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| Mourning will have kidney transplant |
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12/17/2003 |
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| y Nets at the time. The 33-year-old Mourning was diagnosed with the disorder, which causes chronic kidney failure, in 2000. He missed the entire 2002-03 campaign. A seven-time All-Star and two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Mourning left the Miami Heat and signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Nets last July. He was cleared to play in May after a physical examination and became a free agent on July 1 when the seven-year, $105 million contract he had signed with the Heat expired. Mourni |
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| Memphis Grizzlies Team Report - December 17 |
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12/17/2003 |
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| arc two minutes into the fourth to put Memphis back on top. Gasol's layup just before the midway point of the fourth extended the Grizzlies' lead to 88-83. Brad Miller connected on a layup with just over three minutes left to get the Kings within one at 94-93, but that was as close as they would get as Memphis made its free throws down the stretch. Gasol's layup with 46 ticks left made it 101-95 to put the finishing touches on the victory. The Grizzlies are off until Friday when they host the Miami Heat. |
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| Miami Heat Team Report - December 17 |
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12/17/2003 |
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| === Miami Heat Team Report - December 17 === (Best E Casino) - Dwyane Wade posted a career-high 32 points to lead the Heat to a 97-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Wade also had six rebounds and eight assists, and finished 15-of-22 from the field, tying an AmericanAirlines Arena record for field goals made in a game. Lamar Odom added 19 points and 12 rebounds and Eddie Jones contributed 22 points for Miami, which has won four games in a row for the first time this |
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| Heat go for fourth straight win |
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12/16/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat attempt to extend their season- best three-game winning streak tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to AmericanAirlines Arena for an Eastern Conference matchup. Earlier this season, the Hawks defeated the Heat, 95-83, on November 28th at Philips Arena. Miami comes into tonight's game off an emotional win. Dwyane Wade's basket with 28.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter lifted the Heat past the Toronto Raptors, 90-89, on Monday at Air Canada Centre. |
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| Memphis Grizzlies Team Report - December 11 |
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12/11/2003 |
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| d 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who matched a franchise-best for consecutive wins the team set last season. Memphis, which tied a season-high with 12 blocks, scored a season- best 62 points in the second half, are now four games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. Williams has missed five straight games with a strained back muscle and is questionable for Friday's game against the Miami Heat. Memphis, which is 8-0 mark when it leads after three quarters, is 6-5 away from home this season. |
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| Clippers' Brand activated; House shelved |
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12/06/2003 |
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| r 30. He posted 21 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots in the contest before exiting with the injury. In his fifth NBA season, the Duke product re-signed with Los Angeles in July after the Clippers matched an offer sheet Brand inked with the Miami Heat. Last season, when he was absent for 18 contests because of a stress fracture in his left leg, Brand led the Clippers with averages of 18.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Brand spent his first two seasons with the Chicago Bulls before joining th |
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| Detroit Pistons Team Report - December 2 |
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12/02/2003 |
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| s completed a nice three-point play to make it a 78-76 Detroit lead with 36 seconds remaining in overtime. Houston hit a jumper to tie it up again just 13 seconds after that, but Billups made 1-of-2 from the line for the final margin with just 6.4 seconds to play. New York had one more opportunity for the win, but Houston was stripped by Tayshaun Prince with the clock running down, and Michael Doleac's desperation try was blocked by Okur. The Pistons are off until Wednesday when they host the Miami Heat. |
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| Heat sign center Wang Zhizhi |
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12/01/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat announced Monday that they have signed free agent center Wang Zhizhi to a multi-year contract. A four-year veteran, Zhizhi has appeared in 103 games with the Dallas Mavericks (2001-02) and Los Angeles Clippers (2002-03). The 7-foot-1, 284- pound center has averaged 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 10.3 minutes per game in that span. Zhizhi was selected by Dallas in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft (36th overall) and became the first NBA player from China when |
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| Atlanta Hawks Team Report - November 27 |
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11/27/2003 |
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| que Vaughn's hoop with 30.1 seconds left brought the Hawks within one again. Vince Carter then missed a runner and Antonio Davis was called for an offensive foul, putting Dion Glover at the line. Glover made 1-of-2 to tie the game at 97-97 with 8.0 seconds remaining in OT. Carter then came off a screen and drained a jumper with 1.2 seconds left in overtime to put Toronto up 99-97. The Hawks were unable to get a shot off in the closing seconds. The Hawks are off until Friday when they host the Miami Heat. |
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| Suns go for fourth straight in Denver |
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11/25/2003 |
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| to Denver tonight when they challenge rookie phenom Carmelo Anthony and the surprising Nuggets to a duel at the Pepsi Center. Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Suns to a 100-98 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday at America West Arena. Joe Johnson added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Suns, who snapped a three-game losing streak to Miami. Phoenix scored 100 points for the first time in 12 games this season, marking the longest it has taken t |
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