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| Billups misses Game 2 with ankle injury |
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05/08/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit guard Chauncey Billups missed Game 2 of the Detroit Pistons Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers with a sprained ankle. The Pistons won the game 104-97 in overtime and now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Billups came down on the foot of Sixers guard Eric Snow after hitting a jump shot that gave Detroit a 77-70 lead early in the fourth quarter of Game 1. The point guard finished with 24 points in the series opener. Chucky Atkins fille |
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| Backcourt Wounds a Factor at The Palace |
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05/08/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons will tip off on Thursday night, with or without healthy backcourts on each team. Philadelphia's Eric Snow is a game-time decision due to a soft-tissue injury to his right foot. The team's initial fear was that a fracture was present, but x-rays were negative. Snow is still bothered by a significant amount of swelling and acute tendinitis in the foot. "I have all intenti |
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| MVP Duncan first again as All-NBA teams are announced |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2003 |
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| er game for four consecutive seasons. The Timberwolves forward also led the NBA with 68 double-doubles and six triple- doubles. The All-NBA Second Team features forward Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings’ forward Chris Webber, Detroit Pistons’ center Ben Wallace, Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Allen Iverson and New Jersey Nets’ guard Jason Kidd. The All-NBA Third Team consists of New Orleans Hornets’ forward Jamal Mashburn, Indiana Pacers’ forward/center Jermaine O’Neal, forward P |
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| Pistons to host Iverson and Sixers in Game 1 |
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05/06/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Eastern Conference tournament resumes tonight, when the Philadelphia 76ers open their second-round series with the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The 76ers sent the New Orleans Hornets home and Paul Silas to the unemployment line in the first round. With the series win, Philly advanced to the conference semifinals for the fourth time in five seasons. As is typically the case, Allen Iverson provided most of the offense for the Sixers. Iverson opened the s |
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| Billups helps Pistons force Game 7 |
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05/03/2003 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Chauncey Billups poured in a career-high 40 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 103-88 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at TD Waterhouse Centre. Richard Hamilton added 22 points for Detroit, which has now staved off elimination in two consecutive games and tied the best-of-seven series at three games apiece. Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. "When we got down 3-1, what we talked about was hav |
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| Top-seeded Pistons hope to force Game 7 |
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05/02/2003 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic try to move on to the next round when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to TD Waterhouse Centre tonight. If Orlando is going to move on, its going to have to bounce back from a crushing defeat. Richard Hamilton led six Pistons in double figures with 24 points, and Ben Wallace finished with 14 points, 21 rebounds, four steals, and three blocks, as Detroit thrashed the Magic 98-67. The Detroit bench outscored the Magic's reserves 36-20. Tayshaun Prince had a caree |
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| Magic aim for upset of top-seeded Pistons |
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04/30/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Detroit Pistons hope to stay alive on Wednesday when they take on the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the Palace of Auburn Hills. After the teams split the first two games of the best-of-seven series in Auburn Hills, the Magic captured both contests in Orlando to gain a commanding 3-1 edge. A victory on Wednesday would push the Magic into the second round for the first time since 1995, when they advanced all the way |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #2 Synopsis |
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04/28/2003 |
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| acy McGrady asked his teammates for help, and over the last two games, they have responded. McGrady finished with 27 points and nine assists, while Drew Gooden added 20 points and 13 rebounds, as the Magic posted a 100-92 victory over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. Orlando now leads the best of seven series 3-1. Orlando has not made it out of the first round since 1996 -- when it swept Detroit. McGrady has exited in the first round three straight times, the first with Toronto and then two more after coming to |
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| McGrady Hopes for Some Help as Series Shifts Venues |
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04/25/2003 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic hope that a return to TD Waterhouse Centre will propel them to a 2-1 lead over the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. The Pistons survived yet another outstanding performance by Tracy McGrady, who bested his own Magic playoff record by scoring 46 points, to post an 89-77 win in Game 2 of their best-of-seven-series. Richard Hamilton delighted the crowd at The Palace of Auburn Hills with a 30-point effort to help even the series at two apiec |
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| Magic try to maintain home-court edge against Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2003 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic hope that a return to TD Waterhouse Centre will propel them to a 2-1 lead over the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. The Pistons survived yet another outstanding performance by Tracy McGrady, who bested his own Magic playoff record by scoring 46 points, to post an 89-77 win in Game 2 of their best-of-seven-series. Richard Hamilton delighted the crowd at The Palace of Auburn Hills with a 30-point effort to help even the series at one apiec |
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