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| Spurs of the Moment: Inevitable first-round meeting with Lakers? |
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03/10/2003 |
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| the top seeds, the Spurs are looking at the third seed unless they make a strong run at the Mavs. The Lakers recently passed Utah for the sixth spot in the West and likely will stay ahead of the slumping Jazz. However, LA sits four games behind the Minnesota Timberwolves for the fifth position. All of this points to an intriguing first-round series between the Spurs and Lakers. San Antonio doesn't seem to be intimidated by anyone at the moment. The team San Antonio doesn't seem to be intimidated by anyone at the mom |
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| Motor City Chronicles: Billups making up for lost time |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2003 |
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| ing a dislocated shoulder. His numbers were anything but impressive, as he posted just 8.6 points and three assists per contest. Needless to say, Billups necessitated a change of scenery and that is when he moved to the upper Midwest to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Denver native turned his career around in Minnesota, pushing his shooting average into the 40 percentile and averaging 4.45 assists per game over two seasons. Last year, Billups registered 12.5 points and a career-high 5.5 helpers per game, whi |
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| Wolves tangle with Mavs in Midwest showdown |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Mavericks seek their fifth straight win when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to AmericanAirlines Center on Monday night. Minnesota is currently the fifth seed in the Western Conference, one-half game behind the fourth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers and four games ahead of the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. The Wolves dropped three of the first four games on their current five-game road trip, but are coming off a 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Kevin Garnett con |
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| Slumping Pacers battle skidding Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2003 |
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| or Portland, which committed 21 turnovers. The Blazers, who were outscored 54-28 in the second half, shot just 36 percent from the floor for the game. The Blazers currently hold the fourth position in the Western Conference by one-half game over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland has won six of its last eight home games and is 20-10 in its building this season. The Blazers are 18-7 against the Eastern Conference. This is the first meeting between the Pacers and Blazers this season. These teams split a pair of encou |
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| Top MVP candidates KG and Kobe meet in LA |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Top MVP candidates Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant clash on Friday when the Minnesota Timberwolves tangle with the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Garnett has carried Minnesota all season long, averaging 23.1 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists while shooting 50 percent from the floor. Bryant has brought the Lakers back into the thick of the playoff race by posting numbers of 30.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.29 steals per game this year. The Wolves have dropped th |
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| Sixers and Blazers clash at Rose Garden |
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03/06/2003 |
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| are 14-14 on the road and have a 10-11 mark against teams from the Western Conference. Portland is currently the fourth seed in the Western Conference, 2 1/2 games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs and one-half game ahead of the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. The Blazers are coming off a 98-92 loss to the Phoenix Suns, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Rasheed Wallace scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Derek Anderson added 16 points to the losing effort. The Suns' Stephon Marbury sc |
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| Allen, Sonics look to stay hot against Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Best E Casino) - The Seattle SuperSonics try for their sixth straight win when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz at Delta Center. Seattle is coming off a 92-83 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ray Allen continues to pay dividends since coming over from the Milwaukee Bucks at the trading deadline. Allen scored 29 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists in the victory. Allen is definitely enjoying his new surroundings. "There's nothing special to our game plan except |
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| Blazers go for fifth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| Portland is currently the fourth seed in the Western Conference standings, two games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs and one-half game ahead of the games behind the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs and one-half game ahead of the fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. fifth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. The Trail Blazers are coming off a 103-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons, their seventh win in nine games. Bonzi Wells scored a career-high 37 points on 14-of-18 shooting from the floor. Rasheed Wallace added |
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| Garnett, Webber square off in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2003 |
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| Sacramento, CA (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Timberwolves continue their five-game road trip with a difficult test tonight at ARCO Arena against the Sacramento Kings. Minnesota watched its seven-game winning streak come to an end 92-83 to the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena on Tuesday night. Kevin Garnett scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss, while Troy Hudson added 21 points. The Timberwolves turned the ball over 15 times, and the Sonics turned the miscues into 23 points. It was not exactly the w |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Ray of hope |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2003 |
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| afterthought in terms of the postseason, the Sonics have improved their record to 27-31 and are suddenly just 3 1/2 games behind eighth-seeded Phoenix in the Western Conference. Despite Seattle's recent surge, Brent Barry has struggled as the team's new starting point guard. Over the past five games, the 6-6 Barry has averaged just 9.0 points and 4.2 assists while working in the shadow of Payton. Seattle plays five of its next six games at home, starting with a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. |
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