| Hawks drop Nets, clinch playoff spot |
Sat Mar 26 21:42:44 2011 EST |
| Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Al Horford totaled 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the Hawks used a huge run in the first quarter to clinch a playoff spot with a 98-87 win over the New Jersey Nets. Josh Smith had 10 of his 22 points in the opening stanza that saw Atlanta score 19 in a row. The Hawks are entrenched as the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, 3 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia. They snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in six games, beating New Jersey for the fi |
| Nets backup guard Ross could miss rest of season |
Sat Mar 26 17:12:00 2011 EST |
ATLANTA (AP) - New Jersey Nets coach Avery Johnson says backup guard Quinton Ross will likely miss the remainder of the season because of a back injury. Johnson said before Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks that Ross has ``another disc situation'' in his back. Ross missed 12 games earlier this season with a back injury. He missed his fifth straight game against the Hawks. Ross, in his seventh season, is averaging 1.6 points. Nets star Deron Williams was with the team but w |
| Struggling Hawks aim to secure playoff berth vs. Nets |
Sat Mar 26 10:39:08 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The slumping Atlanta Hawks will again try to secure a playoff berth Saturday when they entertain the New Jersey Nets at Philips Arena. The Hawks, who are currently the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, are on the precipice of their fourth straight postseason bid but have dropped eight of 11 games and are just 7-14 since Feb. 8. A fifth straight home win against the Nets, however, and Atlanta will secure the spot. Most recently the Hawks fell in the Cradle of Liberty on We |
| Magic down Nets for fifth straight win |
Fri Mar 25 21:37:22 2011 EST |
| Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Dwight Howard scored 21 points with 14 rebounds and the Orlando Magic rolled to their fifth straight win, 95-85 over the New Jersey Nets. Hedo Turkoglu added 20 points and Jason Richardson had 16, but the Magic lost starting point guard Jameer Nelson in the first half to a sprained left knee. Anthony Morrow scored 19 points to lead six New Jersey players in double figures, but the Nets lost for the fifth time in six games. |
| Gaines suffers fractured hip |
Fri Mar 25 14:07:28 2011 EST |
| East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets announced on Friday that guard Sundiata Gaines suffered a fractured right hip and will be out for 6-to-8 weeks. Gaines, who had just been given a multi-year contract last Sunday after signing a pair of 10-day deals with the club, was hurt in the first quarter of Wednesday's 98-94 win at Cleveland. The 24-year-old Queens native and Georgia product played in 10 games with New Jersey, posting averages of 5.5 points, 2.5 assists and 2.4 reb |
| Magic host Nets at Amway Center |
Fri Mar 25 11:13:25 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The playoff-bound Orlando Magic hope to continue their recent run when they entertain the New Jersey Nets in Central Florida. The fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, Orlando has won four straight games after Wednesday's 111-99 victory in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. Dwight Howard finished with 33 points and 11 rebounds in that one as Orlando used a strong fourth quarter to top New York. Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points and 11 boards while Ja |
| Nets and Cavs square off in Cleveland |
Wed Mar 23 11:11:53 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of teams aiming to end losing streaks collide tonight in the Forest City, where the New Jersey Nets will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. The Nets will begin a three-game road trip tonight against the Cavs, Magic and Hawks, and are 4-29 away from the Garden State this season. They have lost five straight as the visitor and suffered their fourth consecutive loss overall with Monday's 102-98 defeat at the hands of Indiana at home. Brook Lopez netted |
| Blazers shift focus to Wizards in Rip City |
Tue Mar 22 10:54:32 2011 EST |
| tion's capital. It has lost six in a row as the visitor and will begin a five-game road trip out west tonight against the Blazers, Clippers, Nuggets, Warriors and Jazz. The Wizards stopped a six-game losing streak with a 98-92 win versus the New Jersey Nets in DC on Sunday. Rookie of the Year candidate John Wall posted 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds in Washington's second win in 15 tries. "Good to get a win," Wall said. "You don't want to lose another game at home and then go on the |
| Pacers still alive in playoff race; take on Nets |
Mon Mar 21 10:50:33 2011 EST |
| hould be the last thing on your mind but the 30-40 Indiana Pacers are still in the driver's seat for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference as they get ready to resume a three-game road trip tonight in the Garden State against the New Jersey Nets. Despite going 3-7 in their last 10 games the Pacers lead both Milwaukee and Charlotte by 1 1/2 games for the eighth spot in the East with just 12 games left in their season. Indiana, which will finish its trek against the Bobcats on Wednesd |
| Wizards top Nets to snap six-game skid |
Sun Mar 20 15:47:55 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - John Wall led the way with 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds, as the Washington Wizards snapped a six-game losing streak with a 98-92 win over the New Jersey Nets at the Verizon Center. Jordan Crawford finished with 21 points and JaVale McGee chipped in with 16 points and seven boards for Washington, which improved to 16-20 at home this season, but won for only the second time in its last 15 games overall. Maurice Evans posted 15 points off the bench fo |
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