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| Grizzlies look to end five-game losing streak |
NBA Basketball |
02/03/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Memphis Grizzlies try to snap a five-game slide when they travel to Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Memphis has lost five straight and eight of its last nine games. The Grizzlies are coming off a 93-78 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Drew Gooden led the Grizzlies with 16 points, while Pau Gasol added 13 points and 11 rebounds to the losing effort. The Grizzlies shot just 35 percent from the floor in the setback. Memphis was also blasted on the boards. Th |
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| Lakers aim to build on big win |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2003 |
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| akers made 9-of-17 from three-point range. The Lakers have dropped two straight at home and are 14-8 in their building this season. LA is 13-13 against Western Conference opponents. The Jazz captured their third straight win on Friday by topping the Golden State Warriors at the Delta Center, 102-94. It was Utah's 17th straight home win over the Warriors. Karl Malone collected 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead Utah. Matt Harpring and Calbert Cheaney each scored 16 points for the Jazz. Andrei Kirilenko ad |
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| Skidding teams meet in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2003 |
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| Network) - 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 points and John Stockton added 11 |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Hangin' around |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| h-seeded Houston in the Western Conference despite winning just three times in their last 11 games. But battling their way into the postseason won't be easy, as the Sonics (19-23) also have to jump the Los Angeles Lakers (19-23) and the suddenly-hot Golden State Warriors (20-23) in the standings. If Seattle is going anywhere this season it will need its young players - such as Rashard Lewis, Desmond Mason and Vladimir Radmanovic - to give "The Glove" a hand. The Sonics halted a two-game skid on Saturday thanks to a |
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| Warriors try to stay hot against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors attempt to capture their third straight win on Saturday when they welcome the Utah Jazz to the Arena in Oakland. The Warriors are coming off back-to-back wins over the participants in last year's NBA Finals. Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 114-110, on Wednesday before topping the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, 105-97. Golden State became the first team since 1973 to defeat the two reigning conference champions on back-to-back nights. Atlanta was t |
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| Struggling Nets try for season sweep of Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| sey has dropped three straight road games against the Lakers, five including the Finals. New Jersey is 0-3 so far on its five-game road trip, although all the setbacks have come in tight games. Most recently, the Nets suffered a 105-97 defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Jason Kidd had a season-high 41 points and also handed out seven assists, while Kerry Kittles netted 19 points for New Jersey, which has lost three straight games for the first time this season. straight games for the first time this se |
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| The Net Result: Road has not been a friend |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Kidd said. "We couldn't hit the shots when we needed to. We couldn't get the stops when we needed them." Scott tried to accentuate the positives. "I told them in the locker room that I admired their heart, their courage and they way they played out there," Scott said. "We have nothing to be ashamed of about tonight." The road trip continues on Thursday night, when the Nets travel Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors. After their clash with the Warriors, clashes with the Lakers and Nuggets await New Jersey. |
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| State of the Warriors: Curse of Chris Webber |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors have been dismal ever since Chris Webber requested a trade following the 1993-94 season. The revolving- door Warriors haven't made the playoffs since the forward's departure and, even worse, haven't posted a winning record. The team's best mark in the post-Webber era has been a 36-46 record during the 1995-96 season. In each of the past five campaigns, Golden State has failed to surpass 21 wins. Webber continued to haunt the Warriors on Monday, as he and his Kings pounde |
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| Warriors head south to battle Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers try to continue to climb back into the Western Conference playoff picture when they welcome the Golden State Warriors to Staples Center. Golden State has won eight of its last 13 games, but is coming off a 102-80 setback at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. Jason Richardson scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Troy Murphy scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the loss. It was the Warriors 13th straight loss to the Sacramento Kings. "Guess wh |
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| Cavs fire John Lucas |
NBA Basketball |
01/20/2003 |
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| head coach of the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association, where his teams compiled a record of 85-83. Smart, best known for hitting the game winning shot in the 1987 national championship game, was a second round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors out of Indiana. He played in only two NBA games with San Antonio and spent nine seasons as a player in the CBA. Smart averaged 10.3 points in 297 games in the CBA. He led the Hoosiers to a 74-73 victory over Syracuse in the '87 title game by scoring |
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