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| Lakers aim for fourth straight win |
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03/11/2003 |
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| d be able to make the trip. Jackson did accompany his team and will be on the bench tonight against his former employer. The Lakers are 11-16 on the road and 13-11 against teams from the Eastern Conference. Chicago is coming off a 103-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and has dropped seven of its last 10 games. Jalen Rose scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists in the losing effort. "It had nothing to do with our offense. Our offense is fine," Bulls coach Bill Cartwright said. "It has been fine all year. Turn |
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| The Boston Beat: Pierce needed back in form |
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03/10/2003 |
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| ierce returned to the lineup for Boston, but was still bothered by back spasms. He scored just 10 points on 5-of-13 shooting and turned the ball over seven times in 26 minutes against the Spurs. Pierce had missed the Celtics' 83-72 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers Friday. The same injury forced him to miss a home-and-home series with Toronto back on February 28-March 2. "It's a little sore," Pierce told the Boston Globe after Sunday's loss. "I don't think it's going to be 100 percent any time soon. The only t |
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| Clippers resume road trip in Atlanta |
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03/10/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers continue their season- high road trip on Monday when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Hawks at Philips Arena. LA improved to 1-2 on its six-game road swing with a 103-97 victory over the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday. The Clippers snapped a season-high, eight-game losing streak and gave Dennis Johnson his first win as the team's head coach. losing streak and gave Dennis Johnson his first win as the team's head coach. Corey Maggette scored 25 points to lea |
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| Clippers stumble into Chi-town |
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03/08/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers attempt to halt an eight-game losing streak on Saturday when they travel to Chicago to tangle with the Bulls at the United Center. The Clippers are 0-2 so far on a six-game road trip and are coming off an 83-72 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday. The game was marred by a nine- minute delay between the third and fourth quarters, when an unidentified substance was sprayed behind the Celtics' bench. The substance was released after the third quarter and the pl |
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| Pepper spray highlights Celtics, Clippers game |
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03/08/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - J.R. Bremer scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Boston Celtics over the struggling Los Angeles Clippers, 83-72, at FleetCenter. The game was marred by a nine-minute delay between the third and fourth quarters, when an unidentified substance was sprayed behind the Celtics' bench. Antoine Walker added 22 points and a game-high 12 assists for Boston, which has won three straight and five of its last six. The Celtics, who played without Paul Pierce, won their seventh straight again |
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| Celtic game marred by nine-minute delay |
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03/08/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics' game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night was delayed for nine minutes between the third and fourth quarters. An unknown substance, believed to be pepper spray, was dispensed behind the Celtics' bench. The substance caused the players and fans behind the bench to cough and gag. The substance seemed to slowly permeate throughout the arena as the game progressed. Boston police and FleetCenter security are investigating the incident, in particular several |
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| Clippers place Brand on injured list |
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03/07/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers announced Friday that forward Elton Brand was placed on the injured list. Brand, who is averaging 18.4 points and 11.2 rebounds this season, has a stress fracture in his lower left leg. It is the first time in his career that the four-year pro out of Duke has been on the injured list. The Clippers also activated forward Tremaine Fowlkes. Fowlkes has missed the last 23 games with a strained right shoulder. In Boston for a game against the Celtics, the Clip |
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| Surging Hornets go for eighth straight victory |
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03/07/2003 |
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| cent surge has moved it to the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The team sits just one-half game behind fifth-seeded Boston and one game behind fourth-seeded Philadelphia. Most recently, the Hornets captured a 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday to spoil the head coaching debut of Dennis Johnson, who had taken over for the fired Alvin Gentry. Jamal Mashburn poured in 35 points and dished out 10 assists and David Wesley added 23 points to lead New Orleans. Jamaal Magloire netted 13 |
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| Bucks, Wizards battle for eighth spot in East |
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03/07/2003 |
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| y apparent that Michael Jordan is determined to get to the playoffs in his final NBA season. Just 24 hours after injuring his back, Jordan played 24 minutes and finished with 10 points and nine rebounds in the Wizards' 99-80 victory over the hapless Los Angeles Clippers. "I wanted to get out there," Jordan said. "I had a lot of people telling me not to, because they felt like it would damage long-term value. I said 'I don't have long-term value.'" Perhaps the Wizards could have dealt with the less-than-threatening |
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| Wiz biz: Jordan guts it out |
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03/06/2003 |
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| y apparent that Michael Jordan is determined to get to the playoffs in his final NBA season. Just 24 hours after injuring his back, Jordan played 24 minutes and finished with 10 points and nine rebounds in the Wizards' 99-80 victory over the hapless Los Angeles Clippers. "I wanted to get out there," Jordan said. "I had a lot of people telling me not to, because they felt like it would damage long-term value. I said 'I don't have long-term value.'" Perhaps the Wizards could have dealt with the less-than-threatening |
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