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Dunleavy Pulls Pacers Past Milwaukee

Mike Buss — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:10:53 CDT

Mike Dunleavy had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Indiana kept its faint playoff hopes alive by edging the Milwaukee Bucks, 105-101, Friday night. Indiana pulled within three games of Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the victory. Troy Murphy scored 17 points and Danny...

Bosh, Raptors Outmuscle Bobcats 104-100

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:17:30 CDT

In a rollercoaster of a contest, the Raptors took control of the East's coveted sixth seed, defeating the Bobcats, 104-100. Chris Bosh's 32 points led all scorers. Toronto capitalized on 17 straight baskets in the first quarter, then went cold, trailing at halftime, 63-58. T.J. Ford put the game...

Celts Win Battle of the Battered

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:43:09 CST

With two of their frontcourt disabled, and a third in foul trouble, the injury-stricken Celtics topped the equally short-handed Pacers, 104-97. Paul Pierce carried the team with 28 points and 12 boards, and breakout bench star Leon Powe added 16 and 9 in the win. Indiana was missing forward Jermaine...

Pacers Smother 76ers, 112-85

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:06:32 CST

Resurgent guard Jamaal Tinsley sat out, but the Pacers' play at the point didn't lose a beat with Marquis Daniels springing for a season-high 26 points. Jermaine O'Neal added 19 and five blocks, and Philadelphia's 55-39 edge in rebounding was more than offset by a 35% rate from the floor....

Hapless Knicks Fall to Pacers

Doug Sweeney — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:00:00 CST

Dreadful play and lack of hustle have come to define the New York Knick’s season thus far; tonight’s 119-92 loss to the Indiana Pacers was no different. The game was knotted at 64 midway through the third quarter but then Indiana, and Mike Dunleavy, took off. Dunleavy scored 22 of...

Raptors Tear Apart Mavericks 92-76

Doug Sweeney — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:11:39 CST

The Raptors used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Mavericks 92-76; it was Toronto’s first win against Dallas in over four years. Five Raptors scored in double figures including Chris Bosh who scored 17 points and Kris Humphries who had 16 off the bench. Jason Terry had 21 for...

James Returns, Cavs Snap Skid

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:18:42 CST

LeBron James came off the bench to help Cleveland beat Indiana 118-105 and snap a six-game losing streak. James had missed the previous five games with a sprained left index finger. He played 22 minutes and scored 17 points as the Cavaliers had their best offensive performance of the year...

Magic Down Cavs 117-116 in Overtime

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:36:11 CST

Dwight Howard got the better of LeBron James in a battle of young superstars. Howard, who finished with 35 points, sank two free throws with five seconds left in overtime to give Orlando a 117-116 victory over Cleveland. James recorded the 14th triple double of his career with 39 points,...

Pierce Leads C's Past Pacers

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:07:31 CST

The Celtics needed to overcome their largest deficit of the season, a six-point first quarter hole, to defeat the Pacers 101-86. Paul Pierce scored 31, including 13 in the final three minutes of the second quarter, and grabbed 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett also had a double-double—his sixth in six...