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| Blazers' Trail: Everything rosy in Portland, sort of |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| The on-again, off-again Portland Trail Blazers are currently riding their first winning streak of the season. After beginning the year 3-6, the Blazers have reeled off three straight impressive victories over solid squads: the Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic and Seattle SuperSonics. The most recent triumph came against their Northwest rival on Thursday, as the Blazers held on for an 89-85 victory over Seattle at KeyArena. With 5:06 left in the fourth, a three-pointer from Rasheed Wallace sparked a 7-0 r |
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| Indiana hosts Orlando seeking ninth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
11/22/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Doc Rivers' Orlando Magic conclude their six-game road trip tonight against the red-hot Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Orlando is 2-3 on the current trip and 4-4 on the road this season after a 98-84 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Magic were outrebounded 49-34 and thoroughly whipped in almost all areas. Tracy McGrady scored 33 points in the losing effort, but the real concern for Orlando is Grant Hill. For the second time in three games, |
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| Pacers Pit Stop: Red-hot Pacers host wounded Magic |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pacers are off the best start in their NBA history. The Orlando Magic are closing out a long road trip with a wounded star. There will be no sympathy from the hungry young Pacers on Friday night. Indiana has won eight straight games entering Friday's contest and has a perfect 6-0 mark at home this season. The Pacers are coming off a 97-95 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Al Harrington scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half as the Pacers matched their best s |
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| Magic Moments: Magic wrap up road trip with hobbled Hill |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Doc Rivers' Orlando Magic conclude their six-game road trip Friday night against the red-hot Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Orlando is 2-3 on the current trip and 4-4 on the road this season after a 98-84 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Magic were outrebounded 49-34 and thoroughly whipped in almost all areas. Tracy McGrady scored 33 points in the losing effort, but the real concern for Orlando is Grant Hill. For the second time in three games, Hill was fo |
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| Blazers try for third straight win |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers try for their third straight win when they travel to KeyArena to take on the Seattle SuperSonics. Portland is coming off a 98-84 victory over the Orlando Magic. Derek Anderson scored 26 points in his second game back after a four-game hiatus due to a concussion. "When we execute like we did tonight, we look a lot better and we have a lot more fun," Anderson said. "We had to play together to put these guys away." Rasheed Wallace scored 26 points and g |
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| State of the Warriors: Trouble closing the deal |
NBA Basketball |
11/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It can't get any better for the Warriors than last Saturday's game against Orlando. Golden State earned one of its biggest wins in franchise history by handing the Orlando Magic their worst-ever defeat, 135-92. The Warriors shot 59 percent from the field, including 7-of-12 from three-point range, and made 32-of-39 free throws. Golden State also scored a league-high in points, totaling at least 30 in each quarter. Unfortunately for Golden State the effort was an aberration. The Warriors' s |
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| Shaq might be back on Friday |
NBA Basketball |
11/20/2002 |
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| has been suffering from a case of sesamoiditis, a form of tendinitis in the area beneath the toe, ever since the operation. The 30-year-old O'Neal has led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships, and played most of last season with pain in his right foot, missing 15 games. The former LSU star will be entering his 11th season in the NBA, having also played with the Orlando Magic. He has averaged 27.6 points and 12.3 rebounds over his career. O'Neal averaged 27.2 points and 10.7 rebounds last year. |
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| Magic continue road trip in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
11/20/2002 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic continue their road trip with a stop at the Rose Garden tonight to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Orlando is four games into a six-game road trip, on which it is 2-2 after a 101-84 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night. Tracy McGrady took control of the contest from the opening tip. McGrady scored 41 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win. "I felt good at the start of the game, but I was starting to get worried when my shots weren't g |
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| Kings aim to protect perfect home record |
NBA Basketball |
11/19/2002 |
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| e road. Sacramento began last season with seven straight home wins. Sacramento, which also posts a 3-3 mark against the Eastern Conference, is in second place in the Pacific Division behind Seattle. The Kings are coming off a big 101-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday, as Chris Webber finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds and hit the game-winning basket with 1.5 seconds left. Bobby Jackson had 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting for the Kings, who have won four of their last five. Peja Stojakovic added 17 |
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| Sonics try to stay hot against Magic |
NBA Basketball |
11/19/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The surging Seattle SuperSonics try to extend their winning streak to five games Tuesday when they welcome the Orlando Magic to KeyArena. The Sonics are 8-2 on the season and currently lead the Pacific Division. Seattle is coming off an 84-78 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Gary Payton scored 22 points, handed out 10 assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Sonics to the comeback victory. The SuperSonics got 18 points from Desmond Mason, while Rashard Lewi |
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