Miami Heat rout Orlando Magic as "Big Three" inspire big win

MIAMI (Reuters) - The much anticipated home debut of the Heat's "Big Three" exceeded expectations as Miami routed their interstate and divisional rival Orlando Magic 96-70. The Heat dominated the second half defensively, limiting the Magic to just 25 points to turn a narrow six point halftime lead into a comfortable victory. "The guys now can't go back on this," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "They've showed me defensively what they're capable of." Dwyane...

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Howard leads Magic to crushing opening win over Wizards

ORLANDO (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic began life in their new Amway Center home with a dominating 112-83 victory over the Washington Wizards Thursday. John Wall vs Dwight  "SuPeRMaN" Howard Four-times All-Star Dwight Howard led the Magic with a double-double, scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds despite not playing in the final quarter of the season opener for the two sides. Vince Carter added 18 points and Jameer Nelson scored 16. The Wizards...

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Cavaliers stun Celtics in first game without LeBron

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers began the post-LeBron James era with a stunning 95-87 victory over the heavily favored Boston Celtics Wednesday. Making the victory all the sweeter for jilted Cavaliers fans was the fact that their season-opening win came over the Celtics, something James and his new team the Miami Heat were unable to do in the NBA curtain-raiser Tuesday. When James announced in July that he was "taking his talents to...

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LA Lakers reserves earn tense opening win

shannon brown and steve blake aaron brooks drives past the defense  LOS ANGELES | Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:28am EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers were indebted to bench players Shannon Brown and Steve Blake as they launched their NBA championship defense with a nail-biting 112-110 win over the Houston Rockets Tuesday. Brown knocked in four three-pointers and fellow guard Blake slotted three, the last of them with just 18.8 seconds...

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Boston Celtics beat the Heat to spoil LeBron's Miami debut

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics spoiled the opening act of LeBron James's latest quest for an elusive NBA title by defeating the Miami Heat 88-80 on Tuesday in a highly anticipated showdown of Eastern Conference powerhouses. James, the two-time MVP who signed with the Heat as a free agent in the off-season after seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, scored 31 points but had eight turnovers in the season-opener for both teams. "We all...

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FIBA World Championship(Wikipedia)       FIBA World Championship Current season or competition: 2010 FIBA World Championship Sport Basketball Founded 1950 No. of teams 24 Continent International (FIBA) Most recent champion(s)  USA (4th title) Most titles  USA (4 titles) The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of...

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