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| Rockets try to beat the Heat |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat try to end a two-game skid when they travel to Houston to take on the Rockets at Compaq Center. Miami has lost 14 of its last 19 games and is coming off a 78-69 setback to the New Orleans Hornets. Eddie Jones scored 26 points in the losing effort. The Heat shot just 36 percent from the floor and were outrebounded 49-31 for the game. "The game was played poorly from both sides," Miami coach Pat Riley said. "It was sort of sluggish, and the first team that took any asse |
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| Wolves look to extend winning streak to five |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves try for their fifth straight win when they welcome the New Orleans Hornets to Target Center tonight. New Orleans had its three-game winning streak snapped 83-72 by the Indiana Pacers its last time out. Jamal Mashburn scored 18 points, while Jamaal Magloire added 13 points and 20 rebounds to the losing effort. Although the Hornets shot just 33 percent from the floor, coach Paul Silas thought his team played a decent overall game. "You can't hold Indiana |
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| Hornets' Brown to miss game in Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
02/13/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets forward P.J. Brown will miss Friday's game in Minnesota to attend a funeral for a relative of his wife. Brown, a 10-year veteran of the NBA, is expected to return for Sunday's home game against Denver. The 33-year-old Brown is averaging 10.3 points in 52 games this season and is the Hornets' leading rebounder with 8.6 boards per contest. |
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| Heat check: Riley hit in the wallet again |
NBA Basketball |
02/12/2003 |
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| ody who hates to lose, and you're losing, that somewhere you get frustrated. ... "But I'm not complaining. I'm just fighting as much as I can to get what I can get." STUNG BY THE HORNETS Riley's team is coming off a 79-68 setback at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets. Jamal Mashburn scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 78-69 victory over the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Jamaal Magloire also scored 15 for the Hornets, who have won three straight. David Wesley chi |
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| Word around the Hive: Time to get to work |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the New Orleans Hornets want to make their first season in a new town successful, the time is now to make their postseason push. New Orleans entered All-Star weekend having won back-to-back contests over the Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings. As it stands now, the Hornets would be the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. In the East, the level of competition allows ordinary teams to dream of extraordinary accomplishments. New Orleans is an above average team in the lesser conference of th |
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| Hornets go for third straight win |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets try for their third straight win when they travel to Miami to take on the Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. New Orleans currently finds itself the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets are coming off a 108-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Jamal Mashburn led the way with 26 points and David Wesley chipped in with 17 points and nine assists. PJ Brown added 14 points and 10 rebounds to the victory. The Hornets capitalized on a sloppy game during whi |
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| Celtics hope to halt season-worst losing streak |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2003 |
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| possibly get. I had no one on me. It just didn't fall." The Sonics are 11-14 on the road and have a 6-6 mark against teams from the Eastern Conference. Boston has dropped five of its last seven games, most recently a 103-96 loss at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets. Paul Pierce finished with 27 points, while Antoine Walker and J.R. Bremer each tallied 20 points apiece in the losing effort. The Celtics got off to a slow start and were unable to climb out of the hole they dug for themselves. "We can't wait until |
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| The Boston Beat: It's not easy being green |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2003 |
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| h will likely have a below-.500 team involved in the playoffs. Boston is 26-22 on the season and surprisingly still holds the fourth spot in the conference. The Celtics' most recent defeat came against another struggling East squad on Monday, as the New Orleans Hornets downed Boston, 103-96. The Hornets won for just the second time in their last six games and managed to stay above .500 (25-24). Jamal Mashburn torched Boston for 30 points while collecting eight assists and six rebounds. He shot 14-of-19 from the fi |
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| Cavs attempt to halt three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2003 |
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| he Cavs have lost 19 of their last 23 games overall and have dropped six straight road games. Cleveland is just 3-23 on the road and 4-24 within the Eastern Conference. Washington snapped a two-game skid its last time out with a 109-104 win over the New Orleans Hornets. Michael Jordan basically turned back the clock and delivered a vintage performance worthy of the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan finished with 45 points and six assists, helping the Wizards overcome the absence of both Jerry Stackhou |
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| Nets take on Pistons aiming for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2003 |
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| New Jersey Nets attempt to capture their fifth straight win on Saturday when they battle the Detroit Pistons in an Eastern Conference clash at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nets extended their winning streak to four games on Friday by topping the New Orleans Hornets, 89-72. Kenyon Martin collected 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Kerry Kittles scored 21 points and dished out seven assists for the Nets, who were without All-Star point guard Jason Kidd. Kidd, who is nursing a sore groin, saw his consecutive-games-p |
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