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| Heat check: Brand and Clippers too much for Riley's trrops |
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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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| Sonics conclude road trip in Washington |
NBA Basketball |
11/12/2002 |
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| areer. Collins, in his eighth season as a coach, has an overall record of 299-245, also heading Chicago and Detroit. The Sonics will finish a five-game road trip on Tuesday. The team is 2-2 on the swing so far and is coming off an 84-82 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday. Rashard Lewis scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Gary Payton contributed 20 points and 11 assists for Seattle, which snapped a two-game skid. Brent Barry had 14 points and Vladimir Radmanovic chipped in 12 points and 10 boards |
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| Pacers Pit Stop: Pair of post players is paying off |
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11/08/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers have traditionally been a team that kills opponents with tremendous guard play -- especially with the three-point basket. Things are definitely changing. Indiana is coming off an 83-79 win over the Miami Heat -- its first road win of the season. The Pacers only loss of the young season came at the hands of the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets last Friday night. Brad Miller was huge in Indiana's win over the Heat. Miller scored 28 points and made |
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| Knicks notebook: Nailon's effort could create small forward glut |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2002 |
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| any ways - in the low-post, outside the lane, he has a very good offensive presence," Chaney said. KNICKS VS. HICKS New York's next contest is Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse against the Indiana Pacers. Indiana is coming off an 83-79 win over the Miami Heat -- its first road win of the season. The Pacers only loss of the young season came at the hands of the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets last Friday night. the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets last Friday nig |
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| Knicks hope to build on first win of season |
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11/08/2002 |
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| of their current personnel. "I was very happy that we had a guy that we know could score and can score in many ways - in the low-post, outside the lane, he has a very good offensive presence," Chaney said. Indiana is coming off an 83-79 win over the Miami Heat -- its first road win of the season. The Pacers only loss of the young season came at the hands of the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets last Friday night. Brad Miller was huge in Indiana's win over the Heat. Miller scored 28 poi |
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| Sonics seek 5-0 start against Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
11/06/2002 |
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| eason we're 4-0. He had 18 assists tonight, and a guard can't do better than that. He was kicking it out and were knocking down the shots. "Eventually that will open it up for his offensive game." The Hornets are coming off a 100-95 victory over the Miami Heat. As he seems to have a penchant for doing, Jamal Mashburn tortured his former team. Mashburn scored 35 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the win. "I knew it was going to be one of those nights when I saw I had a lot of zip on my passes and I star |
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| Heat travel to New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2002 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat attempt to capture their first win of the season on Saturday when they play their first-ever game at New Orleans against the Hornets. Miami has never started 0-2 under head coach Pat Riley. The last time the Heat began a season with two straight defeats was the 1994-95 season, when they dropped the first four under Kevin Loughery. The Heat fell to Orlando, 100-86, on Wednesday in their season-opener, as Tracy McGrady scored 24 points and Grant Hill added |
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| Charlotte one step closer to the return of the NBA |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| pprove a final contract. At least three groups have said they would like to own the franchise, with the most notable led by former Celtics Larry Bird and M.L. Carr. However, the league said there is no front-runner at this point. Bird and Carr's group is headed by businessman Steve Belkin and also includes former Celtics general manager Jan Volk. Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson and Miami Heat minority owner Bob Sturges head the other two groups that have publicly expressed interest. |
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| Heat begin season with Sunshine tilt against Orlando |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat open their season on Wednesday when they welcome the Orlando Magic to AmericanAirlines Arena for a Sunshine State battle. The Heat opened last season by dropping 23 of their first 29 games. The Heat had a mini surge in the middle of the season and actually looked like they would make a late playoff push, before a 7-13 finish left them with a 36-46 mark for the year. Pat Riley suffered the first losing season of his coaching career and the Heat missed out on the |
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| Mavs sign free agent Walt Williams |
NBA Basketball |
10/18/2002 |
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| lds career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He was a member of the Houston Rockets for the last three seasons and averaged 9.4 points, 3.4 boards and 1.4 assists during the 2001-02 campaign. The 6-8 Williams was drafted as the seventh overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played his first 3 1/2 seasons for the Kings before being traded to the Miami Heat on February 22, 1996. He has also spent time with the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers. |
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