Word: match-up
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...white guy [Christian Bale], whom the audience has already grown to loathe, gets to beat the crap out of a menacing black guy twice his size. It's not often that you see white guys beating up black guys in movies any more in a one-on-one match...
...Knicks-Raptors match-up was supposed to be a coming-out party for Carter, a.k.a. Air Canada, the NBA's designated supernova. Instead it turned into a showcase for the NBA's new back-from-hell hero, Sprewell, whose career was nearly cut off, along with Golden State Warrior coach P.J. Carlesimo's air supply, when Sprewell attacked and choked his coach more than two years ago. Sprewell was barred from the 1997-98 NBA season, lost nearly $7 million in pay and was reinstated only after an arbitrator ruled in his favor. The Warriors unloaded him on the Knicks...
...more times, with the Bulls' only loss coming after Jordan had retired the first time and Hugh Hollins blessed the Knicks with a phantom foul call on Pippen in the waning moments of the pivotal fifth game. Even though the rivalry was basically one-sided, a Chicago-New York match-up never ceased to be special. Memorable moments such as Charles Smith's four layup misses at the end of Game 5 of the 1993 Conference Finals or Patrick Ewing finally rejoicing after beating the Bulls in the seventh game of their 1994 series left an indelible stain...
...Lakers will probably win the fifth game against the Kings tomorrow, but a potential match-up with the Blazers in the conference finals seems as though it will be a lot more competitive than was thought entering the playoffs. Yet the Blazers have still not found a trustworthy go-to-guy in the clutch despite their wide range of talent. Rasheed Wallace might be their answer, but his emotions usually hinder rather than stimulate his game in the fourth quarter...
Penn fought back and leveled the match score at three each with straight-set wins in No. 5 and No. 6 singles. Jolene Sloat blanked Naqushbandi 6-0 in the first set, and rolled to victory with a 6-2 win in the second to capture the No. 5 match...