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| Jazz Fest: Malone's fountain of youth |
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02/19/2003 |
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| lay from Malone, to push their advantage to eight. Overall, Utah led by as much as 14 points down the stretch as it ran away with the win. The triumph was critical for the Jazz, who pulled within one-half game of fifth-seeded Minnesota in the Western Conference standings. "They are all good wins now," Utah guard John Stockton said. "We're in a tough battle with it seems like everybody." Utah is 2-1 so far on a five-game homestand, which continues Wednesday with a matchup against the Shaq-less Los Angeles Lakers. |
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| Knicks resume six-game road trip in Seattle |
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02/19/2003 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The New York Knicks continue their six-game road trip with a stop at KeyArena tonight for a clash with the Seattle SuperSonics. New York posted impressive victories over Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers to open the jaunt, but suffered a 99-91 loss to Portland its last time out. Allan Houston led the way with 27 points, while Kurt Thomas chipped in 19 points and 12 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell finished with 16 points and Howard Eisley handed out 12 assists in the losing effort. "We |
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| Kobe again tries to lead Shaq-less Lakers in Utah |
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02/19/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz try for their third straight win when they welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to Delta Center tonight. Los Angeles snapped a two-game skid with a 106-99 double-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets. Kobe Bryant continued his scoring tear. Bryant scored a season-high 52 points to make it 10 consecutive games with 35 or more -- and a franchise-record six straight with at least 40 points. The Lakers won without Shaquille O'Neal, who was suffering with soreness in |
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| Houston and Duncan earn Player of the Week honors |
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02/18/2003 |
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| e collected 32 points, six assists and two rebounds in a loss to the Warriors. Three days later at Phoenix, Houston had 26 points and six assists in a 116-115 win over the Suns. He then poured in a career-high 53 points in a 117-110 triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Duncan averaged 32.7 points, 15.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in helping the Spurs to a 3-0 record for the week. On February 11 at Portland, he contributed 36 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and a steal, as the Spurs defeated |
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| Hawk Talk: Grueling trip begins |
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02/18/2003 |
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| looming luxury tax, however, has created reluctance amongst teams in regards to taking on salary. Very few teams are going to take chances on big-money players from non-playoff teams. Terry's name has emerged in trade rumors, often connected to the Los Angeles Lakers. Glenn Robinson has been linked to rumored deals with both New York and Philadelphia, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim is also rumored to be on the block. Given the salaries involved and the lack of big-game experience these players have, teams will not over |
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| O'Neal expected to miss rematch with Yao |
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02/18/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal is expected to miss Tuesday night's game against Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets due to a sore left knee. In the only other meeting between the two All-Star centers, O'Neal posted 31 points and 13 rebounds, while Yao finished with 10 points, 10 boards and six blocks in Houston's overtime victory on January 17. O'Neal sat out Sunday's 117-110 loss to New York at Staples Center because of the injury. O'Neal, who is listed as day-to-day, |
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| Yao vs. Shaq II? |
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02/18/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers may be without Shaquille O'Neal when they try to end a two-game skid against the Houston Rockets tonight at Staples Center. O'Neal missed the Lakers' 117-110 loss to the New York Knicks due to a sore left knee. He is listed as questionable for tonight's contest. O'Neal missed the first 12 games of the season rehabbing from toe surgery. The three-time defending NBA champion Lakers are 23-15 with O'Neal this season and 3-10 without him. The Lakers have won |
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| Knicks go for third-straight win in Portland |
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02/17/2003 |
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| le with the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. New York has come up with back-to-back impressive wins to begin its current six-game road trip. The Knicks got the best of Phoenix, 116-115, on Friday and followed it with a 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday evening. Allan Houston exploded for 53 points to lead the Knicks to the huge win at the Staples Center. Houston was on fire, drilling 18-of-29 from the field in the winning effort. He hit 13-of-15 from the charity stripe and 4-of-5 from th |
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| O'Neal misses game against New York |
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02/17/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal sat out Sunday's 117-110 loss to New York at Staples Center because of a sore left knee. O'Neal, who is listed as day-to-day, announced Saturday that he would begin taking anti-inflammatory drugs to help relieve the pain. O'Neal scored 21 points and blocked six shots in 40 minutes Friday during a 103-95 setback to San Antonio. He missed the first 12 games of the campaign recovering from surgery on his arthritic right big toe. Los Angel |
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| Bulls try to halt eight-game slide |
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02/15/2003 |
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| points. Chicago has won five of its past six home games and is 15-8 in its building this season. The Bulls are 4-13 against Western Conference opponents. Meanwhile, Denver has dropped its last three games and is coming off a 113-102 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Kobe Bryant poured in an NBA season-high 51 points to help to the Lakers complete the home-and-home sweep. LA posted a 121-93 win on Tuesday night at the Staples Center. Juwan Howard scored 22 points for the Nuggets, who have lost 13 o |
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