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| Sonic Rumblings: Seattle quietly off to furious start |
NBA Basketball |
11/05/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Shhhhhh. Don't tell anyone but the Seattle SuperSonics are off to a 3-0 start and leading the best division in basketball. While everybody is focusing their attention on the Los Angles Lakers and Sacramento Kings in the Pacific Division, Seattle has posted wins over Phoenix, Golden State and Utah to start the 2002-03 campaign. Only the Sonics and Dallas Mavericks can boast of flawless marks in the Western Conference. One reason for Seattle's strong start is the play of their deep bench. In S |
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| Kings battle Magic in interconference showdown |
NBA Basketball |
11/05/2002 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Two teams achieving early-season success meet Tuesday when the Sacramento Kings battle the Orlando Magic at TD Waterhouse Centre. The Kings are 3-1 so far this season, but are coming off their first loss of the season, an 88-78 defeat to Miami on Sunday. Keon Clark led the way with 19 points for Sacramento. The Kings played without starters Chris Webber and Mike Bibby. Webber, who has an abdominal strain, has not played since the season opener. Bibby started the season on the inj |
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| Kings open road schedule against Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2002 |
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| Memphis, TN (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings look to continue their early-season success Saturday when they travel to Memphis to square off with the Grizzlies. The Kings improved to 2-0 with an easy 100-72 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Peja Stojakovic poured in a game-high 26 points and Bobby Jackson added 20 points and 10 rebounds, leading Sacramento to the win. Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 points and Vlade Divac netted 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Sacramento. The Kings we |
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| Cavs' Corner: 'Big Z' delivers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| umper to put the Cavs ahead 98-96. LA's Corey Maggette then lost his dribble on the other end, sealing the road win for Cleveland. Ilgauskas finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, as the Cavaliers rebounded from an embarrassing 94-67 loss to the Sacramento Kings in their season-opener. "We were reminded on how much we missed 'Z' when he didn't play against Sacramento," Ricky Davis told The Plain Dealer. "We missed his inside presence and that made a big difference." Ilgauskas played just 92 games over the p |
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| Cavs and Suns clash in the desert |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns try for their first win of the young season when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to America West Arena. Cleveland bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Sacramento Kings with a 98-96 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Ricky Davis paced Cleveland with 25 points. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 19 points, including the deciding 10-foot jumper with 2.8 seconds remaining, and Tyrone Hill chipped in with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Cavs coach John Lucas misse |
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| Kings' Webber misses game against Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber missed Thursday's Western-Conference showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers because of a lower abdominal strain. The All-Star forward complained of discomfort during the team's morning shoot-around. Team doctors discovered strained muscles and Webber is slated for an ultrasound exam on Friday. Webber is expected to make the Kings' four-game road trip that begins on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. He played just 54 games last season, |
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| Blazers invade ARCO |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Two teams trying to start the season 2-0 square off tonight, when the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Portland is coming off a laugher. The Trail Blazers took advantage of a wounded Los Angeles Lakers' team and posted a 102-90 victory at the Rose Garden. Los Angeles was already playing without Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Fox, but when Kobe Bryant landed on Ruben Patterson's foot and twisted his ankle, that was more than Phil Jackson's troops co |
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| Kings' Court: Royal rout of Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Just how loaded with talent are the Sacramento Kings? Sac-town is so deep that it crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers by 27 points, 94-67, in its season-opener Tuesday while playing without its starting backcourt of Mike Bibby and Doug Christie. Bibby is on the injured list recovering from right foot surgery and is expected to be sidelined for about another month. Christie was suspended for the first two games of the NBA season for his role in the bizarre altercation with the Lakers' Rick Fox in |
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| Cavs' Miles, Clippers' Miller take on former teams |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers try to bounce back from a season-opening setback when they travel to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers. Cleveland was non-competitive in a 94-67 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at ARCO Arena. The Cavaliers -- playing without their starting center, their top rookie and their coach -- suffered the first of what will likely be many losses this season. Coach John Lucas and center Zydrunas Ilgauskas were serving suspensions, w |
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| High-powered Mavs open campaign versus Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| s from David Stern. Dallas was a powerhouse regular-season team and steamrolled into the playoffs thanks to a full arsenal of offensive weapons that had many Mav fans thinking championship. When the playoffs arrived, the Mavericks were ousted by the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference semifinals. Both teams could get up and down the floor and seemingly score at will, but Sacramento was able to get the key stops it needed, while the Mavericks were porous on the defensive end. Rome wasn't built in a day, a |
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