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From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Warriors
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 18:39:36 GMT

edmunds@vaxr.llnl.gov (Dave Edmunds) writes:
>  Geez, I hope I didn't come across as woofing.  

No -- I just used your posting as an excuse to start my bi-monthly 
tirade against some of the overzealous Warriors fans & media.

It's a combination of Steve "Oh, Brother!" Albert and the morning
papers -- always implying that everything is part of the Great Nellie
Mastrplan.  Plus the way they just keep talking about the second
round!  Okay, if they get San Anton sans Robinson, maybe it won't be
too hard -- but Seattle?!

Gratuitous trivia (from the nbastats DB): from 1975 on, the Warriors
have been in 6 playoffs; the only teams that beat them are the Lakers
and Phoenix.  This year they won't meet any of these two unless it's
in the conference finals.


--Gidi

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From: oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III)
Subject: Re: Lakers / Bucks coaching speculations
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 20:41:27 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.184202.7791@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) wrote:
> But I've heard rumors that Dunleavy *wants* to go back to Milwaukee.
> 
> Now that Del Harris has quit his job as GM(?) up there, it's quite
> likely that they won't keep what's-his-name the interim coach.

Even curioser, Harris left because he wants to be a head coach again.  Now
while he's certainly done a competent job wherever's he's been, he hasn't
exactly set the world on fire, and I don't believe any team is lusting
after him.  He might not be a bad college coach, though.

On the other hand, maybe he still has friends in Houston, and will go back
there.  

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From: groth@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: Re: the mighty Knicks
Organization: Hampshire College
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 12:26:47 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.184624.1@zodiac.rutgers.edu>, paanderson@zodiac.rutgers.edu writes:
> Always a player away.

We know, we know...
From: u9211306@cc.uow.edu.au (Elpidio S Jabonete Jr)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: INFORMATION PLEASE!!!
Date: 16 Apr 92 00:05:10 GMT
Organization: University Of Wollongong


	Does anyone knows the current NBA standings?
	Or,is it the playoffs in progress?
        Please give me some info.
        What happened to the TrailBlazers?
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From: billms@eecs.umich.edu (William Mangione-Smith)
Subject: Re: Jordan playing Baseball?
Organization: University of Michigan
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:09:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr3.224410.16430@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> gjh2j@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Geoffrey James Hawkins) writes:

   Let's hope Jordan faces a mean Rob Dibble his first time at the plate.
   That would make all the bandwagone fans upset (WAAAAAH)

No it wouldn't.  They all ignored it when Laimbeer smoked Michael in golf
last year.  You don't hear much talk about MJ on the pga tour anymore,
though.   His fans still *know* that he is the best golfer in the nba.

Bill
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From: marcus@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Marcus J Louie)
Subject: BOXSCORE: por75gsw75.05apr92
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:57:27 GMT

Here's the boxscore for the Trailblazers-Warriors game played 05apr92:

por 130, gsw 122   05apr92

por (53-22)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
kersey,jerome     41   10  17   0  0   3  8   4  8   2   2  3  3  1  1  0   23
williams,buck     37    2   3   0  0   5  6   5 17   4   2  0  0  1  0  0    9
duckworth,kevin   30    7  12   0  0   3  4   1  3   2   5  0  1  1  0  0   17
drexler,clyde     39   11  27   2  8  10 15   5  9  11   4  3  1  0  0  0   34
porter,terry      41   10  17   4  8   7  9   1  3   4   2  2  2  0  0  0   31
robinson,cliff    22    1   4   0  0   4  4   1  5   0   6  1  4  2  0  0    6
ainge,danny       15    2   6   1  4   3  3   0  1   1   4  1  3  0  0  0    8
bryant,mark       12    1   2   0  0   0  0   3  3   1   2  1  2  0  0  0    2
pack,robert        3    0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
por totals       240   44  88   7 20  35 49  20 49  25  27 11 16  5  1  0  130
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .500   .350   .714       team rebs 10
procedure technicals 1

gsw (50-25)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
mullin,chris      48   13  24   3  6   8  9   1  4   5   1  3  3  0  0  0   37
owens,billy       35    7  13   0  1   3  4   3  6   2   3  0  3  0  0  0   17
hill,tyrone       20    1   3   0  0   3  4   2  9   1   6  0  0  1  0  0    5
elie,mario        26    3   7   0  2   0  0   1  3   3   4  1  2  0  0  0    6
hardaway,tim      43   12  24   1  6   3  5   0  3  13   4  1  5  0  0  0   28
lister,alton      10    2   2   0  0   0  2   2  4   1   2  0  1  0  1  0    4
marciulionis,saru  6    3   4   0  1   2  2   0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0  0    8
gatling,chris     22    3   5   0  0   5  6   2  5   1   3  4  1  0  1  0   11
askew,vincent     16    0   3   0  0   2  2   0  1   3   4  1  0  0  0  0    2
alexander,victor   9    1   3   0  0   0  0   1  3   0   2  1  0  1  0  0    2
buechler,jud       5    1   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   2  0  1  0  0  0    2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
gsw totals       240   46  90   4 16  26 34  12 38  29  31 11 17  2  2  0  122
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .511   .250   .765       team rebs 13, team TO's 1

por   32  31  35  32  -  130
gsw   33  33  30  26  -  122

attendance 15025, time 2:22, officials: JCrawford,BReichelt,DStafford
From: edmunds@vaxr.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Warriors
Date: 14 Apr 92 17:48:00 GMT
Organization: LLNL_LIS


  I wrote --

	The Warriors started Lister, Higgins, Owens, Mullin, and Hardaway.
  This will be the Warriors lineup for the playoffs as well.

  (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
  > Let's have a show of hands -- how many of you Warrior fans believe
  > that you will play Utah in the second round of the playoffs?
  > <EVERYBODY RAISES THEIR HANDS>
  > 
  > So you're not afraid of Seattle, San Antonio, or the Clippers, one of
  > whom you'll need to beat in the first round? <WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!>
  > 
  > Didn't think so.  Now, how about them Jazz .  In winning 3 out of 4
  > this season, they blew you guys away by 22, 27 and 39 points.  Aren't
  > you worried?  <NO! NO! NO!>
  > 
  > Is it because you think Nellie has something up his sleeve? <YES!!!>
  > 
  > Because Nellie always finds a way?  <YES!!>
  > 
  > And the only reason the Jazz beat you so soundly is because Nellie
  > threw the game on purpose, showing a big lineup that he doesn't even
  > intend to use in the playoffs, so he lost the battle but eventually
  > will win the war, out-coaching the gullible Jerry Sloan and again
  > out-foxing every coach and GM in the league?  <YES!!! YEAHH!!! YIPPPEEE!!!
  > NELLIE!  NELLIE!  NELLIE!  WOOF-WOOF-WOOFFFF!!!>
  > 
  > Thank you.
  > 

  Geez, I hope I didn't come across as woofing.  I'm a Warriors fan, yes,
but I have plenty of doubts as to whether the Warriors can even get to 
round 2, especially if they catch the Clips in round 1.  As to beating
Utah, I think the chances aren't real good, whether or not the Jazz get the
homecourt advantage.  I've seen the Warriors play every team this year,
and Utah has looked the best to me.  The Warriors split with the Bulls in
two close games, played five close games with Portland, but were lucky
to win the one game against Utah that they did, and were obliterated in
the others.  I don't know what Nelson might have up his sleeve, and the
Warriors have taken Utah out of the playoffs a couple times in the last 
few years, but Utah looks a lot better to me this year than in previous
ones.  Acquiring Tyrone Corbin from Minnesota was a tremendous move.  And
there's a reason that Hardaway picks Stockton as the best point guard --
of all the points guards in the league, Stockton's the only one who 
consistently out plays him.
  As to being a Don Nelson fan, as you know I'm certainly not among his
greatest admirers.  I think he's done a good job, and he's pretty creative
in putting together game plans and lineups.  He's made some fine moves
as GM, and some blunders.  I'm not ready to nominate him for sainthood.

-- Dave Edmunds
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From: afcanav@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (VIC CANACCI)
Subject: Re: BOXSCORE was79cle78.12apr92
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 14 Apr 1992 15:05 EST  

In article <MBN.92Apr14080439@hw1.fps.com>, mbn@fps.com writes...
>The Bullets score only 39 points in the 2nd and 3rd periods.  The Cavs
>shoot .529 and dominate the boards.
> 
>was 91, cle 114   12apr92


>ferry,danny       20    1  10   0  1   2  2   2  6   1   4  0  1  1  0  0    4


Did anyone else notice that this follows his 3-12 performance in New Jersey
???

Why oh why did you make this trade Wayne????


Vic Canacci, Sverdrup Tech., NASA Lewis Cleveland
From: koswatta@bgsu.edu (Sunil Koswatta)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: I just don't like the Bullsh__
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:28:09 GMT
Organization: Bowling Green State Univ.

In article <ku8p8eINN6m4@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu> schulman@hydra2b.cs.utk.edu (NEIL WAYNE SCHULMAN) writes:
>All right!  another Bulls-hater!  I'm sick and tired of hearing about how high
>and mighty the bulls and jordan are!  Even though I live in the south east, 
>at least I can admire a basketball star who never had questions of gambling,
>infedelity, AIDS, depression, greediness, and that's Larry Bird, probably
             ^^^^
>still one of the hardest workers in the NBA!

>Neil

What's wrong with having "questions" with AIDS ?

Is this pure ignorence or are you one of those
discr...  type ?

P.S.  You may want to learn more about AIDS.  

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From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Re: Home Court for Det-Bos????
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 17:39:25 GMT

In article <1992Apr17.172118.14260@EE.Stanford.EDU>
mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack) writes:

>EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>>mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack) writes:
>>
>>"Bad," "sucks," "average." Thanks for the input.
>
>Detroit plays NBA "average" at home which is pretty "bad" for a
>PLAYOFF team. So they simply "suck". You're welcome!
>
>    --mack

Ok, funny man. Now explain to us how the Celts are going to win the
championship with a 17-24 road record? I don't believe that a team with
a losing road record has ever won a championship.

Go Miami! Go New York! :) I'd love a finals rematch!
--Eric
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From: zaphiris@watson.ibm.com (Zaphiris Christidis)
Subject: Re: Rodman wins Shick award for the month
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 15:01:19 GMT
Reply-To: zaphiris@Self.UUCP (Zaphiris Christidis)
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research, NY

In article <167C592A5.EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu> EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu writes:
>Dennis Rodman, who averaged 20.3 rebounds per game in March, won the Shick
>Award for the month. He has already won the Player of the Month for the 2
>previous months.
>
>His offensive and defensive statistical contributions to his team
>measured 114.12, beating out Patrick Ewing who was at 102.28 for March.
>
>--Eric

Now how this can be true? Meeks has shown us all the statistics we need,
proving that Rodman is second to Robinson :-). 


Zaphiris D. Christidis,
zaphiri@(watson.ibm.com, yktvmh.bitnet)
From: dgh2@quads.uchicago.edu (Doug G. Huffer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Warriors vs. Phoenix
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:45:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: midway.1992Apr16.014511.991
Reply-To: dgh2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <6549@shodha.enet.dec.com> heiser@fretz.enet.dec.com (Michael A. Heiser) writes:
>
>Ed Nealy is a waste of skin!  I have no idea why Cotton likes this guy.

Hey! That's no way to talk about my third favorite player (Behind
Richmond and Jordan).  But I think Cotton must like his 
(get ready for a stereotypical racist comment ;-)) work ethic.  
He was originally drafted in the eight (yes 8th) round by the Kansas
City Kings when Cotton was the coach there.  Nealy's a KC suburb native,
and played college ball at Kansas State, so he was basically  
a charity pick.  Well, he made the team and was their sixth man for
a several years, bounced back and fourth to the CBA a few times, 
and has since turned into one of the NBA's most well
travelled men.  In the last three years or so years, he has played for
San Antonio, Chicago, and Phoenix.  He was traded to Phoenix 
from Chicago for Craig Hodges, went back to the Bulls for some reason
or another, and was then resigned as a free agent
by Phoenix at the beginning of last year (or year before ?).  

Trivia time - when was Ed Nealy on the cover of Sports Illustrated? 
(hint: he wasn't by himself (surprise surprise)). 

>
>    Mike
>    
>    "in this day & age...music performed by humans...hum?!" 
>       - wilde silas tomkyn

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From: jnkontos@eos.ncsu.edu (JIMMY NICK KONTOS)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Rodman: What's with the Shorts?!??
Date: 10 Apr 92 16:14:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: ncsu.1992Apr10.161441.20666
Reply-To: jnkontos@eos.ncsu.edu (JIMMY NICK KONTOS)
Organization: Project EOS - North Carolina State University

Dear Eric,

	If you are concerned with somebody's sexuality this is not the 
place to inform him.   All he (pabouki@eos) is saying  is that it is highly
unregular for NBA players in the 90's to wear nuthuggers.

-Jimmy-
From: michaelh@netcom.com (Michael Hernandez)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: KJ/Hardaway?
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:14:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.m#sj22l.michaelh
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Apr9.100906.734@gacvx2.gac.edu> klund@mulato.gac.edu (Kevin T Lund) writes:
>Anybody know why KJ and Hardaway didn't play on Monday night and when  
>they'll be back?  They're my starting backcourt in my fantasy league, and  
>it's the playoffs, and without them...
>
>Thanks
>
>Kevin L.

Don't know about KJ, but Hardaway has a strained achillies tendon
but the Warriors doctors believe it is minor!  He sat out the 
game against Portland for precautionary reasons.  He did play
against the Mavs last night, and looks just fine!

Michael 
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From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Lakers Back On Top
Date: 13 Apr 92 16:38:25 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: HMS

In article <1992Apr13.130025.4838@linus.mitre.org> sdo@hoops.mitre.org (Sean D. O'Neil) writes:
>
>Hahahahahahahahahahaha, hohohohohohohohohoho, hehehe, <snort> <chuckle>.
>
>Boy, you sure had me going, Mark.  For a while there, I actually thought 
>you were serious.  Impeccable comic timing--you lead the reader along 
>with some half-baked but sober-sounding analysis, and then zing 'em with
>your last line!  Just great!
>
>Sean

hey,the guy looked awsome in the last qtr against Charlotte last
night. :-)
From: h0j1297@rigel.tamu.edu (BURT J.)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: The name is Lewis
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:13:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Apr8.124525.22480@ll.mit.edu>, nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith) writes...
> 
>             The name is Lewis.
>             That's REGGIE LEWIS.  Ask any Cleveland fan.
> 
>- nate

Way to go Celts!  Down the Cavs and the Bulls and the Pistons!  Finals here
we come!

Go Celtics!

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From: c-ram@math.utah.edu (Antonio M. Ramirez)
Subject: Re: TNT playoff coverage
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 21:38:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
	<1992Apr17.172413.14370@EE.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Department of Mathematics, University of Utah

In article <1992Apr17.172413.14370@EE.Stanford.EDU> mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack) writes:


   nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219) writes:

   >>Remaining regular season games on TNT this week :
   >>
   >>Sunday,May 19 3:30pmEDT(12:30PDT)  * - TBA
   >>
   >>*- TO BE SELECTED FROM THESE 4 games below :
   >>- Detroit at Chicago      ---
   >>- Phoenix at Houston        |
      ^^^^^^^
   >>- Utah at Phoenix           |---------ONLY GAME WILL TELEVISED THIS SUNDAY
	      ^^^^^^^
   >>- Seattle at Golden State ---

  > Wow! I didn't know they played split-squad games in NBA.

   >>-Mark

   >    --mack

    The Jazz will be playing at San Antonio, and the game will not be 
 
 on NBC. I have also heard that Phoenix at Houston will not be on

 NBC either.

         Antonio
From: rsmith@strobe.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Russ Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Most Valuable Player
Date: 16 Apr 92 21:24:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino CA, USA

In article <1992Apr16.204934.17884@cbnewsk.cb.att.com> lor@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (edward.lor) writes:

>The argument is only a speculation for Robinson, but a FACT for Magic.
>
>C'mon, Jordan backers have been using this phoney argument for years, but
>it didn't help him to win any MVP when the team was no good. 

Ed makes a pretty good point here, I'm sure the intent of the MVP is to only
award it to players who actually played that year, but I doubt seriously if
there's a hard written rule that eliminates Magic from contention. I think 
the spirit of the award would be violated by giving to a guy who's been
"retired" all year, but he is definitely the reason the Lakers have fallen
and a case could be made using that logic.




Russ Smith
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From: german@nd.edu (chad.w.german.1)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro,comp.sys.novell
Subject: test
Date: 14 Apr 92 19:05:06 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame

sorry
From: liang@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Chuck Liang)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Tark the Shark to the SA SPURS!!!!!!!!
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:07:59 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1300@rwja.umdnj.edu> seiden@rwja.umdnj.edu (David Seiden) writes:
>Hallelujah!!!!!  Being  a diehard Spurs fan, I am very excited that
Tark has come to the Spurs.  He is one of the greatest coaches around.  ...


  wasn't larry brown also one of these?
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Wednesday, 15 Apr 1992 17:31:40 CDT
From: <U14540@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Cavs STOMP Bulls

In article <1992Apr15.175049.20435@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, glb50263@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
(Gary L. Blickhan) says:
>
>This is in response to a previous article titled "Bulls STOMP Cavs" (I believe
>it was called.)   The Cavs got their revenge, and the Bulls were simply beat.
>
>You can say that they didn't have Jordan, and oh well, that's the cause.
>
>You are correct.  What happens to the Bulls if some guy like Laimbeer knocks
>Jordan out of the playoffs?  You could call it a cheap shot, but it would
>be a dose of reality for the Bulls.

Dork, you could say that for any team. Do you think Cleveland can play without
Mark Price or the Pistons without Dumars. I don't think so.
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From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: Re: big game on Sunday
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 19:34:10 GMT

In article <1992Apr17.153905.8810@rti.rti.org> wgr@rti.org (Bucky Ransdell) writes:
>Sunday's season-ending game between Charlotte (currently 31-49) and
>Minnesota (14-66) is a big one.  The Western Conference leads the season
>series with the East 182-181, and that's the final inter-conference game
>
>I've got butterflies already.

this is great.  and (sorry i forget) how was that name pronounced?

- nate
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From: tblackma@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Tom Blackman)
Subject: Re: Bulls Will Lose Some More.
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 21:02:33 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.090557.1934@inland.com> bloom@inland.com writes:
>In article <13335@xenna.Xylogics.COM>, russ@Xylogics.COM (Russel M. Lamoreaux) writes:
>> 
>> 
>>>There has been a lot of speculation and gloating over recent Bull's
>>>losses.  The netters are reading too much into these games.
>> 
>> You bulls fans seem to have a short memory!  If you could control
>> your emotions a bit when your team wins some games, then you may
>> expect the same from your counterparts!
>> 
>>>nothing at stake, he is giving the bench much more playing time to
>>>develop their confidence for the playoffs and is trying to get a lot
>>>of rest for the starting 5 so they can build to another peak in the
>>>playoffs.
>> 
>> The Bulls starting five minutes have not gone down considerably!
>
>I don't have the numbers to prove it, but my impression is that 
>Cartwright is getting less minutes, and Jackson's choice of players 
>in critical times near the end of the game is not to have the 
>starting five always in.  Hodges, Levingston, and Williams seem to 
>be in the games more to build their confidence.

Here are the stats you are talking about.
Taken from the Chicago Tribune, Tuesday April 14, 1992.

All players of the Chicago Bulls played at least 17 minutes last night,
with the exception of Bobby Hansen, in the Bulls 100 to 93 win over Atlanta.
Michael Jordan played a season low 23 minutes and scored a season low 12 pts.
The rest of the starters averaged 22 minutes, with Scottie Pippen scoring
16 pts in 29 minutes, followed by B.J. Armstrong scoring 15 pts. in 27 
minutes.  It is also reported that M.J. will not be heading to Cleveland 
tonight in order to rest his knee.

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