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| Mavs aim for perfect 10 in New Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
11/16/2002 |
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| chise history at 9-0. The last team to start a season with 10 consecutive wins was the 2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers. The Mavericks are the fifth team since 1997-98 to open the season 9-0 or better. Dallas is coming off an impressive 97-86 win over the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter on Friday. Dirk Nowitzki posted a season-high 32 points and also notched nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Mavericks. Steve Nash chipped in 14 points and nine assists for the Mavs, who snapped Boston's six-game winning s |
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| Spurs travel to City of Brotherly Love |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2002 |
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| ints off turnovers. That's hard to overcome. Not taking anything away from their defense, but we shot ourselves in the foot." Philly's latest skid comes on the heels of a four-game surge. The Sixers are coming off a 91-81 setback at the hands of the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Allen Iverson had 25 points to lead Philadelphia, which is 4-0 at home but 0-3 on he road. "It was surprising to see things slip away like that," said Iverson. "It was tied at 65 at the end of three, and then things went bad in t |
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| Sixers battle Celtics in revitalized rivalry |
NBA Basketball |
11/13/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics hope to extend their winning streak to six games Wednesday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers in an Atlantic Division clash at the FleetCenter. Wednesday's game is a rematch of last year's first-round playoff series, which the Celtics won in five games. Boston earned its fifth straight win on Monday, defeating the Utah Jazz at home, 112-95. Paul Pierce poured in a game-high 35 points and Antoine Walker scored 27 as the Celtics overcame a first-half deficit |
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| NBA suspends Billups |
NBA Basketball |
11/12/2002 |
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| in the Pistons' 114-75 loss in Dallas on Saturday. Billups, who was signed as a free agent by Detroit in July, will sit out Tuesday night's home game against New Orleans. He is averaging 10.1 points and 3.1 assists in seven games for the Pistons this season. The 26-year old Billups was originally selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (third pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Playing in his sixth season, Billups has also played for the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves. |
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| T'wolves' TO: Things could get hairy for Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2002 |
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| s played five of their first seven games at home and took advantage of the good fortune, coming away with a solid 4-3 overall mark. The T'wolves posted victories in their first four games at the Target Center before dropping a 105-99 decision to the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Home cooking has been crucial for Minnesota, which has been without many of its top players. Wally Szczerbiak has played just one game because of injuries, while Joe Smith, Terrell Brandon and Felipe Lopez are all on the injured list. S |
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| Wolves take on Spurs in Midwest showdown |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2002 |
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| hat record in a house of horrors known as the Alamodome. San Antonio now plays its ball at SBC Center, so the Timberwolves can hope a change of edifice will lead to a reversal of fortunes. Minnesota is coming off a 105-99 setback at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Wasted in the loss was the seventh consecutive double-double effort from Kevin Garnett. Garnett scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but Boston's Antoine Walker was lights-out from the perimeter. Walker buried nine treys on his way to 31 point |
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| Celtics go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Boston Celtics attempt to extend their winning streak to five games Monday when they host the Utah Jazz at the FleetCenter. After opening the season 0-2, the Celtics have ripped off wins over New York, Chicago, the Lakers and most recently Minnesota. On Saturday against the Timberwolves, Antoine Walker scored a game-high 31 points, and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Celtics to a 105-99 victory at the Target Center. Walker hit on 9-of-13 three-point attempts. |
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| Celtics surge into Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
11/09/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The surging Boston Celtics will look to make it four wins in a row this evening, when they travel to the Target Center to battle the red-hot Minnesota Timberwolves. Boston has recovered from its 0-2 start to corral three straight victories, including a big 98-95 overtime win on Thursday over the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul Pierce scored 28 points, including a three-pointer with 1:54 left in overtime that gave the Celtics the lead for good in the win. Point guard Tony Delk did |
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| Lakers look to end two-game slide in Washington |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2002 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to end a two- game skid when they travel to the MCI Center to take on the Washington Wizards. The Lakers are coming off a 98-95 overtime setback at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Kobe Bryant had 41 points on an inconsistent shooting night. Bryant shot 17- for-47 from the field and ran hot-and-cold. He was 4-for-15 in the first half, scored 18 in the third quarter and then missed 10 consecutive field-goal attempts down the stretch. "I haven't see |
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| Celts upend Lakers in OT |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Paul Pierce scored 28 points and Tony Delk added 26 as the Boston Celtics staved off a second-half comeback and outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers, 98-95, in overtime at the FleetCenter. Kobe Bryant poured in a game-high 41 points, including 18 in the third quarter, as the Lakers rallied back from a 15-point first-half deficit to carry a lead into the final frame. Pierce drained a three-pointer with 1:54 to go in the extra session to give Boston a 96-93 advantage. Bryant responded |
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