As the College Basketball season heads towards March, some
teams are looking to make a Final Four run, while others have some questions to
be answered quick, before its too late. The NBA season has reached the halfway
point with the All-Star Weekend down in Orlando, FL this upcoming weekend Feb.
24-26. Now lets rant and rave a little about the Buckeyes and Cavs hoopsters.
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ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
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RK
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TEAM
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RECORD
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PTS
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1
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Kentucky
(31)
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26-1
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775
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2
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27-1
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744
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3
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25-2
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713
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4
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23-4
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662
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5
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22-5
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644
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6
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22-5
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613
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7
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23-4
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592
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8
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20-5
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539
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9
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22-5
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504
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10
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22-5
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485
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11
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21-6
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454
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12
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26-1
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416
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13
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20-7
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377
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14
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22-5
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374
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15
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20-7
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292
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16
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19-7
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290
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17
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21-6
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277
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18
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19-8
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223
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19
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24-4
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183
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20
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22-6
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174
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21
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22-4
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142
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22
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21-5
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114
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23
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23-5
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101
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24
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20-7
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81
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25
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20-6
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76
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Others receiving votes:
Virginia 73, Creighton 51,
California 21, Gonzaga13, Saint Louis 11, Mississippi State 10, Harvard 10,
Drexel 9, Vanderbilt 9, Kansas State 8, Middle Tennessee 6, Long Beach State 3,
Virginia Commonwealth 2, Weber State 2, Nevada 1, Iowa State 1
Dropped from rankings:
Virginia 22, Mississippi State 23, Gonzaga 24
#9
Ohio State Buckeyes 22-5 (10-4 in Big Ten)
Disappointment would be the word best to describe
this past weekend’s game up north. Poor-shooting (38% FG), inability to hit 3’s
(3-16) and at times lapse’s on the defensive end cost the Buckeyes another game
on the road, losing to Michigan, 56 to 51. Now, that’s two L’s in the past 3
games this week and has some folks in Columbus questioning how good this team
really is. Some are even going as far saying they won’t even make it out of the
first weekend of the NCAA Tournament this year. Now, I know this team on paper
is much better then they have shown in the past two L’s (vs. Michigan St. and @
Michigan) but games are not played on paper. This team continues to chuck up
3-pt. shots and the majority of those don’t seem to be finding the bottom of
the net. It was enjoyable to watch them @ Minnesota last Tuesday (W 78 to 68),
in which at one point they scored 20 unanswered points. However, Saturday Night
rolled around, and on the National Spotlight Stage, the Buckeyes came up short.
This team has 4 remaining regular season games left on their schedule and
winning out would at least win them a share of the Big Ten Championship in the
Regular Season. With that said, is this team capable of winning 4 in a row down
the stretch, sure, but will they? Only time will tell. The Buckeyes host
(Tonight ESPN 7 PM EST) Illinois a team that has lost 8 out of their last 9
games and then have their home finale Sunday afternoon (CBS 4 PM EST) vs.
Wisconsin Badgers. Lets hang in there, Buckeye fans and keep those “Big Easy”
hopes alive.
Big Ten Standings (Heading into play tonight)
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TEAM
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CONF
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OVERALL
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11-3
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22-5
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10-4
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22-5
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10-4
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20-7
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9-5
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20-7
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8-7
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20-7
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7-7
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17-10
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6-8
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16-10
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6-8
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14-13
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5-9
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17-10
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5-9
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16-11
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4-10
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12-13
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4-11
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12-16
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Cleveland
Cavaliers 12-17 9th in the East (2 GB of 7th and 8th)
With a record like that, you don’t imagine a team in the playoff
race. Well, it is the Eastern Conference in the NBA and with this shorten
(66-game season), the Cavs continue to hang in there and give Cleveland hopes
of making the NBA playoffs (HEY! it could happen). This past week the Cavs
continue to enjoying playing in front of the home fans playing games 4, 5, 6 of
a current 9-game home stand. The Cavs winning 2 out of 3 during this past week
continue to get hit with the injury bug, as starting Center Anderson Varejao
will be out for a month with a broken wrist. The Cavs beat the Pacers 98 to 87
last Wednesday in an overall excellent team effort by everyone. On Friday Night,
however, Public Enemy #1 came to town with his mob squad (Miami Heat) and
handed the Cavs a disappointing loss, 111-87. Over the weekend, the Cavs got
another thrilling finish by their Rookie PG Kyrie Irving (GW FT’s with 0.4 left
in the game) and beat the Kings, 93-92. The Cavs on this shorten week due to
the All-Star Break/Weekend, play tonight vs. the Detroit Pistons and then again
Wednesday Night vs. the New Orleans Hornets. The Cavs are currently 3-3 during
this 9-game home stand. Check out a couple baby Cavs this weekend, as Kyrie
Irving and Tristan Thompson participate in the All-Star festivities. LETS GO
CAVS.
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2011-2012 DIVISION REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
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Atlantic
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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20
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12
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0.625
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0.0
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15-5
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1-2
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13-6
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7-6
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4-6
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L 3
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16
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17
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0.485
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4.5
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10-9
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4-3
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9-9
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7-8
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8-2
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L 1
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15
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16
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0.484
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4.5
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14-10
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4-2
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11-8
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4-8
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4-6
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L 4
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10
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24
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0.294
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11.0
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8-17
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3-3
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3-12
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7-12
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2-8
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W 1
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9
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23
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0.281
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11.0
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6-16
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3-5
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4-11
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5-12
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2-8
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L 4
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Central
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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26
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8
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0.765
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0.0
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18-6
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5-1
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12-2
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14-6
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8-2
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W 1
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19
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12
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0.613
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5.5
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14-9
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3-2
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9-4
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10-8
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4-6
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W 2
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12
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17
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0.414
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11.5
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7-13
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2-3
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7-8
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5-9
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4-6
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W 1
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13
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19
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0.406
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12.0
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9-10
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3-3
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7-8
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6-11
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3-7
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L 1
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11
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22
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0.333
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14.5
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8-15
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2-6
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8-10
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3-12
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7-3
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W 3
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Southeast
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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25
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7
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0.781
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0.0
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20-4
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6-2
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13-2
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12-5
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9-1
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W 6
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21
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12
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0.636
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4.5
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15-8
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5-2
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12-6
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9-6
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7-3
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W 1
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19
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13
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0.594
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6.0
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15-7
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5-2
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9-5
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10-8
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3-7
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L 2
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7
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25
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0.219
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18.0
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5-17
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2-4
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4-12
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3-13
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3-7
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L 3
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4
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27
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0.129
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20.5
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3-21
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0-8
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2-11
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2-16
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1-9
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L 1
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
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Northwest
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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25
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7
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0.781
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0.0
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20-6
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5-1
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13-1
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12-6
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7-3
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W 3
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18
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15
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0.545
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7.5
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9-15
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2-4
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9-7
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9-8
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3-7
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W 1
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17
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16
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0.515
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8.5
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12-12
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3-2
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12-5
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5-11
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4-6
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L 1
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16
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17
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0.485
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9.5
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11-8
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0-3
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9-10
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7-7
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5-5
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L 1
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15
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16
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0.484
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9.5
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10-13
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3-3
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12-6
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3-10
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3-7
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L 2
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Pacific
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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19
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11
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0.633
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0.0
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10-9
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2-2
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11-4
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8-7
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6-4
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L 2
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19
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13
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0.594
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1.0
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13-6
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4-3
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14-2
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5-11
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6-4
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W 1
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14
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19
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0.424
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6.5
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7-13
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3-3
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7-8
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7-11
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5-5
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W 2
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12
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17
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0.414
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6.5
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7-12
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3-4
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9-9
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3-8
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5-5
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W 1
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10
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21
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0.323
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9.5
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7-13
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2-2
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7-5
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3-16
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4-6
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L 5
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Southwest
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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CONF
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DIV
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HOME
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ROAD
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L 10
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STREAK
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23
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9
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0.719
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0.0
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17-7
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8-3
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13-1
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10-8
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10-0
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W 11
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21
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12
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0.636
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2.5
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15-8
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3-1
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13-5
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8-7
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7-3
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W 1
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19
|
14
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0.576
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4.5
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13-12
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4-4
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13-4
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6-10
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6-4
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W 2
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18
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15
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0.545
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5.5
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12-13
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4-4
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12-5
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6-10
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6-4
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L 1
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7
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24
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0.226
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15.5
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3-19
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0-7
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3-14
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4-10
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3-7
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L 1
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