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| Celtics conclude homestand by hosting Cavs |
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12/13/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to halt an 11- game road losing streak on Friday when they travel to Boston to face off with the Celtics. After winning just twice in their first 19 games, the Cavs have been victorious in two of their past four contests. Most recently, Cleveland rolled to a 96-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Dajuan Wagner scored a career-high 33 points and Ricky Davis added 22 in the win. Carlos Boozer came off the bench to net 12 for the Cavaliers, who |
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| Raptors attempt to halt skid |
NBA Basketball |
12/13/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The injury-plagued Toronto Raptors attempt to snap a two-game losing streak on Friday when they host the Seattle SuperSonics at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors most recently suffered a 96-83 loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Toronto got 24 points from Voshon Lenard, but lost for the fourth times in their last five games. Jerome Williams added 17 points and eight boards, while Morris Peterson rounded out Toronto's double-digit scorers with 15. Vince Carter was o |
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| Bucks' Trends: Fading fast |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks put an end to their three-game losing streak on Monday, but needed double overtime to defeat the dreadful Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks outlasted the Cavs, 140-133, in the highest scoring game in the 8 1/2-year history of Gund Arena. Sam Cassell collected 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double. Michael Redd scored a career-high 35 points and Ray Allen contributed 28 points in the win. Milwaukee overcame its own collapse and a career-high 45 |
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| Pacers conclude road trip in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2002 |
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| three-point range. Indiana is 6-4 overall on the road this season and 9-2 against the Eastern Conference, including a 4-1 mark versus the Central. Meanwhile, the Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 140-133 win in double overtime over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Sam Cassell delivered 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Michael Redd scored a career-high 35 points to lead Milwaukee. Redd shot 10-of-17 from the field, including 6-of-8 from beyond the three- point arch, as well as 9-of-10 from |
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| Carter-less Raptors travel to Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to end a two-game skid when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to Gund Arena tonight. Toronto will once again be forced to play without Vince Carter. Carter is expected to be sidelined for two weeks after suffering a mild strain of his right patella tendon in practice on Monday. The knee injury is the second significant setback of the season for Carter, who missed 11 games in November with a strained left quadriceps. Toronto went 3-8 in his absence. |
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| Cavs' Coles placed on injured list |
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12/09/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Bimbo Coles was placed on the injured list Monday with a left quad contusion. Meanwhile, the club activated forward Darius Miles from the IL. Coles, in his third season with Cleveland, has played in 18 games this year and is averaging 5.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. Miles was placed on the injured list November 16 due to patellar tendinitis of the left knee and missed 12 games. In nine contests this season, he is averaging 12.2 point |
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| Cavs' Corner: The streak is over |
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12/06/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It came at home against the lowly Chicago Bulls, but it was a win, and that's all that mattered to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers finally halted their losing streak Wednesday after 15 straight defeats. In a matchup between the two worst teams in the East, Cleveland went on to a 111-101 win over the Bulls, who dropped their eighth contest in a row. With the triumph, Cleveland put an end to its longest slide since the 1981-82 season when it lost a club-record 19 straight games to finish t |
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| Bulls hope to halt eight-game skid |
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12/06/2002 |
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| y to snap an eight- game slide when they travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Chicago is a dismal 1-11 on the road and has a 3-8 mark within the Eastern Conference this season. The Bulls are coming off a 111-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Jalen Rose scored 37 points for Chicago, which has lost 14 of its last 16 games. Rose was his typical vociferous self after the loss. "We don't have enough," Rose said. "You need seven or eight guys to come and produce every night." Th |
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| Cavs finally end 15-game slide; extend Bulls' skid |
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12/05/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Dajuan Wagner tied a career-high with 29 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers put an end to a 15-game losing streak with a 111-101 win over the Chicago Bulls at Gund Arena. The losing streak was Cleveland's longest since the 1981-82 season when it lost a club record 19- straight games. Carlos Boozer poured in a career-best 26 points, and grabbed eight rebounds. Ricky Davis, who missed the past two games due to a team suspension, also scored 26, including going 10-of-13 from the foul |
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| Something has to give in Cleveland as Bulls battle Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
12/04/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Something has to give when the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers -- two teams riding the longest current losing streaks in the NBA -- face off at Gund Arena Wednesday. The Cavs have dropped their last 15 contests while the Bulls are winless in their last seven games. As a result, Cleveland (2-17) sits in last place in the Central Division and Chicago (4-13) is just three games out of the cellar. The Cavaliers suffered their 15th straight defeat on Monday, as they were routed b |
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