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| Grizzlies take on Spurs looking to end skids |
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11/22/2002 |
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| or Memphis with a sprained right foot and is questionable for Friday's tilt. The Grizzlies are 0-6 on the road this season and 0-9 versus the West, including 0-5 within the Midwest. The record for the worst start to a season is 0-17, set by the 1988 Miami Heat and matched by the 1999 Los Angeles Clippers. The Spurs have won their last three games, most recently topping the Los Angeles Lakers, 95-88, on Thursday. Stephen Jackson poured in a career-high 28 points and Tim Duncan contributed 16 points and 18 |
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| Pistons try for back-to-back wins over Miami |
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11/22/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat play the back end of a home-and-home set Friday when the teams meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Pistons were victorious in the front end on Wednesday, rolling to a 79-68 win at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Ben Wallace registered his second career triple-double and Chucky Atkins scored 21 points as Detroit rode a strong second half to go on to the win. Wallace tied a career-high with 10 blocked shots, pulled down 19 rebounds and scored 12 f |
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| Motor City Chronicles: Heat may be good Rx |
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11/20/2002 |
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| the job done as a team. We've got to do a better job of helping each other play better at the offensive end, and we've got to do a lot better job defensively." The Pistons may have just the right tonic coming to the Palace tonight, as the struggling Miami Heat travel to Auburn Hills. Detroit is 5-0 in its own building this year and is one of seven teams in the league with a unbeaten home record. The Pistons' three-game winning streak was halted with their debacle in New York on Monday. Richard Hamilton le |
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| Pistons take on Heat trying to protect perfect home mark |
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11/20/2002 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Pistons hope to remain unbeaten at home on Wednesday when they welcome the Miami Heat to the Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit is 5-0 in its own building this year and is one of seven teams in the league with a perfect home mark. The Pistons had a three-game winning streak halted in their last outing, a 94-91 setback at New York Monday. Richard Hamilton led all scorers with 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting for the Pistons, including 2-of-2 from behind the arc. |
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| Heat battle Bucks hoping to halt slide |
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11/19/2002 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat try to avoid a six-game losing streak when they play their second game of a three-game jaunt against the Milwaukee Bucks at Bradley Center on Tuesday night. the Milwaukee Bucks at Bradley Center on Tuesday night. Miami has yet to win on the road this season in two attempts and is coming off a 95-65 setback at the hands of the Washington Wizards. Washington shot a blistering 67 percent from the field in the first half while the Heat were listless from the st |
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| Mavs aim for perfect 10 in New Jersey |
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11/16/2002 |
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| and five blocks. Dallas, which concludes a three-game road trip Saturday, is 5-0 on the road this season and 5-0 against the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Nets have won two straight games and three of their last four, most recently topping the Miami Heat on Friday, 93-84. Jason Kidd poured in 33 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists to lead New Jersey. Richard Jefferson tallied 12 points and eight boards for the Nets. Dikembe Mutombo pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds and Lucious |
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| Heat seek to end four-game slide |
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11/16/2002 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat hope to halt a four-game losing streak on Saturday when they face the Washington Wizards at MCI Center. The Heat's only win this season came at home on November 3 against the mighty Sacramento Kings. However, they have followed that with four straight losses -- all at AmericanAirlines Arena -- to fall to 1-6. On Friday, Miami suffered a 93-84 loss to the New Jersey Nets, as Jason Kidd poured in 33 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists. Ed |
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| Heat's Marks undergoes successful surgery |
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11/14/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat center/forward Sean Marks underwent successful surgery on his right foot Thursday morning. Marks had a plantar fascia release of the foot and is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks. In four games this season, the 6-10 Marks has averaged 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 14.3 minutes. |
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| Clippers' Corner: Starters doom Heat |
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11/14/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Clippers traveled south after defeating the Magic on Sunday night to knock off the Miami Heat 101-82, completing a two-game sweep through Florida. Elton Brand had 25 points and 20 rebounds as the Clippers rode their starters pretty much the whole game. Andre Miller had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Corey Maggette added 19 points, Michael Olowokandi 18 and Eric Piatkowski 13. Keyon Dooling was the only reserve to score for the Clippers, hitting a trey late in the ga |
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| Heat check: Brand and Clippers too much for Riley's troops |
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11/14/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - This is bound to be another long season for Pat Riley and his Miami Heat. Alonzo Mourning will likely never play basketball again. Riley got lucky when Caron Butler slipped into his grasp on Draft Day, but since then there has been little to smile about. The latest chapter in the horror novel that has become the Heat's season was written on Tuesday night, when the Los Angeles Clippers thumped Miami 101-82. Elton Brand, who is the type of post player Riley would love to have, scored 25 |
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