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| Warriors continue playoff push |
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03/06/2003 |
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| ar season for the first time since the end of the 1993-94 campaign, when they finished 50-32. The current six-game winning streak is the team's longest since it won eight in a row in April 1994. The Warriors are coming off a 107-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Gilbert Arenas has scored 22 points and dished out nine assists, and Erick Dampier and Jason Richardson added 20 points apiece to the victory. "We all thought we were going to be here. We didn't know when," Arenas said. "Anything's doable in this l |
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| Pacers resume road trip with clash against Lakers |
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03/05/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers try to get back on the winning track when they continue their four-game road trip with a stop at Staples Center tonight for a clash with the Los Angeles Lakers. Indiana has lost seven of its last eight games, most recently a 107-100 setback at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Wasted in the loss was a strong effort from Ron Artest. Artest scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Jermaine O'Neal added 21 points and six rebounds to the losin |
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| Hollywood Happenings: Jackson on the mend |
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03/05/2003 |
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| told this joke, I don't know if its fair or not, [but] that when the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said we named your kidney stone 'Kobe' because its not passing." Jackson expects to return to the bench Wednesday night when the Lakers host the Indiana Pacers. His team has won 13 of its last 16 games, but with the hole it dug for itself to start the season, there is very little margin for error. Jackson was not pleased with his team's latest effort -- a 107-90 loss to Seattle that snapped a six-game winn |
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| Pacers begin road trip in Oakland likely without O'Neal |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors try for their sixth straight win as they continue their improbable postseason push at Oakland tonight against the Indiana Pacers. Indiana is currently the top seed in the Eastern Conference, one-half game ahead of the second-seeded New Jersey Nets and 1 1/2 games ahead of the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers snapped a six-game slide with a 107-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks their last time out. Brad Miller scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in th |
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| Nets, Mavs square off in Big D |
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03/04/2003 |
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| onight for a clash with the Dallas Mavericks. New Jersey has been in a funk since the All-Star break, but it is fortunate that both Indiana and Detroit have also struggled. The Nets are currently the second seed in the East, one-half game behind the Indiana Pacers and one game ahead of the Detroit Pistons. The Nets have dropped eight of 14 since All-Star weekend, most recently a 91-90 loss to the Utah Jazz. Utah's Andrei Kirilenko tipped in John Stockton's misfired jumper at the buzzer to doom the Nets. Offic |
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| Raptors invade FleetCenter |
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02/28/2003 |
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| ir Canada Centre, and it is just 6-20 on the road this season. Boston is currently the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, one-half game behind the fourth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 71-69 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Antoine Walker finished with 18 points and Paul Pierce added 16 to the victory. The Celtics took full advantage of 23 Indiana turnovers, turning them into 19 points. It was the sixth straight loss for the reeling Pacers. "I said before the game, I |
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| Stalling Pistons face red-hot Lakers |
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02/27/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons try to snap a four-game slide when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the red-hot Lakers at Staples Center. Detroit is currently clinging to a one-half game lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Central Division and is just percentage points ahead of the New Jersey Nets for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons are 0-2 on their current five-game road trip. Detroit has very little room for error and tough competition ahead. After the Lakers |
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| Bubble teams collide |
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02/27/2003 |
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| d and have a 12-9 mark against teams from the Eastern Conference. Washington is currently one-half game behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are coming off an 83-78 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Michael Jordan finished with 25 points and six rebounds, while Jerry Stackhouse and Christian Laettner added 12 points apiece to the win. Brendan Haywood managed a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. |
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| Artest ordered to stay home by Isiah |
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02/26/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers will play the Boston Celtics Wednesday without forward Ron Artest. The Indianapolis Star reported on Wednesday that Indiana coach Isiah Thomas told Artest to stay home instead of traveling with the team to Boston after the Pacers lost to Washington 83-78 on Tuesday. When contacted by phone at the airport, Thomas' explanation for his decision was "disciplinary reasons", according to the report. Artest was suspended for four games earlier this season by the NBA |
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| Struggling Pacers travel to Boston |
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02/26/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - A pair of struggling teams take the hardwood this evening when the Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers at the FleetCenter. Indiana has lost five straight to slip into a tie with Detroit for first place in the Central Division. The Pacers currently reside in third overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana's woes continued on Tuesday, as it dropped an 83-78 decision to the Washington Wizards at home. Reggie Miller led the way with 25 points, including 4-of-7 from three-point r |
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