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| Spurs of the Moment: Weekend warriors |
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03/03/2003 |
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| ose and Emanuel Ginobili coupled with the great coaching of Gregg Popovich are helping the Spurs become a disciplined machine. This past weekend was a great example of San Antonio's progress. The Spurs posted a 108-100 home victory over the powerful Sacramento Kings on Saturday, as Parker tied a career-high with 32 points. Parker hit a career- high 11 shots on 18 tries, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and was 7- of-8 from the free throw line. "We seem to be a better team with me on the bench," said Dun |
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| Stalling Pistons face red-hot Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2003 |
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| their current five-game road trip. Detroit has very little room for error and tough competition ahead. After the Lakers, the Pistons have Portland and suddenly-surging Golden State on the schedule. The Pistons are coming off an 81-75 setback to the Sacramento Kings. Richard Hamilton scored 18 points and Ben Wallace ripped down 19 rebounds, but the Kings had just enough weapons to outlast a sound defensive effort by Rick Carlisle's team. "I thought our effort was exceptional," Carlisle said. "We played hard, bu |
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| Mavs hope to finally solve Kings |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings try for their fifth straight win when they travel to Dallas to take on the Mavericks at AmericanAirlines Center tonight. Sacramento is currently the second seed in the Western Conference, 4 1/2 games behind Dallas for the best overall record. The San Antonio Spurs have the same winning percentage as Sacramento, but the Kings are the higher seed based on their lead in the Pacific Division. The Kings are coming off an 81-75 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Chri |
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| Cooling Heat take on surging Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2003 |
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| ition when they welcome the Miami Heat to the SBC Center. San Antonio is currently the third seed in the Western Conference. The Spurs are five games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the top seed in the West, as well as the Midwest Division lead. The Sacramento Kings have the same record as San Antonio, but they are the two seed based on their lead in the Pacific Division. The Spurs have won nine of their last 10 games, most recently a 105-96 win over the Indiana Pacers. Tim Duncan scored 21 points and pulled do |
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| Knicks hope to end four-game losing streak |
NBA Basketball |
02/25/2003 |
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| lt a four- game losing streak on Tuesday when they host the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won the first two games of their six-game road trip before dropping the final four. Most recently, New York suffered a 99-92 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Kurt Thomas led New York with 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Michael Doleac chipped in 14 points off the bench and Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell scored 13 apiece for the Knicks. Howard Eisley finished with 12 points and |
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| Rockets begin three-game road trip |
NBA Basketball |
02/24/2003 |
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| ce Taylor (ankle) are also questionable for Monday's affair. Houston is 9-16 on the road this season and 11-8 against Eastern Conference foes. The Celtics return home Monday after a 4-2 West Coast road trip. The swing ended with a 105-83 setback the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Antoine Walker and Tony Delk each scored 15 points for Boston, which is now tied with Philadelphia for fourth place in the East. Walter McCarty added 13 points for the Ce |
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| The Boston Beat: Celtics strike gold out west |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2003 |
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| wing of the season last week, a slumping Boston team seemed destined to sink even further in the Atlantic Division standings. But surprisingly, the Celtics are 4-1 so far on their six- game trip, which wraps up Thursday with a tough test against the Sacramento Kings. Boston began the swing with consecutive wins over the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. After suffering a 10-point setback to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Boston rebounded with a 125-117 victory over the Golden St |
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| Skidding teams meet in LA |
NBA Basketball |
02/19/2003 |
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| o halt two-game slides square off tonight when the Milwaukee Bucks travel to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers. Milwaukee's latest skid comes on the heels of a three-game winning streak. The Bucks are coming off a 102-93 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Toni Kukoc finished with 21 points and eight rebounds, while Ray Allen and Michael Redd added 17 and 16 points, respectively. Jason Caffey scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the losing effort. "We played as hard as we've played in a while, |
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| Spurs rally past Kings to continue road superiority |
NBA Basketball |
02/16/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Tim Duncan poured in 34 points and Tony Parker added 18 to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Malik Rose and Emanuel Ginobili each scored 15 for the Spurs, who completed a nine-game road trip with eight consecutive victories and became the first visiting team to win twice this season in Sacramento. Duncan also grabbed 12 rebounds for San Antonio, which is 17-3 since the start of January. The Spurs began their nine-game trip |
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| Slumping Pacific squads meet in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
02/15/2003 |
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| cs to end the game on a 12-0 run. The Blazers are 14-8 at home this season and 17-13 against the Western Conference, with a 7-5 mark within the Pacific Division. The Sonics have dropped their last five games and are coming off a 110-81 defeat to the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Gary Payton tallied 20 points and seven boards for the SuperSonics. Desmond Mason and Predrag Drobnjak each netted 12 points. The Sonics shot just 35 percent from the floor, while allowing the Kings to shoot 60 percent. The Kings ended th |
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