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| Boston Celtics Team Report - January 26 |
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01/26/2004 |
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| === Boston Celtics Team Report - January 26 === (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics lost to the New Jersey Nets, 110-91, in a battle of Atlantic Division powers on Sunday at the Meadowlands. Ricky Davis paced the Celtics with a game-high 26 points. Paul Pierce struggled as he finished with 13 points on just 3-of-15 shooting for Boston, which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Jiri Welsh's jumper with under four minutes left in the third quarter pulled Boston to within 14 at 69-55. The Nets than scored |
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| Sixers' MacCulloch undergoes surgery |
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01/24/2004 |
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| sary is if there is improvement with his left foot. MacCulloch, 27 has not played basketball for nearly a year. He shows signs of Charcot-Marie Tooth disease a genetic disorder that disrupts balance and causes problems with hands and feet. The Sixers placed him on the injured list for the entire season. In his career, he has averaged 6.1 points per game with 4 rebounds a contest for Philadelphia and the New Jersey Nets. MacCulloch, who played collegiately at Washington, was drafted by the Sixers back in 1999. |
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| Boston Celtics Team Report - January 24 |
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01/24/2004 |
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| 14 at home versus the Wizards. Mark Blount and Ricky Davis each pitched in 14 points, and Jiri Welsch netted 13. Blount notched a double-double with 14 rebounds. Boston was also without Vin Baker, who was suspended indefinitely before the game due to his failure to comply with his aftercare treatment program for an alcohol problem. Baker was suspended for three games earlier this month for the same reason. The Celtics, who improved to 12-10 at home, will return to action on Sunday against the New Jersey Nets. |
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| Brooklyn developer closer to buying Nets |
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01/23/2004 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The owners of the New Jersey Nets have approved Bruce Ratner's bid to purchase the team. Yankee/Nets, the owners of the NBA team, voted in a teleconference to sign off on the deal reached earlier this week. The rest of the NBA owners must approve the agreement as well. Ratner, a Brooklyn developer, wants to move the franchise to Brooklyn. He was joined at a news conference by an assortment of politicians, Brooklyn-born ex- Knicks and Nets star Bernard King and rapper Jay-Z, a f |
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| New Jersey Nets Team Report - January 22 |
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01/22/2004 |
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| === New Jersey Nets Team Report - January 22 === (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 99-76, on Wednesday at the SBC Center. The Nets were led by a season-high 30 points from Kerry Kittles, but he scored just six after halftime. Jason Kidd added 21 points for New Jersey, which has lost four straight and five of six. Nets forward Kenyon Martin was just 3-of-12 from the floor for seven points. New Jersey has dropped five of its last six in San Antonio and is just 4-28 there all- |
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| San Antonio Spurs Team Report - January 22 |
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01/22/2004 |
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| === San Antonio Spurs Team Report - January 22 === (MySportsbook) - Tim Duncan scored 21 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets, 99-76, on Wednesday at the SBC Center. Hedo Turkoglu added 18 points and Rasho Nesterovic chipped in 16 for the Spurs, who won for just the second time in their last six games. Manu Ginobili's six points led a 7-0 spurt that saw the Spurs grab a 78-64 lead just two minutes into the fourth. Jason Kidd's three-pointer and a Kerry Ki |
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| Brooklyn developer reaches agreement to buy Nets |
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01/21/2004 |
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| Trenton, NJ (MySportsbook) - Bruce Ratner, a Brooklyn developer, finalized an agreement Wednesday to buy the New Jersey Nets. Edwin Stier, president of Community Youth Organization, which owns the Nets, said the board of YankeeNets, the holding company of the Nets and New York Yankees, must now approve the contract. The holding company is on the verge of being dissolved. Ratner's bid was accepted over an offer from a group led by real estate developer Charles Kushner and Senator Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey |
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| Dallas Mavericks Team Report - January 21 |
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01/21/2004 |
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| === Dallas Mavericks Team Report - January 21 === (MySportsbook) - Antoine Walker scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 19th double-double as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the New Jersey Nets, 106-93, at American Airlines Center. Dirk Nowitzki recorded 19 points and 10 boards for the Mavericks, winners of five straight games. Michael Finley added 18, as did Steve Nash, who returned from a one-game absence stemming from a sore hip. New Jersey was down by as much as 13 in the fourth frame when Walk |
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| Miami Heat Team Report - January 21 |
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01/21/2004 |
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| d Mark Blount's bucket in the final minute made it 85-84 Boston. James hit a free throw for the final margin, and Miami's last second attempts failed when Alston rimmed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. Miami outrebounded the Celtics, 52-34. The Heat fell to 11-7 at home this season. Jones has scored in double digits in five straight and nine of the last 10 games. He is averaging 17.2 points per game in the last five contests. The Heat are off until Friday when they host Jason Kidd and the New Jersey Nets. |
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| Griffin guilty of marijuana possession |
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01/20/2004 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Forward Eddie Griffin of the New Jersey Nets was convicted Tuesday of a misdemeanor marijuana possession. Griffin, who signed with the Nets after being released by Houston on December 19, is scheduled for sentencing on February 13. He was arrested on the marijuana charge last April. The 6-foot-10 Griffin was selected by the Nets with the seventh pick of the 2001 NBA Draft and then dealt to the Rockets for the draft rights to forward Richard Jefferson, center Jason Collins and gu |
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