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NBA Basketball |
01/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Chris Whitney is nothing more than a reserve guard on most teams in the NBA, but for the Denver Nuggets, he's a relative savior. After Whitney hit the injured list on December 20 with a left ankle injury, Denver won just four of its 17 contests. Rookies Vincent Yarbrough and Junior Harrington were forced to man to starting backcourt positions and it wasn't pretty. Denver even had to go out on a limb and dust off veteran point guard John Crotty. And to no one's surprise, the backcourt play |
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| Mile High Profile: Whitney's return much needed |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Chris Whitney is nothing more than a reserve guard on most teams in the NBA, but for the Denver Nuggets, he's a relative savior. After Whitney hit the injured list on December 20 with a left ankle injury, Denver won just four of its 17 contests. Rookies Vincent Yarbrough and Junior Harrington were forced to man to starting backcourt positions and it wasn't pretty. Denver even had to go out on a limb and dust off veteran point guard John Crotty. And to no one's surprise, the backcourt play |
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| Nuggets try to snap five-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2003 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets try to snap a five-game slide when they travel to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Denver has dropped eight of its last nine games, most recently a 92-66 thrashing at the hands of the New Jersey Nets on Monday night. Vincent Yarbrough was the Nuggets' only double-digit scorer with 13 points. Denver shot just 38 percent from the field and turned the ball over a whopping 32 times -- a season high. The miscues led to 22 New Jersey point |
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| Nuggets activate Chris Whitney; waive Crotty |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets activated guard Chris Whitney off the injured list prior to Monday's 92-66 loss against New Jersey. He had been sidelined since mid-December with a bone bruise in his left ankle. Whitney scored five points in 20 minutes for the Nuggets, who suffered their fifth straight loss. Denver opened a spot on the roster by waiving guard John Crotty, who had played in 12 games and averaged 3.4 points. Crotty's second 10-day contract was set to expire on Tuesday and the N |
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| Nets conclude road swing in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets started their five-game road trip with three straight losses, and now they can close it with two straight wins with a victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night at Pepsi Center. The Nets are coming off an 89-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Kenyon Martin finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, and Kerry Kittles finished with 17 points in the victory. New Jersey was definitely cranky after dropping road games to Utah, Sacramento an |
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| Surging Bucks take on battered Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2003 |
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| d and has a one-game edge on Milwaukee for third place in the Central Division. The Hornets are 14-11 within the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee has won two straight and seven of its last eight games. The Bucks are coming off an 88-75 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Sam Cassell scored 26 points and Ray Allen finished with 21 in the victory. "Our team has gotten healthy," Cassell said. "We have a lot of players on this team who fit specific roles. Now that we are healthy, those guys are beginning to |
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| Slumping Nuggets battle surging Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets try to halt a three-game losing streak on Saturday when they complete their four-game road trip with a battle against the Bucks in Milwaukee. The Nuggets are winless on their road swing so far and have lost six straight away from home overall. The team is just 3-18 on the road this season. Denver is coming off an embarrassing 77-58 loss to the Celtics in Boston on Friday. Rodney White scored 11 points off the bench and Donnell Harvey finished with 10 points |
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| Mavs try to end drought in MSG |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| a three-game road losing streak and improved to 14-6 away from home this season. Dallas is 17-2 against the Eastern Conference. The Knicks won their third straight game and improved to 2-0 on their five- game homestand with a 97-88 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Allan Houston poured in 37 points to lead New York in the first meeting between the two teams since they pulled off a blockbuster trade. Back on draft day, New York sent center Marcus Camby, guard Marc Jackson and the draft rights to f |
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| Nuggets seek to halt road skid in Boston |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets hope to snap a two-game skid when they travel to Boston to take on the Celtics. Denver has dropped 17 of its last 21 games. The Nuggets are coming off a 97-88 loss to the New York Knicks. Juwan Howard scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Donnell Harvey added 19 points to the setback. The Nuggets outrebounded New York 35-32, but could not overcome a red-hot Allan Houston. Houston scored 27 points to doom Denver. Denver has lost five straight and 1 |
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| Jordan set to pass Wilt on all-time scoring list |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets try for their third straight win when they welcome the Washington Wizards to the new Hive tonight. Washington has won eight of its last 11 games and is coming off an 89-74 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Michael Jordan scored 25 points, as he continues to pick up the slack for an injured Jerry Stackhouse (groin). Larry Hughes added 20 points to the victory. Jordan is expected to achieve yet another feat on Wednesday. The five-time MVP (31,406) now n |
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