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| Wizards resume road swing in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| - The Washington Wizards continue their quest to secure a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz at Delta Center. Washington has won three of its last four games, most recently a 108-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Michael Jordan picked up the slack for an injured Jerry Stackhouse. Jordan finished with 23 points and 12 assists before fouling out for the first time since the 1991-92 season. "I didn't really foul out. They gave me one extra foul," Jordan said i |
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| Desert Diary: Playoffs becoming a question mark |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| d, but the club has gone 8-10 since for a current 29-22 mark. Phoenix holds the seventh position in the Western Conference and sits two games ahead of eighth-place Houston. Phoenix is coming off another puzzling setback -- a 107-106 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Suns had a three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 20-5 at home this season. "Certainly a disappointing loss, especially after winning three in a row and after the way that we were playing at home," Phoenix coach Frank Johnson |
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| Wizards travel to LA |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Washington Wizards continue their three-game road trip when they travel to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers. Washington is coming off a 99-80 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Larry Hughes led the Wizards with 19 points. Michael Jordan scored 12 points on just 5-of-19 shooting from the floor. The Wizards shot a brutal 29.9 percent from the floor as a team. "We played like we had a week off," Washington coach Doug Collins said. "The disappointing thing for me was |
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| Wiz biz: Jordan fanfare could be a distraction |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| e to do on a particular night is find a group of guys who are playing well and find a way to win some games. We definitely need our two guys healthy and playing well." Sacramento has beaten the Wizards four straight times at ARCO Arena. In fact, the Kings have won seven of the past nine times against the Wizards, with last year's 108-101 loss at MCI Center a notable exception. Stackhouse is expected to miss Tuesday's game against Sacramento and is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. |
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| Suns look to stay dominant at home |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns go for their fourth straight win on Tuesday when they resume play with a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers at America West Arena. The Suns haven't played since last Monday, when the team posted a 115-111 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls. All-Stars Stephon Marbury and Shawn Marion each scored 36 points to lead Phoenix to the win. Marbury added nine assists and Marion chipped in nine rebounds for the Suns. Bo Outlaw added 16 points and Joe Johnson scored |
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| Pistons try for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| L (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to extend their winning streak to five games Tuesday when they take on the skidding Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The Pistons' last game before the All-Star break was an 89-80 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last Wednesday. Mehmet Okur had career highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Detroit. Okur, playing in his first season out of Turkey, registered his first career double-double. Clifford Robinson scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and d |
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| Motor City Chronicles: No-Name Pistons riding high |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2003 |
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| l-out hustle has garnered them many a win. In fact, the Pistons are just one game behind Thomas' version of the Bad Boys --- Indiana --- for first place in the Central Division. On Wednesday, Carlisle's team managed to pull out an 89-80 win over the Los Angeles Clippers despite missing Wallace, who was in Alabama after the death of his mother. Without Wallace, the Pistons turned to rookie Mehmet Okur and he filled in quite nicely. The native of Turkey posted 19 points and 11 rebounds in 38 minutes of action. Okur e |
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| Pistons sign free agent Manning |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| d. In 870 career NBA games, Manning has averaged 14.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He appeared in 41 contests, including 10 starts, with the Mavericks last season and averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Manning was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in Los Angeles before being traded to Atlanta in 1994 for Dominique Wilkins and a conditional first-round draft pick. The two-time NBA All-Star went on to play for the Hawks, P |
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| Clippers stumble into Auburn Hills |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to extend their winning streak to four games on Wednesday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons won their third straight game on Saturday by routing the New Jersey Nets, 106-84. Chauncey Billups scored 27 points and Richard Hamilton added 24 to pace Detroit. The Pistons, who destroyed the Boston Celtics on Friday, 118-66, have won their last two games by a combined 74 points. Corliss Williamson chipped in 17 p |
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| Knicks notebook: Knicks happy to be home |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2003 |
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| double-digit turnovers or close to it. We didn't do a job at all of pressuring them and you just can't allow that kind of space." New York is 14-12 at home and 7-5 against Western Conference foes. On Tuesday night, the Knicks welcome the struggling Los Angeles Clippers to the Garden. The Clippers try to end a two-game skid when they travel to New York to face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Los Angeles has dropped five of its last six games, most recently a 100-86 setback at the hands of the Toronto Raptors. |
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