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| Nets Try to Take Stranglehold on Series |
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05/20/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets try to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series when they take on the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills tonight. New Jersey overcame a double-digit deficit to squeak out a 76-74 victory in Game 1. Jason Kidd was having a poor shooting night overall, but his 20-foot jumper sailed over the outstretched arm of Mehmet Okur and rolled around the rim before falling through with 1.4 seconds remaining. "Coach |
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| Kidd's jumper lifts Nets to Game 1 win |
NBA Basketball |
05/18/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Jason Kidd's jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining lifted the New Jersey Nets to a 76-74 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at The Palace. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday at Detroit. Kidd finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for New Jersey, which advanced to the conference finals for the second consecutive season following a four-game sweep of Boston. Kenyon Martin paced the Nets with 16 po |
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| Billups returns as Pistons eliminate Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
05/17/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Chauncey Billups drilled his third three- pointer of the overtime with 15.2 seconds remaining in the extra session for the go-ahead points to lead the Detroit Pistons over the Philadelphia 76ers, 93-89, in a clinching Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series at the First Union Center. Billups, who missed Games 2, 3 and 5 and was questionable for this one with an ankle injury he suffered in Game 1, finished with a team-high 28 points and added seven rebounds as t |
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| Sixers Return to First Union Center With Season on the Line |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers try to remain alive in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to First Union Center tonight. The Sixers suffered a heartbreaking loss in Game 5 to put them in their current predicament. Detroit's Chucky Atkins hit a runner in the lane with less than one second remaining to lift the Pistons to a 78-77 victory. Allen Iverson was held to 14 points, which was just one higher than his all-time playoff |
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| Pistons try to protect home court in Game 5 against Sixers |
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05/14/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers try to break through on the road when they take on the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Game 5 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series. The Sixers returned home for Game 3 of their best-of-seven series down 0-2 after a pair of setbacks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. With back-to-back games on the schedule for Saturday and Sunday, Philly knew it had to be even in its best-of-seven series with the by the time Monday m |
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| Ray Allen named NBA's Sportsman |
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05/13/2003 |
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| e NBA's Sportsmanship Award for 2002-03, the NBA announced Tuesday. Originally presented following the 1995-96 season, the Joe Dumars Trophy honors a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. The trophy is named for the former Detroit Pistons guard and current Pistons GM. The Sportsmanship Award’s first recipient, Dumars was named the NBA's Executive of the Year earlier this month. Allen was one of four finalists, including New York Knicks guard Allan Houston, New Orleans forward P.J. |
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| Tyrone Hill out with calf injury |
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05/12/2003 |
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| d to miss three to four weeks with a muscle tear in his right calf. The 35-year-old Hill, who is averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10 playoff games for the Sixers, was injured late in the third quarter of Philadelphia's 95-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of its Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Sixers evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2 with wins over Detroit in Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Sunday, both of which were played at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Hill, who |
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| Iverson and Sixers even series with Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
05/12/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Allen Iverson poured in 36 points and handed out 11 assists, as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Detroit Pistons, 95-82, in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at the First Union Center. The best-of-seven series is now tied at two wins apiece, with Game 5 scheduled for Wednesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit won the first two games of the matchup at home, while Philadelphia rebounded to take Games 3 and 4 on its home court. Iverson, who scored 15 |
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| Iverson nets 25 as 76ers take Game 3 |
NBA Basketball |
05/11/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Allen Iverson scored a game-high 25 points and handed out 11 assists, as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Detroit Pistons, 93-83, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at the First Union Center. Keith Van Horn added 17 points as all five Sixers' starters scored in double figures. The 76ers now trail the best-of-seven series by a 2-1 margin with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday night in Philadelphia. "I think it does something for our psyche as far as the ment |
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| Prince of the Palace: Pistons take 2-0 lead |
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05/08/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Tayshaun Prince hit the game-tying basket in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and scored seven of his 20 points in overtime to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 104-97 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Prince also ripped down nine rebounds, while Richard Hamilton and Chucky Atkins each netted a team-high 23 points for the Pistons, who lead the best- of-seven series 2-0. "The confide |
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