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| Garnett, Timberwolves visit Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/25/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers try to win their second straight game tonight, as they host Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third of a four-game homestand at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers will once again be without their three best players, as All- Star forward Ron Artest is gone for the rest of the season, while fellow All-Star Jermaine O'Neal is serving a 25-game suspension and swingman Stephen Jackson will not suit up for Indiana's next 30 games. The three were |
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| Charlotte Bobcats Team Report - November 24 |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2004 |
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| , 51 percent to 47 percent, but won the battle on the glass, 44-32. The Bobcats became the first expansion team to defeat a defending NBA champion since Portland and Buffalo beat the New York Knicks during the 1970-71 season. The rookie Okafor has scored in double-digits in three straight games. He has averaged 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in that span. Okafor has registered a double-double in two straight and four games overall for Charlotte. Charlotte is off until Friday when it visits the Indiana Pacers. |
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| Indiana Pacers Team Report - November 24 |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2004 |
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| === Indiana Pacers Team Report - November 24 === (Best E Casino) - The Pacers did not disappoint their home crowd against the Celtics, as they knocked off Boston, 106-96, in front of 17,135 supportive fans Tuesday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Forward James Jones, who started for just the second time in his brief two-year career, scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the victorious Pacers, while starting point guard Jamaal Tinsley finished with a game-high 29 points to go along with a team- be |
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| Boston Celtics Team Report - November 24 |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2004 |
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| both teams, but the Celtics have won four of the last seven meetings. Boston. though, has lost two of its last three and seven of its last 10 in Philadelphia. Boston dropped its third game in four tries on Tuesday, as they fell 106-96 to undermanned Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana played without Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson who are serving suspensions for their conduct in the brawl at Detroit on Friday. Paul Pierce benefited the most from the absence of Artest, as he tallied a |
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| Pacers have heart |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2004 |
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| By Warren Blatt, Best E Casino NBA Editor Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Indiana Pacers players have shown that they are not throwing in the towel, even though they lost their three best players for extended time because of their despicable actions during the November 19th game in Detroit. All-Star forward Ron Artest is gone for the rest of the season, while fellow All-Star Jermaine O'Neal will miss 25 contests and swingman Stephen Jackson will not suit up for Indiana's next 30 games. O'Neal will be ab |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves Team Report - November 24 |
NBA Basketball |
11/24/2004 |
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| around the 7:00 mark to give Seattle its 75-57 lead. The Sonics later went ahead by 22 before carrying an 89-69 lead into the fourth. Minnesota was never closer than the final margin. Trenton Hassell had 10 points in the loss for Minnesota. The Timberwolves return to action on Thursday with a Thanksgiving affair versus the Indiana Pacers, who have already defeated them this season. In fact, the Pacers have won five of the last six meetings between the teams and Minnesota is a dismal 2-12 all-time in Indiana. |
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| Pacers activate suspended guard Johnson |
NBA Basketball |
11/23/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers activated backup point guard Anthony Johnson from the injured list Tuesday and he will begin serving his five-game suspension for his role in last Friday's brawl in Detroit. Johnson was originally slated to miss six-to-eight weeks after breaking his hand a month ago, but Indiana coach Rick Carlisle indicated Johnson was healthy enough to play. The Pacers are in dire need of players after the league handed down suspensions stemming from the melee at the P |
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| Fight fallout: Clemson declines bowl bid |
Division I College Football |
11/22/2004 |
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| Barker endorsed the decision Monday, saying the university would take no further action against the student athletes involved in the melee. "But that does not mean this is the end of the discussion," Barker said. "We need to learn from this incident and others like it that are tarnishing the image of athletics." The fight Saturday came less than a day after a brawl between the NBA's Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Stern levied suspensions on nine players that totaled a combined 143 games. |
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| Hill and Stoudemire named NBA Players of the Week |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2004 |
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| 2-0 mark. On November 17 versus Utah, he scored a season-high 32 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out five assists, as the Magic defeated the Jazz. Three days later, he collected 28 points, seven boards and six assists in a victory over the Indiana Pacers. Stoudemire led the Suns to a 4-0 record last week, as he averaged a league- high 34.5 points per game to go along with 9.3 rebounds per contest. He had 34 points and 11 boards in a victory over Dallas on November 16 and then poured in a career-high |
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| Boston Celtics Team Report - November 22 |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2004 |
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| entz notched 11 points and six boards for the Celtics, who improved to 3-3 at home this season. Welsh posted eight rebounds for Boston, which has won seven of the last nine games in the series against Seattle. Davis has scored in double-digits in six of Boston's eight games. He is averaging 16 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season. The Celtics are off until Tuesday when they visit the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Earlier this season, the Pacers defeated Boston, 100-94, at the FleetCenter. |
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