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| Blazers try to pull even with Wolves |
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04/15/2003 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers attempt to pull even with Minnesota in the Western Conference standings on Tuesday when they welcome the Phoenix Suns to the Rose Garden. The Blazers trail the Timberwolves by just one-half game for the fourth spot in the West, which guarantees home-court advantage in the first round. Since Minnesota holds the tiebreaker, Portland needs to win its final two games and have the Wolves drop their final contest to take the No. 4 spot. Portland increase |
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| Grizzlies face off with Rockets in Houston |
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04/15/2003 |
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| Grizzlies have lost three straight road games and are just 8-32 away from home this season. All that remains for the Rockets is to ensure they will finish over .500 for the third time in five years. Houston was eliminated from the postseason by the Phoenix Suns, but can finish no worse than .500. Houston can finish over .500 for the first time since 2000-01 with a win in either of its remaining two contests. Houston snapped a two-game skid with a 101-86 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics here on Saturday |
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| Desert Diary: Suns make playoffs, send message to Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The final spot of the 2003 NBA playoffs was sealed up on Sunday, as the Phoenix Suns defeated the San Antonio Spurs to clinch their first postseason berth since the 2000-01 season. Coincidentally, the Suns are currently lined up to face the Spurs in the first round. At first glance the series appears to be a mismatch, but Phoenix might be a tough out for top-seeded San Antonio. The Suns were the only team to defeat the Spurs three times this season and their lone loss to San Antonio came |
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| Spurs look to clinch home-court advantage throughout playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs try to clinch home-court advantage throughout the Western Conference tournament when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz at Delta Center. San Antonio had its 11-game winning streak snapped by a motivated Phoenix Suns team. Phoenix clinched the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference with the 92-85 win. Malik Rose scored 18 points and Tim Duncan added 15 to the losing effort. The Suns have handled the Spurs well - they're the only team to beat Sa |
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| Suns rising toward postseason |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns look to move closer to clinching a playoff berth on Friday when they welcome the Golden State Warriors to America West Arena. With only four games remaining on their schedule, the Suns lead the Houston Rockets by 2 1/2 games for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix can reduce its magic number to clinch a playoff spot to one with a victory Friday. The Suns have won their last two games and four of their past five. Most recently, |
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| Desert Diary: Don't book those playoff tickets just yet |
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04/09/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns currently hold the eighth spot in the West and seem to have more momentum than the ninth-place Houston Rockets in the race for the final playoff spot. However, respective schedules could be the deciding factor. The Suns, who lead the Rockets by 1 1/2 games, have five contests remaining in their regular season. The team's next three games are at home, but include matchups against playoff-bound squads Dallas and San Antonio. Phoenix's final two contests are on the road ver |
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| Mile High Profile: A Season to Forget |
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04/09/2003 |
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| f Bzdelik has been forced to swallow a jagged pill this season, leading a listless club of no-names (besides Juwan Howard) while the franchise positions itself for the future. The painful process continued on Tuesday in the form of 98-78 loss to the Phoenix Suns. With the defeat, Denver dropped its fourth straight and fell to 17-61 on the year, just 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the worst record in the NBA. Howard did little to help his team against the Suns, hitting just 4-of-16 shots from the field and |
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| Rockets try to hand Jazz fourth straight loss |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2003 |
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| a tough opponent tomorrow night. "I'm sure we'll go up to Utah and the shots that didn't fall tonight will be falling tomorrow night." The Rockets are currently on the outside looking in at the postseason picture. Houston is one-half game behind the Phoenix Suns for the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference. Phoenix hosts the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Despite Utah's three-game slide, it has already clinched a postseason berth for the 20th straight season. The Jazz are coming off a 128-102 loss to |
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| Kings Strive For Five |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2003 |
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| y welcome the Seattle SuperSonics to ARCO Arena. Seattle has won two straight, most recently an 82-80 victory over the Utah Jazz. It was the Sonics' fifth win in six games, but it may be a case of too little too late. Seattle is two games behind the Phoenix Suns for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Phoenix is at Denver tonight. The Houston Rockets, who host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, are just one-half game behind the Suns. This further complicates matters for the Sonics |
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| Suns Seek To Maintain Berth |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns try to maintain the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference when they travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Phoenix currently holds a slim half-game lead on the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference playoffs. Houston hosts the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. The Suns have won four of their last six games, but are coming off a 115-113 overtime setback at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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