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| Pacers, Pistons finish off home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Two teams battling for supremacy in the Central Division meet at The Palace of Auburn Hills, when the Detroit Pistons host the Indiana Pacers in the back end of a home-and-home set. Indiana beat the Pistons 88-86 at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday. Reggie Miller scored 21 points, while Brad Miller chipped in with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Ron Artest finished with 19 points, and Jermaine O'Neal added 17 points and nine boards to the victory. O'Neal decided the game on a buzz |
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| Upon further review, Pacers win on buzzer-beater |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Jermaine O'Neal scored 17 points and hit a jumper at the buzzer to lift the Indiana Pacers to a hard-fought, and questionable, 88-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons in a key Central Division matchup at Conseco Fieldhouse. Reggie Miller scored 21 points on 6- of-10 shooting to lead the Pacers, who won for the sixth time in seven tries and extended their lead in the division to 2 1/2 games over second-place Detroit. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points to lead the Pistons, who |
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| Pacers activate Croshere |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Indiana Pacers forward Austin Croshere was activated from the injured list prior to Saturday's game against the Detroit Pistons at Conseco Fieldhouse. Croshere had been on the injured list since January 8 with a bruised rib-cage. The sixth-year veteran was averaging 5.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 22 games this season. To make room for Croshere on the active roster, the Pacers placed guard Jamison Brewer on the injured list with a strained right groin. He is averaging 1.5 po |
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| Central's top teams meet in Indiana |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The two top teams in the Central Division tangle this evening when the Indiana Pacers host the Detroit Pistons at Conseco Fieldhouse. It will be the first portion of a home-and-home that concludes on Monday in Detroit. Detroit sliced the Pacers' lead in the Central to just 1 1/2 games with an impressive 99-82 win over New York on Friday. Indiana did its part to narrow the gap with a 98-93 loss at Boston. The Pistons have split their last four games and have won six of their |
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| Magic and Wiz clash at MCI |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2003 |
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| uare off tonight when the Orlando Magic travel to MCI Center to take on Michael Jordan's Washington Wizards. Orlando has dropped five of its last seven games and has an 8-12 mark on the road this season. The Magic are coming off a 101-86 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Tracy McGrady scored 20 points, and Grant Hill managed to add 12 in 25 minutes of work. "I came out and tried to get into a rhythm early, because I knew I wasn't going to get to play a lot," said Hill. "I felt pretty good early, but I did get tired |
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| Motor City Chronicles: The Butlers did it |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Detroit Pistons could have just defended a pair of rookies named Butler on Tuesday, they likely would have won the game. However, Detroit was unable to put the clamps on Miami's Rasual and Caron Butler and it resulted in a defeat. The Butler duo lit up the Pistons' tight defense for a combined 38 points en route to an 88-85 Miami win. It wasn't all the Butlers' doing, though, as the Pistons hurt themselves with poor shooting (33.8 percent). The bench, which had been a consistent forc |
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| Pacers go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| ted 15 points for the Pacers, who shot 52.6 percent from the field and totaled 39 assists. The Pacers are 19-5 against teams from the Eastern Conference this season. Miami snapped a six-game losing streak in its last outing, holding on to defeat the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, 88-85. Caron Butler had 22 points and Rasual Butler added 16 to pace Miami. LaPhonso Ellis added 12 points for the Heat. Miami won despite missing six of eight foul shots down the stretch. The Heat also were victorious without starters E |
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| Davis returns to practice |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2003 |
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| reak of 264 games played. Davis is currently averaging 17.6 points and seven assists per game. During the past summer he signed a six-year, $84 million contract extension, which goes into effect next season. Meanwhile, reserve guard Courtney Alexander is expected to miss up to two weeks with a groin injury. He suffered the injury in Friday's 101-99 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. Alexander will replace guard Bryce Drew on the injured list when Drew is eligible to come off. Drew has an injured left foot. |
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| Big Dog hopes to play in return to Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2003 |
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| , has dropped 10 straight on the road and is just 2-14 as the visitor this season. The Hawks are 8-14 against the Eastern Conference, including 6-4 within the Central Division. The Bucks claimed their second straight win on Saturday by defeating the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, 89-87. Ray Allen tallied 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Milwaukee. Tim Thomas recorded 15 points and nine boards for the Bucks, who won for the third time in four games. Jason Caffey ended with 13 points and Kevin |
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| Heat attempt to snap six-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat attempt to snap a six-game losing streak on Tuesday when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat are coming off a winless five-game road trip, which ended with a 106-81 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Caron Butler paced Miami with 23 points and also grabbed seven boards. Rasual Butler netted 16 points and Mike James added 14 for the Heat. Vladimir Stepania finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which shot just 41 pe |
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