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| Wolves conclude six-game road trip in Denver |
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12/09/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves wrap up a six-game road trip tonight when they travel to Pepsi Center to take on the Denver Nuggets. Minnesota is 2-3 on its current jaunt and is coming off a 104-88 setback to the Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin Garnett finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, but did not get much help. "We can't expect K.G. to get 20 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists every game," coach Flip Saunders said. "At some point, other guys also have to step up and make plays." The |
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| Hornets aim for 12-0 home start |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2002 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets try for their fifth straight win when they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to New Orleans Arena Monday. Los Angeles has won two straight, most recently a 104-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Elton Brand scored 26 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the victory. "We made some big defensive stops in the fourth quarter, made some big shots, and that's what helped turn the corner," Brand said. "We've got some cohesion going now and we're playing the |
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| Heat check: Riley calls perimeter players on the carpet |
NBA Basketball |
12/06/2002 |
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| pair of wins against Cleveland and Phoenix, Riley was hoping his team was getting on track. He was even warming up to his new zone defense, which would once have been considered basketball blasphemy for Miami's old-school coach. Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Clippers shot over the zone with Eric Piatkowski and went inside to Elton Brand to beat Miami 89-80. "We're working on it," Eddie Jones said of the zone. "It's not like we were in training camp, trying to learn how to play this. It worked for us the other ni |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Cardiac Sonics sunk by Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
12/06/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fortunately for Seattle, the Los Angeles Lakers are stalling, the Los Angeles Clippers are disappointing and the Portland Trail Blazers are being the Portland Trail Blazers. The Sonics have lost four of their last five games and seven of their last nine. However, Seattle is still tied for second in the Pacific Division with Phoenix. On Wednesday, the Sonics suffered a heart-breaking 114-111 overtime loss at home to the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers' Ron Artest sank an off-balance, game-tying three- |
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| Blazers finish homestand by welcoming Heat |
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12/06/2002 |
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| 13 in the loss. The Trail Blazers are 5-4 at home this season and 1-1 against the Eastern Conference. After Friday's game the Blazers embark on a five-game road trip. The Heat are 1-1 so far on a four-game road trip. Most recently, Miami fell to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, 89-80. The Heat, who shot a dismal 10-of-23 from the foul line, had five double-digit scorers but still saw their only winning streak of the season end after two games. Malik Allen and Eddie House each dropped 12 points, while Mike Jam |
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| Mutombo has surgery on wrist |
NBA Basketball |
12/05/2002 |
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| t weeks and will begin rehabilitation once the cast is removed, but Nets head coach Byron Scott said he expects Mutombo will be out 12-to-16 weeks. Mutombo suffered the injury Thanksgiving night when he was hit on the wrist by Eric Piatkowski of the Los Angeles Clippers. The 36-year-old Mutombo, who was traded from Philadelphia to New Jersey in the offseason, has missed only 30 games over his NBA career. He started the Nets' first 16 games of the season and is averaging 7.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest. Jaso |
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| Pacers Pit Stop: Blanked Reggie heads for Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
12/04/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After suffering just their third loss of the season, the Indiana Pacers look to bounce back when they travel to Seattle to face the SuperSonics on Wednesday. Indiana began its six-game road trip with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, but suffered a 102-91 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday which snapped its four-game winning streak. Reggie Miller had zero points for the first time since a March 25, 1989 game against Washington during his second NBA season when he played just one minute |
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| Pacers hope to avoid first losing streak |
NBA Basketball |
12/04/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers look to rebound from just their third loss of the season when they travel to Seattle to face the SuperSonics on Wednesday. The Pacers began their six-game road trip with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, but suffered a 102-91 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday to have their four-game winning streak snapped. Reggie Miller had zero points for the first time since a March 25, 1989 game against Washington during his second NBA season when he played just one m |
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| Pacers go for fifth straight win |
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12/02/2002 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers try for their fifth straight win when they travel to Delta Center to take on the Utah Jazz. Indiana has won 13 of its last 14 games and is coming off a 92-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. After being sidelined with a deep bone bruise in his ankle, Reggie Miller has been a factor in the four games since his return. Miller scored 13 of his 20 points over the final 4:51 to lead the Pacers to the win. Miller admits his ankle is still a problem. "Now it' |
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| Jazz go for seventh straight win |
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11/30/2002 |
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| a career-high 33 points and ripped down nine boards to lead the Jazz. Harpring, who was 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, set a career-high for a second consecutive game. He topped his previous career mark of 30 points set in Utah's 99-94 win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Karl Malone added 20 points and eight rebounds while John Stockton chipped in 10 points and nine assists in the winning effort. The Jazz are 4-6 on the road this season and 5-1 against the Western Conference, including a 2-0 mark versus |
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