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| 2003 NBA Draft Update |
NBA Basketball |
06/26/2003 |
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| , Leandrinho Barbosa, G (Brazil); 29. Dallas Mavericks, Josh Howard, F (Wake Forest). Second Round: 30. New York Knicks, Maciej Lampe, F (Poland); 31. Cleveland Cavaliers, Jason Kapono, G (UCLA); 32. Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton, F (Arizona); 33. Miami Heat, Jerome Beasley, F (North Dakota); 34. Los Angeles Clippers, Sofoklis Schortsianitis, F (Greece); 35. Milwaukee Bucks, Szymon Szewczyk, F, (Poland); 36. Chicago Bulls, Mario Austin, G, (Mississippi State); 37. Atlanta Hawks, Travis Hansen, G (BYU); |
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| No surprise: LeBron James top pick in NBA Draft |
NBA Basketball |
06/26/2003 |
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| bounding with a 9.0 per game average. Bosh was the ACC's Rookie of the Year as well as a Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection after leading Tech in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding. Marquette guard Dwyane Wade was picked fifth by the Miami Heat. Named to the AP All-America First Team following a season in which he helped the Golden Eagles reach the Final Four for the first time since 1977. Wade led the team in scoring (21.6 ppg), rebounds (6.3 rpg) and assists (4.4 apg) during the 2002-03 |
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| Dallas Mavericks |
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06/12/2003 |
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| Announced they will keep their second-round pick in 2003 and send their second-round pick in 2004 to the Miami Heat to complete a trade for guard Tim Hardaway. |
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| Central Michigan center headed to the NBA Draft |
College Basketball |
04/30/2003 |
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| e also led the nation with 25 double-doubles. In Central Michigan's 79-73 first-round upset over Creighton in this year's NCAA Tournament, Kaman scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Chippewas, who won the MAC regular season and tournament title in 2003, fell in the second round to Duke. Dan Majerle, a former member of the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, was the last CMU player to be selected in the NBA Draft. The Suns chose Majerle with the 14th overall pick in the 1988 draft. |
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| Magic aim for upset of top-seeded Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2003 |
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| NBA Finals before losing to Houston. The Pistons are trying to avoid becoming the third No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 8 seed in the first round. The Denver Nuggets upset the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1994 playoffs, then the New York Knicks ousted the Miami Heat in 1999. The Nuggets and Knicks both moved on with Game 5 wins on the road. The Magic pulled within one win of the second round by posting a 100-92 victory in Game 4 on Sunday. Tracy McGrady scored a game-high 27 points and rookie Drew Gooden added |
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| Heat check: Grant's Lunch-Pail Approach a Bright Spot in Dismal Season |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - This has been yet another long season for the Miami Heat. With just three games left to go, the playoffs are a distant memory and the future of the team is very much a mystery. One bright spot for Miami has been Brian Grant. No, he hasn't lived up to the obscene contract that was bestowed upon him; but it's not his fault that Pat Riley is as bad as a general manager as he is great as a coach. Grant has shown up every night this season and often been the only player on Miami's roster le |
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| Pacers Gun For Fourth Straight Win |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2003 |
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| 6ers and just two games behind the top-seeded New Jersey Nets. The Pacers are 1 1/2 games behind the Detroit Pistons for both the Central Division lead and the second seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers are coming off a 90-69 thrashing of the Miami Heat on Sunday. Jonathan Bender scored 15 points and Jermaine O'Neal added 12 points and seven rebounds. Reggie Miller and Brad Miller added 11 points apiece. Ron Artest had 13 points and six boards, and, perhaps most importantly, behaved himself the ent |
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| Kings Travel To Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
04/04/2003 |
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| tics' current three-game winning streak comes on the heels of a six- game losing streak. Boston holds the sixth position in the Eastern Conference and trails New Orleans by just one-half game for the fifth spot. Most recently, the Celtics routed the Miami Heat on Wednesday, 90-62. Paul Pierce collected 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists in only 32 minutes to lead Boston. Pierce shot 11-of-19 from the floor and also had four steals. Antoine Walker added 11 points and Tony Delk chipped in 10 points |
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| Sixers Eye Top Spot |
NBA Basketball |
04/04/2003 |
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| look to extend their winning streak to four games on Friday when they host the Houston Rockets at First Union Center. Currently, the Sixers trail the New Jersey Nets by just one-half game for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. The Nets host the Miami Heat on Friday. Philly holds the third seed in the Eastern Conference and is just two games behind the Detroit Pistons for the top position. Most recently, the Sixers posted a 108-101 home victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. on Wednesday. Allen |
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| Playoff Hopefuls Collide |
NBA Basketball |
04/02/2003 |
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| Philadelphia on Friday night. Houston has dropped five of its last seven road games and has a 13-24 mark away from Compaq Center this season. The Rockets are 15-12 against Eastern Conference foes. Milwaukee is fresh off a home-and-home sweep of the Miami Heat, which came on the heels of a three-game slide. The Bucks beat Miami 91-86 its last time out. Sam Cassell and Gary Payton each scored 20 points, and Payton added nine assists to his total. "We're going to get the eighth spot -- we're not fighting fo |
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