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| Pacers Travel to Beantown |
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04/24/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics try to defend their home floor when they welcome the Indiana Pacers to FleetCenter tonight. Indiana bounced back from a Game 1 loss at Conseco Fieldhouse with an 89-77 victory on Tuesday. The Pacers now seek a road win to regain home-court advantage. In Game 2, Jermaine O'Neal put forth a monster effort. O'Neal scored 23 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in the victory. Reggie Miller added 18 and Jamaal Tinsley chipped in with 15 points to place all five Pacer st |
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| Nets Hope to Bounce Back at Bradley Center |
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04/24/2003 |
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| r own building. This is Milwaukee's fourth playoff appearance in five seasons under head coach George Karl, and the 23rd appearance in the 35-year history of the franchise. The Nets split their two home games during their opening-round series with the Indiana Pacers last season, so they know what needs to be done. "We understand what we have to do," New Jersey coach Byron Scott said. "We were in the same position last year. Our goal is to go up there in Game 3 and do the same thing that they did to us here." |
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| Pistons' Wallace named NBA's top defender |
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04/23/2003 |
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| ayer in NBA history to top the league in rebounds and blocks twice. After three seasons with the Wizards and one with the Magic, Wallace and Chucky Atkins were traded to Detroit in a sign-and-trade deal for Grant Hill before the 2000-01 season. Wallace joins Sidney Moncrief, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and Rodman as the NBA's only back-to-back defensive players of the year. Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers finished second in this year's voting, while Minnesota's Kevin Garnett was third. |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #1 Synopsis |
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04/21/2003 |
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| appointing how we responded to the personality we were going up against. I think in a lot of ways, they played a playoff game and we were still in the regular season." Game 2 is Tuesday night at Continental Airlines Arena. PACERS PIERCED AT HOME The Indiana Pacers became the first of four teams to relinquish home-court advantage on opening weekend. Paul Pierce scored 21 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter and was a perfect 21-of-21 from the foul line as the Boston Celtics upset the Pacers 103-100 in Game 1 |
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| Pacers look to rebound from Game 1 collapse |
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04/21/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers try to bounce back from a series opening loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday when the teams meet up in Game 2 of their first-round set at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Celtics stole home-court advantage in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday by rallying for a 103-100 victory. Paul Pierce scored 21 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics came back from 10 points down in the final stanza to defeat the Pacers. Antoine Walker ad |
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| Sixers spoil Jordan's swan song |
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04/17/2003 |
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| McKie scored 15 points, while Eric Snow and Keith Van Horn each had 14 points for the 76ers, who completed the regular season with a 48-34 record. Philadelphia captured the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference after the New Jersey Nets lost to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Kwame Brown paced the Wizards with 17 points and eight rebounds. Juan Dixon had 14 off the bench and Larry Hughes added 11 points in a losing cause. The first quarter was tightly contested and Snow's basket gave the Sixers a 15-1 |
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| Pacers hope to clinch third spot in the East |
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04/16/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - In a game important to the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the Indiana Pacers host the New Jersey Nets at Conseco Fieldhouse on the final day of the regular season. With Philadelphia's setback to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Nets clinched their second straight Atlantic Division title and will be the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Pacers' win over New York Tuesday coupled with Philly's loss allowed Indiana to move into a tie with the Sixers for |
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| Magic, Bucks battle for East's seventh seed |
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04/16/2003 |
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| uld own by one game. Both Orlando and Milwaukee currently have a 31-22 record against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee has won its last three games and seven of its past eight overall. Most recently, the Bucks posted a 107-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Sam Cassell poured in 33 points to lead Milwaukee. Toni Kukoc added 17 off the bench and Gary Payton scored 12 and dished out eight assists for the Bucks. Michael Redd scored 13 points, while Anthony Mason added 10 for Milwaukee, which sh |
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| Pacers try to hold on to No. 3 spot |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - In a game important to the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the Indiana Pacers host the New Jersey Nets at Conseco Fieldhouse on the final day of the regular season. With Philadelphia's setback to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Nets clinched their second straight Atlantic Division title and will be the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Pacers' win over New York Tuesday coupled with Philly's loss allowed Indiana to move into a tie with the Sixers for |
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| Pacers try to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers try to snap a three-game slide and maintain playoff position when they travel to New York to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Indiana is currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and one-half game ahead of the fifth-seeded New Orleans Hornets. The Pacers are coming off a 107-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Jermaine O'Neal scored 25 points, Ron Artest finished with 23 and Al Harrington |
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