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| Pistons hope to gain sole possession of first in East |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons try to gain sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference on Monday when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons are currently knotted with the New Jersey Nets atop the East standings. Each team has two games left on its regular season schedule, but the Pistons hold the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the season series. The Nets host the New Orleans Hornets on Monday. Detroit has won two of its last three ga |
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| Lottery-bound squads square off in Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Two teams with absolutely no postseason aspirations square off tonight when the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Philips Arena to take on the Atlanta Hawks. Cleveland's postseason dreams ended sometime in mid-November. The Cavs have dropped two straight and 10 of their last 13 games, most recently a 100-81 setback at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets. Jumaine Jones led the Cavs with 21 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 15 in the losing effort. "This was probably one of our worst |
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| Pistons take on Hornets, look to stay on top in East |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| versus the Central Division. The Hornets currently hold the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race by 1 1/2 games over the Boston Celtics. New Orleans has won two of its last three games and most recently posted a 100-81 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Jamal Mashburn scored a game-high 28 points and also dished out seven assists to lead the Hornets. David Wesley, who had missed the last 10 games with a bruised left foot, added 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Jamaal Maglo |
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| Hornets seek to maintain playoff position |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets try to bolster their playoff position when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the new Hive tonight. New Orleans is currently the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers and one game ahead of the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics. The Hornets are coming off a 79-76 setback at the hands of these same Cavaliers and have dropped three of their last four games. Jamal Mashburn scored 23 points and handed out eigh |
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| Revived Bucks look to extend winning streak to five |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2003 |
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| table three-game lead over the Washington Wizards for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks have also moved within two games of Orlando for seventh place. Most recently, Milwaukee held on for a 95-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Michael Redd posted 22 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to lead Milwaukee. Gary Payton and Desmond Mason each contributed 18 points for the Bucks, and Toni Kukoc added 17. Sam Cassell's basket with 22.8 seconds remaining snapped a 90- |
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| Hornets battle dismal Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers look to end a five-game losing streak on Saturday when they welcome the playoff-bound New Orleans Hornets to Gund Arena. Cleveland is hoping to avoid its worst mark in franchise history of 15-67 (1970-71, 1981-82). Most recently, the Cavs suffered a 95-93 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Ricky Davis finished with 26 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who dropped their 18th consecutive game on the road. Zydrunas Ilgauskas contributed 18 poin |
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| Central's top teams battle at the Palace |
NBA Basketball |
04/04/2003 |
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| games behind the Pistons, who are the top seed. The New Jersey Nets, who host Miami tonight, are just 1 1/2 games behind the Pistons for the top spot. Indiana has dropped 11 of its last 12 road games, but is coming off a 103-82 road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Al Harrington scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Jonathan Bender added 21 points and four boards. "It was good for my confidence to have a game like that," Harrington said. "I'd been struggling." With the victory, the Pacers improved t |
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| National Basketball Association |
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04/04/2003 |
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| Fined Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest 20,000 for his actions during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 2. |
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| Pacers Try To Ascend Against Struggling Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to end a three-game slide when they welcome the Indiana Pacers to Gund Arena on Wednesday night. Indiana is currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and 2 1/2 games ahead of the fifth- seeded New Orleans Hornets. The Pacers are coming off a 103-98 setback at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Ron Artest added 23 points and e |
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| Cavs ink Tierre Brown for remainder of the season |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers Monday signed guard Tierre Brown to a contract for the remainder of the season. Brown was originally signed by the Cavaliers to a 10-day contract on March 3. The 23-year-old Brown has played in five contests for the Cavs this season and is averaging 1.2 points and 1.4 assists. He played 40 games for the Houston Rockets during the 2001-02 NBA season and averaged 3.1 points and 1.8 assists per contest. |
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