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| Heat begin road trip in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
12/02/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat kick off a four-game jaunt tonight with a stop in Phoenix to play the Suns at America West Arena. Miami has lost five of its last seven games but is coming off an 85-79 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Caron Butler scored six of his 16 points in the final two minutes to help the Heat overcome 28 points by Cleveland's Dajuan Wagner. It was quite a rookie duel, but Butler was focused strictly on results. "The challenge is to win basketball games night in and night out, |
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| Cavs hope to end 14-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
12/02/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to halt a 14-game losing streak on Monday when they face the suddenly-streaking New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Cavs are in the midst of their worst losing streak since dropping the last 19 games of the 1981-82 season. However, four of their next five games come against teams with sub-.500 records. Cleveland's 14th loss in a row came at Miami on Saturday, as the Heat held on for an 85-79 victory. Rookie Dajuan Wagner scored a game-high 28 p |
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| Cavs travel to Miami hoping to halt 13-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to snap their longest losing streak in 20 years when they travel to Miami to face the struggling Heat Saturday. The Cavs have dropped 13 straight contests for their longest skid since losing the last 19 games of the 1981-82 season en route to 24 straight defeats over two seasons. Cleveland's most recent loss came at home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, 106-99. Dajuan Wagner collected 29 points for the Cavaliers, who fell to 2-15 on the year and h |
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| Cavs' Davis suspended two games |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Davis has been suspended two games by the team for "disciplinary reasons" after Friday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Davis will miss games versus the Miami Heat and New York Knicks. During the loss to the Sixers, Davis apparently shouted several obscenities at teammate Tyrone Hill after Cleveland came out of a timeout in the second half. Davis, who signed a six-year deal worth $34 million in the offseason, had eight points in 28 minutes and play |
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| Kings battle Wolves shooting for seventh straight victory |
NBA Basketball |
11/27/2002 |
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| rts Network) - The Sacramento Kings try for their seventh straight win when they travel to Target Center to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sacramento started its four-game road trip with two straight wins, most recently a 91-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Chris Webber scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half and also grabbed 11 rebounds in the win. "In the first half, I had open shots and they just didn't go down," said Webber. "In the second half, I tried to mix it up, sort of |
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| Cavs hope to avoid 12th straight defeat |
NBA Basketball |
11/27/2002 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to put an end to their 11-game losing streak on Wednesday when they travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks. Cleveland is hoping to avoid its first 12-game losing streak since January 4-26 of last season. Most recently, the Cavs were defeated at home by the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, 91-85. Cleveland did receive some good news Tuesday, as first-round pick Dajuan Wagner made his NBA debut and scored 17 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter |
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| Cavs host surging Kings, try to end 10-game losing streak |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings hope to extend their winning streak to six games, while the Cleveland Cavaliers try to snap a 10- game skid when the teams meet at Gund Arena Tuesday. The Kings began a three-game road trip on Saturday by edging the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-94, as Hedo Turkoglu hit the game-winning free throws with 14.4 seconds left to play. Chris Webber scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Kings. Bobby Jackson chipped in 22 points, and Turkoglu, filling in for P |
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| Hornets battle slumping Cavs at the Gund |
NBA Basketball |
11/23/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to put an end to a nine-game losing streak on Saturday when they welcome the New Orleans Hornets to Gund Arena. The Cavs haven't won since posting an 89-70 win over the LA Lakers at home back on November 5. It's the team's longest losing streak since dropping 12 in a row from January 4-26 last season. Most recently, Cleveland suffered a 120-79 setback to the Nets in New Jersey on Friday. Smush Parker scored 18 points off the bench for the Cavaliers. Ca |
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| Wolves take on Nets aiming for third consecutive win |
NBA Basketball |
11/23/2002 |
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| ts last four. Anthony Peeler's 13 points and Gary Trent's 10 rounded out the double-digit scorers for the T'wolves. Minnesota is 5-2 at home this season and 4-5 against the Eastern Conference. The Nets rebounded from a loss to Boston by pounding the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, 120-79. Kenyon Martin collected 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to the easy home win. Eight different players scored in double-digits for the Nets, who had their highest offensive production of the season and their largest marg |
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| Hornets activate center Campbell |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| . Campbell suffered a sprained knee before training camp and had surgery in October to remove loose particles. Campbell averaged 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds last season. According to head coach Paul Silas, Campbell will most likely play against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. Jamaal Magloire, who has started in Campbell's place, is averaging 7.5 points and nine rebounds this season. Meanwhile, guard Bryce Drew was placed on the injury list. Drew has been out of action since fracturing his orbital eye wall in |
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