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| Strickland placed on injured list |
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02/12/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Timberwolves placed point guard Rod Strickland on the injured list with a strained groin. The 36-year-old was hurt in the second quarter of a 106-95 victory over San Antonio on January 27, and had missed the last five games. The veteran from DePaul University is averaging 7.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. Strickland has played in 43 games this season, starting in eight of them. Strickland, who was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 1988 draft by t |
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| Rockets try to avenge Tuesday's loss to Utah |
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02/12/2003 |
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| free throws and go after rebounds and we didn't." The Rockets are now clinging to the final playoff berth in the Western Conference with a slim one-half game lead on the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah is currently the fifth seed in the West, tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Houston is 7-15 on the road and has a 15-16 mark against its Western Conference rivals. Utah captured the first meeting of the season 96-91 at Compaq Center back on December 23. The Jazz have won three of their last four home games entering tonight |
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| Surging Wolves battle woeful Cavs |
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02/12/2003 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Timberwolves attempt to capture their fourth straight win on Wednesday when they travel to Cleveland to battle the Cavaliers at Gund Arena. The T'wolves are coming off a big 100-98 victory over the Midwest-leading Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, as Wally Szczerbiak scored 21 points and hit a jumper just before the buzzer to lift Minnesota. Minnesota blew a 19-point lead, but was able to win the game and avoid a repeat of an embarrassing loss last year to the Mavericks. Dal |
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| Midwest foes tangle in Minnesota |
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02/11/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Timberwolves try for their third straight win when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks to Target Center on Tuesday night. Dallas has won seven of its last nine games but is coming off a 110-109 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley scored 28 points apiece in the losing effort. Nowitzki also grabbed 16 rebounds. Steve Nash added 17 points to the losing effort. Sacramento's Keon Clark slammed home a missed trey with 10.5 seconds remaining to seal |
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| The Net Result: Nets hope to end road woes |
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02/05/2003 |
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| " Martin said. The Nets are 21-7 within the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia has really struggled to win in its own building. The Sixers have lost eight of their last 10 games at First Union Center. The Sixers are coming off a 99-91 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Allen Iverson scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in the loss. Iverson shot 7-of-23 from the floor. Philly was unable to take advantage of 18 Minnesota turnovers that led to 24 Sixer points. Derrick Coleman finished with 15 points, while |
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| Nets battle Sixers in Atlantic clash |
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02/05/2003 |
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| " Martin said. The Nets are 21-7 within the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia has really struggled to win in its own building. The Sixers have lost eight of their last 10 games at First Union Center. The Sixers are coming off a 99-91 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Allen Iverson scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in the loss. Iverson shot 7-of-23 from the floor. Philly was unable to take advantage of 18 Minnesota turnovers that led to 24 Sixer points. Derrick Coleman finished with 15 points, while |
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| Cavs try to end four-game slide |
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02/05/2003 |
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| avs have dropped six of their last seven home games and are 6-16 in their building this season. Cleveland is 5-15 against the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Rockets had a two-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, suffering a 103-89 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Steve Francis had 31 points to pace Houston, which lost for the fifth time in its last six road contests. Cuttino Mobley scored 17 for the Rockets, while Yao Ming collected to 12 points and 10 rebounds. Yao was just 4-of-7 from the floor. Houston t |
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| Rod Strickland out for a month |
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01/28/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rod Strickland will miss at least a month of action after suffering a groin injury during Monday's win against San Antonio. Strickland was hurt in the second quarter of a 106-95 victory, and an MRI on Tuesday revealed the injury. He never returned to the game. The veteran from DePaul University is averaging seven points, 4.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. Strickland has played in 42 games this season, starting seven. Strickland, who was selected wit |
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| Spurs of the Moment: TD outdone by KG |
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01/28/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - In a matchup between the starting forwards for the Western Conference in the 2003 All-Star Game, Kevin Garnett made a statement against Tim Duncan on Monday night. Garnett turned in an all-around effort in leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to their sixth straight win. He scored 34 points on 14-of-19 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eights assists in the T'wolves' 106-95 triumph at the Target Center. "KG always gets amped up to play against Tim Duncan," Minnesota forward Joe Smith said |
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| Wolves host Spurs aiming for sixth straight win |
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01/27/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Timberwolves look to extend their season-high winning streak to six games on Monday when they welcome Midwest rival San Antonio to the Target Center. Most recently, the T'wolves rallied for a 97-89 victory over the Wizards in Washington on Saturday. Kendall Gill scored 13 of his 19 points in the third quarter to lead Minnesota. Kevin Garnett added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won despite trailing by 15 at the half. Rasho Nesterovic finished with |
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