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Denver Nuggets Done With Mavericks, Win Game 5 124-110, Advance to Conference Finals
Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups were again too much for Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks as the Denver Nuggets advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 24 years after a 124-110 victory last night and a 4-1 victory in the series.
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Manchester United One Point Away from Securing Title After 2-1 Win Over Wigan
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 in dramatic fashion, coming back from being 1-0 down with goals from Carlos Tevez and Michael Carrick. United now need one point from their next two games or for Liverpool to drop points in their next league game.
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Steven Gerrard Wins Football Writers’ Player Of The Year Award
Steven Gerrard has received the Football Writers’ POTY award for the 2008/2009 season in the English Premier League.
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Lakers Destroy Rockets in LA by 40 points, Lead 3-2
The LA Lakers gave Phil Jackson his 200th career playoff win as they dismantled the Houston Rockets 118-78 in LA to grab a 3-2 lead in the series. Kobe Bryant scored 26 leading 6 other players in double figures.
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Celtics Take Care of Magic at Home, Grab 3-2 Lead with 92-88 win
The Boston Celtics had Stephon Marbury and Glen Davis step up for them in the fourth along with one bad ref call and an impotent Orlando Magic Offense to win game 5 and take the lead in the series, 3-2.
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Best Goal of the Weekend – Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol)
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Dallas and Nowitzki top ‘Melo and the Nuggets 119-117
Dirk Nowitzki scored 44 while Carmelo Anthony scored 41. Nowitzki won both battles as Dallas outlasted the Nuggets and grabbed their first win in the series, 119-117 and made it 3-1 to Denver as the series heads back there.
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Cavs Complete Sweep, win 84-74 in Atlanta
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished off the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 with Lebron James producing a rather normal (for him) 27-8-8 stat line and completed their second sweep in the playoffs. The Cavs are now headed to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Hawks can start their summer vacations.
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No Ming? No Problem. Rockets Take Down Lakers in Game 4
The Houston Rockets weren’t given much of a chance going against the Los Angeles Lakers without Yao Ming. So What? Aaron Brooks, Luis Scola and Shane Battier stepped up for the Rockets while only Gasol performed for the Lakers on an off night for Kobe Bryant.
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Big Baby Wins it For Boston at the Buzzer, Ties Series at 2-2 With Magic
Glen Davis was the hero for the Boston Celtics on Sunday, hitting a buzzer beating jumper off a Paul Pierce assist to win it 95-94 against the Orlando Magic, making it 2-2 as the Series goes back to Boston.