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Home court comes through for Celtics again
AP Sports WriterThe Boston Celtics can wrap it up on the road, where they haven't won yet. Or they can finish Cleveland off at home, where they haven't lost. Two chances for the one win they need to reach the Eastern Conference finals. "This momentum, and what we did...Tags: Kevin Garnett, Justice System, Atlanta Hawks, LeBron James, Major League Baseball
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Assessing the Orlando Magic's roster
Sentinel Staff WriterTHE CORE Dwight Howard, C: No Shaq sequel: All-star locked up for five-year, $85 million deal, which kicks in next season. Hedo Turkoglu, SF: NBA's most-improved had breakout year; has two more seasons on contract at bargain rate. Rashard Lewis, PF:...Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Keith Bogans, Orlando Magic, Stan Van Gundy, Pat Garrity
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5 Orlando Magic stories to watch this offseason
Sentinel Staff WriterWhich free-agent guards return? Maurice Evans, Keyon Dooling and Carlos Arroyo all become unrestricted free agents this summer, and all three will go where the money is. Evans worked on the cheap this season ($1.5 million), and as a starter, he'll be...Tags: Keyon Dooling, Orlando Magic, Tim Duncan, Carlos Arroyo, Dwight Howard
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Jazz still can't find success on the road
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Jazz's hiccup during the regular season is providing some more aches and agony. Then, it cost them home-court advantage in the second-round of the playoffs. Now, it could force them out of the postseason. The Jazz went a league-best 37-4 at home...Tags: Kwame Brown, Justice System, Houston Rockets, Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs
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Kobe plays supporting role as Lakers top Jazz
AP Sports WriterKobe Bryant usually starts out as a facilitator and finishes as a scorer. He did just the opposite in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Bryant, playing with a sore lower back, scored 26 points despite not attempting a field goal in the...Tags: Lamar Odom, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Utah Jazz
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Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith's postmortem on the season might have gone like this . . .
Sentinel ColumnistVacation has arrived and it's time to give the Magic their summer marching orders. That job actually belongs to Otis Smith, though there's no NBA rule saying you can't be a fly on the wall. The players marched up to his office Wednesday. The Day After...Tags: Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Stan Van Gundy, Hedo Turkoglu, Dwight Howard
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Assessing the magic's roster
Sentinel Staff WriterTHE CORE *Dwight Howard, C: No Shaq sequel: All-star locked up for five-year, $85 million deal, which kicks in next season. *Hedo Turkoglu, SF: NBA's most-improved had breakout year; has two more seasons on contract at bargain rate. *Rashard Lewis, PF:...Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Keith Bogans, Stan Van Gundy, Pat Garrity, Tony Battie
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Our position: It's disappointing the Magic season is over, but better years are surely ahead
There is no more bounce in the Orlando Magic basketball season after losing to the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the playoffs. But that disappointment needs to be put in perspective: The Magic are a young team with great promise. They won 52...Tags: Orlando Magic, Basketball, Dwight Howard, Detroit Pistons
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Sports on TV
Television Baseball Washington@Mets MASN -- 1 Washington@ Mets (T) MASN -- 11:30 College baseball North Carolina@Miami CSN -- 7 Minor leagues Norfolk@Lehigh Valley MASN -- 7 NBA playoffs New Orleans@San Antonio, Gm. 6 ESPN -- 9 Golf European...Tags: New York Mets, Golf, National Hockey League
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Lakers Take 3-2 Series Lead On Jazz
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and the Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs Wednesday night, beating the Jazz 111-104 in Los Angeles to take a 3-2 lead...Tags: Lamar Odom, Kevin Garnett, Danny Ainge, Justice System, Kobe Bryant
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