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| Pacers Try To Ascend Against Struggling Cavs |
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04/02/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to end a three-game slide when they welcome the Indiana Pacers to Gund Arena on Wednesday night. Indiana is currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and 2 1/2 games ahead of the fifth- seeded New Orleans Hornets. The Pacers are coming off a 103-98 setback at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Ron Artest added 23 points |
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| Raptors Try To Snap Seven-Game Road Slide |
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04/02/2003 |
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| istons. Ben Wallace grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked three shots for the Pistons, who have won two straight to move 1 1/2 games ahead of New Jersey for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Detroit leads the Central Division by 4 1/2 games over the Indiana Pacers. Chauncey Billups chipped in 17 points and Clifford Robinson scored 16 for Detroit, which led by as many as 22 points in the game but needed to fend off a late-game rally by Toronto to secure the win. Voshon Lenard played 34 minutes off the bench an |
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| Kings resume road trip in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
04/01/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers try for their third straight win when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to Conseco Fieldhouse. Sacramento is currently the second seed in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks. The Kings are actually 1 1/2 games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs in terms of record, but are the higher seed by virtue of their lead in the Pacific Division. The Kings are 1-1 on the current six-game road trip and are coming off a 9 |
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| Desert Diary: Unable to fend off Rockets |
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03/31/2003 |
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| nver on Saturday to close to within one-half game of the Suns for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix was faced with a matchup against another tough squad from the Central Division in the swing's finale Sunday -- the Indiana Pacers. The Suns proceeded to lose to the Pacers, 92-81, and thus fell into a tie with Houston in the standings. Marbury had a rare off-night for Phoenix, as he was stymied by Pacers guard Erick Strickland. Marbury scored just 10 points on 4-of-19 shooting |
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| Sixers battle Magic in possible playoff preview |
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03/31/2003 |
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| eview, the Philadelphia 76ers head to Orlando to take on the Magic at TD Waterhouse Centre on Monday. The Sixers, who can clinch a playoff berth with a win Monday, currently hold the third position in the Eastern Conference by one-half game over the Indiana Pacers. Meanwhile, the Magic are the seventh seed in the conference, but trail sixth-place Boston by only one-half game. This is the final regular season meeting between these teams. The Sixers claimed the most recent encounter on February 14 after droppin |
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| Pacers eclipse Suns to clinch playoff spot |
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03/30/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Phoenix Suns, 92-81, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ron Artest chipped in 20 points, six boards, six assists and five steals for Indiana, which secured its 13th playoff berth in the last 14 seasons. Erick Strickland collected 16 points and seven assists and Brad Miller contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who notched their second straight win and moved within one-half game |
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| Magic host Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| before storming back. Orlando is now the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, with an identical win-loss record to the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics. Orlando is just two games behind the fifth-seeded Hornets and 3 1/2 games behind the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers. The Magic have a 3 1/2-game edge on the eighth-seeded Washington Wizards. Orlando has won nine of its last 12 home games and is 23-14 in its building. The Magic are 10-14 against Western Conference foes. Minnesota captured the first meeting of the |
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| Hawk Talk: Defending Champs Too Much For Hawks |
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03/27/2003 |
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| roit has won 11 of the last 13 meetings overall. The Hawks have dropped eight straight and 15 of their past 16 at Auburn Hills. The Pistons have won six of their last seven home games and are 26-7 in their building this season. Detroit is 31-14 against the Eastern Conference, with a 15-6 record within the Central Division. Detroit holds the top seed in the East by 2 1/2 games over the Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Nets. The Pistons also lead the Central Division by 3 1/2 games over the Indiana Pacers. |
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| T'wolves TO: Set to blaze past Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| 7 from three-point range, and sank 15-of-17 free throws. Marc Jackson had his best game of the season for Minnesota, totaling 15 points and 12 boards, and Troy Hudson added 13 points in the win. On Monday, the Blazers posted a 95-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers to push their advantage to one game over the Wolves. Minnesota has won two of the three meetings with the Blazers this season, with one more tilt scheduled for April 6 in Portland. The T'wolves need to win that contest to secure the tiebreaker shoul |
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| Hollywood Happenings: Rivalry intensifies |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2003 |
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| on Friday night. Boston is currently the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, one-half game behind the fifth-seeded New Orleans Hornets and three games ahead of the seventh-seeded Orlando Magic. The Celtics are coming off a 102-72 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Antoine Walker scored 18 points and Paul Pierce added 14 points to the victory. Boston shot just 28 percent from the floor in the first half and missed 15 of 20 shots in the second quarter. "If we keep this up in the playoffs, we won't be around ve |
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