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Cook takes Three-Point Shootout title
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami's Daequan Cook outlasted Orlando's
Rashard Lewis in a tie-breaking round to take the 2009 Three-Point Shootout
title.
Toronto's Jason Kapono, who had won this event the previous two years, we
Rose edges Harris in Skills Challenge
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, with a time of 35.3
seconds, edged Devin Harris' 39.7 seconds in the finals to take the Skills
Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend.
The Skills Challenge is made up of a c
Detroit wins Shooting Stars
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a time of 58.4 seconds, Team Detroit beat
Team Phoenix in the final round of the Shooting Stars competition, the first
event of NBA's All-Star Saturday.
The stars competition is made up of NBA,
NBA Finals MVP trophy to be named after Russell
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA Finals MVP trophy will be permanently
named after Hall-of-Fame center Bill Russell, league commissioner David Stern
announced Saturday.
Russell led Boston to 11 NBA titles in a 13-season career he
Durant scores record 46 as sophomores beat rookies
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant scored a Rookie
Challenge-record 46 points, leading the sophomores over a squad of first-year
players, 122-116, Friday night as All-Star weekend kicked off.
Jeff Green, Durant
Heat's Marion heading to Toronto in exchange for O'Neal
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors have
reportedly agreed to a four-player swap that will send center Jermaine O'Neal
and forward Jamario Moon to Florida and forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus
Banks t
NBA - Be Careful When You Wager
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Lakers are the 3-2 favorites to win
the NBA Championship, with a slight gap between the second and third choices,
Boston at 5-2, and Cleveland at 3-1, respectively. More important than the
odds is the dis
Jordan, Robinson, Stockton highlight Hall finalists
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former NBA superstars Michael Jordan, David
Robinson and John Stockton are among the 16 finalists for the 2009 class of
the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Joining the three members of the NBA's 50th Annivers
NBA's elite meet in Phoenix for 58th annual All-Star Game
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA's elite take center stage in the Valley of the Sun
on Sunday as the league's best from the Western Conference and Eastern
Conference clash in the 58th annual All-Star Game at US Airways Center in
Phoenix.
This mar
Howard to defend dunk title in All-Star events
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard is set to
defend his Sprite Slam Dunk title Saturday night during the NBA All-Star Game
festivities at US Airways Center in Phoenix.
Howard won the event last year by throwing do
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