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| Webber leaves game with ankle sprain |
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01/29/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of his team's 102-92 loss to Utah on Tuesday night and was forced to leave the game. Webber came down awkwardly on Jazz forward Scott Padgett's foot as he was attempting a hook shot early in the quarter. He limped off the court with the aid of some teammates. The Kings then floundered in the second quarter, scoring just eight points in the frame before heading to the locker room trailing by 13. |
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| Skidding teams meet in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz try to snap a three-game slide when they travel to ARCO Arena on Tuesday night to face the Sacramento Kings. Utah's latest slide comes on the heels of a four-game winning streak. The Jazz are coming off a 108-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Matt Harpring and Karl Malone scored 20 points apiece, and Malone added seven points and six Karl Malone scored 20 points apiece, and Malone added seven points and six assists to his tally. Calbert Cheaney added 12 point |
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| Hawks go for third straight win |
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01/28/2003 |
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| avaliers in Cleveland on Saturday. Shareef Abdur-Rahim finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds and sent the game to overtime with a basket late in regulation. Glenn Robinson netted 27 points and grabbed nine boards for the Hawks, who had shocked the Sacramento Kings, 115-104, on Friday. Jason Terry had 13 points and 12 assists for the Hawks, who snapped a 13-game road losing streak. Atlanta scored the first four points of the extra session and led the rest of the way. The Cavs had a chance at the win with 1.5 s |
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| Sonics hope to get on track in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| e. Rashard Lewis netted 13 as the Sonics lost for the eighth time in 10 tries. The Sonics are 10-13 against the Western Conference this season. The Grizzlies lost for the fourth time in five games on Thursday by suffering a 104-98 home defeat to the Sacramento Kings. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 24 points and 17 rebounds, while Lorenzen Wright scored 17 for the Grizzlies. Memphis actually held a one-point lead late, but Vlade Divac and Mike Bibby made back-to-back buckets to stake Sacramento to a 100-97 lead with |
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| Struggling teams meet in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks hope to feed off the momentum of a big win when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gund Arena on Saturday. The Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak on Friday by stunning the Sacramento Kings at Philips Arena, 115-104. Glenn Robinson poured in 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Hawks, who won for just the third time in their last 15 contests. Jason Terry scored 23 points and dished out 13 assists for Atlanta. Nazr Mohammed had a season-high |
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| Carter to return for Raptors on Sunday |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| evaluation from team doctor Doug Richards on Friday. Carter suffered a partially separated patella tendon in his right knee during practice on December 10. He was expected to return to the lineup two weeks ago, but team doctors held him out. Carter also missed 10 games earlier this season with a quadriceps tendon strain in his left knee. He averaged 19.2 points in his 10 contests this year. The Raptors, who have lost five straight games and are just 10-33 this season, will host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. |
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| Hawk Talk: Mounting injuries lead to help from the D-league |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| I can bring it." The Toronto Raptors have received a huge shot in the arm from d-leauger Rafer Alston, and the Hawks are hoping for similar results. KINGS COMING TO TOWN The Hawks have a six-game losing streak in tow on Friday when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to Philips Arena. The Hawks are 0-3 so far on their four-game homestand. Overall, Atlanta is 12-11 at home this season and 6-10 against the Western Conference. Sacramento, meanwhile, has won three straight games overall and four straight over the Ha |
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| Kings' Pollard activated from injured list |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings activated forward Scot Pollard from the injured list Friday and placed forward Lawrence Funderburke on the IL with plantar fasciitis of the right foot and Achilles' tendinitis of the left foot. Pollard missed 40 games with a stress fracture of the lower back. He has appeared in just three contests this season and is averaging 1.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing. Funderburke sat out the last two games. In 21 contests this season, he is averaging 3.0 points |
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| Hawks aim to snap six-game skid |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks should have a tough time trying to snap a six-game losing streak on Friday when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to Philips Arena. The Hawks are 0-3 so far on their four-game homestand. Overall, Atlanta is 12-11 at home this season and 6-10 against the Western Conference. Most recently, the Hawks suffered a 112-110 double-overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Atlanta with 27 points and 11 boards. Jason Terry collect |
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| Kings' Court: Another mighty win over New Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Hopefully, for both the NBA and its fans, Tuesday's game between the Sacramento Kings and New Jersey Nets wasn't a preview of the NBA Finals because we'll all be in for another uneventful sweep. Sacramento posted a 109-102 victory over the Nets on Tuesday to complete a season sweep. The Kings had destroyed the defending Eastern Conference champs at the Meadowlands back on January 9, 118-82. On Tuesday, Chris Webber collected a season-high 36 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists and Peja Sto |
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