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| Central Michigan center headed to the NBA Draft |
College Basketball |
04/30/2003 |
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| He also led the nation with 25 double-doubles. In Central Michigan's 79-73 first-round upset over Creighton in this year's NCAA Tournament, Kaman scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Chippewas, who won the MAC regular season and tournament title in 2003, fell in the second round to Duke. Dan Majerle, a former member of the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, was the last CMU player to be selected in the NBA Draft. The Suns chose Majerle with the 14th overall pick in the 1988 draft. |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #2 Synopsis |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2003 |
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| be Game 5 at AmericanAirlines Center on Wednesday night. SUNS TIE THINGS UP The San Antonio Spurs worked hard to get the top seed in the West. For their efforts, the Spurs were rewarded with a team that has created matchup nightmares for them - the Phoenix Suns. Stephon Marbury scored 18 points and handed out seven assists, while Shawn Marion added 17 points and 14 rebounds, as the Phoenix Suns nipped the Spurs 86-84 in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series. Reserve center Jake Voskuhl made a jump hook over |
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| Spurs and Suns Shift Hostilities to the Desert |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns try to capitalize on the friendly crowd at America West Arena when they welcome the San Antonio Spurs there for Game 3 of their best-of-seven series on Friday night. Phoenix stole Game 1 at SBC Center when Stephon Marbury banked in a trey as time expired in overtime to give the Suns a 96-95 victory. The mercurial Suns' guard has combined for 58 points in the first two games. San Antonio answered with a 84-76 victory in Monday's Game 2. Tim Duncan scored 11 of |
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| Spurs, Suns battle for upper hand in Game 3 |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns try to capitalize on the friendly crowd at America West Arena when they welcome the San Antonio Spurs there for Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. Phoenix stole Game 1 at SBC Center when Stephon Marbury banked in a trey as time expired in overtime to give the Suns a 96-95 victory. The mercurial Suns' guard has combined for 58 points in the first two games. San Antonio answered with a 84-76 victory in Monday's Game 2. Tim Duncan scored 11 of his 22 points i |
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| The Admiral to miss Game 2 versus Suns |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2003 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - San Antonio center David Robinson will not play Monday in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Phoenix Suns. The Admiral is suffering from a left medial meniscus tear. Phoenix won the first game, 96-95, in overtime Saturday when Stephon Marbury banked in the game-winning three-pointer as time expired. Robinson had 18 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in 31 minutes in the series-opener. He was 8-of-8 from the floor. The 37-year- |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #1 Synopsis |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2003 |
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| tle too comfortable," said Reggie Miller. "In playoff basketball, that's when you've got to turn up the intensity. They were never out of it because of their longball. I don't think we recognized that as well as we should." PESKY SUNS BURN SPURS The Phoenix Suns have given the mighty San Antonio Spurs fits all season long, and the postseason, so far anyway, is a fitting sequel. Stephon Marbury scored 26 points, including a running trey at the buzzer of the extra session to give the Suns a thrilling 96-95 wi |
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| Suns try for 2-0 edge over Spurs; Admiral doubtful |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2003 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns attempt to feed off the momentum of their dramatic series-opening win Monday when they battle the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal set at the SBC Center. The Suns stunned the top-seeded Spurs in Game 1 on Saturday, as Stephon Marbury banked in the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to give Phoenix a shocking 96-95 overtime victory. Amare Stoudemire, who banked in the game-tying three-pointer with 7.9 seconds lef |
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| Suns take Spurs to the bank in Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2003 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - Stephon Marbury banked in the game- winning three-pointer as time expired, leading the Phoenix Suns to a shocking 96-95 overtime victory over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at the SBC Center. Amare Stoudemire, who banked in the game-tying three-pointer with 7.9 seconds left in regulation, had 24 points and nine rebounds in the win. Stephen Jackson scored 23 points to lead the Spurs, who will look to even the seri |
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| Top-seeded Spurs open series with Suns |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2003 |
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| of 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.93 blocks per contest, while shooting 51.3 percent from the field. Heading into the playoffs, the one thing not in the Spurs' favor is that they lost their regular season series to their first round opponent, the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix was the only team to defeat the Spurs three times this season, with the Suns' only loss coming in overtime in San Antonio back on January 14. The Suns also ended the regular season on a roll, winning eight of their final 12 games, and are b |
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| Spurs of the Moment: Top seed not the No. 1 goal |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2003 |
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| ," Spurs guard Tony Parker said. "We're going to make a run for it. Our goal is not to win the conference or get the No. 1 seed, it's to win the championship." San Antonio rebounded after having its season-high, 11-game winning streak snapped by the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. The eighth-seeded Suns, who were the only team to defeat the Spurs three times this season, are San Antonio's opponent in the first round. Home-court advantage throughout the postseason could be huge for the Spurs, who own a 33-7 mark at |
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