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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE.(Brief Article)
WHO'S HOT
Celtics SF Paul Pierce is serious about getting his team into the playoffs. Pierce entered last weekend on one of the most torrid five-game stretches of any player this season. He led Boston to three wins by averaging 35.8 points on 55.9 percent shooting, and he topped the 40-point mark three times. Pierce has averaged 27 points since Rick Pitino left the Celtics in January.
WHO'S NOT
After averaging 14.2 points and 14.5 rebounds in his first nine games with the 76ers, C Dikembe Mntombo tailed off to 9.4 points and 9.2 rebounds during the team's five-game losing streak last week. The Sixers' slump probably had more to do with SG Allen Iverson's injury than Mutombo's drop-off, but acquiring another AlL-Star to go with Iverson was supposed to prevent slides like this.
SEE A DIFFERENT GAME
Two-headed and three-headed centers are commonplace, but the Bucks are holding down the second-best record in the East with a five-headed center. Entering last weekend, coach George Karl had started five players at the position--Mark Pope (29 times), Joel Przybilla (12), Scott Williams (12), Ervin Johnson (10) and Jason Caffey (five). Karl expects to settle on Johnson as the playoffs approach because of his superior defense and rebounding.
MATCHUP OF THE WEEK
- BUCKS FACE IMPORTANT STRETCH OF THEIR NEXT 21 GAMES, 16 ARE AGAINST EASTERN...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Feuerherd, Vic December 20, 2003 700+ words
...in the NBA's Eastern Conference. The Bucks (12-14) open...in which the Bucks will play 16 Eastern Conference teams, with...in the overall Eastern Conference standings. In...stretch, the Bucks will play five...
- BUCKS PAY LITTLE HEED TO CRITICS NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Mertz, Adam May 22, 2001 700+ words
...regarding the Milwaukee Bucks' outlook this season...best team in the Eastern Conference. They've earned...begin tonight with the Bucks playing at Philadelphia...basketball." The Bucks earned a berth in the...Game 6 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals against...
- RECIPE FOR SUCCESS? LAST YEAR'S STRUGGLES AND THIS SEASON'S EARLY WOES APPEAR...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Mulhern, Tom February 9, 2003 700+ words
...years, the Milwaukee Bucks have been more about...year slide from the Eastern Conference finals to what seemed...draft lottery. The Bucks reach the All-Star...best record in the Eastern Conference at 25-23. That is...
- ON THE FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS TERRY PORTER HAS TURNED THE SURPRISING BUCKS INTO...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Feuerherd, Vic February 16, 2004 700+ words
...a surprising season. The Bucks took a 27-24 record into...remarkable not only because the Bucks are firmly entrenched in the Eastern Conference playoff race, but because...expert" predicted that the Bucks would be the worst team in...
- Eastern Conference lacks depth in good teams department.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 14, 2006 700+ words
...global warming and the Eastern Conference in the NBA. My real concern is the Eastern Conference. It causes plenty...of as many as four Eastern Conference teams, including...Cavaliers. But the Bucks, Pacers, Bulls...
- Beast leaves Eastern Conference.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Steinmetz, Matt March 2, 2002 700+ words
...West. So lousy is Eastern Conference basketball that you...best team in the Eastern Conference, well ahead of Milwaukee...Now go down your Eastern Conference list of teams. What...conference? The Bucks have been wildly...
- Beast leaves Eastern Conference.
- Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 2, 2002 700+ words
...West. So lousy is Eastern Conference basketball that you...best team in the Eastern Conference, well ahead of Milwaukee...Now go down your Eastern Conference list of teams. What...conference? The Bucks have been wildly...
- EASTERN CONFERENCE.(SPORTS)(AROUND THE NBA)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times March 25, 2003 700+ words
...peaking at the right time. BUCKS Thanks to the Wizards' losing...the playoffs by default. The Bucks (34-36) are 11/2 games...s game at San Antonio, the Bucks play seven of their remaining...KNICKS How warped is the Eastern Conference? New York with a 31-39 record...
