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| Cavs attempt to snap eight-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to snap an eight-game slide when they travel to New Jersey to face the Nets at Continental Airlines Arena. Cleveland has a 1-7 mark on the road after a 97-80 loss to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. Zydrunas Ilgauskas led the Cavaliers with 24 points, while Ricky Davis added 19. "They were more aggressive," Ilgauskas said. "We got it close but then they hustled and wanted it more than we did. They outhustled us on the glass. They boxed out a |
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| Mavs try to stay hot in Lone Star battle |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2002 |
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| build on it." Not only are the Mavs winning, but they're winning big. Dallas' average margin of victory this season is 15.5 points per game. The Rockets have won six of their last eight games and two in a row, most recently a 97-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cuttino Mobley scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice. "I was only taking shots if somebody kicked it out to me, Mobley said. "I didn't have to force it. This is no disrespect to Cleveland, but if you are a good tea |
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| Struggling Lakers face rejuvenated Spurs in San Antonio |
NBA Basketball |
11/20/2002 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs seek their third straight win on Wednesday when they host the reeling Los Angeles Lakers at the SBC Center. The Spurs are coming off back-to-back wins over the Cleveland Cavaliers after dropping their previous two games. Most recently, San Antonio posted a 104-78 home victory over the Cavs on Monday. Tim Duncan scored 25 points and hauled in nine rebounds to lead the Spurs. Duncan hit on 9-of-16 field goal attempts, and made all seven of his free throws. St |
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| Woeful Cavs stumble into Houston |
NBA Basketball |
11/19/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to snap a seven-game losing streak Tuesday when they travel to Houston to take on the Rockets. The Cavs suffered their seventh consecutive defeat on Monday, as they fell at San Antonio, 104-78, in the back end of a home-and-home set. Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 25 points, and he grabbed eight rebounds. Ricky Davis netted 19, and Bimbo Coles contributed 12 points for the Cavaliers, who failed to score 80 points for the fourth time in five gam |
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| Cavs, Spurs finish off home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
11/18/2002 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to snap a six-game slide when they take on the San Antonio Spurs at the SBC Center on Monday. Monday's game marks the back end of a home-and-home set and the final meeting between the teams this season. The Spurs rolled to a 90-77 win on Saturday at Gund Arena. Tony Parker scored 13 points and dished out nine assists to pace San Antonio. Bruce Bowen scored a team-high 14 points, while David Robinson and Kevin Willis added 12 apiece. San Antonio stopp |
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| Slumping squads meet in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
11/16/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to put an end to a five-game slide when they welcome the San Antonio Spurs to Gund Arena. Saturday's game marks the first of a home-and-home set between the teams. They will also play Monday in San Antonio. Cleveland fought hard, but still dropped a 103-99 decision to the red-hot Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Jumaine Jones scored 23 points in the loss, which dropped the Cavs mark to 2-3 against teams from the Western Conference. e Cavs, who haven't won |
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| Mavs erase double-digit deficit to remain unbeaten |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Michael Finley scored a team-high 26 points, as the Dallas Mavericks erased a double-digit third-quarter deficit and remained the lone unbeaten team in the NBA with a 103-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gund Arena. The Mavericks are 8-0 and off to the best start in the franchise's history. Dirk Nowitzki did not hit a field goal until there was 9:17 left in the fourth quarter, but he finished with 17 points, including 13 in the fourth, and grabbed 12 rebounds. Walt Williams |
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| Mavs put unbeaten mark on the line in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
11/13/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Two teams heading in different directions meet Wednesday when the Dallas Mavericks battle the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gund Arena. The Mavs, off to the best start in franchise history, are the only unbeaten team in the NBA at 7-0. Their most recent victory came at home against Portland on Monday. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 26 points and Michael Finley added 21 as the Mavericks erased a halftime deficit and outlasted the Trail Blazers, 82-73, at AmericanAirlines Center. Nowitzk |
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| Pacers go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
11/12/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers, off to the best start in the franchise's NBA history, try to win their fifth straight game on Tuesday when they battle the Cleveland Cavaliers at Conseco Fieldhouse. On Saturday, Brad Miller scored 23 points and Ron Artest added 17, as the Indiana Pacers used a big second half to crush the Toronto Raptors, 108-84. Jermaine O'Neal contributed 15 points and 16 rebounds for Indiana, which outscored the Raptors 64-27 in the final 24 minutes. Al Harrington netted |
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| Cavs' Corner: Davis shines while Cleveland dims |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers expected a breakout season from one of their young guns this year. However, the highlights are coming from unheralded guard Ricky Davis, and not Darius Miles. Davis has led the team in scoring in all seven games this season and is averaging 23.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.29 steals. The numbers are all well above his career averages: 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.79 steals in 190 games over five NBA seasons. With first-round pick Dajuan Wagner |
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