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| Report: Larry Brown leaving Philadelphia |
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05/26/2003 |
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| d coach for 31 years, including college and the ABA, and has compiled an all-time mark of 1,285-853. Brown, who has two years left on his contract with Philadelphia, has had coaching stints with the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets and ABA Carolina Cougars. He also was the head coach at UCLA and the University of Kansas, where he won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers to a record of 56-26 in the regular seas |
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| Cleveland gets top pick in NBA Draft Lottery |
NBA Basketball |
05/22/2003 |
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| be the top overall selection. The Memphis Grizzlies captured the second spot, while the Denver Nuggets will select third. Memphis is obligated to trade its pick to the Detroit Pistons as part of a 1997 deal involving Otis Thorpe. Toronto, Miami, the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Washington round out the top 10. The Warriors, SuperSonics and the Grizzlies complete the order of selection for the top 13 picks of the first round. If James is the top player chosen, he would become just the second |
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| NBA suspends Murphy and Rooks for fighting |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The NBA suspended Golden State forward Troy Murphy and Los Angeles Clippers center Sean Rooks each one game on Tuesday for fighting. Due to the punishment, each player will miss the final game of the season as the Warriors host the Lakers and the Clippers welcome Portland to town. With 6:26 left in the third quarter of LA's 122-113 win on Monday night, the With 6:26 left in the third quarter of LA's 122-113 win on Monday night, the two players got tangled up while going for a reboun |
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| Knicks extend Chaney's contract |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| Chaney's contract has been extended twice - once in March of 2002 and again in October of 2002. The Knicks are 57-87 since Chaney took over. Chaney is in his 22nd season of NBA coaching, his seventh with the Knicks. He was also the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), Houston Rockets (1988-92) and Detroit Pistons (1993-95). Chaney won NBA Coach of the Year honors by leading the 1990-91 Rockets to a 52-30 mark. He won two NBA championships as a player with the Boston Celtics. Chaney averaged 8.4 ppg in |
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| Knicks to extend Chaney's contract |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| Chaney's contract has been extended twice - once in March of 2002 and again in October of 2002. The Knicks are 57-87 since Chaney took over. Chaney is in his 22nd season of NBA coaching, his seventh with the Knicks. He was also the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), Houston Rockets (1988-92) and Detroit Pistons (1993-95). Chaney won NBA Coach of the Year honors by leading the 1990-91 Rockets to a 52-30 mark. He won two NBA championships as a player with the Boston Celtics. Chaney averaged 8.4 ppg in |
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| State of the Warriors: Musselman for Coach of the Year? |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| ssing out on the postseason probably knocked Musselman out of the running. The Warriors have also ended the season on a whimper, losing six of their last eight games. Golden State's recent setback was the most demoralizing, as it was defeated by the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, 122-113. Little defense was played in Monday's game, as the Warriors attempted 104 field goals, compared to 101 for the Clippers. Golden State, which trailed by as much as 17 in the contest, allowed six LA players to score in double- figu |
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| Lakers look to improve playoff position |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| season home finale on Tuesday, has won 14 straight home games and is 30-10 overall as the host this season. The Lakers are 31-19 against the Western Conference. The Nuggets have dropped their last six games and are coming off a 101-79 setback to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Jeff Trepagnier, who signed on for the remainder of the season earlier in the day, scored a career-high 15 to lead the Nuggets. Shammond Williams and Juwan Howard each had 12 points in a losing effort. Chris Andersen pulled down a game- |
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| Warriors welcome Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors hope to end a two- game slide when they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to Oakland tonight. Los Angeles has dropped four of its last six games but is coming off a 101-79 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Marko Jaric scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds and Andre Miller added 16 points and nine assists to the win. '"f somebody feels good for the night, we should let him play and get the ball in his hands," Jaric said. "Tonight that was me." The Clippers |
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| Bucks' Trends: Charging into the playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2003 |
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| eserve Toni Kukoc has been the story for the Bucks over the past two games. On Wednesday, Kukoc scored 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting and also collected eight assists, seven rebounds and three blocks in leading Milwaukee to a 112-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Kukoc followed that performance with a team-high 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting in Friday's important victory over Toronto. He also finished with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. The Bucks had to wait until the very end of their game a |
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| Clippers place Richardson on IL |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers placed guard Quentin Richardson on the injured list Saturday with a left patella contusion. The team activated forward Tremaine Fowlkes from the IL. The 22-year-old Richardson has played in 59 games for the Clippers this season and has averaged 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds. Richardson was selected by the Clippers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft out of DePaul. Fowlkes has averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 boards in 34 games this season. |
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