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| Kings tangle with Mavs in pivotal Game 5 |
NBA Basketball |
05/13/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The track meet that is the Western Conference Semifinals returns to AmericanAirlines Center tonight, as the Dallas Mavericks host the Sacramento Kings in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series. The teams played two games on back-to-back nights this past weekend at ARCO Arena. The Kings, still playing without Chris Webber, allowed the Mavs to regain home-court advantage by splitting the pair at ARCO. Dallas erased a 16-point deficit and emerged with a 141-137 double-overtime victory |
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| Kings square series with Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
05/12/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Hedo Turkoglu led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points, as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 99-83, in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series at ARCO Arena. The best-of-seven series is tied at two wins apiece, with Game 5 scheduled for Tuesday in Dallas. Vlade Divac contributed 16 points and nine rebounds and Peja Stojakovic collected 15 points, 12 boards and five assists for the Kings. Doug Christie chipped in 13 points, 11 rebounds and seve |
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| Kings look to rebound against Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
05/11/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings find themselves in a virtual must-win situation when they host the Dallas Mavericks at ARCO Arena this evening. Dallas erased a 16-point deficit and emerged with a 141-137 double-overtime victory in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Nick Van Exel scored 40 points, Steve Nash added 31, Dirk Nowitzki tallied 25 and Michael Finley had 20. Sacramento was without its leading scorer, Chris Webber, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. "It w |
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| Kings take on Mavs without Webber in critical Game 3 |
NBA Basketball |
05/10/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings return to ARCO Arena with hopes of taking the lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference Semifinals series with the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas exploded for 83 first-half points en route to a 132-110 victory in Game 2. Nick Van Exel scored 36 points on 14-of-19 shooting from behind the floor. Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley added 24 points apiece, with Nowitzki also contributing 12 rebounds. Steve Nash finished with 19 points and seven assists and Adrian |
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| Webber expected to miss rest of playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings All-Star forward Chris Webber is expected to miss the remainder of the playoffs with a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee. An MRI taken by team physician Dr. Richard Marder Friday revealed the tear. Webber will have to undergo arthroscopic surgery and will need at least four-to-six weeks of recovery time. "Chris has been a true warrior all season, having played through a number of injuries," said Kings President, Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie. "This i |
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| Kings' Jackson cleared to play |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Jackson has been cleared to play after suffering a fractured cheekbone in Thursday's 132-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks' blowout victory in Game 2 tied the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece. The Kings lost Jackson early in the fourth quarter after he suffered a non- displaced fracture of his right orbital bone during a collision with Dallas' Raef LaFrentz. Jackson, who was called for an offensive |
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| Webber leaves game with knee injury; Jackson with fractured eye |
NBA Basketball |
05/08/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber and guard Bobby Jackson both left Thursday's 132-110 loss in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Webber went down with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter after injuring his knee while attempting to jump for a lob pass near the Dallas basket. He was helped off the court by teammates and was escorted to the locker room on a cart before undergoing x-rays. He did, however, limp back towards the Kings bench |
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| MVP Duncan first again as All-NBA teams are announced |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2003 |
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| ast 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game for four consecutive seasons. The Timberwolves forward also led the NBA with 68 double-doubles and six triple- doubles. The All-NBA Second Team features forward Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings’ forward Chris Webber, Detroit Pistons’ center Ben Wallace, Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Allen Iverson and New Jersey Nets’ guard Jason Kidd. The All-NBA Third Team consists of New Orleans Hornets’ forward Jamal Mashburn, Indiana Pacers’ fo |
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| Portland tries to make history in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2003 |
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| Spurs. The Mavs held on to the three seed, and now find the pressure squarely on their shoulders in this critical Game 7. Portland has now won three straight on the heels of a 10-game postseason losing streak. The Blazers are just the third team to force a Game 7 after trailing 0-3. The 1951 New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets in 1994 are the only other teams to turn the trick. The Rochester Royals and Utah Jazz won those series. The winner of today's game takes on the Sacramento Kings in the second round. |
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| Mavs attempt to finally put away Blazers in Game 6 |
NBA Basketball |
05/02/2003 |
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| ssists and shot just 2-of-11 from the floor. "We have to get back to playing confidently, like we did in the first three games," said Nash. "We're still a good team and we're still up 3-2." Dallas is facing the Trail Blazers for the third time in the postseason, with all three coming in the opening round. Portland has taken both series thus far, 3-1 in 1985, followed by a 3-0 sweep in 1990. The winner of this series will face the Sacramento Kings, who have already advanced with a series win over the Utah Jazz. |
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