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| Suns battle Hornets in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The surprising Phoenix Suns try to continue their ascent in the Western Conference when they travel to New Orleans to take on the Hornets at New Orleans Arena. Phoenix has won 12 of its last 16 games, most recently a 111-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Stephon Marbury exploded for 41 points and dished out 11 assists in the victory. Joe Johnson finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Shawn Marion added 16 points and nine boards to the win. Marbury was 4-of- |
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| Desert Diary: Bank open, but Suns can't steal win |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns were five minutes away from pulling off another comeback victory Tuesday until the reigning MVP took control. The Suns trailed by six points with just over a minute left in regulation, but managed to battle back, closing within one at 92-91 with 9.7 seconds remaining in the fourth. Two free throws by Tony Parker had the Spurs ahead 94-91 with 8.4 seconds left. At the other end, Dan Langhi fed Stephon Marbury, who shot the ball high over Tim Duncan from the right wing and |
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| Nuggets aim to snap two-game skid |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets try to snap a two-game slide when they welcome the Utah Jazz to Pepsi Center on Wednesday night. Utah had a mini two-game surge snapped by the Phoenix Suns 107-99 on Sunday. Matt Harpring scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Karl Malone added 26 points and seven boards to the losing effort. There appears to be some angst between the players and coach Jerry Sloan. Apparently, there were some dirty looks from exchanged during substitutions. "Maybe I |
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| League's top rookies duel in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The league's top rookies, Amare Stoudemire and Yao Ming, do battle on Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns tangle with the Houston Rockets at Compaq Center. The Rockets have won two straight and four of their last five. Most recently, Houston defeated the Boston Celtics on Monday, 101-92. Steve Francis scored 26 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Rockets to the victory. Cuttino Mobley added 24 points for the Rockets. James Posey finished with 12 points and nine rebound |
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| O'Neal, Bryant and Marbury earn Player of the Week Honors |
NBA Basketball |
01/13/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Phoenix Suns guard Stephon Marbury earned NBA Player of the Week honors for the games played January 6-12. O'Neal garnered Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 19.3 points and 9.3 rebounds while leading Indiana to four consecutive victories. The 6-11 forward had 17 points in the Pacers' 105-104 win at Philadelphia, including the game-winning basket with just 1.7 seconds left in |
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| Grizzlies resume road trip in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
01/10/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Memphis Grizzlies continue their seven-game road trip on Friday when they face off with the Phoenix Suns at America West Arena. The Grizzlies began their swing by suffering a 103-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday. Pau Gasol led the Grizzlies with 23 points, 10 boards and four blocks. Drew Gooden chipped in 14 points off the bench for Memphis, which lost for just the fifth time in its last 14 games. Shane Battier scored 11 and Gordan Giricek and Lorenzen Wright |
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| Heat try to stop slide in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
01/10/2003 |
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| ame for Miami with a sprained right ankle. He is questionable for Friday's game. Miami is 6-13 on the road this season and 4-10 against the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Jazz have captured five of their last six games, most recently topping the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, 99-93. Karl Malone scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Jazz. Matt Harpring chipped in 22 points and a game-high 11 boards in the win. Mark Jackson handed out five assists off the bench and became just the third play |
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| Blazers host Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
01/09/2003 |
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| ot of ability and they want me to do more this season. I have to show up every night." The Spurs are 8-10 on the road and have a 15-8 mark within the Western Conference. Portland has won 10 of its last 12 games but is coming off an 88-81 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Bonzi Wells led Portland with 18 points, while Rasheed Wallace added 10 points and 12 rebounds to the losing effort. "This was a tough loss for us because it looked like we had a little control of the game, but each time that it looked like we had |
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| Desert Diary: Sunny 'D' leads to win in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
01/08/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Statement games are starting to pile up for the still under-appreciated Phoenix Suns. The Suns met the Trail Blazers in Portland Tuesday in a matchup of the two hottest teams in the Pacific Division. Coming into the showdown, the Suns had won 11 of their previous 14 games, while the Blazers had captured 10 of their last 11. Portland had also won its last four games at the Rose Garden. Portland, which led for most of the game, pushed its cushion to 72-62 on Bonzi Wells' layup with 10:16 l |
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| Suns tangle with Jazz in Salt Lake |
NBA Basketball |
01/08/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns conclude a three-game road trip on Wednesday when they battle the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center. The Suns won for the 12th time in their last 15 contests on Tuesday by defeating the Trail Blazers in Portland, 88-81. Shawn Marion scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds, as the Suns used a big fourth quarter to power past the Blazers. Stephon Marbury added 20 points and seven assists for the Suns, who have won three of their last four and eight of th |
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