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Sprewell comes alive to send Minnesota past Sonics
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Eddie Jones scored 19 points, and Rafer Alston hit two crucial 3-pointers in the final two minutes to help the Miami Heat escape with an 82-74 win tonight over the slumping Seattle SuperSonics. (article 5)
The Heat led by 16 points in the first half - thanks to Seattle tying a franchise record for futility - but had to rally down the stretch after falling behind. (article 5)
Those who were loyal to Gary Payton and Desmond Mason roundly criticized last year's trade that delivered the All-Star guard and shipped the snarling icon and crowd favorite out of Seattle. (article 3)
Latrell Sprewell emerged from a shooting slump to score 31 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a two-game losing streak with a 105-92 victory over the Seattle Sonics on Tuesday night. (article 2)
Kevin Garnett had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who pulled away in the fourth quarter after taking a four-point lead into the final period. (article 2)
The Sonics, who lost their season-worst fifth in a row, got 37 points from Ray Allen , who missed Sunday night's loss to Detroit because of the flu. (article 2)
The Minnesota Timberwolves limped into KeyArena last night amid talks of dissension, which surrounded the team because of its season-long losing streak. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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Sonics, Allen, Heat, Sprewell, Timberwolves |
Source articles
- Minnesota sends Sonics tumbling to fifth loss in row (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/10/2004, 182 words)
- Sprewell comes alive to send Minnesota past Sonics (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/10/2004, 240 words)
- Payton gave Allen counsel (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/11/2004, 283 words)
- Capsule preview: Seattle at Miami (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/12/2004, 196 words)
- Miami hands punchless Sonics their 5th straight loss (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/12/2004, 341 words)
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