Word: baskets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Randy Brown, James Edwards and Dickey Simpkins. At one point in the fourth quarter, with Jordan and Pippen on the bench, the Nets closed to within nine points. Coach Phil Jackson sent to the rescue...Jud Buechler. The funny thing was, it worked: Buechler went back-door for a basket, and the Bulls were again in control...
...eighth N.B.A. scoring title. He scores differently nowadays though. "He's not quite as explosive as he was five years ago," says Bulls guard Steve Kerr, "but he's stronger and a better shooter. His fadeaway jump shot is now his signature move, not the spectacular drive to the basket." That's not to say Jordan is getting old at 33. He can still put on a show, especially if he wants to teach the younger players in the league a lesson. Back on Jan. 13, he lit up the 76ers for 48 points just to leave an impression...
...question is not ironic. For if most investors would hesitate to bet on a basket case, the five businessmen who launched the Casino Queen in June 1993 recouped their money in six months--and have been raking in profits ever since. Meanwhile, taxes on the riverboat's $150 million annual revenues have doubled the city's budget to $12 million, allowing East St. Louis to reduce property levies 30%, slash its debt, double the number of police officers and patrol cars, and thus cut the murder rate by a third. The boat, with 1,250 workers, is now the city...
...Raiders fans celebrated, Texas Tech and North Carolina were sent to their locker rooms for 26 minutes while crews cleaned up the glass and replaced the basket...
With the game tied, 45-45 and less than 17 minutes to play, Vanderbilt took the lead for good on a basket by Na'sheema Hillmon...