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| Clippers place Maggette on injured list |
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11/26/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers placed forward Corey Maggette on the injured list Tuesday with torn cartilage in his right knee. The team in turn activated forward Melvin Ely from the injured list. Maggette is averaging 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest through 14 games. He is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks. Last season, Maggette had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Ely has been on the injured list since October 28 with a sprained left foot. Ely is |
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| Clippers Corner: Frontcourt forces help end skid |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming had finally arrived in the NBA. After a three-game span during which he averaged 17.4 points per game, the Houston Rockets faced the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles snapped a two-game skid with a 90-89 victory over the Houston Rockets. Elton Brand scored 26 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, and Michael Olowokandi played great defense against Yao. "I thought everybody did a good job," Los Angeles coach Alvin Gentry said of his team's defense against Yao. "He has gotten some big numbe |
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| Rockets tangle with Blazers in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2002 |
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| and, OR (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets play the second game of their current five-game road trip when they travel to Portland to play the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Houston is just 2-4 on the road this season after a 90-89 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on Sunday. Steve Francis scored 31 points, but missed an off-balance jumper at the buzzer. Yao Ming, who has been impressive in his last few outings, was held to just four points. largely due to the defensive work of Michael Olowok |
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| Larry Brown named coach of American squad |
NBA Basketball |
11/26/2002 |
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| rofessional games in the ABA and the NBA. He is the only coach in NBA history to lead six different teams to the playoffs. In 2000-01 he guided the Sixers to the NBA Finals before losing to the Lakers. In the NBA, he has coached the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and 76ers. He also has enjoyed success at the collegiate level, having led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship game in 1980 and the University of Kansas Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA Championship. |
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| Larry Brown likely choice to coach at 2004 Olympics |
NBA Basketball |
11/25/2002 |
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| e NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead six different teams to the playoffs. In 2000-01 he guided the Sixers to the NBA Finals before losing to the Lakers. In the NBA, he has coached the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and 76ers. He also has enjoyed success at the collegiate level, having led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship game in 1980 and the University of Kansas Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA Championship. The U.S. is trying to forget the po |
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| Grizzlies hope to snag first win against struggling Wizards |
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11/23/2002 |
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| halftime, but was outscored 29-13 in the third quarter. Guard Jason Williams (ankle) missed Friday's game. He is expected to be out another week. The record for the worst start to a season is 0-17, set by the 1988 Miami Heat and matched by the 1999 Los Angeles Clippers. The Grizzlies are 0-6 at home this season and 0-3 against the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Wizards have dropped their last two contests, most recently falling to the Rockets in Houston on Friday, 93-86, as Yao Ming scored 18 points and pulled |
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| Nuggets battle Suns at America West Arena |
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11/23/2002 |
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| est Arena. The Nuggets snapped a five-game losing streak on Friday and earned just their third win of the season. However, Denver won it in dramatic fashion, as James Posey hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer to give the Nuggets a 72-70 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Pepsi Center. Down 66-50 early in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets went on a 14-0 run to pull within 66-64 with 4:09 remaining. Kenny Satterfield's three-point play capped the surge. Then, Juwan Howard's jumper in the lane tied the game at 68- |
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| Blazers' Trail: Everything rosy in Portland, sort of |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The on-again, off-again Portland Trail Blazers are currently riding their first winning streak of the season. After beginning the year 3-6, the Blazers have reeled off three straight impressive victories over solid squads: the Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic and Seattle SuperSonics. The most recent triumph came against their Northwest rival on Thursday, as the Blazers held on for an 89-85 victory over Seattle at KeyArena. With 5:06 left in the fourth, a three-pointer from Rasheed Wallace spa |
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| Struggling squads meet in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets attempt to snap a five-game losing streak on Friday when they square off with the Los Angeles Clippers at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets suffered their fifth straight loss on Wednesday by falling to the Utah Jazz at home, 96-79. Juwan Howard scored 17 points and pulled down a game-high 13 boards for the Nuggets. James Posey chipped in 14 points and Kenny Satterfield scored 11 for Denver. The Nuggets shot just 31 percent from the field during the game and failed to score |
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| Streaking Kings welcome Suns |
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11/22/2002 |
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| ave won their last three games to reclaim the top spot in the Pacific Division, one-half game ahead of Seattle. On Wednesday, Chris Webber and Bobby Jackson each had 19 points and seven rebounds, as the Kings used a strong fourth quarter to down the Los Angeles Clippers, 93-89, at Staples Center. Peja Stojakovic added 16 points for the Kings, who have won six of their last seven overall. Doug Christie collected 12 points, nine assists and eight boards for Sacramento, which outscored the Clippers 30-21 in the final |
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