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| Nets stay hot at home; end Pistons' winning streak |
NBA Basketball |
12/22/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Jason Kidd scored 27 points and dished out 12 assists to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 100-92 victory over the Detroit Pistons at Continental Airlines Arena. The Nets have won nine straight at home and are 13-1 at their building overall, with the only loss coming against Dallas on November 16. Richard Jefferson chipped in 19 points and Lucious Harris scored 16 for New Jersey, which has won two straight and seven of its last nine. Kenyon Martin netted 12 and Rodney Rogers |
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| Pistons look to extend season-high winning streak to seven |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons attempt to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games Saturday when they travel to New Jersey to battle the Nets at Continental Airlines Arena. The Pistons, who last lost on December 7 in Atlanta, completed a home-and-home sweep of Cleveland on Friday by edging the Cavaliers, 109-107, in overtime at the Palace. Corliss Williamson scored four points in the final minute of OT to lift Detroit over Cleveland. The Pistons, who didn't play an ov |
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| Cavs host Celts hoping to snap three-game skid |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2002 |
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| 6-4 away from FleetCenter this season and has a 13-7 mark within the Eastern Conference. Cleveland has lost seven of its last 10 games and is coming off a 109-107 Cleveland has lost seven of its last 10 games and is coming off a 109-107 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Wasted in the loss was a 42-point effort from Ricky Davis. The Cavs had a shot over the final seconds. Davis hit two free throws, but Chauncey Billups took a pass from Richard Hamilton and hit a game-tying trey with 3.9 seconds left. The Cavaliers |
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| Cavs, Pistons finish off home-and-home set |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons hope to extend their winning streak to six games on Friday when they finish off a home-and-home set with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit needed overtime to capture the first contest of this brief two-game set, 111-106 at Gund Arena on Wednesday. Chauncey Billups scored eight of his team's 10 points in overtime and finished with 23 points to lead Detroit over Cleveland. Jon Barry netted 17 points for the Pistons. Ben Wallace |
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| Kobe Bryant leads NBA All-Star balloting |
NBA Basketball |
12/19/2002 |
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| has gotten 492,245 tallies to lead all forwards and is trailed by Minnesota's Kevin Garnett (474,074) in the West. Carter sits atop the Eastern Conference with 597,684 votes and is followed at the forward position by Orlando's Grant Hill (416,553). Detroit Pistons' center Ben Wallace leads the East balloting for his position with 411,325, followed by New Jersey's Dikembe Mutombo (288,325). Orlando's Tracy McGrady has received more votes at the guard position (573,638) than any other in the East. He is trailed |
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| Pistons drive for five in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
12/18/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons try to extend their winning streak to five games Wednesday when they battle the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gund Arena. Wednesday's contest marks the first of a home-and-home set between the Pistons and Cavs. The teams will also meet Friday in Auburn Hills. Detroit is coming off a 101-91 home win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday. Zeljko Rebraca scored a season-high 21 points and Corliss Williamson collected 17 points and seven rebounds off the bench to lead De |
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| Bulls continue homestand with matchup against Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/14/2002 |
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| o, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls continue their six-game homestand on Saturday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center. The Bulls opened their home set with wins over Cleveland and Orlando, but suffered an 86-76 loss to the Detroit Pistons in their last outing Thursday. Jalen Rose paced Chicago with 15 points. Donyell Marshall had 14 points and seven boards for the Bulls, who have dropped 10 of their last 12 games overall. Marcus Fizer ended with 13 points, while teammate Eddy Curry a |
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NBA Basketball |
12/14/2002 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - Two teams riding two-game winning streaks face off at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday when the Seattle SuperSonics take on the Detroit Pistons. The Sonics improved to 2-1 on their five-game road trip with a 91-79 victory at Toronto on Friday. Gary Payton delivered 21 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Seattle. Desmond Mason contributed 14 points and eight rebounds for the SuperSonics, who have won consecutive games for the first time since taking four in a |
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| Hawks hit Minnesota with road woes in tow |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks try to boost a sagging road record when they travel to Target Center to face the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. Atlanta is coming off a 91-80 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Wasted in the losing effort was a 21-point, 12-rebound effort by Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Abdur-Rahim can't figure out why his team struggles so mightily on the road. The Hawks are just 2-9 away from Philips Arena. "I don't know if it's the road or if it's our inconsistency, getting in some b |
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| Bulls go for third straight win |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls try for their third straight win when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to United Center tonight. Detroit snapped a three-game skid with a 91-80 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 32 points and Cliff Robinson added 21 to the winning effort. Pistons coach Rick Carlisle is not looking past the young Bulls. "They're a young team on the come," Carlisle said. "They've won two in a row now. They have a stretch of g |
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