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| Heat try to stop slide in Utah |
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01/10/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat hope to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday when they head to Utah to tangle with the Jazz at the Delta Center. Miami fell to 0-3 on its five-game road trip with a 86-76 setback to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Caron Butler scored 20 points to lead the Heat. Malik Allen added 15 points and Anthony Carter had 12 to go along with 11 assists in a losing effort. The Nuggets used a decisive 15-4 spurt in the fourth quarter to take a commanding 80-67 |
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| Heat look to snap three-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/08/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat have a good opportunity to snap a three-game slide when they travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Miami's latest skid comes on the heels of a three-game winning streak. The Heat are coming off a 99-85 setback at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, which dropped their records to 6-12 on the road and 4-9 against teams from the Western Conference. The Heat were hampered by a thin backcourt in the defeat. Travis Best was placed on the injur |
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| Warriors go for third straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/08/2003 |
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| The suddenly-hot Golden State Warriors go for their third straight win on Wednesday when they travel to Minnesota to face off with the Timberwolves. The Warriors have won five of their last six games and are coming off a 99-85 home victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison each scored 22 points to lead Golden State. Erick Dampier contributed 16 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots for the Warriors, who have won five of their last six games. Troy Murphy collected 12 p |
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| Kings go for third straight win |
NBA Basketball |
01/07/2003 |
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| try for their third straight win when they travel to Milwaukee for a clash with the Bucks at Bradley Center. Sacramento has won seven of its last 10 games and has a 10-7 mark on the road this season. The Kings are coming off a 96-70 victory over the Miami Heat. Already playing without Bobby Jackson (broken hand), the Kings were forced to compete without Chris Webber (knee). Keon Clark picked up the slack in the frontcourt. Clark scored 12 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked eight shots in the win. "I |
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| Hawks look to halt three-game skid |
NBA Basketball |
01/04/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Hawks attempt to snap a three- game losing streak on Saturday when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to Philips Arena. The Hawks began a six-game homestand with a 107-73 setback to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Jason Terry posted 17 points and five assists for the Hawks. Shareef Abdur- Rahim scored 12 points and grabbed 10 boards, as Atlanta fell to 0-3 since Terry Stotts won his Hawks head coaching debut on December 27th against San Antonio. Glenn Robinson also s |
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| Heat place Best on injured list |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat guard Travis Best has been placed on the injured list with a sprained right ankle. The Heat activated guard Eddie House and he scored seven points in Friday's 100-80 loss to New Jersey. Best suffered the injury in the first quarter of Wednesday's win in Atlanta and had to be carried off the floor. He had missed two games earlier in the season with a sprain in the same ankle. Best is averaging 9.7 points in 29 games this season and leads the Heat in assists with 3.7 |
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| Kittles activated from injured list |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Nets activated guard Kerry Kittles from the injured list and he is expected to be uniform for Friday's game against the Miami Heat. Kittles missed the last 15 games with a sprained left knee. In 17 contests this season, he is averaging 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. Meanwhile, the club placed center Dikembe Mutombo on the injured list with torn ligaments in his right wrist. Mutombo, who has been sidelined for the last 16 games, is averag |
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| Hawk Talk: Turnovers are a problem |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2003 |
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| team underachieves, the coach usually pays the ultimate price. Lon Kruger took the fall for the Atlanta Hawks, leaving Terry Stotts with the job of turning around the Hawks. Stotts is 1-3 since taking over the team, most recently a 93-84 loss to the Miami Heat. Atlanta trailed virtually the entire game, and was never closer than when Shareef Abdur-Rahim's layup at 7:18 of the second quarter cut Miami's lead to 39-38. The Heat went on a 60-26 run that ended with two free throws by Rasual Butler with 5:50 r |
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| Heat look to extend season-high winning streak |
NBA Basketball |
12/23/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - The suddenly-streaking Miami Heat go for their fourth straight win on Monday when they travel to Cleveland to battle the Cavaliers at Gund Arena. All three wins for Miami have come on the road, where the Heat are 5-9 this season. The Heat finish a four-game road trip Monday. The Heat are coming off a 92-84 victory over the Knicks in New York on Sunday. The victory was the fourth in five games for Miami since coach Pat Riley publicly criticized NBA officiating following a |
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| Heat continue four-game swing in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat continue a four-game road trip Friday when they travel to Toronto to face off with the Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors lost for the fifth time in six games on Wednesday, suffering a 96-83 loss to the Bulls in Chicago. Morris Peterson led the Raptors with 22 points. Jerome Williams and Jelani McCoy each added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, which is still playing without forward Antonio Davis (knee) and guard Vince Carter (knee). Lindsey |
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