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| Celtics go for third straight win |
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12/16/2002 |
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| and let the teams back in the game," Pierce said. "Today we kept the squeeze on them. It's good for us." The Celtics are a strong 13-5 within the Eastern Conference. Chicago has won three of its last four games and is coming off a 97-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Jalen Rose scored 30 points and Donyell Marshall added 18 points and 18 rebounds to the victory. "As a competitor you feel you can take anybody, sometimes there is no 'D' for great offense," Rose said. The Bulls, due largely to Marshall's efforts, |
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| Bulls continue homestand with matchup against Bucks |
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12/14/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls continue their six-game homestand on Saturday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center. The Bulls opened their home set with wins over Cleveland and Orlando, but suffered an 86-76 loss to the Detroit Pistons in their last outing Thursday. Jalen Rose paced Chicago with 15 points. Donyell Marshall had 14 points and seven boards for the Bulls, who have dropped 10 of their last 12 games overall. Marcus Fizer ended with 13 points, while teammate Eddy |
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| Blazers finish road swing in Minnesota |
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12/14/2002 |
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| urday when they travel to Minnesota to battle the Timberwolves at the Target Center. Portland is 2-2 on its swing so far and has dropped its last two contests after winning its previous three overall. The Blazers are fresh off a 101-79 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Zach Randolph led the Blazers with 17 points, while Derek Anderson added 14 for Portland, which was outscored 32-15 in the third quarter. Damon Stoudamire had 12 points off the bench and Bonzi Wells chipped in 10. Rasheed Wallace had a te |
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| Blazers continue road trip in Milwaukee |
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12/13/2002 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers try for their fifth road win of the season when they travel to Bradley Center to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Portland had its three-game winning streak snapped 105-104 at New Jersey on Wednesday night. Ruben Patterson led the way with 26 points in the losing effort. New Jersey's Jason Kidd missed a pair of free throws in the game's final seconds, but Derek Anderson's attempted inbounds pass to Arvydas Sabonis was intercepted by Rodney Rogers to deny |
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| Bucks' Trends: Fading fast |
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12/11/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks put an end to their three-game losing streak on Monday, but needed double overtime to defeat the dreadful Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks outlasted the Cavs, 140-133, in the highest scoring game in the 8 1/2-year history of Gund Arena. Sam Cassell collected 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double. Michael Redd scored a career-high 35 points and Ray Allen contributed 28 points in the win. Milwaukee overcame its own collapse and a career-hig |
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| Carter-less Raptors travel to Cleveland |
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12/11/2002 |
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| got back to work and everything was fine. I'm hoping this is the case this time." Toronto is 3-7 on the road and 5-7 within the Eastern Conference. Cleveland has dropped 17 of its last 18 games and is coming off a 140-133 double-overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Ricky Davis scored a career-high 45 points in the loss. "All those points are depreciated by the loss," Davis said. "And it kind of hurts. We did a lot of good things, but didn't win." This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. Toro |
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| Hornets aim for 12-0 home start |
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12/09/2002 |
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| rand said. "We've got some cohesion going now and we're playing the best basketball we've played in a while." Los Angeles is 3-5 on the road and has a 5-5 mark against teams from the Eastern Conference. New Orleans is coming off a 94-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Jamal Mashburn scored 23 points, and P.J. Brown and Baron Davis added 20 points apiece to the victory. "We are capable of winning on the road, but just now are starting to play like we can away from home," said Mashburn. The Hornets are home tonigh |
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| Bucks attempt to snap three-game losing streak |
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12/09/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks attempt to halt a three- game losing streak on Monday when they travel to Cleveland to take on the lowly Cavaliers. The Bucks' most recent setback came at home against New Orleans on Saturday, as the Hornets rallied for a 94-88 win. New Orleans outscored the Bucks, 60-38, in the second half to overcome a deficit that grew as large as 18 points early in the third quarter. Ray Allen finished with 29 points for Milwaukee, which is riding its longest losing str |
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| Pistons, Hawks begin home-and-home set |
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12/07/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons look to bring an end to their first losing streak of the season when they begin a home-and-home series against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday at Philips Arena. The Pistons lost to the Milwaukee Bucks last Saturday before falling to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to suffer back-to-back setbacks for the first time this season. In the 88-83 loss to the Wizards, Chucky Atkins netted 17 points off the bench for the Pistons, who have also lost three of their last |
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| Bucks' Allen returns to lineup |
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12/05/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Ray Allen was activated from the injured list and played in Thursday's 98-80 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Allen came off the bench and scored 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting in 29 minutes of action. Allen also hit on 2-of-4 three-point shots. He was placed on the injured list with a sprained right ankle on November 25 and had missed five games with the injury. Since the club did not activate someone to replace Allen on the roster, he was available to return at |
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