ROUNDUP : RODMAN KICKS CAMERAMAN.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Dennis Rodman kicked a courtside court·side n. The area immediately bordering the official court of play, as in tennis or basketball. cameraman in the groin during the third quarter Wednesday night before Scottie Pippen Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). sparked the Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. to a 112-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). in Minneapolis. Pippen finished with 29 points, 17 of them coming in a 33-10 run over 9-1/2 minutes after Minnesota led 75-74. Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. had 25 points, Jason Caffey Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12 1973 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. came off the bench to score 20 and Rodman had 15 rebounds. It was Chicago's eight straight win. The game was tied 71-71 when Rodman stumbled out of bounds along the baseline while struggling with Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 11 in, 220 lb (0 kg) power forward is regarded as one of the best all around players in the game today. for a rebound. Rodman fell over Timberwolves photographer David Sherman, and television cameraman Eugene Amos, sitting nearby, turned his camera on Rodman. Still sitting on the floor, Rodman kicked out with the bottom of his foot and caught Amos in the groin. The cameraman slumped over for about seven minutes before he was carried off on a board. The extent of his injury was not immediately known. Rodman remained in the game, which Pippen soon took over by scoring nine points in an 11-0 run. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 94, San Antonio 77: Allan Houston scored 20 points, including 13 in the third quarter, and the Knicks pulled away in the final period against the Spurs in San Antonio. New York, which bounced back from a 20-point loss a night earlier at Houston and won for the fifth time in six games, had five players score in double figures. Patrick Ewing had 18 points and 11 rebounds, John Starks added 13 points and Charles Oakley had 11 rebounds. San Antonio, which lost its sixth straight game, was led by Vernon Maxwell's 22 points. Sean Elliott added 14. After a cold-shooting first half by both teams, New York broke away from a 38-32 halftime lead by scoring the first five points of the third quarter. A jumper by Chris Childs made it 43-32, and led by Houston, the Knicks eventually opened a 67-56 lead. They put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter by going on a 9-0 run to lead 87-67. Charlotte 116, New Nersey 104: Glen Rice scored 13 of his 35 points in the final 10 minutes to rally the Hornets over the Nets at Charlotte, N.C. Vlade Divac added 25 points and 12 rebounds and Anthony Mason had 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Hornets, who overcame 29 percent shooting in the second quarter and had a 14-0 run in the third to snap a three-game losing skid against the Nets. Golden State 128, Philadelphia 111: Latrell Sprewell scored 38 points and the Warriors held off a late rally to defeat the 76ers on the road. Clarence Weatherspoon had a season-high 34 points for the Sixers, who came back from a 24-point, third-quarter deficit to pull within six with 2:54 left. Orlando 78, Dallas 66: Penny Hardaway scored 26 points and the Magic held the Mavericks to the lowest point total in franchise history at Dallas. Horace Grant had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Magic, who won for the fourth time in five games. Seattle 122, Toronto 78: Sam Perkins tied an NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= record by going 8 for 8 from 3-point range and Shawn Kemp had 25 points and 12 rebounds as the SuperSonics beat the Raptors in Seattle. Perkins, who had 26 points, tied the record for most 3-pointers without a miss set by Jeff Hornacek of Utah on Nov. 23, 1994, against Seattle. Detroit 103, Vancouver 79: Grant Hill fell one assist short of a triple-double for the second straight night as he led the Pistons to a road win over the Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
Hill finished with a game-high 31 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists before going to the bench for good with 5:23 left. The triple-double seemed assured as Hill entered the fourth quarter needing only one rebound and one assist, but he failed to get the latter. |
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