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Head-to-head playoff meetings: Atlanta won the only previous meeting during a 1994 1st round series in 5 games. Season series recap: December 12th, 2008@Miami: Joe Johnson scored 21 points & grabbed 7 rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks used a big 3rd quarter advantage to beat the Miami Heat 87-73. Mike Bibby & Josh Smith added […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: 76ers won only previous meeting in 4 games during a 1999 first-round series. Season series recap: November 6th, 2008@Orlando: Rashard Lewis & Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points apiece, as Orlando held Philadephia to just 37.9% shooting during their 98-88 win. Thaddeus Young led the 76ers with 19 points, while Andre Iguodala added […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Celtics lead 3-1. Last meeting was during the 1st round of the 1987 NBA Playoffs, which Boston won in 3 games. Season series recap: October 31st, 2008@Boston: Kevin Garnett scored 18 points & grabbed 10 rebounds, as the Boston Celtics held Chicago to just 30% shooting during their 96-80 win. Derrick Rose […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Tied 1-1. Last meeting was during the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals, which was won by Cleveland in 6 games. Season series recap: November 19th, 2008@Detroit: Allen Iverson scored 23 points, as the Detroit Pistons used a huge 2nd half to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-89. Rasheed Wallace also added 21 points & […]
After a 29-year broadcasting career that saw him color commentate games on all 4 major TV networks & 11 Super Bowls, John Madden has decided to retire. Madden helped start the annual Thanksgiving “Turkey Leg” award back in 1989 & it is still running to this day. Former Dallas Cowboys & Arizona Cardinals running back […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Rockets lead 2-0. Last meeting was won by Houston in 4 games during the 1987 Western Conference 1st round playoffs. Season series recap: November 6th, 2008@Portland: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points & grabbed 9 rebounds, but Brandon Roy sank a game-winner at the buzzer to lift Portland past Houston 101-99 in overtime. […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Spurs lead 2-1. Last meeting was during the 2006 Western Conference Semifinals, which Dallas won in 7 games. Season series recap: November 4th, 2008@San Antonio: Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 30 points & grabbed 7 rebounds, while Jason Terry added 29 to help Dallas record an easy 98-81 win against San Antonio. […]
Head-to-head playoff meetings: This will be the first career playoff meeting between Denver & New Orleans. Season series recap: November 27th, 2008@Denver: Chris Paul led the way with 22 points & 10 assists to help New Orleans beat Denver 105-101. Rasual Butler added 19 points, as the Hornets connected on 12 of 23 (52.2%) of […]
Head to head playoff meetings: Tied 2-2. Lakers won the last series in 6 games during the 2008 Western Conference Semifinals. Season series recap: January 2th, 2009@Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 40 points, while Pau Gasol chipped in with 21 points, 11 rebounds & 6 assists to help the Lakers beat the Jazz […]