sactownroyalty.com - 4/8/2008
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There's been some debate since Saturday's win over Denver, and with tonight's game at Golden State looming: Which team would you rather see in the playoffs? The crimes against Denver: They deserve punishment for not giving up Linas Kleiza for Ron Artest at the deadline. The crimes against Golden State: Local rival; Stephen Jackson got all "scoreboard" on Reggie Theus because coach took a ...
The Score, the Key Stat, the Bottom Line: Sunday's Tripleheader
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 4/7/2008 — Sunday featured a tripleheader: two ABC games with playoff implications followed by an NBA TV nightcap between the Denver Nuggets and Seattle Supersonics. New Orleans moved one step closer to clinching the top seed in the West by beating Golden State, Dallas moved one step closer to securing a playoff berth by beating Phoenix and Denver moved one step closer to missing the playoffs altogether.
Hornets, Lakers, all look to the future —
NBA Obsessed
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Well, truth be told, the time is now. The Western Conference is tight as tight can be. While some teams look better than others, let the records show they are not. At least, not by much.
Western Conference
Team GB
1. x-New Orleans —
2. x-San Antonio 1.5
3. x-LA Lakers 1.5
4. x-Utah 3.5
5. x-Houston 2.5
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NBA Last Night —
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Dallas Mavericks 105, Phoenix Suns 98 : The Suns would have to do a lot to blow their lead and miss the playoffs, but if such an event did occur there would be a lot of people pointing to this game as the reason they’re not in. The Suns held a 12 point lead heading into the fourth, but only managed nine points the entire quarter, therein losing the game. Even in victory, I’ll ...
Denver loses back-to-back; we can believe again —
Inhistoric
That extra loss that Golden State needed from Denver in order to get into the playoffs? Well they got it. Marcus Camby is a great defensive player, but his impact on the team clearly isn't that big. Last night, Denver lost 151-147 in double overtime... to the Sonics! Kevin Durant: 37 points, Luke Ridnour: 19 points, Earl Watson: 16 points, Nick Collison: 19 points, Jeff Green: 14-21 with 35 ...
2007-2008 Game 75: Denver Nuggets 126 - Phoenix Suns 120 —
Pickaxe And Roll
Box Score This win against Phoenix means if the Nuggets take care of business they will end up with at least 51 wins and will make the playoffs. What I mean by taking care of business is winning games against Sacramento, at Seattle, at the Clippers, versus Memphis and win just one game from the group of games at Golden State, at Utah and against Houston. Remember the John Hollinger ...
Penultimate Power Rankings as Playoffs Approach —
NBA.com: News
The last 10 days of the season in the West promise to be great, with the Mavs rising (to No. 10) and Denver and Golden State battling it out for the eighth seed. In the East, No. 13 Atlanta's staking its claim to the lone spot left for grabs.