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| Kings tangle with Jazz in Salt Lake |
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03/07/2003 |
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| , which has won seven of its last eight contests. The Kings are 17-14 on the road this season and 27-13 against Western Conference foes. The Jazz are clinging to the sixth position in the West and hold just a 1 1/2- game lead over the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Utah has won back-to-back games on the heels of a three-game losing streak. Most recently, the Jazz posted a 94-83 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday. Karl Malone had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Jazz. Andrei Kirilenko total |
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| Tales from the Windy City: Bickering Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| G UP The Bulls host three Western Conference teams before heading back out on the road. The red-hot Golden State Warriors continue their improbable postseason push at the United Center on Thursday. The Los Angeles Clippers are in town on Sunday, without former-Bull Elton Brand in the lineup. Finally, Shaquille O'Neal and the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers invade the United Center on Tuesday. The Lakers are back in the postseason picture, and rapidly climbing in the Western Conference standings. |
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| Pacers resume road trip with clash against Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers try to get back on the winning track when they continue their four-game road trip with a stop at Staples Center tonight for a clash with the Los Angeles Lakers. Indiana has lost seven of its last eight games, most recently a 107-100 setback at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Wasted in the loss was a strong effort from Ron Artest. Artest scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Jermaine O'Neal added 21 points and six rebounds to the losing ef |
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| Allen, Sonics look to stay hot against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| ot much to do, so I just tried to get it up there somewhere. It basically was a cast-off, and Andrei made a play out of it. It was a no-chance shot." Utah is currently the sixth seed in the Western Conference, 1 1/2 games ahead of the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and 4 1/2 games behind the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. The Jazz are 21-9 at home and have a 21-15 mark within the Western Conference. The two teams have split a pair of meetings thus far this season with the home team prevailing in each cas |
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| Blazers go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| had earlier in the year. We never got rattled by other teams when they would take the lead. Tonight, that was back and we stayed within ourselves." The Suns are currently the eighth seed in the Western Conference, one game behind the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and two games ahead of the Houston Rockets, who are on the outside looking in at the postseason. Phoenix is 21-8 at home and has a 17-17 mark within the Western Conference. Phoenix has won both meetings this season, posting victories both at home an |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Ray of hope |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2003 |
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| n playing at his highest level of the season. In five games with Seattle, Allen has averaged insane numbers of 27.8 points, 7.8 assists and 7.4 rebounds. On Monday, he was rewarded with the honor of Western Conference Player of the Week. Against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Allen posted his second career triple-double with 29 points, 10 assists and 10 boards to lead Seattle to a 107-90 victory. Allen was obviously trying the show the basketball world that he is more than just a shooter. More specifically, he |
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| Spurs look to extend winning streak to five |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2003 |
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| ng to come out physical," Stoudemire said. "We were prepared for it. It just slipped away from us." prepared for it. It just slipped away from us." Phoenix is currently the eighth seed in the Western Conference, 1 1/2 games behind the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and one game ahead of the Houston Rockets, who are at present looking from the outside in at the postseason. The Suns are 10-20 on the road and 16-17 within the Western Conference. The Spurs have been the hottest team in the NBA over the past month. |
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| Red-hot Lakers visit Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2003 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers try for their seventh straight win when they travel to Seattle to take on the SuperSonics at KeyArena. Los Angeles is coming off a 95-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Shaquille O'Neal finished with 35 points and 14 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant added 30 points to the victory. The Lakers played without coach Phil Jackson, who missed his second game since having a kidney stone removed Monday. Assistant Jim Cleamons again served as acting head coach. Bryant's |
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| Sixers play Jazz in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2003 |
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| etwork) - The Utah Jazz try to snap a two-game skid wh they travel to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers at First Union Center. Utah is currently the sixth seed in the Western Conference, four games behind the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. The Los Angeles Lakers are the seventh seed, 1 1/2 games behind Utah. The Jazz are coming off a 92-85 setback at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Karl Malone scored 19 points and Matt Harpring added 14 points to the losing effort. Greg Ostertag chipped in with 10 |
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| Golden State shoots for fourth consecutive win |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2003 |
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| has no postseason aspirations and has dropped two straight and four of its last five games. In addition, the Clippers have dropped 11 of their last 14 games overall and 11 of their last 16 home games. The Clippers are coming off a 109-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Corey Maggette led the way with 22 points and Elton Brand chipped win with 21 points and eight rebounds. Maggette also guarded Kobe Bryant most of the night. Bryant had scored at least 40 points in nine straight games entering the contest, tying Mi |
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