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| Nets begin five-game road trip in Utah |
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01/20/2003 |
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| son, has garnered the fifth-best record in the Western Conference. The Jazz currently reside in third place in the Midwest Division, seven contests back of Dallas. The Jazz have ripped off three consecutive wins, including a 95-78 shellacking of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. Matt Harpring led five Jazz in double figures with 22, while Calbert Cheaney added 13 points and seven rebounds. Utah's defense was the difference, as it forced Cleveland into 21 turnovers and just 42.7 percent shooting. The Jazz turned |
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| Wizards welcome Nuggets to MCI Center |
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01/20/2003 |
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| C (MySportsbook) - The Washington Wizards try to stay on the right side of the .500 mark when they welcome the Denver Nuggets to MCI Center for an afternoon clash. Denver has lost 15 of its last 19 games, but is coming off a 97-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Juwan Howard scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Rodney White added 23 points to the victory. Marcus Camby made his Nuggets debut after being sidelined all season with a hip injury. His debut was short lived, as Camby left with a sprained |
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| Cavs conclude road trip in Utah |
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01/18/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers conclude a brutal six-game road trip on Saturday when they travel to Utah to square off with the Jazz. The Cavs fell to 1-4 on their swing with a 97-80 defeat to the Nuggets in Denver on Friday. Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland with 26 points and 11 boards. Carlos Boozer chipped in 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavs, who have lost three straight and 13 of their last 16 games. Boozer was filling in for Tyrone Hill, who was placed on the injured li |
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| Nuggets' Camby activated from injured list |
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01/17/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby was activated from the injured list prior to Friday's 97-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Camby, who went to the locker room 17 seconds into the game with an injured right foot, finished with five points and three rebounds in seven minutes. Camby underwent hip surgery on October 10 and missed the first 38 games of the season. Camby was sidelined for 29 games last season with the New York Knicks. The former Massachusetts star was acquired by |
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| Cavaliers place Hill on injured list |
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01/17/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers placed forward Tyrone Hill on the injured list Friday with a bruised right hand. Hill, the Cavs' leading rebounder this season, is averaging 6.8 points and 8.8 boards in 30 games. Rookie forward Carlos Boozer is expected to assume a starting role in Hill's absence. Boozer is averaging 8.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 39 games this season. |
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| Sonics try to halt slide |
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01/16/2003 |
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| le SuperSonics try to snap a five-game slide when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz at Delta Center. Seattle has lost eight of its last 10 games overall and three of its last four road games. The Sonics are coming off an 87-79 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Gary Payton scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in the losing effort. The Sonics matched a franchise record for fewest points in a quarter, scoring only eight on 3-of-14 shooting in the fourth. "It was bad tonight," Sonics coach Nate McMi |
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| Cavs resume road trip in Oakland |
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01/15/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors try to snap a two- game skid when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to The Arena in Oakland. Cleveland has won just three road games in 21 attempts this season. The Cavaliers have lost 11 of their last 14 games and are coming off a 118-94 setback at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. Ricky Davis scored 17 points, and Carlos Boozer added 14 points and 12 rebounds to the losing effort. "I knew they were gonna beat us tonight," Cavs coach John Lucas s |
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| Grizzlies travel to the Rose City |
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01/15/2003 |
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| ach Hubie Brown said. "We've played so many close games on the road, only to lose in the final three minutes." The Grizzlies are 7-19 within the Western Conference. Portland has won 12 of its last 15 games and is coming off a 118-94 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ruben Patterson led the way with 20 points, while Scottie Pippen chipped in with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. The Blazers built a 65-39 lead with 35 seconds left in the first half. "We wanted to take the fight out of them early and not |
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| Cavs' Corner: Highs and lows in the Northwest |
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01/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The road-weary Cleveland Cavaliers earned a victory just two games into their six-game West swing, albeit against the slumping Seattle SuperSonics. The Cavs rallied for an 87-79 victory in Seattle on Sunday to cease a three- game losing streak, while handing the Sonics their fifth straight defeat. The win was just Cleveland's third on the road this season in 20 tries. Cleveland snapped a 15-game losing streak to the Sonics, defeating them for the first time since November 27, 1993. The Cavs als |
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| Cavs, Blazers tangle at the Rose Garden |
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01/13/2003 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers try to keep pace in an extremely competitive Pacific Division when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Rose Garden on Monday night. Cleveland snapped a three-game slide with an 87-79 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics its last time out. Ricky Davis led the way with 22 points, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jumaine Jones finished with 16 points and 10 boards in the losing effort. A victory is nice, but the Cavs have sti |
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