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| Heat activate Best from injured list |
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01/18/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat guard Travis Best was activated from the injured list on Saturday. Best, who was suffering from a sprained ankle, is averaging 9.7 points and 3.7 assists in 29 games this season. In a related move, the team placed forward Sean Lampley on the injured list with a back injury. The University of California product is averaging 5.2 points in 14 games this season. |
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| Grant Long signs with Boston |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2003 |
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| . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 36-year-old Long played averaged 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 66 games with Memphis during the 2001-02 season. Entering his 15th season in the NBA, Long has also played for Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, and the Vancouver Grizzlies, who are now located in Memphis. Long, who was originally selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft, has played in 962 career games and has averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists. |
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| Word around the Hive: Davis' return perfect Rx for slumping Hornets |
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01/15/2003 |
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| ntion in the competitive Pacific Division. The Lakers have won four straight and six of their last seven games and are rapidly approaching the .500 mark after getting off to a brutal start. In the their most recent triumph, a 106-81 victory over the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant led the way with 36 points. Los Angeles took advantage of 21 Miami turnovers and turned them into 24 points. The Lakers have lost six of their last eight games away from Staples Center. "We just have to remember how to win on the road," |
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| Hollywood Happenings: Lakers try to keep rolling at Hive |
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01/15/2003 |
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| nd back into contention in the competitive Pacific Division. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games and are rapidly approaching the .500 mark after getting off to a brutal start. In the their most recent triumph, a 106-81 victory over the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant led the way with 36 points. Los Angeles took advantage of 21 Miami turnovers and turned them into 24 points. The Lakers have lost six of their last eight games away from Staples Center. "We just have to remember how to win on the road," |
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| Hollywood Happenings: Lakers try keep rolling at Hive |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| nd back into contention in the competitive Pacific Division. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games and are rapidly approaching the .500 mark after getting off to a brutal start. In the their most recent triumph, a 106-81 victory over the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant led the way with 36 points. Los Angeles took advantage of 21 Miami turnovers and turned them into 24 points. The Lakers have lost six of their last eight games away from Staples Center. "We just have to remember how to win on the road," |
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| Resurgent Lakers attempt to capture fifth straight victory |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| nd back into contention in the competitive Pacific Division. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games and are rapidly approaching the .500 mark after getting off to a brutal start. In the their most recent triumph, a 106-81 victory over the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant led the way with 36 points. Los Angeles took advantage of 21 Miami turnovers and turned them into 24 points. The Lakers have lost six of their last eight games away from Staples Center. "We just have to remember how to win on the road," |
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| Pacers go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2003 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers go for their fifth consecutive win on Wednesday when they welcome the Miami Heat to Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers have also won nine straight at home and are 16-1 overall in their building this season, with the only loss coming against Detroit back on November 23. Indiana is coming off a 116-104 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Indiana pulled away late for the victory, scoring the game's last eight points. Ron Artest and Jerm |
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| Heat attempt to snap six-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat attempt to snap a six-game losing streak on Tuesday when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat are coming off a winless five-game road trip, which ended with a 106-81 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Caron Butler paced Miami with 23 points and also grabbed seven boards. Rasual Butler netted 16 points and Mike James added 14 for the Heat. Vladimir Stepania finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which shot just |
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| Lakers go for fourth-straight win against struggling Heat |
NBA Basketball |
01/12/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat hope to end a five-game slide when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers at Staples Center. The Lakers have won three in a row and five of their last six. Miami had won five of its previous six games before the current slide. In many ways, the losing can be attributed to the ankle injury suffered by Eddie Jones. The Heat are coming off a 92-76 loss to the Utah Jazz. It was the fourth straight game Jones missed with the injury he suffered agains |
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| Heat check: Jones' injury cools off Heat |
NBA Basketball |
01/10/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat are hardly an offensive juggernaut when completely healthy. With Eddie Jones on the bench, Miami is just plain anemic. Jones has missed the last three games with a sprained right ankle, and the Heat have been futile over that span. Miami is averaging 77 points over the three games -- all losses. In the 11 games prior to Jones' injury, which occurred during a game against New Jersey, Miami was 7-4 and Jones was averaging 25.1 points per game. As a team, the Heat were aver |
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