-Star 3-point contest
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Kobe Bryant will take part in the 3-point shooting contest at All-Star weekend against a field that includes defending champion Jason Kapono and the last repeat winner, Peja Stojakovic.
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Phoenix guard Steve Nash, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player who has missed the past three games with a sore right shoulder, will reportedly not play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game.
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Lakers 95, Bucks 90: Brian Cook came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points, including five 3-point shots, and Kobe Bryant added 20 points despite being held without a field goal for three quarters to lead visiting Los Angeles past Milwaukee last
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Steve Nash scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half &#151; including two free throws with 5.4 seconds to play, and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 99-94 on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant scored 31 points to capture his second MVP award and lead the West to a 153-132 victory over the East in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday.
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Steve Nash has withdrawn from Sunday's All-Star game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder.
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Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat continues to pace all Eastern Conference players after the third returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star balloting program.
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Kobe Bryant scored 17 points, Carmelo Anthony added 12 and the Western Conference took a 79-59 lead at halftime Sunday night in an appropriately decadent NBA All-Star game.
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Kobe got even with Gil. Two of the NBA's riveting stars spent Saturday night trying to outdo each other, point for point, flashy move for flashy move, their last meeting seven weeks ago very much on their minds.
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Playing half the game with a chipped front tooth, Steve Nash had 29 points and 11 assists, and the Phoenix Suns defeated Utah 103-98 on Wednesday night.
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Steve Nash has 25 points and 11 assists Tuesday as the Suns rally from an 18-point, third-period deficit to upend the Pacers in Indiana, 103-92.
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Shawn Marion's debut was strong. It just wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Kobe Bryant scored 31 points to  capture his second MVP award and lead the West to a 153-132  victory over the East in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday.
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New York's Nate Robinson will defend his title at the National Basketball Association All-Star Slam Dunk contest against three first-time entrants, the league announced.
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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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Shawn Marionâs debut was strong. It just was not enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, chats with center Shaquille O&#39;Neal (34) during a timeout in the final seconds of the fourth quarter quarter against the Miami Heat in Miami, in this Feb. 10, 2004 photo.