WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 Now the sea- Titans bruise son can finally Bruins n COMMENTARY: With the NBA playoffs underway, the games we’ve BY RICARDO SANCHEZ, JR. been waiting for have arrived, though some teams are more ready than Daily Titan Staff Writer BY ODEEN DOMINGO sooner than he thought. Clippers and finally noticed they’re in the Sophomore Richie Burgos Special to the Titan fans could only dream what could playoffs. The Nets’ defense decided knocked in four runs and went have been; they’re used to that by to show up yesterday to defeat the 5-for-5 as the No 11. Cal State It has been 23 days since the now. Pacers/Bulls, 95-79. After allowing Fullerton baseball team slipped Maryland Terrapins won their first Tonight’s match up between the Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal past the UCLA Bruins, 9-7, at ever NCAA basketball champion- No. 4 Dallas Mavericks and the 36 points in Game 1, Kenyon “What Jackie Robinson Stadium ship. The NFL Draft has come and No. 5 Minnesota Timberwolves is Foul!” Martin held him to just 12 Tuesday night. gone. Major League Baseball will Game 2 of a series the Mavs cur- points. New Jersey’s Jason Kidd The Titans have won 16 of be around for six more long months. rently lead, 1-0. Donald Rumsfeld, is averaging Nintendo numbers – their last 19 games and are on a And while all 10 fans of the NHL the U.S. Secretary of Defense, prob- 23 points, nine rebounds and nine six game winning streak. playoffs trim their mullets, it is final- ably hates this matchup. In Dallas’ assists. But as Spike Lee learned, The Titans jumped out to an ly time for the rest of the world to 101-94 victory, the team threw up never count out Pacers sharpshooter early lead scoring two runs in focus on the NBA’s real season, three-point shots like they were Reggie Miler in the playoffs. the first inning and four in the the [cue Jim Mora sound byte here] going out of style, hitting only 7- With their next game scheduled second, before UCLA began to playoffs. of-23. The jump shooting, multiple for Saturday, the No. 4 Charlotte/ chip away. First up in the Western Conference weapons Mavs think they can out- New Orleans Hornets and No. 5 UCLA posted three in the is the No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers vs. score any team, except the Lakers. Orlando Magic series is tied 1-1. fourth and two in the fifth, but the No. 6 Portland Trailblazers. The When “The Mailman” retires, the Despite losing Game 2 in overtime, the Titans had scored earlier in Lakers lead the series 1-0 with Game T-wolves’ Kevin Garnett will take 111-103, the Hornets are the NBA’s the inning to still lead by one 2 coming Thursday. The Lakers’ 95- over the “best player to never win version of the Montreal Expos, the going into the ninth. CSUF then 87 win Sunday confirmed what L.A. a championship” crown. Minnesota best team without fans. In the midst rallied for two more runs in the fans already knew; Kobe Bryant has been eliminated in the first round of a possible move to N’awlins, the top of the ninth to seal the win. cannot be stopped. Bryant lit up five straight years. Hornets are playing for pride. Guard Closer Chad Cordero came Portland defenders Scottie Pippen With the No. 2 San Antonio Spurs Baron Davis’ game is scarier than on in the bottom of the ninth and self-proclaimed “Kobe-stopper,” tied in their series with the No. 7 an Oompa Loompa. While Magic and gave up three hits and a run Ruben Patterson, for 34 points. The Seattle Supersonics, can you smell a scorer Tracy “What Teammates?” but still recorded three strike- only thing Patterson stopped Kobe series brewing? After a 21-point “The McGrady has yet to learn what outs to pick up is 11th save of from was, as Lakers center Shaquille Rock”–style smack down Seattle playoff basketball is about. Patrick the year. O’Neal put it, from scoring 35 points. took in game one, it came back Ewing – retire, please. Winning-pitcher Travis Ingle If the Lakers continue their Speedo- with a four-guard lineup that beat a Just underway is the No. 2 Detroit pitched four innings, allow- tight defense (they held the Blazers David Robinson-less Spurs yester- Pistons vs. No. 7 Toronto Raptors ing four hits and three runs to a 30-82 shooting performance) day, 98-90. Although Spurs super- series, continuing Wednesday. But before Jeff Housman, came on winning 15 more games to three- forward Tim Duncan has more game in Game 1, a football game suddenly in relief. KRT CAMPUS peat will be like death and taxes. than Playstation, Sonics’ starters broke out once the ball was tipped. Sophomore Shane Costa also The No. 1 Sacramento Kings are Desmond Mason and Rashard Lewis Detroit and Toronto played b-ball Utah's Karl Malone tries to throw the ball back inbounds while falling extended his hitting streak to 22 tied with the No. 8 Utah Jazz, 1- have more hops than Heineken. They reminiscent of a Bubba Sparxx song. out of bounds during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Feb. games. 1, with Game 3 coming Saturday. helped stymie the Spurs’ offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors’ luck has become extinct. Philly guard Allen Iverson is only CSUF will host Vanguard While Utah fogies, ahem, players But without Robinson, the Spurs, score was only 16-9, Lions, uh, Also just getting started are the “The Answer” to — which 76er University of Costa Mesa at 5 John Stockton and Karl Malone like the Sonics (even with Gary Pistons lead. Toronto missed 17 No. 3 Boston Celtics and the No. 6 missed 11-of-15 field-goal attempts? p.m. on Apr. 24, at Goodwin work the audience to sleep run- Payton) will be non-factors in the straight shots. This, after Detroit fans Philadelphia 76ers, with the Celtics Answer this, if AI’s hand is injured, Field in a non-conference ning the efficient “pick-and-roll,” big playoff picture. booed during the Canadian national leading the series 1-0 and Game 2 why is he shooting that much? game. The game was scheduled Chris Webber & Co. will run the Meanwhile in the Eastern anthem. Defensive Player of the coming Thursday. Boston players Boston will finally win a playoff to make up for the finale of the Washington Redskins’ new “Fun-N- Conference, the No. 1 New Jersey Year Detroit hustler Ben Wallace is Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker are series, its first since the invention of Nevada series in March, which Gun” offense, NBA-style. Someone Nets and the No. 8 Indiana Pacers a combo of the original “Bad Boys,” the best tandems since Bird and the Internet. was not played due to snow. has to remind Jazz forward Scott are tied as Friday’s game approaches. he’s a stronger Charles Oakley, McHale, West and Chamberlain, Season-ticket holders will be Padgett he isn’t at the University of The Nets woke up Monday morn- Dennis Rodman without tattoos and Stockton and Malone, O’Neal and admitted free as will all stu- Kentucky anymore or else Stockton ing after their 89-83 Game 1 loss Bill Laimbeer with an afro. 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