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NBA
Wizards-Sixers
Philadelphia
The Sixers, 4-1 since the all-star break, are starting to
hope. Now would be a good time to avenge those two embarrassing defeats. The
Sixers (29-28) are playing more like a team, which usually translates to wins. The
in their last five games they have shot at least 50 percent from the field.
Their 51.9 percent mark was the highest allowed by the defensive-minded Rockets
all season. The Sixers will get a chance tonight to atone for two of their most
embarrassing defeats of the season when the Wizards visit
for the first time. The Sixers played a pair of afternoon games against the
Wizards at the
and sleepwalked through both of them. They set a season low for points and
shooting percentage (33.3) in a 104-76 loss on Jan. 16, and lost the Feb. 12
rematch, 107-97, in a game
led comfortably throughout the second half. The Wizards have lost their last
two games to slip from fifth to sixth in the Eastern Conference playoff
picture. With a win tonight, the Sixers can leap ahead of
into sixth.
Knicks-Bulls
INS News
The Knicks have lost 21 of their last 23 games, and five
of their last six to the Bulls.
was the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs last season, but is
currently 3 ½ games behind the
for the eighth and final playoff spot after dropping nine of its last 14 games.
The Bulls scored a season-low 17 points in the first quarter Thursday night
against
25-point deficit but lost 92-91 to the Cavaliers.
Magic-Suns
Orlando
Magic PG Jameer Nelson, who has
missed the past 20 games because of cartilage damage to his right foot, might
play. It would be a game-time decision. If he plays, the Magic would have to
place another player on the inactive list, likely C Mario Kasun
or F Trevor Ariza. The Magic have lost 10 of their
past 11 games, including their past three.
is leading the Pacific Division at 39-17 and has an eight-game winning streak.
The Suns are 23-8 at home. The Suns lost to the Magic 111-102 in
on Jan. 24. The Magic shot 54.7 percent from the floor and outscored the Suns
27-19 in the fourth.
CBB
Loyola-Detroit
Press Notes
Winners of the last four games, Loyola, the hottest team
in the Horizon League, looks to advance to the semifinal round of the Horizon
League Championship for the third time in the last five seasons as it faces
Detroit Friday night. The victor of this game will meet top-seeded UW-Milwaukee
Saturday night in a game to be televised by ESPNU.
The Titans ended the Ramblers’ season in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon
League Championship in both 2003 and 2004. In 2003, Loyola fell to
98-84 at U.S Cellular Arena in
in David Bailey’s final game as a Rambler. Loyola is 3-2 against
in conference tournament action. Loyola is 22-25 (.468) all-time in league
tournament action, but is 7-4 over the last five seasons. Since the new Horizon
League Championship format was introduced three years ago, the Ramblers are 4-0
in first-round games. Loyola dropped nine consecutive opening-round games from
1993-2001, but has gone 5-0 in its tournament lid-lifters since that dry spell.
