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| Spur of the moment: San Antonio wins seventh straight road game |
NBA Basketball |
02/15/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Tim Duncan scored 28 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-95 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Tony Parker added 24 points and handed out six assists for San Antonio, which has won seven consecutive games with all seven coming on the road. The Spurs became the first team in NBA history to have a seven-game winning streak by winning all seven away from home in one season. Kobe Bryant, who came in off an NBA season-high 51 poi |
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| Kings' Jackson returns to hardwood |
NBA Basketball |
02/15/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Kings guard Bobby Jackson returned to the lineup Friday night in Sacramento's 110-81 victory over Seattle. Jackson was cleared to play after X-rays on his broken left hand Thursday came back negative. Jackson, who finished with eight points, suffered the injury during the Kings' 105-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas night. He then underwent surgery the next day to repair the fracture and was subsequently placed on the injured list. The 29-year-old Jackson broke the fourth metacarpal in the left hand when he was hit by the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal. |
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| Spurs face Lakers in matchup of surging squads |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Two surging Western Conference powers do battle on Friday when they San Antonio Spurs tangle with the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. The Spurs have won their last six games -- all on the road, while the Lakers have captured seven consecutive contests. LA is still one-half game behind Houston for the eighth and final playoff spot. San Antonio is 6-1 so far on a nine-game road trip and is coming off a 116-111 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Ema |
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| Rockets try to beat the Heat |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| e. Things got even bleaker for the Heat on Thursday. Jones injured his groin, apparently during practice, and is expected to be sidelined at least through the weekend. Houston must scratch and claw the rest of the way to make the playoffs, since the Los Angeles Lakers have awakened from their half-season-long slumber. The Rockets have a slim half-game lead over the suddenly-surging Lakers for the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference tournament. The Rockets snapped a three-game slide with a 106-76 vict |
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| Rocket Fuel: Fearing and loathing Los Angeles |
NBA Basketball |
02/13/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Everyone knows it's coming, including Houston. The three- time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are set to join the playoff picture sometime in the next few days. Unfortunately, the Rockets will be the first victim. Houston is clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the West by one- half game over the Lakers. Los Angeles has been surging of late, having won its last seven games, while the Rockets have dropped eight of their past 12 contests. LA had a chance to seize the spot on W |
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| Spurs of the Moment: Road warriors win heavyweight battle |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Tuesday's game between the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers featured the two hottest teams in the league outside of the Los Angeles Lakers. The contest didn't disappoint. In the end, it was the Spurs outlasting in the Blazers in overtime, 116-111. The win extended San Antonio's season-high winning streak to six games, with all of the triumphs coming on the road. The Spurs are an amazing 6-1 so far on a nine-game road trip, with the only blemish being a setback in Minnesota to start |
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| Mile High Profile: Just another victim |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Now is not the time to be playing the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in a home-and-home series. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal finally have the Lakers hitting on all cylinders, running roughshod through the league in pursuit of a playoff slot. Nonetheless, that is the draw that the struggling Denver Nuggets must live with at this time. On Tuesday, the Nuggets weren't able to stem the tide against the Lakers at the Staples Center, falling 121-93. The Nuggets finally had a fu |
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| Desert Diary: Playoffs becoming a question mark |
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02/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Everyone knows that the Los Angeles Lakers will be in the playoffs when the regular season concludes in April. That hard part is figuring out what Western Conference squad will fall out of the picture as a result. The three main suspects are Minnesota, Houston and the Phoenix Suns. However, the Timberwolves have been playing at a high level lately and Kevin Garnett seems to be getting stronger as the year goes on. So that essentially leaves the Rockets and Suns. Fortunately for Phoenix, Housto |
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| Revived Lakers complete home-and-home with Denver |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers try for their seventh straight win when they travel to Denver tonight to complete a home-and-home set with the Nuggets. Los Angeles is making its postseason push and turning many heads around the National Basketball Association. The Lakers have won 12 of their last 15 games and currently find themselves just one-half game behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference tournament. The Lakers knocked off Denver 121-93 on Tuesd |
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| Rockets try to avenge Tuesday's loss to Utah |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| a few mental mistakes. At the end, we were supposed to foul, force them to make free throws and go after rebounds and we didn't." The Rockets are now clinging to the final playoff berth in the Western Conference with a slim one-half game lead on the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah is currently the fifth seed in the West, tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Houston is 7-15 on the road and has a 15-16 mark against its Western Conference rivals. Utah captured the first meeting of the season 96-91 at Compaq Center back on |
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