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| Los Angeles Clippers Team Report - December 27 |
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| cKie got to the ball and fired up a three-pointer, which would have given the Sixers their first lead since early in the first quarter, but the league's best shooter from behind the arc this season came up short. The Sixers were forced to foul, but Richardson kept it a one-possession game at 101-98 with 23.7 seconds left as he only made one-of-two from the stripe. LA has won five in a row at home and improved to 9-5 as the host this season. The Clippers are off until Sunday when they host the Toronto Raptors. |
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| Utah Jazz Team Report - December 27 |
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12/27/2003 |
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| === Utah Jazz Team Report - December 27 === (MySportsbook) - Raja Bell came off the bench and scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Utah Jazz over the Toronto Raptors, 97-94, in overtime on Friday at the Delta Center. Andrei Kirilenko added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Jazz, who returned home for the first time since going 3-3 on their six-game road trip. Utah improved to 12-3 as the host this season. Vince Carter got open in the lane, received a pass from Jalen Rose and tossed up a |
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| New Year's resolutions around the NBA |
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12/26/2003 |
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| am eager to get at it," Skiles said after he was officially hired by Chicago on November 28. Just days after hiring Skiles, Chicago dealt swingman Jalen Rose, who was arguably their best player, and forwards Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter to the Toronto Raptors for aging center Antonio Davis and forwards Jerome Williams and Chris Jefferies. The Bulls have a nice young nucleus with Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry, but the winning days of yesterday are a distant memory and it is still difficult to see the ligh |
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| Knicks fire team president Layden |
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12/22/2003 |
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| ayer after the 1994 season. He averaged 19.2 points and 9.3 assists over a 13-year NBA career, all with the Detroit Pistons. He also won NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. After his playing career, Thomas became vice president and part-owner of the Toronto Raptors and later worked as an NBC analyst on NBA games before being named the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. When longtime NBA rival Larry Bird was granted the job of president of basketball operations for Indiana, he wasted little time in making his fi |
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| Magic attempt to win fourth in a row |
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12/22/2003 |
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| ason-best fourth game in a row tonight when they visit Atlantic Division rival Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center. On Sunday, Tracy McGrady scored 29 points and Juwan Howard added 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 104-93 win over the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Drew Gooden finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds in game-high 40 minutes off the bench for the Magic. Orlando led 78-71 going into the fourth quarter and took an 82-71 advantage on a Tyronn Lue jumper with 10:44 left to |
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| Report: Knicks fire team president Layden |
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12/22/2003 |
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| pearance in the NBA Finals. New York has failed to make the playoffs in the last two seasons. The Knicks are currently 10-18 and there has been recent speculation around the job security of current head coach Don Chaney. Thomas had spent time as the Toronto Raptors general manager for three seasons. After the position with Toronto, Thomas was head coach of the Indiana Pacers. He was fired this past offseason after Indiana failed to get out of the first round of the playoffs for the third straight season under |
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| Toronto Raptors Team Report - December 22 |
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12/22/2003 |
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| === Toronto Raptors Team Report - December 22 === (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors fell to the Orlando Magic, 104-93, on Sunday at the Air Canada Centre. Donyell Marshall scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the second consecutive game for the Raptors, who have dropped five of six. Orlando led 78-71 going into the fourth quarter and took an 82-71 advantage on a Tyronn Lue jumper with 10:44 left to play. Toronto trimmed the lead to just four at 86-82 on a nifty offensive rebound and putback by Ch |
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| Orlando Magic Team Report - December 22 |
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12/22/2003 |
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| ason-best fourth game in a row tonight when they visit Atlantic Division rival Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center. On Sunday, Tracy McGrady scored 29 points and Juwan Howard added 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 104-93 win over the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Drew Gooden finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds in game-high 40 minutes off the bench for the Magic. Orlando led 78-71 going into the fourth quarter and took an 82-71 advantage on a Tyronn Lue jumper with 10:44 left to |
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| New York Knicks Team Report - December 20 |
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12/20/2003 |
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| === New York Knicks Team Report - December 20 === (MySportsbook) - New York has dropped two straight after falling 105-99 in overtime to the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Friday. Allan Houston led all players with 33 points, including a jumper that tied the game in the final seconds of regulation. Keith Van Horn added 15 points for the Knicks, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games. Neither team led by more than two points in overtime until Vince Carter drained a pair of free throws to make it 1 |
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| Orlando Magic Team Report - December 20 |
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12/20/2003 |
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| 3 rebounds, as Orlando won for the fifth time in its last seven games after losing a franchise-high 19 straight. Rod Strickland was Orlando's other double-double player on the night with 11 points and 12 assists. Magic forward Juwan Howard posted 18 points and nine boards. Orlando beat Golden State for the 11th straight time at home. Gordan Giricek scored 17 while Keith Bogans came off the bench to score 11 and pull down eight rebounds for Orlando. The Magic hit the road to take on the Toronto Raptors Sunday. |
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