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| East finals preview?: Pacers take on Nets |
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02/20/2003 |
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| the defending East champs, currently lead the Atlantic Division by five games over Boston, while the Pacers had held the top position in the Central Division until recently. However, Indiana has dropped two straight to fall one-half game behind the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers' most recent defeat came in Memphis on Tuesday, the Grizzlies outlasted Indiana in overtime, 108-103. Jermaine O'Neal scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Indiana. Ron Artest also had 23 points in a losing effort. With Indiana do |
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| Motor City Chronicles: Bench vaults Pistons into Eastern perch |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Slowly but surely the Detroit Pistons had been whittling away the Indiana Pacers' lead in the Central Division. With very little fanfare, the Pistons had toiled in the shadows, awaiting their chance to pounce. Wednesday was finally Detroit's day to capture the top spot, if only it could come away with a win over the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Sitting just a 1/2 game back of the idle Pacers, Rick Carlisle's club could see the light at the end of the tunnel. That light got brig |
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| Magic Moments: Hill back under the knife |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Another season, another ankle surgery for Grant Hill. Since suffering the injury in the 2000 playoffs as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Hill has missed 172 games. He is currently in the third of a seven-year, $93 million contract with Orlando. This will be Hill's fourth surgery. "If surgery will be required it won't be the same procedure or the same length of time that there was before," Hill told the Florida Today. "It's more to just fix the structural issues than the fracture." Accordin |
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| Pistons try to stay atop Central Division |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to capture their third straight win on Wednesday when they head to Toronto to battle the Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Detroit moved into a virtual tie with Indiana atop the Central Division with the Pacers' loss to Memphis on Tuesday. However, the Pistons have one less loss than Indiana. Detroit is coming off a 93-62 home victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. Richard Hamilton poured in 34 points to power the Pistons. Clifford Robinson had 15 point |
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| Cavs' Corner: When's the lottery? |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| as 19 points in the final frame as it cruised to the win. "We got out of sync and we started going more one-on-one [during the second half]," Cavs guard Bimbo Coles said. "Any time we eliminate the team concept, we struggle because we need everyone together. We were doing the right things during the first quarter by sharing the ball and then we got away from that in the second half." The Cavs play four of their next five games at Gund Arena and begin a three- game homestand Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. |
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| Pistons go for seventh straight victory |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons try for their season-high seventh straight win on Friday when they battle the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Detroit matched its longest winning streak of the season on Thursday by defeating the Orlando Magic, 98-88. The Pistons also won six straight games from December 11-20. Richard Hamilton scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Detroit. Clifford Robinson scored 18 points, Chauncey Billups netted 12 and Michael Curry added 11 for Detro |
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| Slumping squads meet in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| st three of their past five games. Philadelphia has slipped to the sixth position in the Eastern Conference, two games ahead of the Magic, who are a half-game out of the playoffs in ninth place. Most recently, Orlando suffered a 98-88 setback to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Tracy McGrady ended with 35 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, while Jacque Vaughn scored 15 for the Magic. Pat Garrity chipped in with 14 and Andrew DeClercq scored 11 for Orlando. The Magic shot 42 perc |
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| Tales from the Windy City: New faces, same result |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With a five-game slide in tow coming out of All-Star weekend, Bill Cartwright needed to shake up his Bulls. Cartwright inserted three new starters, but the result was a familiar one Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons. The new starters -- center Eddy Curry, forward Eddie Robinson and point guard Jay Williams -- didn't make much of a difference. Chicago threw the ball away in four of its first five possessions, was outscored 21-14 in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 18 point |
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| Motor City Chronicles: Wallace returns with a vengeance |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After spending 10 days dealing with his mother's death and taking to the court for the All-Star Game, Ben Wallace returned to the fold for the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday and instantly made an impact. Wallace played with outstanding energy, corralling 22 rebounds to lead the Pistons to an 89-79 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. His rebounding prowess helped make up for the Pistons' poor shooting (.344) and their atrocious ball handling (20 turnovers). "I thought Ben Wallace se |
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| Suns look to stay dominant at home |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| e homestand on Tuesday, are 20-4 in their building this season. Phoenix is 16-14 against the Western Conference, including 9-6 within the Pacific Division. Meanwhile, the Clippers have dropped four in a row and are coming off an 89-80 setback to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Elton Brand scored 18 points to lead the Clippers, who dropped their sixth in a row on the road. Brand, who had just six rebounds, had his streak of 10 straight double-doubles come to an end. Melvin Ely had 14 points off the bench for |
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