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| Knicks hope to build on first win of season |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The New York Knicks try to build on their first win of the season when they travel to Conseco Fieldhouse to take on the Indiana Pacers, who have won two straight. New York captured its first triumph, a 95-88 victory over the Sacramento Kings, thanks in large part to the exploits of newly-acquired Lee Nailon. Nailon scored 20 points in 22 minutes, including 10 in the first six-plus minutes of the fourth quarter. It was a tremendous reversal of fortune for a team that has ro |
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| Pacers travel to Miami |
NBA Basketball |
11/05/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Coming off a big win over Sacramento, the Miami Heat aim to continue their winning ways Tuesday when they host the Indiana Pacers. The Heat stunned the previously undefeated Kings, 88-78, at AmericanAirlines Arena on Sunday to earn their first victory of the season after a pair of losses. Miami coach Pat Riley avoided the first 0-3 start of his career. Eddie Jones scored 16 points and Brian Grant added 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead Miami to victory. Caron Butler contributed 1 |
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| Nets seek 3-0 start versus Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2002 |
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| Washington winning ways when the square off with Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards at MCI Center Saturday. New Jersey is hoping for its first 3-0 start since the 1997-98 season, when they began 4-0. The Nets posted a 102-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Richard Jefferson led all scorers with 19 points as the defending Eastern Conference Champions cruised to the win at Continental Airlines Arena. Dikembe Mutombo added 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Nets. Kenyon Martin chippe |
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| Wolves aim to stay unbeaten against Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves look to remain unbeaten on the young season Saturday when they face the Indiana Pacers in their first road game of the campaign. The Timberwolves, who began last season 6-0, held on for a 111-105 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, as Kevin Garnett recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Garnett posted his seventh-career triple-double. Troy Hudson scored 19 points and Loren Woods added 18 points and seven rebounds f |
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| Pacers Pit Stop: Walsh does some long-term planning |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Indiana Pacers team president Donnie Walsh decided to get a head start on protecting his team's future by signing Ron Artest and Jonathan Bender to contract extensions. By getting these deals done, Walsh prevents these two young talents from becoming restricted free agents after this season. Walsh can now turn his attention to re-signing Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, Brad Miller and perhaps Erick Strickland. "I did not want to walk into next summer having to sign six guys," Walsh told th |
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| Rockets travel to Rocky Mountains |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Two teams trying to avoid 0-2 starts square off tonight when the Denver Nuggets welcome the Houston Rockets to Pepsi Center. Houston dropped a 91-82 decision to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Steve Francis scored 10 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter of the losing effort. Francis was 13-of-28 from the floor and made 12 of 14 from the foul line. Yao Ming, who Houston selected with the top pick of the NBA Draft, failed to score, grabbed just two rebounds an |
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| Nets host Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers battle the New Jersey Nets at Continental Airlines Arena Friday in a rematch of an opening-round playoff matchup from last year. The Pacers won their season-opener on Wednesday, as Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 91-82 win over the Houston Rockets at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ron Artest finished with 20 points and Erick Strickland added 19 for the Pacers, who shot 42 percent from the floor. Ron Mercer netted 12 |
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| Pacers' Artest and Bender sign contract extensions |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers announced Thursday that forwards Ron Artest and Jonathan Bender signed contract extensions. Per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. The 6-7 Artest is in his first full season with Indiana after being acquired on February 19 of this year from the Bulls. He was the 16th overall pick of Chicago in the 1999 NBA Draft. "It feels good to be playing with a good organization," said Artest. "I said all along that I wanted to re-sign with the Pacer |
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| Yao and Rockets fizzle in debut |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 91-82 win over the Houston Rockets in the season opener for both clubs at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ron Artest finished with 20 points and Erick Strickland added 19 for the Pacers, who shot 42 percent from the floor. Ron Mercer netted 12 points as Indiana recorded its third straight win over the Rockets. Steve Francis poured in a career-high 39 points on 13-of-28 shooting, and Cuttino Mobley |
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| Yao Ming set for NBA debut against Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming makes his much-anticipated NBA debut Wednesday night when the Houston Rockets battle the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in the season opener for both teams. The Rockets selected Yao with the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, addressing a glaring weakness at center from last season's 28-54 campaign. The 7-foot-5 center from China played in two preseason games after getting approval from the Chinese Basketball Association to sign a contract with the Ro |
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