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| Cavs activate Coles from IL |
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02/11/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Bimbo Coles was activated from the injured list and played in Tuesday's 107-96 loss at Indiana. The 34-year-old Coles had been on the IL since December 9 because of a left quad contusion. Playing in his 13th season in the NBA, Coles has played in 18 contests this year for Cleveland and is averaging 5.3 points and 2.8 assists per game. The Cavaliers are league-worst 10-40 this season and are locked in last place in the Central Division. Coles has also spen |
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| Pacers look to continue strong play in second half |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers will try to maintain their position in the Eastern Conference standings when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland has lost 10 of its last 12 games entering tonight's contest. The Cavs snapped a four-game slide with a 105-102 victory over the Houston Rockets their last time out. Ricky Davis led the way with 21 points and 10 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 20 points and seven rebounds to the victory. The Cavs shot well and took great care of the ball. |
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| Cavs' Parker goes on injured list |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers rookie guard Smush Parker was put on the injured list Wednesday with a sprained right ankle. Parker has played in 45 games this season, including 17 starts. He is averaging 6.1 points and 2.3 assists in 16.3 minutes per contest. Parker is currently second among all rookies in free throw percentage (.827) and third in three-point field goal percentage (.347). |
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| Cavs' Corner: Smart decision not paying off |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't like the direction the team was headed in, so they fired head coach John Lucas on January 20. However, interim head man Keith Smart hasn't exactly righted the ship. The Cavs have dropped their last four games to fall to 1-6 since Smart took over. The squad has lost 10 of its last 11 contests overall and still owns the NBA's worst record at 9-40. After 49 games last season, the Cavs were 16-33 with a less-talented team, showing that Cleveland is regressing instead |
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| Cavs try to end four-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to snap a four- game losing streak on Wednesday when they welcome the Houston Rockets to Gund Arena. The Cavs are the only team in the NBA yet to reach double-digit wins at 9-40. The team is just 1-6 since head coach Keith Smart took over for the fired John Lucas. Cleveland is coming off a 93-84 setback to the Wizards in Washington on Tuesday. Dajuan Wagner played 33 minutes off the bench and paced Cleveland with 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Zydrunas |
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| Cavs attempt to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2003 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to snap a three- game slide when they travel to Washington to take on the Washington Wizards. The Cavs have lost nine of their last 10 games, most recently a 114-95 home setback to the Portland Trail Blazers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Ricky Davis and Dajuan Wagner added 15 points apiece to the losing effort. Cleveland dropped to 1-5 under new coach Keith Smart. "Ricky probably took some shots out of character, |
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| Cavs hope to end six-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to halt a six- game losing streak on Monday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at Gund Arena. Most recently, the Cavs suffered a 102-101 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks at home on Saturday. Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-2 under new head coach Keith Smart. Smush Parker netted 17 points in the loss, while Ricky Davis collected 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Atlanta score |
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| Struggling teams meet in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks hope to feed off the momentum of a big win when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gund Arena on Saturday. The Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak on Friday by stunning the Sacramento Kings at Philips Arena, 115-104. Glenn Robinson poured in 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Hawks, who won for just the third time in their last 15 contests. Jason Terry scored 23 points and dished out 13 assists for Atlanta. Nazr Mohammed had a season-high 16 |
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| Cavs' Corner: Smart move by Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The move was about a year-and-a-half too late, but the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach John Lucas on Monday. Lucas, 48, was in his second season with the Cavs and finished with a dismal 37-87 record in Cleveland. This season, Lucas had guided the Cavs to a league- worst 8-34 record. The firing comes after a 1-5 road trip for Cleveland, which included an embarrassing 97-80 setback to the Denver Nuggets -- the second-worst team in the NBA. Cleveland has lost its last four games overall and d |
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| Cavs fire John Lucas |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired head coach John Lucas and announced that Keith Smart will guide the team for the remainder of the season. Lucas, 48, was in his second season with the Cavs and finished with a 37-87 record in Cleveland. Smart is in his third season as assistant coach/director of player development for Cleveland. The 36-year-old came to the Cavaliers after three seasons as the head coach of the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association, where his t |
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