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| Bucks seek equalizer |
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04/22/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets will try to maintain home-court advantage when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to Continental Airlines Arena tonight for Game 2 of their best-of-seven series. Saturday's Game 1 between the seventh-seeded Bucks and the second-seeded Nets was billed as a classic point guard clash. As it turned out, Jason Kidd won his battle with Gary Payton, and Kenyon Martin made life hell for the Milwaukee Bucks. Martin finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds, while |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #1 Synopsis |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The NBA kicked off its 2003 Playoffs with a wild Easter Weekend. Saturday's early game between the seventh-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and the second-seeded New Jersey Nets was billed as a classic point guard clash. As it turned out, Jason Kidd won his battle with Gary Payton, and Kenyon Martin made life hell for the Milwaukee Bucks. Martin finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds, while Kidd added 14 points and 14 assists in New Jersey's 109-96 victory. Jason Collins played perh |
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| A trio of Bucks surrender to police |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Gary Payton, Sam Cassell and Jason Caffey of the Milwaukee Bucks have surrendered to the authorities and were charged with assault for their involvement in a fight earlier this month. The altercation happened outside a strip club in the early hours of Friday morning, April 11, while the Bucks were in Toronto to play the Raptors. According to Police Sgt. Jim Muscat, the problem began when one of the players got into an argument with one of two women associated with the club. |
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| Pacers try to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| adison Square Garden. Indiana is currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and one-half game ahead of the fifth-seeded New Orleans Hornets. The Pacers are coming off a 107-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Jermaine O'Neal scored 25 points, Ron Artest finished with 23 and Al Harrington added 20 points to the setback. Artest and Milwaukee's Gary Payton were in each other's ear the entire game. "I like talking trash. I was talking the whole game," Artes |
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| Playoff-bound teams meet in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| -8 mark at Conseco Fieldhouse this season. Indiana is 33-17 within the Eastern Conference. Orlando is currently the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference; 1 1/2 games behind the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics and 1 1/2 games ahead of the eighth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana is the fourth seed in the East; one game behind the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and just two games behind the top spot, which is currently held by the Detroit Pistons. The New Jersey Nets have the same record as the Pistons, but Detroit |
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| Raptors' Rap: Trying to leave lasting impression |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| ral, 24 games behind division leader Detroit. Lenny Wilkens' club may be a footnote in the standings at this point, but it still has two chances to make a difference in the playoff race. First and foremost, the Raptors take on the postseason hopeful Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night at SkyDome. Milwaukee owns a 2 1/2-game lead over Washington for the final slot and needs just a victory or a Washington loss to grab a postseason slot. The Raptors would like nothing better than to bust up the Bucks' party and force |
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| Wolves attempt to improve playoff position |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| apolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers try to halt a two- game skid when they travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves at Target Center. Los Angeles has dropped eight of its last 10 games, most recently a 112-92 setback to the Milwaukee Bucks. Elton Brand scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Corey Maggette added 20 points to the losing effort. "Milwaukee is on a playoff run," Brand said. "They saw it slipping away in the beginning, and they turned it up. They got hot, and we sta |
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| Heat check: Grant's Lunch-Pail Approach a Bright Spot in Dismal Season |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2003 |
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| re that you're out there fighting the most." JORDAN'S MIAMI SWAN SONG The Washington Wizards will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when they travel to Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena to take on the Heat. Washington is 2 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards have lost eight of their last 12 games to put their postseason dream on life support. The Wizards have won two of the three meetings with the heat this season but have dro |
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| Bucks continue quest for No. 8 spot |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks look to move closer to capturing the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference Wednesday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Bradley Center. With just four games remaining on their schedule, the Bucks currently hold a 1 1/2-game lead over the Washington Wizards for the No. 8 spot. Washington hosts Boston on Wednesday. Milwaukee had a four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday, as they suffered a 117-115 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls. G |
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| Pacers Gun For Fourth Straight Win |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2003 |
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| fair to the players and staff that [chairman] Jerry Reinsdorf be able to select my successor as soon as possible prior to the draft, just as he did with me on March 26, 1985," Krause said. The Bulls are coming off a 117-115 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, which snapped a four-game slide. Jalen Rose scored 31 points and Donyell Marshall added 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jay Williams and Jamal Crawford each tallied 19 points and Eddy Curry chipped in with 15. It was hardly a crisp effort for the Bulls, |
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