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| Golden State shoots for third consecutive win |
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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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| Kobe's 40-point streak ends, but Lakers win again |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Shaquille O'Neal finished with 33 points and eight rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Kobe Bryant posted 32 points for the Lakers, who won their fifth straight and have captured 12 of their last 14. Despite scoring nine points in the fourth quarter, Bryant's streaks of scoring at least 35 points and 40 points ended at 13 and nine games, respectively. His 40-point streak is third best in NBA history. Bryant wa |
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NBA Basketball |
02/26/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson missed his first game as an NBA coach Tuesday. Jackson, 57, had a kidney stone removed at Centinela Hospital Medical Center on Monday. Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons guided the Lakers on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Lakers won the game, 109-98. In 13 NBA seasons, four with the Lakers and nine with the Chicago Bulls, Jackson had coached 1,249 consecutive games during the playoffs and regular seaso |
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| Jazz Fest: Slowed by inconsistency |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Jazz are currently keeping the sixth position in the Western Conference warm for the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah owns a 2 1/2-game lead over LA for the spot, but has been playing inconsistent ball lately, while the Lakers are again one of the most feared teams in the NBA. The Jazz have gone just 8-8 over the past 16 games and a tough stretch awaits them. Utah plays its next three games on the road and eight of its upcoming 10. Meanwhile, LA has won its last four games and plays five of its ne |
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| Kobe looks to put up another 40 against Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - It will be a battle for Staples Center bragging rights when the Los Angeles Clippers square off with the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. The Clippers will be the road team for tonight's contest. They have lost seven of their last nine games, most recently an 89-87 setback to the Atlanta Hawks. Andre Miller scored 18 points and handed nine assists in the victory. Elton Brand added 17 points and 11 rebounds to the losing effort. Despite the loss, Clippers coach Alvin Gentry heaped pr |
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| Lakers' Jackson has kidney stone removed |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson had a kidney stone removed at Centinela Hospital Medical Center on Monday. Jackson might spend the night in the hospital and his status for returning to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Clippers in uncertain. Jackson has never missed a game in his coaching career. |
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| Pistons try to snap two-game skid |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2003 |
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| got to bounce back from this and play a good game Monday in Seattle." Detroit is 17-12 on the road and 10-6 against teams from the Western Conference. Seattle has lost seven of its last nine games, most recently a 106-101 setback at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Rashard Lewis scored 28 points, and newcomer Ray Allen added 26 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. "I'm like a rookie all over again," Allen said. "I'm excited about this team. We didn't win the game, but we put some good basketball out there on |
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| Setting Suns try to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2003 |
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| - The Phoenix Suns try to end a three-game slide and cling to playoff position when they travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls at United Center. Phoenix is currently the eighth seed in the Western Conference, one-half game behind the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and one-half game ahead of the Houston Rockets. The Suns are coming off a 99-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was their fifth loss in six games. Stephon Marbury scored 32 points and handed out 10 assists in the losing effort. Shawn Marion a |
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| Kobe tops 40 again as Lakers beat Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kobe Bryant reached the 40-point mark for the ninth straight game, scoring 41 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 106-101 victory over Seattle at the Staples Center. The last player to score 40 in as many consecutive games was Michael Jordan, who also did it in nine straight early in the 1986-87 season. Wilt Chamberlain scored at least 40 in 14 consecutive games early in the 1961-62 season. Bryant, who has reached the 35-point mark in 13 straight games, finished 13- of-34 from |
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| Lakers' Jackson to have kidney stone removed |
NBA Basketball |
02/23/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is expected to have a kidney stone removed on Monday. Jackson will miss practice on Monday, but could recover in time to coach Tuesday when the Lakers face the Clippers. The Lakers say Jackson will undergo the procedure at Centinela Hospital Medical Center. He may need to remain hospitalized overnight. "I feel pretty good, I have some discomfort," said Jackson before Sunday night's game against Seattle. "If I don't feel up to it Tuesda |
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