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| Pistons try for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to extend their winning streak to five games Tuesday when they take on the skidding Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The Pistons' last game before the All-Star break was an 89-80 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last Wednesday. Mehmet Okur had career highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Detroit. Okur, playing in his first season out of Turkey, registered his first career double-double. Clifford Robinson scored 17 points, grabbed seve |
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| Motor City Chronicles: No-Name Pistons riding high |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Of all the squads in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons would have to be considered the best definition of a "team". They don't have a Kobe or a Shaq. There's no sign of a Kevin Garnett or a Jermaine O'Neal. Flashy players like Allen Iverson and Chris Webber don't reside in the Motor City. For a team with the third best record in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons are surprisingly devoid of big names. All-Star center Ben Wallace is as close as the Pistons come to stardom. However, Wallace is kno |
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| Pistons sign free agent Manning |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons announced Wednesday that they have signed free agent forward Danny Manning to a contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In 870 career NBA games, Manning has averaged 14.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He appeared in 41 contests, including 10 starts, with the Mavericks last season and averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Manning was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1988 NBA D |
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| Clippers stumble into Auburn Hills |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to extend their winning streak to four games on Wednesday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons won their third straight game on Saturday by routing the New Jersey Nets, 106-84. Chauncey Billups scored 27 points and Richard Hamilton added 24 to pace Detroit. The Pistons, who destroyed the Boston Celtics on Friday, 118-66, have won their last two games by a combined 74 points. Corliss Williamson chipped in |
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| The Boston Beat: It's not easy being green |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2003 |
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| etwork) - The streaky Boston Celtics are in yet another downward spiral, but it's not going to be easy for the Green to escape this time. The Celtics have dropped a season-high four straight games, including a franchise-worst, 52-point defeat to the Detroit Pistons last Friday. And the schedule doesn't get any lighter, as Boston embarks on a six-game West Coast road trip following Wednesday's home contest against Seattle. The swing, which begins after the All-Star break, features games in Portland, Phoenix and |
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| Nets take on Pistons aiming for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets attempt to capture their fifth straight win on Saturday when they battle the Detroit Pistons in an Eastern Conference clash at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nets extended their winning streak to four games on Friday by topping the New Orleans Hornets, 89-72. Kenyon Martin collected 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Kerry Kittles scored 21 points and dished out seven assists for the Nets, who were without All-Star point guard Jason Kidd. Kidd, who is nursi |
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| Celtics hope to rebound from worst-ever loss |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2003 |
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| apolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics try to rebound from their worst loss in franchise history Saturday when they travel to Indiana to square off with the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Celtics were absolutely destroyed at home by the Detroit Pistons on Friday, 118-66. Boston, which had set the club mark for worst loss earlier in the season with a 114-69 defeat in Washington on Halloween night, shot just 29.9 percent from the field against Detroit and made only 12-of-19 free throws. Paul Pierce |
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| Wolves host Spurs aiming for sixth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| ng this season. The Wolves are 17-8 against teams from the Western Conference, including 6-4 within the Midwest. Meanwhile, the Spurs have won two straight and six of their past seven. Most recently, San Antonio posted a 108-76 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Tim Duncan scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to pace San Antonio. Stephen Jackson netted 20 points and Malik Rose finished with 18 for the Spurs. San Antonio, which also won 10 of its last 11 home games, got 16 points and nine as |
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| Pistons, Rockets tangle in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The two starting centers for the NBA All-Star Game meet up on Friday when the Houston Rockets host the Detroit Pistons at the Compaq Center. Houston rookie Yao Ming was selected to start for the Western Conference All- Stars on Thursday, while Detroit's Ben Wallace got the nod at center for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. The game takes place on February 9 in Atlanta. The Rockets have dropped consecutive contests on the heels of a four-game winning streak. Houston suffered an |
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| Sixers stumble into Auburn Hills |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons try to keep pace in the competitive Central Division when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Philadelphia has lost eight of its last 10 games and is coming off a 100-99 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday. Allen Iverson scored 29 points on 12 of 22 shooting and Eric Snow added 17 points to the victory. The Sixers squandered a 20-point lead in the one-point setback. "This is bad," Iverson said. "A game like this could ruin a team's conf |
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