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| Jazz Fest: Downed by Duncan at the horn |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Wednesday's setback to the Los Angeles Clippers was disappointing, while Friday's loss to the San Antonio Spurs was just plain crushing. Tim Duncan sank the game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift San Antonio to a 91-90 victory over Utah at the Delta Center Friday. The Midwest rival Spurs, who played without David Robinson (back), defeated the Jazz for the 11th straight time overall and fifth straight in Utah. "In this series, we don't have anything on them," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. " |
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| Wolves look to extend winning streak to five |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| DC (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves look to extend their season-high winning streak to five games on Saturday when they travel to Washington to square off with the Wizards. Most recently, Minnesota posted an 88-85 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Wally Szczerbiak netted all of his 18 points in the second half and Rasho Nesterovic scored 14 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lift Minnesota. Kevin Garnett added 12 points and 14 boards for the Timberwolves, who rallied from a 16-poi |
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| Clippers activate Piatkowski |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers activated guard Eric Piatkowski from the injured list on Friday. Piatkowski had missed the last 19 games with a lower abdominal strain. Piatkowski originally suffered the injury during the first half of a 122-95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He missed six games before going on the injured list, and then missed an additional 13 games. The 32-year-old Nebraska product is averaging 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He will be in uniform whe |
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| Clippers Corner: Delta Center futility finally ends |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Delta Center has traditionally been a house of horrors for the Los Angeles Clippers, but they were able to perform an exorcism on Wednesday night. Los Angeles has lost nine of its last 13 games but is coming off a huge 96-89 road win over the Utah Jazz. It was the Clippers' first win at Utah since 1989. The Clippers had lost their previous 26 games in Utah since defeating the Jazz at the old Salt Palace on April 18, 1989. The Clippers had never won at the Delta Center and had lost 15 in a ro |
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| Spurs go for 11th straight win over Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| 15 from behind the arc. The Spurs are 8-11 on the road this season and 17-10 against the Western Conference, with a 7-3 mark against the Midwest. The Jazz also had a four-game winning streak halted in their last outing, suffering a 96-89 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Utah fell to 3-1 on its five-game homestand and had a seven-game home winning streak snapped. Karl Malone netted 23 points and Matt Harpring chipped in 22 for Utah. Malone and Harpring also had eight boards apiece. John Stockton contributed 14 poin |
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| T'wolves go for fourth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves try to extend their current winning streak to four games when they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to Target Center. Los Angeles has lost nine of its last 13 games but is coming off a huge 96-89 road win over the Utah Jazz. It was the Clippers' first win at Utah since 1989. The Clippers had lost their previous 26 games in Utah since defeating the Jazz at the old Salt Palace on April 18, 1989. The Clippers had never won at the Delta Center and had lost |
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| Warriors head south to battle Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Warriors are 5-13 on the road and have a 9-18 mark within the Western Conference. Los Angeles has won eight of its last 10 games as it continues to try and dig itself out of the hole it dug itself. The Lakers are coming off a 96-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Shaquille O'Neal scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant added 26 points and 11 assists. "I'm glad the clock ran out finally. It was a very unusual night for us," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We stumbled, kind of fumbled int |
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| Jazz try for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz try for their fifth straight win when they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to Delta Center. Los Angeles has dropped nine of its last 12 games and is coming off a 96-92 setback at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Andre Miller scored 20 points and Corey Maggette added 18 points and six rebounds. Elton Brand finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. "We were just determined not to let Kobe or Shaq make the big shots against us, and for the most part, |
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| Celtics go for fourth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| ds and a career-high five steals for Philadelphia, which has captured just two of its last 10 road contests. The Sixers have won just three road games since November 30 and two of those triumphs have come against Washington with the other versus the Los Angeles Clippers. Philly is 14-7 at home this season 14-11 against the East, with an 8-4 record versus the Atlantic. These teams have already met twice this season. The Celtics claimed a 91-81 home win back on November 13 before the Sixers captured a 99-93 victory i |
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| Mighty Kings battle struggling Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Coming off a dominating win over Dallas, the Sacramento Kings look to extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday when they tangle with the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. In a matchup between the two best teams in the NBA, the Kings absolutely destroyed the Mavericks on Wednesday, 123-94. Chris Webber posted his second triple-double of the season and 16th of his career with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. Peja Stojakovic drained six three- pointers on t |
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