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Heat Eliminate Knicks In NBA Playoffs; Next Face Pacers

The Miami Heat have moved on to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the NBA after disposing of the New York Knicks 106-94 Wednesday night in Miami.   The Heat win the series 4-1 and will next play the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of that series on …

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Magic Eliminated From NBA Playoffs By Pacers

The Indiana Pacers move on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference after beating the Orlando Magic 105-87 Tuesday night.   Indiana wins the playoff series four games to one. In other NBA playoff action Tuesday, Chicago staves off elimination by beating Philadelphia  but the Sixers …

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NBA Playoff Recap

The NBA playoffs continued last night with three games. The San Antonio Spurs, the West’s top seed, easily defeated the Utah Jazz 114-83 to take a 2-0 series lead. This was the second worse playoff loss in Jazz history; second only to their 42 point loss to Michael Jordan’s Bulls in the …

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NBA Playoffs Resume Tonight

The NBA Playoffs continue tonight, with the Atlanta Hawks hosting the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. Atlanta leads Boston 1-0 after an 83-74 win over the Celtics on Sunday.  Tonight’s court will have a different dynamic as both teams are missing some key players.  Rajon Rondo, …

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Dwight Howard Out, Both Magic And Team USA Regroup

After missing just seven games in his first seven years in the NBA, All-Star center Dwight Howard has already missed eight games this season.  Missing games will continue to be the theme for Howard, as he told ESPN yesterday that he will miss the remainder of the season due to …

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Heat Tops Hornets; Magic Loses Again In NBA

The Miami Heat use 22 points each from Dwayne Wade and LeBron James to beat the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 Monday night. Former Gator Mike Miller came off the bench to add a spark to the Heat effort with 14 points as Miami wins after a slow start in the …

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Former Gator Speights Traded To Memphis In NBA

Former Gator basketball player Marreese Speights has a new NBA home today. Speights was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Memphis Grizzlies as was swingman Xavier Henry. Henry was then traded to New Orleans and the Grizzlies and Hornets each sent a second round draft choice to Philly. And …

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