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| Sonics battle T'wolves in Minnesota |
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01/22/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Two teams in search of three-game winning streaks square off tonight when the Minnesota Timberwolves welcome the Seattle SuperSonics to Target Center. Seattle's latest surge comes on the heels of a six-game slide. The Sonics are coming off an 85-81 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Rashard Lewis scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Predrag Drobnjak added 19 points and nine boards. After the victory, the Sonics were obviously steeped in confidence. "They're the best t |
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| Cavs conclude road trip in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2003 |
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| erall on the road this season and 4-13 against the Western Conference. The Jazz have won their last two contests and four of their past five. Most recently, Utah earned its biggest comeback win of the season on Thursday with a 92-85 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. Karl Malone poured in a season-high 34 points and added nine rebounds to lead Utah. Matt Harpring tallied 24 of his 26 points in the second half for the Jazz, who overcame a 16-point deficit to win their eighth game in 10 tries. Harpring also pulle |
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| Jazz Fest: Harpring having All-Star season |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2003 |
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| averaged 24.4 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 58 percent from the field. His efforts helped the Jazz to a 4-1 mark over the stretch. On Thursday, Utah earned its biggest comeback win of the season by rallying for a 92-85 home victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. Harpring scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half to spark the rally and also finished with nine rebounds. Malone scored a team-high 34 points, grabbed nine boards and had five steals. The Jazz trailed 50-35 at the intermission, but came out o |
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| Sonic Rumblings: Seattle Payton's place? |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Seattle SuperSonics have dropped a season-high six straight games and are quickly falling out of the playoff picture. With the decline, trade rumors around veteran point guard Gary Payton are once again swirling. The season started off on the wrong foot, as Payton and Seattle management failed to see eye-to-eye in contract extension talks. However, the skills of the 34-year-old Payton, who is in his 13th NBA season, have hardly diminished. Payton is averaging 21.4 points, a career-best 9.3 |
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| Sonics try to halt slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/16/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Seattle SuperSonics try to snap a five-game slide when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz at Delta Center. Seattle has lost eight of its last 10 games overall and three of its last four road games. The Sonics are coming off an 87-79 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Gary Payton scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in the losing effort. The Sonics matched a franchise record for fewest points in a quarter, scoring only eight on 3-of-14 shooting in the four |
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| Cavs' Corner: Highs and lows in the Northwest |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The road-weary Cleveland Cavaliers earned a victory just two games into their six-game West swing, albeit against the slumping Seattle SuperSonics. The Cavs rallied for an 87-79 victory in Seattle on Sunday to cease a three- game losing streak, while handing the Sonics their fifth straight defeat. The win was just Cleveland's third on the road this season in 20 tries. Cleveland snapped a 15-game losing streak to the Sonics, defeating them for the first time since November 27, 1993. The Cavs als |
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| Cavs, Blazers tangle at the Rose Garden |
NBA Basketball |
01/13/2003 |
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| rts Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers try to keep pace in an extremely competitive Pacific Division when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Rose Garden on Monday night. Cleveland snapped a three-game slide with an 87-79 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics its last time out. Ricky Davis led the way with 22 points, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jumaine Jones finished with 16 points and 10 boards in the losing effort. A victory is nice, but the Cavs have still lost 10 of thei |
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| Cavs take on Lakers, hot-shooting Kobe |
NBA Basketball |
01/10/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The rejuvenated Los Angeles Lakers go for their third straight win on Friday when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Staples Center. LA won for the fourth time in five games on Tuesday by routing the Seattle SuperSonics, 119-98, as Kobe Bryant set an NBA record with 12 three-pointers and finished with 45 points. Bryant also set an NBA record by hitting nine in a row from behind the arc. He finished 12-of-18 from three-point territory and made 16-of-28 shots overall. Bryant, |
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| Slumping Sonics host Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
01/10/2003 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle SuperSonics attempt to halt a three-game slide on Friday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at KeyArena. The Sonics are coming off a 106-95 home loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Rashard Lewis tallied 19 points and six boards for the SuperSonics, who fell for the seventh time in nine outings. Gary Payton added 18 points and 10 assists in the defeat. Desmond Mason scored 18 points for Seattle, which also got 14 points off the bench from Kenny Anderson. Seat |
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| Blazers host Spurs |
NBA Basketball |
01/09/2003 |
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| fourth stra when they travel to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. San Antonio's latest surge comes on the heels of a two-game skid. The Spurs have won eight of their last 11 games and are coming off a 106-95 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. Tim Duncan scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Tony Parker contributed 19 points and four assists to the victory. After turning the ball over five times in the first half, Parker did so only once after intermission. "I just want to ha |
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