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| Hollywood Happenings: Rivalry intensifies |
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03/21/2003 |
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| Sacramento Kings lost their composure early. There were technical fouls, constant complaints to the officials and misguided emotion. When the fourth quarter came around, the Kings were able to pull it together, and emerged with a 107-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds, while Shaquille O'Neal added 28 points and 13 boards to the losing effort. In the loss, O'Neal became the 28th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. "It's a great accomplishment for a knu |
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| Kings' Court: Hopes of sweeping Dallas Nashed |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2003 |
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| us this year. Because we won an overtime game doesn't mean that much to me." The Kings have dropped two of their last three games and are in danger of becoming complacent at the wrong time. Sacramento still leads the Pacific and isn't feeling much heat at the moment. The second-place Portland Trail Blazers are 3 1/2 games off the pace and have lost their last two games. Sacramento plays four of its next five games at home, with the highlight of the stretch being a tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. |
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| Lakers resume road trip with stop in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks hope to halt a two-game skid on Saturday when they host the Los Angeles Lakers in an inter-conference clash at the Bradley Center. Milwaukee is currently clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are just one-half game behind seventh-seeded Orlando, but hold only a one-game lead over ninth-place Washington. Milwaukee dropped its second straight game on Wednesday by suffering a 111-92 defeat to the Hawks in Atlanta. Sam |
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| Mavericks Round Up: Bad start to crucial trip |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| urs to AmericanAirlines Center on Thursday and close out the regular season against San Antonio at SBC Center on April 16. It would be a shame to hold the top seed in the West for virtually the entire season, then slip to the three spot and face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first then slip to the three spot and face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. If Dallas is able to hold on to the top seed, it will likely play either Houston or Phoenix. Neither of these teams is a pushover, but the Mavs would much p |
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| T'wolves try for first season-series win over Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| Minnesota, MN (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers try to halt a two-game losing streak on Friday when they meet with the Minnesota Timberwolves for an important clash at the Target Center. The Lakers have dropped back-to-back games for the first time since February 14-16 and will try to avoid their longest slide since losing three in a row from December 17-20. Most recently, Los Angeles suffered a 111-88 setback to the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills on Friday. Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles with 24 po |
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| East-leading Pistons go for fourth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Washington has lost nine of its last 11 road games and is 9-20 away from MCI Center this season. The Wizards are 22-21 within the Eastern Conference. Detroit is coming off a 111-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Chauncey Detroit is coming off a 111-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Chauncey Billups led the way with 33 points and dished out six assists, while Ben Wallace added 21 rebounds to the victory. Mehmet Okur scored an efficient 22 points in 25 |
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| Pacers search for answers against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| ut jumping over people, but Karl doesn't do that. He just lays it in the basket." The Jazz are currently the sixth seed in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and 1 1/2 games ahead of the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Utah is 15-17 on the road and has a 15-10 mark against teams from the Eastern Conference. Indiana has dropped six in a row and 12 of its last 13 contests. The Pacers are coming off a 96-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Ron Artest scored 25 points |
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| Grizzlies go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/12/2003 |
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| Memphis, TN (MySportsbook) - The Memphis Grizzlies try for their fifth straight win when they welcome the Chicago Bulls to The Pyramid tonight. Chicago is coming off a 116-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jamal Crawford scored a career-high 24 points and dished out 10 assists, and Jalen Rose scored 27 points. Eddy Curry scored 20 points and played sound defense on Shaquille O'Neal. "It definitely is a preview of what they wanted," said Jalen Rose in reference to Chicago brass. "The way the young guys pl |
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| Lakers hope to bounce back against East-leading Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/12/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons try to halt a nine- game series losing streak to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday when the teams battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit's last victory against the Lakers came in Los Angeles back on January 18, 1997. The Lakers have won 16 of the past 17 meetings overall. This is the final encounter between the Lakers and Pistons this season. They met back on February 27 in LA, with the Lakers claiming a 95-85 victory. On Tuesday, the Lakers suffer |
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| Teams headed in opposite directions tangle in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
03/12/2003 |
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| onference teams heading in opposite directions tangle tonight when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Indiana Pacers at the First Union Center. Philadelphia is coming off a successful West Coast road trip, going 3-2 despite losses to Sacramento and the Los Angeles Lakers. Since the All-Star break, the Sixers own an 11-2 mark overall. Philly has moved into the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, just one game behind third place Indiana and three contest back of conference leader Detroit. The Sixers will be playing |
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