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| T'wolves TO: Set to blaze past Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - There was a postseason feel to Sunday's game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves with the likelihood that the teams will end up squaring off in the first round of the playoffs. Adding even more juice to the game was the home-court advantage factor. Coming into the contest, the Wolves trailed the Blazers by 1 1/2 games for the fourth seed in the Western Conference, the final spot that ensures home-court advantage. Minnesota has never had a home-court edge in its brief play |
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| Spurs attempt to stay hot against Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| Angeles Clippers to the SBC Center. At 45-18, the Spurs own the second-best record in the West and currently trail the first-place Dallas Mavericks by just 2 1/2 games in the Midwest Division. San Antonio is coming off a big 111-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The win completed a 3-0 road trip for the Spurs. Stephen Jackson finished with 22 points to help the Spurs end the Timberwolves' franchise-record home winning streak at 17 games. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 14 rebounds to outduel fe |
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| T'wolves try for first season-series win over Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| Minnesota, MN (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers try to halt a two-game losing streak on Friday when they meet with the Minnesota Timberwolves for an important clash at the Target Center. The Lakers have dropped back-to-back games for the first time since February 14-16 and will try to avoid their longest slide since losing three in a row from December 17-20. Most recently, Los Angeles suffered a 111-88 setback to the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills on Friday. Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles with 24 points |
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| Pacers search for answers against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| Sloan said. "He simply makes shots. Most people can't do that without jumping over people, but Karl doesn't do that. He just lays it in the basket." The Jazz are currently the sixth seed in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and 1 1/2 games ahead of the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Utah is 15-17 on the road and has a 15-10 mark against teams from the Eastern Conference. Indiana has dropped six in a row and 12 of its last 13 contests. The Pacers are coming off a 96 |
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| Blazers, Sixers meet in inter-conference clash |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2003 |
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| 3 1/2 games behind the second-seeded Sacramento Kings and 2 1/2 games behind the third- seeded San Antonio Spurs. The Kings are the higher seed based on their lead in the Pacific Division. The Trail Blazers are 1 1/2 games ahead of the fifth- seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. Philadelphia is currently the third seed in the Eastern Conference, three games behind the top-seeded Detroit Pistons and percentage points ahead of the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers. The Sixers have won 12-of-14 since All-Star weekend, most recentl |
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| Sonics aim to end skid |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2003 |
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| Seattle, WA (Best E Casino) - The Seattle SuperSonics try to end a three-game slide when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks to KeyArena. The Mavericks are coming off a 92-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Dirk Nowitzki scored 37 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Michael Finley scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Dallas came back from an 18-point deficit to tie the game, but ran out of gas. The Mavs' bench only managed 12 points in the setback. "It was a weird |
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| Raptors invade Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/12/2003 |
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| ix of their last nine road games and have an 8-22 mark away from Air Canada Centre this season. Toronto is 6-17 against Western Conference foes. Portland is currently the fourth seed in the Western Conference, one-half game ahead of the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and 3 1/2 games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs. The Trail Blazers are coming off a 92-77 win over the Seattle SuperSonics. Rasheed Wallace scored 23 points and Derek Anderson added 18. Zach Randolph added 17 points to the victory. Scottie |
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| Warriors hope to gain ground on Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/11/2003 |
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| seed in the West, one game ahead of the Houston Rockets and 3 1/2 games ahead of the Warriors. The Suns trail the seventh-seeded Utah Jazz by just 2 1/2 games. The Suns have dropped six of their last nine games, most recently a 105-98 setback to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Stephon Marbury scored 28 points and handed out seven assists, while Amare Stoudemire chipped in with 16 points and eight rebounds. "A couple of calls just didn't go our way," Marbury said. "We played well enough to win that game." Phoenix is 11-20 |
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| Blazers battle Sonics in Northwest affair |
NBA Basketball |
03/11/2003 |
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| ppen said. "I thought we played all aspects of the game very hard." The Trail Blazers are currently the fourth seed in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs and mere percentage points ahead of the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland is 19-12 on the road and 21-15 within the Western Conference. Seattle's latest slide comes on the heels of a five-game winning streak. The Sonics are coming off a 108-99 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Ray Allen scored 24 points, grabbed s |
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| Lakers aim for fourth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/11/2003 |
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| efense and moving the ball around. We just have to get better at staying consistent." The Lakers are currently the sixth seed in the Western Conference, percentage points ahead of the seventh-seeded Utah Jazz and 4 1/2 games behind the fifth- seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. If the regular season ended today, the Lakers would play the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. Anything can happen between now and the end of the season, but given the position of the two teams, this matchup is likely to remain |
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