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This time, Mike is back, and you can bet
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alties of the Bulls after having their best games this season,
season ever. bnnSluck to C
The Bugs won 50 games this season I33* ^
for the first 50-win season in team his- 1C w win in
toiy. It looked early on as if the Hornets
and the Magic, two young franchises, ^ ,
would be the class of the East this sea- NewYork will
son. It has continued that way for the /^av~ 06 3 s .?
Magic, as they are still on top and will M10 ,avs.to a w.ir
face the Celtics in the first round. Knicks will win m
The Hornets, however, dropped from
the top and lost the division to the Pac- ln<^a ,
ers. Charlotte will start its series with . r10 lns 0 Pjfthe
Bulls tonight in the Hive. ni? ^avis anc:T
After the loss of Scott Burrell to a m.uch for the Hav
season-ending ii\juiy, the Homets might wm in ee'
be in for a long series. Key players Mugsy .
Bogues and Dell Curry are still not 100 Antonio anc
percent from injuries suffered during n t . ,r"
the regular season. For the Hornets to a upset again
be successful, they will need everyone too much all
hfialthv and on target. ponents. Robinson
Jordan will not be stopped by any- awesome ? enoug
one, but without top defender Burrell, Spurs will win eas
he won't even be slowed. Since MJ is going
to get his points, the Bugs will have ^ "oust
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JIMMY Da BUTTS Sports Editor
There are still places remaining for the second-annual Ad
dams Bookstore Basketball Hoopaplooza 3-on-3 tournamen
Saturday and Sunday on the outdoor courts at the Sol Blat
P.E. Center.
The USC Sports Administration Club, in conjunction witl
the Sports Administration 444 class, is sponsoring the 64
team event. The champion of the tournament will win $50
and the next seven teams will receive prizes such as basket
balls signed by Chris Webber and Mark Price.
Gift certificates will be donated by bw-3, Yesterdays, N
Brainer, Garretts and Todd and Moore. A pair of Shawi
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winner of the 3-point shootout sponsored by Todd and Moore
The admission fee is $20 per team, which can consist of i
maximum of four players. To ensure registration, call 777
4690. A courier will come to your house to sign you up an<
collect your entry fee between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. today.
"With the activities that we have lined up, it's going to b
a fun, festive but competitive atmosphere," tournament di
rector David Perrine said. "We're making it easy to registe
by coming to you, or you can sign up at the Carolina Colise
urn room 2012 to participate."
The tournament will begin Saturday with registration a
9:30 a.m. There also will be a celebrity game between WARC
and WIS-News including Rick Henry.
WARQ will broadcast live from the tournament Saturda;
afternoon. The Hooters girls will make a special appearanc
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will come in the secive.
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four. Chicago and Orlando
This might be the best si
anta playoffs. MJ is for real; so is
f of Rik Smits, Anto- key to this series will be cai
le Davis will be too Bulls big men ? Perdue, L<
rks. The Pacers will Wennington ? slow Shaq. A
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and Rodman are just Indiana will win in seven.
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Robinson can't be slowed
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s great, but This will be a very close series. The
oesn't have Jazz have surprised a lot of people this
the duo of season. They will continue to surprise
rin in four, as they win in seven games.
Conference Finals
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ree. Shaq shuts down Smits, and Hardaway
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backcourt. Orlando will win in six.
iad a great
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year, ference championship but fall short of
the finals. Malone doesn't have enough
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son and Rodman. Spurs will win in six.
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nswen Not can the Magic outrebound the Spurs and
Magic will can the Spurs shut down Hardaway.
Robinson prevails, and the Spurs will
be the NBA champions in seven games.
Well, I guess if the season turns out
:es up front this way, I can live with the Spurs winlg
matchup, ning it all, because I'll just be relieved
that our archrivals, the Magic, and the
man who is hated more than Sadaam
in the Hive, Shaq, don't win the chamby
the Son- pionship. The Hornets' season is not over
five. yet; I can always hope now that the strike
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Friday, April 28
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 pm
Boston at Orlando, 8 pm
Denver at S. Antonio, 9:30 pm
Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 29
Cleveland at New York, 1 pm
Lakers at Seattle, 3:30 pm
Atlanta at Indiana, 7:30 pm
Houston at Utah, 10 pm
Sunday, April 30
Boston at Orlando, 12:30 pm
Portland at Phoenix, 3 pm
Chicago at Charlotte, 5:30 pm
Denver at San Antonio, 9 pm
New York at Cleveland, 8 pm
Seattle at Lakers , 10:30 pm
Tuesday, May 2
Indiana at Atlanta, 7 pm
Charlotte at Chicago, 8 pm
S. Antonio at Denver, 9:30 pm
Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 pm
Wednesday, May 3
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Utah at Houston, 9:30 pm
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Indiana at Atlanta, TBA
Phoenix at Portland, TBA
Utah at Houston, TBA
Saturday, May 6
Lakers at Seattle, 3:30
Denver at S. Antonio, TBA
Sunday, May 7
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Atlanta at Indiana, TBA
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