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| Rockets' Maddox fined by team |
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03/28/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets reserve guard Tito Maddox was fined an undisclosed amount for missing a team flight. Maddox missed the flight that was headed from Houston to San Antonio. He was activated prior to the game after spending some time on the injured list with a viral infection. However, Maddox was not present and the Rockets were forced to dress only 11 players. Houston lost the game 98-85 to the Spurs. This is not the first time that Maddox has encountered trouble during his basket |
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| Clippers Slide Into ARCO |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| within the Western Conference. Los Angeles has dropped four straight and eight of its last nine road games. The Clippers are 12-31 within the Western Conference. Sacramento has won nine of its last 11 games, most recently a 109-108 victory over the Houston Rockets. Chris Webber scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Mike Bibby added 23 points to the win. Peja Stojakovic finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. "That finished off a really good week for us," Sacramento coach Rick Adelman said. "We |
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| Lone Star Showdown |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs try for their third straight win when they welcome the Houston Rockets to SBC Center. Houston has lost six of its last nine road games and is coming off a 96-93 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Steve Francis scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and James Posey also tallied 19 points. Cuttino Mobley and Maurice Taylor scored 15 points apiece. Coach Rudy Tomjanovich missed the game and will be out for an indefinite period of time as he receives tr |
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| Tomjanovich out indefinitely to battle cancer |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich will be out indefinitely as he begins cancer treatment on the surface of his bladder. The 54-year-old Tomjanovich was expected to rejoin the team for Wednesday's contest with the Lakers, but announced that he has decided to take a leave of absence as he starts weekly treatments. The Rockets are 2-3 under interim coach Larry Smith. Houston's head coach since the 1991-92 season, Tomjanovich has coached 883 career games. The next time he |
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| Former Rocket Sampson charged |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Former Houston Rockets forward/center Ralph Sampson has been charged with failing to pay more than $51,000 in child support. The former Virginia standout surrendered to the authorities on Tuesday and was released on $40,000 bond after appearing in court. Sampson, 42, is scheduled to appear at two hearings in Virginia -- the first on April 7 in Richmond and Charlottesville two days later. According to court documents, Sampson was indicted last week in Richmond for failing to pay |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Stayin' alive |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Seattle SuperSonics just won't go away. The team has won four of its last five games to pump some life into its playoff hopes. At 33-36, Seattle currently sits 3 1/2 games behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference. The Sonics are coming off an immensely important 82-73 victory in Phoenix on Monday. The Suns had been tied with Houston in the standings prior to the contest. "This is a real big win because of where we are and the teams we |
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| Cavs ink Tierre Brown for remainder of the season |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers Monday signed guard Tierre Brown to a contract for the remainder of the season. Brown was originally signed by the Cavaliers to a 10-day contract on March 3. The 23-year-old Brown has played in five contests for the Cavs this season and is averaging 1.2 points and 1.4 assists. He played 40 games for the Houston Rockets during the 2001-02 NBA season and averaged 3.1 points and 1.8 assists per contest. |
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| Yao and Rockets to tangle with Kings at ARCO |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings try for their fourth straight win when they welcome the Houston Rockets to ARCO Arena tonight. Houston currently holds the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. The Rockets are one-half game ahead of the Phoenix Suns and three games behind the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets are coming off a 117-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors, which threw some serious cold water on the Warriors' postseason chances. Cuttino Mo |
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| Playoff dreamers battle it out in Oakland |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2003 |
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| elieve we got paid tonight," said Jordan. The game was the first of a crucial six-game road trip for the Wizards. Washington is 9-22 as the guest this season and has a 9-13 mark against Western Conference foes. Golden State is 3 1/2 games behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. The Warriors are coming off a damaging 117-107 loss to the Rockets. Gilbert Arenas scored 25 points and handed out six assists in the loss, while Antawn Jamison added 21 points and ei |
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| Tomjanovich to miss next Houston game |
NBA Basketball |
03/16/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich will miss the team's next game because he will be undergoing medical tests on an on-going bladder condition. Tomjanovich will miss Tuesday night's contest at Seattle, but is expected to rejoin the club for the remainder of Houston's five-game road trip. Houston's head coach since the 1991-92 season, Tomjanovich has coached 883 career games. The next time he is on the sidelines he'll tie Don Nelson for sixth all-time for the number of g |
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