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| Artest misses morning practice |
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05/06/2004 |
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| iana head coach Rick Carlisle, Artest was told to stay home to rest and should be ready for Thursday night's contest. Artest captured the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year honor and was the Pacers' second-leading scorer during the regular season with 18.3 points per game. Indiana is well rested after a first-round sweep of the Boston Celtics, while Miami just defeated New Orleans in a grueling seven-game series. The Pacers have the upper hand in this one, going 3-0 during the regular season versus the Heat. |
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| Pacers try to turn down Heat |
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05/06/2004 |
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| ds have met in the postseason. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers, who last played on April 25, showed why they are the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs, as they crushed the Boston Celtics and eliminated them in four straight games. Indiana won all four games over the Celtics in double figures. The average margin of victory was almost 17 points per game. Indiana earned its first sweep since 1999, when it dismissed the Philadelphia 76e |
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| Pacers and Heat start series |
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05/06/2004 |
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| ds have met in the postseason. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers, who last played on April 25, showed why they are the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs, as they crushed the Boston Celtics and eliminated them in four straight games. Indiana won all four games over the Celtics in double figures. The average margin of victory was almost 17 points per game. Indiana earned its first sweep since 1999, when it dismissed the Philadelphia 76e |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Indiana vs. Miami |
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05/05/2004 |
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| the first time in the postseason, as the squads will do battle in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal set. The Pacers showed why they are the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference in the first round of the playoffs, as they crushed the Boston Celtics and eliminated them in four straight games. Indiana won all four games over the Celtics in double figures. The average margin of victory was almost 17 points per game. Indiana earned its first sweep since 1999, when it dismissed the Philadelphia 76e |
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| Ainge hired the right coach |
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04/30/2004 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics introduced Glenn "Doc" Rivers as their new head coach. Rivers, who played 13 years in the NBA veteran, is the 16th head coach in franchise history. Rivers replaces interim head coach John Carroll, who took over as general of the Celtics when Jim O'Brien, who is now the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, resigned. The 42-year-old Rivers, who was named the 1999-2000 NBA Coach of the Year, became only the fourth coach in Celtics' history to have earned t |
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| Can Rivers cure the Celtics? |
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04/30/2004 |
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| By Warren Blatt, MySportsbook NBA Editor Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics introduced Glenn "Doc" Rivers as their new head coach. Rivers, who played 13 years in the NBA veteran, is the 16th head coach in franchise history. Rivers replaces interim head coach John Carroll, who took over as general of the Celtics when Jim O'Brien, who is now the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, resigned. The 42-year-old Rivers, who was named the 1999-2000 NBA Coach of the Year, became only the fourth |
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| Celtics name Rivers head coach |
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04/29/2004 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics have named Glenn "Doc" Rivers head coach. The club has scheduled a 3:30 p.m. (et) press conference to make the announcement. Rivers was fired by the Orlando Magic this past season after starting 1-10. The 1999-2000 NBA Coach of the Year replaces interim coach John Carroll, who was fired after the Celtics were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers. Rivers had been the Orlando coach since June 7, 1999 and produced a 171-168 record. I |
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| Report: Rivers to coach the Celtics |
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04/28/2004 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - According to a published report, the Boston Celtics will hire Doc Rivers as their new head coach. The Boston Globe reported that the move to hire the former NBA coach of the year could come as early as Thursday. Rivers was fired by the Orlando Magic this past season in the early going after a 1-10 start. Rivers had been the Orlando coach since June 7, 1999 and produced a 171-168 record. In his tenure, the Magic have made the playoffs three seasons. The 13-year veteran as a playe |
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| Carroll not retained by Celtics |
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04/26/2004 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics announced Monday that interim head coach John Carroll will not return next season. Boston director of basketball operations Danny Ainge met with Carroll Monday and after a lengthy conversation, there was a mutual understanding that Carroll would not be back as the head coach. Ainge said that Carroll would only come back to Boston if the new head coach wanted him on his staff. "This is a time we need to make a change and I think all of you have speculated on th |
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| Celtics and Pacers continue series in Beantown |
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04/23/2004 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers will have Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest back in the lineup tonight, as they try to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter. The top-seeded Pacers beat the No. 8 Celtics 104-88 in Game 1, and were able to defeat Boston 103-90 in Game 2, with both contests at Conseco Fieldhouse.. Artest missed game 2 because he had been suspended one game for leaving the bench in Game 1 |
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