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| Hornets' Davis expected to miss Game 2 |
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04/23/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets starting guard Baron Davis is expected to miss Wednesday's Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against Philadelphia due to a left knee injury. Davis posted 10 points and six assists against the Sixers in Game 1, while turning the ball over six times in 37 minutes of action. However, he appeared to be favoring the knee and did not practice on Monday. An MRI exam on the knee revealed only a bone bruise. George Lynch will most likely start in |
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| Hornets hope to contain Iverson in Game 2; Davis questionable |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets attempt to contain Allen Iverson and even up their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday when the teams tangle at the First Union Center. In the series opener on Sunday, Iverson turned in one of the all-time greatest playoff performances. He poured in a franchise record for points in a playoff game with 55 to lead the Sixers to a 98-90 victory over the Hornets. Iverson, who also handed out eight assists, was 21-o |
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| Hornets' Davis questionable for Game 2 |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets guard Baron Davis is questionable for the Hornets' playoff game on Wednesday night against Philadelphia due to a left knee injury. Davis did not practice Monday, one day after the Hornets dropped the first game of the best-of-seven series in Philadelphia, 98-90. An All-Star in 2002, Davis was activated from the injured list on March 10 after missing 20 games because of surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. He also sat out eight contests earlier |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #1 Synopsis |
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04/21/2003 |
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| a's Allen Iverson's was the most amazing. Iverson shot 21-of-32 from the field, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc, en route to a 55-point performance. The Answer delighted the Philly faithful on Easter Sunday in the Sixers' 98-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series. Iverson also had eight assists. Iverson joined Michael Jordan, Rick Barry, Charles Barkley, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the only players to score 55 or more in a postseason game. Jordan holds the NBA |
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| Hornets travel to Philly for Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Hornets are set to tangle in what should be one of the most competitive first-round series of the 2003 playoffs. The Sixers and Hornets are very similar squads that have had similar seasons. Philadelphia held a 25-24 mark at the All-Star break before posting the Eastern Conference's best record in second half (23-10). At one point the Sixers were not just threatening to take over the top spot in the Atlantic Division, but the East as well. |
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| Pacers hope to clinch third spot in the East |
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04/16/2003 |
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| it out the regular season finale to rest his sore feet for the playoffs. The Pacers are 31-9 at home this season and 34-19 against the Eastern Conference. The Nets have dropped three of their last four games and are coming off an 87-74 defeat to the New Orleans Hornets on Monday. Kenyon Martin posted 23 points and 15 rebounds for New Jersey. Richard Jefferson scored 21 points, while Jason Kidd had 14 points and six assists for New Jersey. The Nets, who had their six-game home winning streak snapped, shot just 34 p |
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| Pacers try to hold on to No. 3 spot |
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04/16/2003 |
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| it out the regular season finale to rest his sore feet for the playoffs. The Pacers are 31-9 at home this season and 34-19 against the Eastern Conference. The Nets have dropped three of their last four games and are coming off an 87-74 defeat to the New Orleans Hornets on Monday. Kenyon Martin posted 23 points and 15 rebounds for New Jersey. Richard Jefferson scored 21 points, while Jason Kidd had 14 points and six assists for New Jersey. The Nets, who had their six-game home winning streak snapped, shot just 34 p |
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| Jordan wraps up illustrious career in Philly |
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04/16/2003 |
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| t defeat. The Pacers and the Sixers actually hold identical records with one game left for each, but Indiana owns the edge due to a tie-breaker. Philadelphia is also in danger of losing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, as the New Orleans Hornets trail the Sixers by just one game and hold the tie-breaker with Philly. New Orleans hosts the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Sixers have dropped five of their last seven home games and are 24-16 in their building this season. Philly is 34-19 agains |
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| Playoff-bound Sixers try to snap skid |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| the division. Philadelphia, which holds the tiebreaker between the teams, needs to win its last two games and hope the Nets drop their final game to capture the Atlantic. Philly has dropped its last two games and is coming off a 94-89 setback to the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday. Allen Iverson poured in a game-high 30 points to go along with 10 assists and seven rebounds in the loss. Greg Buckner scored 13 points, while Eric Snow and Brian Skinner each added 12. Derrick Coleman (thigh) and Keith Van Horn (foot) bo |
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| Pacers try to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| off position when they travel to New York to take on the Knicks at Madison 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 g |
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